Pavaj ★ 4.7
Raycho Markov sources from his father's farm 20 km outside Plovdiv; the short Pavaj menu rotates with the seasons in this Kapana neighborhood flagship.
Signature: Farm vegetable plate, Slow-cooked pork shoulder
Puldin Restaurant is a traditional bulgarian restaurant in Old Town, Plovdiv.
Puldin sits in a 19th-century Revival merchant's house high in Old Plovdiv. The terrace looks across the city; the kitchen runs classic Bulgarian banqueting.
Signature dishes: Sarmi, Grilled trout
Address: ul. Knyaz Tseretelev 3, 4000 Plovdiv
Raycho Markov sources from his father's farm 20 km outside Plovdiv; the short Pavaj menu rotates with the seasons in this Kapana neighborhood flagship.
Signature: Farm vegetable plate, Slow-cooked pork shoulder
Modern Bulgarian gastro-bar in a 100-year-old Kapana house. Banitsa, shopska and grilled meats with vegetarian and gluten-free options on offer.
Signature: Banitsa with sirene, Shopska salad
Refined Hemingway sits in a 1930s modernist building on Gurko Street. Seasonal Bulgarian and European cooking, deep Bulgarian and international wine list.
Signature: Duck breast with cherry sauce, Seafood risotto
Chef Tanyo Shishkov's Plovdiv flagship in the Residence City Garden Hotel near Tsar Simeon Garden. Bulgaria's celebrity chef cooking refined fine dining.
Signature: Tasting menu, Lamb shoulder
Chef Nikolay Boroukov's modern Mediterranean room is one of the few Plovdiv tables that does fine dining seriously, with original menus beyond classics.
Signature: Duck confit, Seasonal vegetarian plate
Tams House, opened 2018 in the heart of Kapana, runs an author menu of modern Bulgarian cooking from small regional farms with seasonal Plovdiv produce.
Signature: Slow-cooked beef cheek, Seasonal vegetable course