Sofia's center guidebook

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Sofia's center guidebook

Food scene

Here I've put together for my guests some tips for places to eat, have coffee and socialize. Some of them are famious, some - not so obvious or easy to find.
This small gem of a pizza place is hidden in plain view - right off Vitosha boulevard. Italian owned, great food and price, feels like home.
19 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Franco's Pizza
37 ul. "Han Asparuh"
19 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
This small gem of a pizza place is hidden in plain view - right off Vitosha boulevard. Italian owned, great food and price, feels like home.
73 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Raffy Bar & Gelato
18 bul. "Vitosha"
73 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A quite charming little square with a quaint old-charm cafe is the backdrop for Niko'las - a gourmet restaurant in Sofia's center
18 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Niko'las 0/360
3 pl. "Rayko Daskalov"
18 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A quite charming little square with a quaint old-charm cafe is the backdrop for Niko'las - a gourmet restaurant in Sofia's center
Chef Manchev who runs Cactus restaurant in Sofia's central Solunska Street is famous in Bulgaria for his own TV show - a brave attempt to bring run down countryside restaurants to a higher level.
21 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Cactus
14 ul. "Solunska"
21 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Chef Manchev who runs Cactus restaurant in Sofia's central Solunska Street is famous in Bulgaria for his own TV show - a brave attempt to bring run down countryside restaurants to a higher level.
Healthy food made with fresh ingredients in a way to tease your taste buds into coming back again and again...
102 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Made in Home
30 ul. "Angel Kanchev"
102 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Healthy food made with fresh ingredients in a way to tease your taste buds into coming back again and again...
86 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
SkaraBar
2 ul. "Dimitar Grekov"
86 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Japanese restaurant in a lovely Japanese water garden
13 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Umami
бул. "Джеймс Баучер Blvd "James Bourchier"
13 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Japanese restaurant in a lovely Japanese water garden
A delightful tiny restaurant in one of central Sofia's charming neighborhoods
14 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Ang Uhaw na Dragon Inn
2 ul. "13-ti Mart"
14 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A delightful tiny restaurant in one of central Sofia's charming neighborhoods
A restaurant with a cultural flair where you want to dress to impress. Lovely winter garden with glass roof letting the sun light in and providing a warm experience even on chilly winter days.
19 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Architect's Club Restaurant, Klub na Arhitecta
11 ul. "Krakra"
19 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A restaurant with a cultural flair where you want to dress to impress. Lovely winter garden with glass roof letting the sun light in and providing a warm experience even on chilly winter days.
Edgy Veggy
18Б ul. "Knyaz Boris I"
Healthy food in a upbeat atmosphere.
31 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Soul Kitchen
13 ul. "Kokiche"
31 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Healthy food in a upbeat atmosphere.
A popular home cooked food restaurant in close proximity to the Council of Ministers and other downtown government buildings. Usually full of cheerful patrons at lunchtime on business days, self-serve, young personnel with a positive attitude. Lunch specials, soups can cost you 1.5 - 6 euro
106 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Фабрика ДЪГА / Rainbow Factory
10 ul. "Veslets"
106 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A popular home cooked food restaurant in close proximity to the Council of Ministers and other downtown government buildings. Usually full of cheerful patrons at lunchtime on business days, self-serve, young personnel with a positive attitude. Lunch specials, soups can cost you 1.5 - 6 euro
106 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Фабрика ДЪГА / Rainbow Factory
10 ul. "Veslets"
106 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A small Italian type espresso street bar on Sofia's main pedestrian boulevard Vitosha with lots of music, laughter and positive energy. Good for early morning espresso, meeting with friends or just to sit, rest and enjoy the sights
51 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Memento Vitosha
32 bul. "Vitosha"
51 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A small Italian type espresso street bar on Sofia's main pedestrian boulevard Vitosha with lots of music, laughter and positive energy. Good for early morning espresso, meeting with friends or just to sit, rest and enjoy the sights
Japanese box lunch and jazz music combination
18 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
HAMACHI-Ni - Japanese Fish Restaurant
179 ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“
18 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Japanese box lunch and jazz music combination
Traditional Bulgarian pastry mekiza the way grandma used to make them :)
18 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Мекица и Кафе (Mekitsa and Coffee)
28 ul. "Graf Ignatiev"
18 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Traditional Bulgarian pastry mekiza the way grandma used to make them :)
27 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Skaptobara
11А ulitsa "Iskar"
27 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
26 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Bistro Pesto
18a ul. "Angel Kanchev"
26 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Master crepe makers - you will enjoy your crepes and setting here if you are in the Rakovski Street near the intersection with Evlogi § Hristo Georgievi
Le Soleil
Master crepe makers - you will enjoy your crepes and setting here if you are in the Rakovski Street near the intersection with Evlogi § Hristo Georgievi
Excellent fresh pasta made on site and available to take home and cook or eat right on sight.
FRESH PASTA TO GO
Excellent fresh pasta made on site and available to take home and cook or eat right on sight.

Neighborhoods

boulevard Vitosha is Sofia's main pedestrian shopping and entertainment scene - a must visit even if you are in town for one day
21 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
bulevard "Vitosha"
bulevard "Vitosha"
21 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
boulevard Vitosha is Sofia's main pedestrian shopping and entertainment scene - a must visit even if you are in town for one day
ulitsa Graf Ignatiev is a local's favorite shopping and entertainment street which has recently undergone a major renovation - street trolley cars, bakeries, cafes and clothing boutiques are some of the scene's staples
ulitsa "Graf Ignatiev"
ulitsa "Graf Ignatiev"
ulitsa Graf Ignatiev is a local's favorite shopping and entertainment street which has recently undergone a major renovation - street trolley cars, bakeries, cafes and clothing boutiques are some of the scene's staples

Sightseeing

A roof top bar in Sofia's center with a bird's eye view of the city and Vitosha mountain
45 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Sense Hotel Rooftop Bar
blvd bul. "Tsar Osvoboditel"
45 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A roof top bar in Sofia's center with a bird's eye view of the city and Vitosha mountain
The archeological exhibition Ancient Serdika is a vast display of Roman time artifacts below ground level underneath Sofia's boulevard Maria Luisa
16 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Complex Ancient Serdica
5 ul. "Serdika"
16 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The archeological exhibition Ancient Serdika is a vast display of Roman time artifacts below ground level underneath Sofia's boulevard Maria Luisa
Vasil Levski, the Bulgarian national hero who fought for the country's independence from the Ottoman Empire is believed to have been buried in this church
31 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Sveta Petka
31 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Vasil Levski, the Bulgarian national hero who fought for the country's independence from the Ottoman Empire is believed to have been buried in this church
Sofia is one of the few European capitals nestled at the foot of a major mountain - Vitosha - whose tallest peak Cherni Vrah is 2290 meters high. If you like mountain hiking you are less than an hour from a lovely trail starting at Aleko hut presenting beautiful sights of the city below
14 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Aleko hut
улица „Буйновско ждрело“
14 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Sofia is one of the few European capitals nestled at the foot of a major mountain - Vitosha - whose tallest peak Cherni Vrah is 2290 meters high. If you like mountain hiking you are less than an hour from a lovely trail starting at Aleko hut presenting beautiful sights of the city below
Socialist artifacts are displayed in the open in this unusual gathering of objects designed to instill faith in the Socialist society before its collapse in November 1989
29 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Museo ng Sosyalistang Sining
7 ul. "Lachezar Stanchev"
29 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Socialist artifacts are displayed in the open in this unusual gathering of objects designed to instill faith in the Socialist society before its collapse in November 1989
369 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Katedral ng St. Alexander Nevski
ploshtad "Sveti Aleksandar Nevski"
369 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
108 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Katedral ng Simbahang St. Kyriaki
20 pl. "Sveta Nedelya"
108 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
54 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Sofia Ring Mall
214 ul. "Okolovrasten pat"
54 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Pazari Iztok
9 ul. "Sirak Skitnik"

Parking

bul. "Patriarh Evtimiy" 42