Sofia Cuisine

There is a plenty of restaurants in Sofia, that could be classed as truly outstanding, and also you will be able to find a greater choice than anywhere else in the country. Most restaurants at the bigger streets here currently aim at modern European cuisine, but still, it would be better to stick to the increasing number of establishments, rediscovering the virtues of traditional Bulgarian cooking. Most of these restaurants, in addition, offer live music, which is usually an inoffensive mixture of folk and international easy-listening. Also, there is a number of foreign-cuisine restaurants, which should also be added to the cuisine variety in the capital of Bulgaria. For example, in Sofia you could encounter really a great number of comparatively cheap Chinese restaurants, especially in the streets, just on west of the center around the Zhenski pazar. However, the summer brings out the best in Sofia city - this is usually when most places with outdoor seating remain packed well into the evening.

If you search for some quick daytime bite, there will be many fast-food joints around the Banya Bashi Mosque and along boulevard Vitosha serve meat balls, oblong rissoles and other indigenous dishes. Also, you can even find a bigger choice of snacks and light meals in the various cafes of the city, most of which serve light lunches and an appetizing range of sweets.

The handiest place to pick up fresh fruit and vegetables in the city is the market on Graf Ignatiev Street, alongside the St Sedmochislentsi church. There is a huge plenty of well-stocked supermarkets, which include Oazis, in the basement of the Tzum shopping mall (Mon - Fri 8,30 am - 8,30 pm, Sat 8,30 am - 7,30 pm) and Billa at Sofiiski geroi Street 4, together with boulevard Bulgaria 55 (Mon - Sat 8 am - 9 pm, Sun 9 am - 5 pm).