Bulgarian restaurants in Plovdiv & Rodopi Mountains
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Pelelanovska Konak
[ourpick] Pelelanovska Konak This traditional Rodopean mehana may be in the back streets, across the river, but it’s well worth seeking out. Tucked inside a little enclosure, it has cosy outdoor seating and a spacious, hunting-lodge interior with pelts and antlers on the walls. The enormous menu, strong on local dishes, includes the ‘chef’s special’ satch, a riotous mixture of various meats, cheese and vegetables baked in a clay pot. Service is friendly and attentive.
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Bulgarsko Selo Restaurant
In the Spa Hotel Devin, this place does reasonably priced meat dishes, and more expensive regional specialities. The cosy folk décor is enhanced by the open oven, where you can watch the chef roasting huge, crunchy slabs of bread. The restaurant is also the definite winner of the prize for most hysterical English-language entrée title – ‘girl spittle’.
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Puldin Restaurant
The magical Puldin is one of Plovdiv’s most atmospheric restaurants. In one dining room, the famous whirling dervishes of the Ottoman Empire once whirled themselves into ecstatic exhaustion, while in the cellar hall Byzantine-era walls and Roman artefacts predominate. Although expensive, the décor alone makes it worthwhile.
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XIX Vek
Pronounced devetnaystee vek, this local favourite in a garden near the pedestrian mall offers traditional satch (a stew baked in a clay pots) dishes, charcoal-grilled shish kebabs and more. Its walls are decorated with traditional implements and décor reminiscent of a 19th-century village.
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Starata Kâshta
Also known as the Pamporovata Kâshta, this place offers a short menu of grills and salads. The attractive National Revival–style house (built in 1840) has a few rough-hewn, log cabin–style outdoor tables and benches. It’s up the steps from bul Bulgaria.
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Complex Struilitsa
This restaurant by the public mineral baths is up a short trail that veers left above the car park, in the forest. It does Bulgarian grills and salads and has a lovely terrace.
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Oriental Restaurant
In the Orpheus resort, the Oriental serves Turkish kebabs and is decorated with the requisite couches, pillows and gauze.
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Malâk Bunardzhik
Quality Bulgarian cuisine is served at this popular place with garden dining and live music most nights.
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