Café restaurants in Bulgaria
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Café Altanla Stoyan
For something really offbeat, check out this tiny, ramshackle café, based in the rough-hewn original home of Altanla Stojan Voyvoda (b 1767), an obscure early freedom fighter against the Turks. None of it has been beautified or restored, the left side of the house being now a rudimentary shop with vegetables thrown around, an old-fashioned scale and sometimes a cat sitting on said scale. On the right, there are a few small tables where colourful local characters drink coffee or down shots of rakia.
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Café Starino
One of Plovdiv’s oldest and most atmospheric cafés, this dark, weathered place next to the Hotel Renaissance has a thick bar and pillowy, Ottoman-style bench-tables on the upper section. Behind the antique, handpainted walls are even older, Turkish-era sections. The Starino attracts mostly a subdued, local crowd.
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Art Cafe Philipopolis
Adjacent to the Philipopolis Art Gallery, the café has a garden section with views, while indoors there’s a nonsmoking section. Light breakfasts and lunches are served, along with coffees and cocktails, though the musical offerings (the rock ballads of Bryan Adams and Aerosmith, over and over) could hardly be called arty.
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Café Antik
This café-restaurant, located behind the folk museum and with relaxing views of the river, is a good bet for coffee on the terrace when it’s warm out, or a shot of the very strong Troyan brandy when it’s cold. It also does some inventive (though relatively expensive) meat dishes.
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Dreams
This excellent and very popular café on pl Stambolov is the perfect place to relax before the square’s giant gushing fountain on a balmy summer’s day. It serves surprisingly good cakes, along with numerous alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks. There’s also a spacious upstairs hall.
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Toba & Co
Hidden away in what was once Tsar Ferdinand’s butterfly house, in the gardens at the rear of the Royal Palace, this discreet café is a charming spot to indulge in an alfresco cocktail, as well as ice cream and cakes.
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Café Taksim Tepe
With its patio setting overlooking Plovdiv’s old red roofs, this tiny place has a relaxing vibe and (sometimes) plays ragtime and jazz. Despite the allusive name, it doesn’t serve Turkish coffee.
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Mehana Starite Borove
The best place for a summertime drink, the Starite Borove is hidden along a laneway near the main square, close to the shady park. The food is decent, but not as good as some of the other places.
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Pri Slavi
Opposite Interhotel Pomorie, Pri Slavi is a welcoming garden café serving simple fare such as soups, salads and grills, but there’s no English menu.
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BMS
Cheap, self-service, cafeteria-style chain offering simple but filling fare such as sausages and stews. There are some outdoor tables and it also serves beer.
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Café Avenue
Very popular with locally known personalities, black-clad businessmen and students too, this fashionable, dressed-up café plays retro, house and dance music.
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Cafe Theatre
Beside the imposing Ivan Vazov National Theatre, this summer-only pavement café is a pleasant spot for drinks and cakes.
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Cafe de Sofi
This sociable summer outdoor café beside the Central Hali Shopping Center makes a handy pit stop for drinks and snacks.
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Stratilat
The large outside terrace makes this a popular place for a coffee, light meal or dessert from the morning till night.
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