Restaurants in Rila & Pirin Mountains
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Black Tiger
A simple place playing punchy Bulgarian music, the Black Tiger goes for the well-lacquered ski lodge look, and is popular with locals even out of high season, serving good mehana (tavern) fare. It’s behind La Bomba on the mountain’s base.
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Mehana Kasapinova Kâshta
Excellent local food and wine is served in a traditional setting at the Kasapinova. Nice touches include the colourful local rugs, clay pitchers of wine and a cosy fireplace.
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Mehana Golyamata Cheshma
Near the bus station, this place serves salads, grills and fish dishes. It’s named after the adjacent 17th-century drinking fountain.
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Mehana Vodenitsata
A traditional Bulgarian restaurant offering hearty portions and live music, the Vodenitsata is popular with locals and visitors alike.
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Mehana Momini Dvori
This mehana overlooking pl Nikola Vaptsarov offers pizzas, salads, barbecued dishes and more, and has outdoor seating also.
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Restaurant Drushlyavitsa
Outside the Samokov gate, this fine place has outdoor tables overlooking a little brook, and serves traditional Bulgarian cuisine.
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Bakery
This popular little bakery , next to the Rila Restaurant, sells hot, deep-fried doughnuts, bread and all-natural sheep yoghurt.
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Mehana Mencheva Kâshta
This tiny tavern, popular with locals, serves authentic Bulgarian dishes and fresh local specialities such as river trout.
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Alpin Restaurant
The Alpin Hotel’s restaurant offers a varied, if touristy, menu of pizzas, grills and barbecue meals.
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Rila Restaurant
The Rila offers similar fare to Drushlyavitsa, but is more atmospheric, set in a 120-year-old building.
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Tropikana
Near the park entrance, the Tropikana does traditional Bulgarian dishes, and has outdoor seating.
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Loznitsite Tavern
Loznitsite Tavern has an inviting, vine-covered outdoor setting, and good Bulgarian fare.
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La Bomba
Opposite the Hotel Rila, La Bomba serves pizzas and steak-and-chips style dishes.
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Restaurant Surprise
Right on the main strip, Surprise has a varied menu and outdoor seating.
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