Guidebook for Sofia
Food Scene
Bitburger
20 ul. "Stefan Karadzha"German beer with nice outside sitting.
Quality service with good menu (some Bulgarian meals served too)
64 locals recommend
Happy Bar & Grill Rakovski
145А ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“Quality service with good menu (some Bulgarian meals served too)
Confetti
4 ul. "Graf Ignatiev"Very good ice-cream and light meals. Nice garden also.
Traditional Bulgarian setting and cuisine. Favorited by tourists and locals. Reservations might be needed.
41 locals recommend
Manastirska Magernitsa Restaurant
67 ul. "Han Asparuh"Traditional Bulgarian setting and cuisine. Favorited by tourists and locals. Reservations might be needed.
Skaptoburger
20 ul. "Tsar Ivan Shishman"Very good burgers.
SkaraBar
2 ul. "Dimitar Grekov"Great grill with many awesome local favorites. Awesome outside seating.
Smuggler's Diner
29 ul. "Hristo Belchev"Serves American breakfast
club ONYX
bul. "Tsar Osvoboditel bul. "Tsar Osvoboditel"Nice garden. Food with attention to detail
Drinks & Nightlife
Biad Premium Club
16 ul. "General Yosif V. Gourko"Pop-folk music
Memento Rakovska
106 ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“Very fashionable place as of late
One More Bar
3-5 ul. "Tsar Ivan Shishman"A bit more hip bar.
P.M. CAFE
Modern night club
Carrusel club
108 ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“One of the currently trending nightclubs.
Sightseeing
St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral
ploshtad "Sveti Aleksandar Nevski"Fine example of the Bulgarian Orthodox Churches
One of the most memorable parts of the Sofia skyline
182 locals recommend
Park National Palace of Culture
Bulevard "Bulgaria"One of the most memorable parts of the Sofia skyline
Starting from here and going to National Palace of Culture is one of the main pedestrian areas of the city with lots of shops, cafes and restaurants.
108 locals recommend
St. Kyriaki Cathedral Church
20 pl. "Sveta Nedelya"Starting from here and going to National Palace of Culture is one of the main pedestrian areas of the city with lots of shops, cafes and restaurants.
Arts & Culture
A lot of interesting expositions. You need taxi to get there.
111 locals recommend
National Museum of History
16 ul. "Vitoshko lale"A lot of interesting expositions. You need taxi to get there.
Parks & Nature
The closest park to the place. Ideal for walks or jogging. Also has a few outdoors restaurants. Gets busy on weekends.
202 locals recommend
Borisova Gradina
The closest park to the place. Ideal for walks or jogging. Also has a few outdoors restaurants. Gets busy on weekends.
The bigger of the two main parks of the city. Suitable for walking, jogging and biking. Gets busy when the weather is nice.
143 locals recommend
South Park
The bigger of the two main parks of the city. Suitable for walking, jogging and biking. Gets busy when the weather is nice.
One of the scenic trails close to Sofia ends here. The trail starts at hut "Aleko". Getting to the hut can be done by car or by the Sofia-Aleko gondola lift.
12 locals recommend
Cherni Vrah
One of the scenic trails close to Sofia ends here. The trail starts at hut "Aleko". Getting to the hut can be done by car or by the Sofia-Aleko gondola lift.