10 Sofia Bars for Your Next Night Out
Use the table to compare locations and review coverage, then open each place for the details behind the selection. Every recommendation links to a specific Namasa listing.
For rooftop views, compare Sense on Tsar Osvoboditel with Ozone near NDK. Sputnik, 5L and The Cocktail Bar are starting points for a cocktail-led evening. One More Park offers a different location in Borisova Garden, useful when drinks follow a park walk.
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01 / Cocktail-led evening
Sputnik
Sputnik is at 17 Yanko Sakazov Boulevard. Its website separates the cocktail selection from other drinks and food, making it a useful starting point for an evening planned around a bar menu. The location is on the eastern side of the centre; compare it with The Wrong Bar if your plans are around Doctors’ Garden.
- Address
- Sofiya Centre, Blvd „Yanko Sakazov“ 17, 1527 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.7/5 · 1,345 catalogue ratings
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02 / A Tsar Shishman bar stop
5L Speakeasy Bar
5L is at 15 Tsar Shishman Street, one of the options for drinks after dinner in this central neighbourhood. Compare it with The Gin House on Slavyanska Street if you want to keep the evening within the same part of the city.
- Address
- Sofiya Centre, St „Tsar Shishman“ 15, 1000 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.7/5 · 1,963 catalogue ratings
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03 / Hotel rooftop views
Sense Rooftop Bar
Sense pairs a rooftop terrace with cocktails and wine at 16 Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard. Its published evening dress code is smart casual after 18:00, a practical detail when planning what to wear. This selection links specifically to the Rooftop Bar; the hotel’s Gastro Bar is a separate venue.
- Address
- Blvd „Tsar Osvoboditel“ 16, 1000 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.2/5 · 2,831 catalogue ratings
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04 / A Gurko Street meeting point
Bar Friday
Bar Friday is at 21 General Gurko Street. The central location makes it possible to pair drinks with dinner without moving out to Studentski Grad. For a particular party, follow the bar’s page from the listing: the venue name alone does not tell you the programme.
- Address
- Sofiya Centre, St „Gen. Gurko" 21, 1000 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.2/5 · 4,798 catalogue ratings
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05 / Cocktails on Angel Kanchev
The Cocktail Bar
The Cocktail Bar sits at 9 Angel Kanchev Street, in the restaurant-and-bar cluster around Solunska. It is a practical meeting point after work or after dinner at Hadjidraganov’s Cellars.
- Address
- St, Angel Kanchev" 9, 1000 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.3/5 · 4,052 catalogue ratings
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06 / A skyline evening near NDK
Ozone Skybar & Lounge
Ozone is the panoramic bar at Grand Hotel Millennium Sofia on 89B Vitosha Boulevard. The hotel describes cocktails and sharing food, so it can work for drinks accompanied by smaller plates. Location is a useful way to choose between the rooftops: Ozone is on the NDK side of the centre, while Sense is on Tsar Osvoboditel.
- Address
- Ivan Vazov, Blvd „Vitosha“ 89b, 1463 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.4/5 · 2,113 catalogue ratings
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07 / Drinks on Solunska Street
65 Fireflies
At 65 Solunska Street, 65 Fireflies places your drinks stop west of the main Vitosha Boulevard stretch. It gives a group another central address to compare beyond the pedestrian boulevard itself.
- Address
- Sofiya Centre, St „Solunska“ 65, 1000 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.6/5 · 2,002 catalogue ratings
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08 / Around Doctors’ Garden
The Wrong Bar
The Wrong Bar at 18 Sheynovo Street is a useful reference point around Doctors’ Garden. If dinner is near San Stefano or Oborishte, this address keeps the evening in the same part of the centre. Compare its photographs and current venue information with Sputnik rather than choosing solely by the overall rating.
- Address
- Sofiya Centre, St „Sheynovo“ 18, 1504 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.6/5 · 1,611 catalogue ratings
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09 / A Borisova Garden location
One More Park Bar
This is the park location at 3–5 Nezabravka Street in Borisova Garden. The address distinguishes it from the bars on the centre’s smaller streets and makes it a logical addition to a park walk. Use this specific profile when arranging the meeting, since the One More name also appears in other Sofia itineraries.
- Address
- Borisova adina, St „Nezabravka“ 3-5, 1113 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.4/5 · 2,627 catalogue ratings
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10 / A Slavyanska Street option
The Gin House
The Gin House is at 36 Slavyanska Street, a useful address for drinks after dinner around Tsar Shishman. The profile provides its address, photographs and contact details.
- Address
- St „Slavyanska“ 36, 1000 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.7/5 · 770 catalogue ratings
Compare the places
| Place | Choose it for | Catalogue rating |
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| 1. Sputnik | Cocktail-led evening | 4.7/5 · 1,345 catalogue ratings |
| 2. 5L Speakeasy Bar | A Tsar Shishman bar stop | 4.7/5 · 1,963 catalogue ratings |
| 3. Sense Rooftop Bar | Hotel rooftop views | 4.2/5 · 2,831 catalogue ratings |
| 4. Bar Friday | A Gurko Street meeting point | 4.2/5 · 4,798 catalogue ratings |
| 5. The Cocktail Bar | Cocktails on Angel Kanchev | 4.3/5 · 4,052 catalogue ratings |
| 6. Ozone Skybar & Lounge | A skyline evening near NDK | 4.4/5 · 2,113 catalogue ratings |
| 7. 65 Fireflies | Drinks on Solunska Street | 4.6/5 · 2,002 catalogue ratings |
| 8. The Wrong Bar | Around Doctors’ Garden | 4.6/5 · 1,611 catalogue ratings |
| 9. One More Park Bar | A Borisova Garden location | 4.4/5 · 2,627 catalogue ratings |
| 10. The Gin House | A Slavyanska Street option | 4.7/5 · 770 catalogue ratings |
How we chose these places
Our selection balances venue format, location and the available catalogue reviews. Numbers help you navigate; they are not tasting scores. Ratings and counts are a snapshot from 6 September 2026. Listing data and any additional venue sources are linked separately. We have not personally visited every place.
Our editorial approach →Build an evening around one area
Choose one part of the centre for the evening. Solunska and Angel Kanchev form one cluster; Tsar Shishman and Slavyanska form another. Sputnik and The Wrong Bar work for plans around Doctors’ Garden. The rooftop venues have their own booking arrangements and atmosphere, rather than functioning as interchangeable stops on a street-bar route.
Before you go
Does a bar rating tell me what the evening will be like?
Read the score alongside its rating count, then choose by the type of venue and location. An event night can differ from an ordinary evening. Beach bars, café-bars, tasting rooms and music venues are described by their actual format in the selection.