Where to Eat in Sofia: 10 Restaurants to Try
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01 / Modern Bulgarian cooking
Cosmos
Cosmos on Lavele Street is a choice for a meal built around Bulgarian ingredients in contemporary combinations. Its published dishes include yufka noodles with mushrooms, kachamak with goat cheese and a rose-inspired dessert. Look at the tasting menu if you want the meal itself to be the main event of the evening.
- Address
- St „Lavele“ 19, 1000 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.5/5 · 3,838 reviews
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02 / Bulgarian food and folk music
Hadjidraganov’s Cellars
At 18 Hristo Belchev Street, traditional Bulgarian food comes with a cellar setting, carved wood and a courtyard for warmer days. The restaurant lists evening folk music except on Mondays, plus a separate weekday lunch menu. It suits visitors who want a Bulgarian meal and a musical programme at the same address.
- Address
- St „Hristo Belchev“ 18, 1000 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.5/5 · 10,301 reviews
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03 / Dinner on Vitosha Boulevard
Shtastlivetsa (Vitosha)
This is the branch at 27 Vitosha Boulevard, a practical dinner stop along the pedestrian street. Its catalogue entry has more than 12,000 reviews, giving you a substantial body of feedback to explore. The profile linked here is specifically the Vitosha branch; the restaurant on San Stefano Street is a separate location.
- Address
- Sofiya Centre, Blvd „Vitosha“ 27, 1000 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.5/5 · 12,514 reviews
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04 / Bulgarian dining on Solunska
Moma Bulgarian Food & Wine
Moma combines Bulgarian food with several themed dining rooms at 28 Solunska Street. It is a useful option for visitors staying around Vitosha Boulevard who want a local-food dinner within the centre. For a group booking, look at the different rooms before choosing a table: the room arrangement is part of what distinguishes this restaurant.
- Address
- St „Solunska“ 28, 1000 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.2/5 · 5,306 reviews
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05 / A Lozenets address
Pod Lipite
Pod Lipite takes the dinner search into Lozenets, at 1 Elin Pelin Street. It provides an alternative to the Vitosha Boulevard cluster, particularly if your group is already staying in this part of Sofia. The linked profile has more than 4,000 reviews, photographs and contact information to help compare the setting with the central options.
- Address
- Residential District Lozenets, St „Elin Pelin“ 1, 1164 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.4/5 · 4,316 reviews
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06 / Japanese dining at Hotel Marinela
Umami
Umami is the Japanese restaurant at Hotel Marinela on 100 James Bourchier Boulevard. It adds a distinct cuisine and a clear Lozenets location to the selection. Consider it when the plan is a sit-down Japanese dinner rather than a sushi delivery order, and use the website in its profile to explore the menu.
- Address
- hotel "Marinela, Residential District Lozenets, Blvd „Dzheyms Baucher“ 100, 1407 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.5/5 · 4,018 reviews
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07 / Near NDK and the Five Corners
Piatto Collezione
Piatto Collezione is at 5 Verila Street, making it useful for plans around NDK and the Five Corners. It keeps dinner in this part of the centre without putting the table directly on Vitosha Boulevard. Compare its photographs and more than 3,700 catalogue reviews with the other central restaurants before settling on the setting.
- Address
- St „Verila“ 5, 1463 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.7/5 · 3,766 reviews
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08 / Dinner on Tsar Shishman Street
The Little Things
The Little Things is at 37 Tsar Shishman Street. The address works for a dinner followed by drinks in this part of central Sofia; our bar guide also includes 5L and The Gin House nearby. Start with the location, then use the profile photographs to decide whether the setting suits the evening you have in mind.
- Address
- Sofiya Centre, St „Tsar Shishman“ 37, 1000 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.4/5 · 3,359 reviews
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09 / Plant-based food and Sunday brunch
VitaRama
VitaRama brings a fully plant-based option into the ten. Its restaurant page describes lunch dishes and a Sunday vegan brunch. Start here when a menu without animal products is the main requirement for your group. The brunch is a separate offer, so use that information rather than assuming the weekday lunch menu applies on Sundays.
- Address
- St „d-r Petar Beron“ 9, 1142 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.8/5 · 1,092 reviews
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10 / Sushi and teppanyaki at Ring Mall
Edo Sushi & Teppanyaki (Ring Mall)
Edo offers sushi and teppanyaki at Ring Mall on the Sofia Ring Road. This is a different journey from a city-centre dinner and is most practical if you are already in southern Sofia or visiting the mall. Teppanyaki gives you a reason to consider it beyond the usual sushi-set comparison.
- Address
- Ring Mall, v.z. Simeonovo - sever Vitosha, Sofiyski okolovrasten pat 214, 1434 Sofiya
- Catalogue rating
- 4.6/5 · 3,831 reviews
Compare the places
| Place | Choose it for | Catalogue rating |
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| 1. Cosmos | Modern Bulgarian cooking | 4.5/5 · 3,838 reviews |
| 2. Hadjidraganov’s Cellars | Bulgarian food and folk music | 4.5/5 · 10,301 reviews |
| 3. Shtastlivetsa (Vitosha) | Dinner on Vitosha Boulevard | 4.5/5 · 12,514 reviews |
| 4. Moma Bulgarian Food & Wine | Bulgarian dining on Solunska | 4.2/5 · 5,306 reviews |
| 5. Pod Lipite | A Lozenets address | 4.4/5 · 4,316 reviews |
| 6. Umami | Japanese dining at Hotel Marinela | 4.5/5 · 4,018 reviews |
| 7. Piatto Collezione | Near NDK and the Five Corners | 4.7/5 · 3,766 reviews |
| 8. The Little Things | Dinner on Tsar Shishman Street | 4.4/5 · 3,359 reviews |
| 9. VitaRama | Plant-based food and Sunday brunch | 4.8/5 · 1,092 reviews |
| 10. Edo Sushi & Teppanyaki (Ring Mall) | Sushi and teppanyaki at Ring Mall | 4.6/5 · 3,831 reviews |
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 →Where to eat in Sofia: choose the cuisine, then the area
Central Sofia, Lozenets and Ring Mall are different dinner plans. If your other arrangements are around NDK, Piatto on Verila Street is more practical to compare than Edo on the Ring Road. For an evening on foot, group Lavele, Solunska, Vitosha Boulevard and Tsar Shishman rather than travelling across the whole city.
How to compare the bill before booking
Compare the same order at two places: a main, the sides you need and a drink. A lunch offer, delivery menu and dinner menu can have different prices. Where a venue publishes a specific menu fact, it is linked in its description; the review score in the table is not a price guide.
Before you go
Which choice is fully plant-based?
VitaRama is the fully plant-based option. Its lunch and Sunday brunch are separate offers on the restaurant website.
Is this the ten highest-rated restaurants?
This is a shortlist of ten places for different cuisines and locations. Ratings and review counts provide context; the order is editorial, not a tasting score or a live rating leaderboard.