Cheap eats in Sofia-Grad under $10
Sofia is where you can eat well every meal for a week on $10 a day. Ten reliable stops, all under a tenner.
Fresh banitsa cut in slices at a Sofia neighbourhood bakery
Breakfast under $4
Furna on Solunska: banitsa and boza or ayran, $3. Furna on Graf Ignatiev: same combo, $3, plus mekitsa with jam for $1.50. Made in Home on Angel Kanchev breaks the budget ($10 for shakshuka) but their croissant-and-coffee is $4. Any neighbourhood bakery signposted "Furna" or "Hlebar" will do you a filled banitsa for $2 and a coffee for $1.50.
Lunch under $6
Skara Bar (multiple locations): kebapche plus shopska salad plus a Kamenitza, $6. Zhenski Pazar grill stalls: two kebapche in bread with lyutenitsa, $4. Supa Star on 6-ti Septemvri: soup of the day plus bread, $5, six rotating soups including tarator and bob (bean). Sun Moon on Solunska: vegetarian tarator plus a warm banitsa, $6.
Dinner under $10
Divaka on 6-ti Septemvri or Gladston: proper Bulgarian dinner — shopska salad, kavarma, bread and beer — for $9. Hadjidraganov's Izba on Han Asparuh: mixed grill plate for $9. Skaptoburger at Central Market Hall: local craft burger and fries, $8. Boom! Burgers on Angel Kanchev: $7 burger, decent beer $3.
Vegetarians: Edgy Veggy on Han Asparuh, mains $7. Krivoto on Budapeshta, vegetable mezze plate $9.
Coffee and beers
Dabov Specialty Coffee on Angel Kanchev, $3 flat white; Fabrika Daga on Iskar, $2.50 espresso; any Coffee Shop chain outlet $1.80. Half-litre of Kamenitza at a mehana $2.50, craft beer at Kanaal or Bar Petak $3.50. A rakia shot at Raketa Rakia Bar $3 for the good stuff, $1.50 house pour.
Frequently asked questions
What people ask before they set off on this one.
Yes if breakfast is a Furna banitsa and dinner is a market grill. Add $5 to $10 a day for beer and coffee.
Zhenski Pazar grill stalls or Supa Star. Both under $6.
Sun Moon, Edgy Veggy, Krivoto — all under $10 and Bulgarian-focused, not international vegan.
Most yes, market stalls no. Carry $10 in cash for weekend grill sessions.
Hotels in Sofia-Grad
Hotels we cover across Sofia-Grad
- Crowne Plaza Sofia an IHG Hotel 5★ · 4.5/5
- Hilton Sofia 5★ · 4.5/5
- Sense Hotel Sofia a Member of Design Hotels 5★ · 4.5/5
- Art 'Otel 4★ · 4.5/5
- Art Magus Hotel 4★ · 4.5/5
- Crystal Palace Boutique Hotel 4★ · 4.5/5
- Hotel Kitchen59 4★ · 4.5/5
- Hotel Villa Magus 4★ · 4.5/5
- Metropolitan Hotel Sofia a member of Radisson Individuals 4★ · 4.5/5
- Hotel Calipso Hotel 3★ · 4.5/5
- Meg Lozenetz Hotel 3★ · 4.5/5
- Millennia Hotel 3★ · 4.5/5
- Avenue Hotel Free Parking 4★ · 4.4/5
- Best Western Plus Olives City Hotel 4★ · 4.4/5
- Central Hotel Sofia 4★ · 4.4/5
- Grami Hotel Sofia 4★ · 4.4/5
- Hotel Premier Sofia Airport 4★ · 4.4/5
- Hotel Vega Sofia 4★ · 4.4/5
- Hotel Villa Boyana 4★ · 4.4/5
- Oborishte 63 Boutique Hotel 4★ · 4.4/5
- Rosslyn Central Park Hotel Sofia 4★ · 4.4/5
- Rosslyn Thracia Hotel 4★ · 4.4/5
- Hotel Adria 3★ · 4.4/5
- Hotel Atlantic 3★ · 4.4/5
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