Guidebook for Sofia
Food Scene
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11 Shipka StreetOpen 24hs, cheap, average quality of the food
Nice location, good if you prefer known coffee chains
27 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Costa Coffee
2 ul. "Sheynovo"Nice location, good if you prefer known coffee chains
Salt&Sweet Cookery
8 ul. "Tsar Ivan Shishman"Looks like a nice restaurant but I personally never tried it.
club ONYX
bul. "Tsar Osvoboditel bul. "Tsar Osvoboditel"Nice place for food & drinks
Popular Bar & Restaurant. It's for all tastes but might be a bid trendy for some people. The actual address is 12 Tsar Shishman Street, Map here is wrong.
104 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
One More Bar
3-5 ul. "Tsar Ivan Shishman"Popular Bar & Restaurant. It's for all tastes but might be a bid trendy for some people. The actual address is 12 Tsar Shishman Street, Map here is wrong.
Take-away arabic food. It's been there for more than 20 years. It's something which I still love.
17 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Mimas
68 bul. "Vasil Levski"Take-away arabic food. It's been there for more than 20 years. It's something which I still love.
Very good place. It has really nice garden. You will need to ask staff as it's hidden. You will need to pass through the whole restaurant to reach it.
27 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Spaghetti Kitchen
9 ul. "6-ti septemvri"Very good place. It has really nice garden. You will need to ask staff as it's hidden. You will need to pass through the whole restaurant to reach it.
Pizzeria Victoria
7 bulevard "Tsar Osvoboditel"It's a very popular place. Open 24h. Wide choice of food.
One of the most popular restaurants. There are 3 of them. It's relatively cheap and have good choice of food.
34 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Divaka
41А ul. "6-ti septemvri"One of the most popular restaurants. There are 3 of them. It's relatively cheap and have good choice of food.
Supa Star
8 ul. "Tsar Ivan Shishman"Nice choice of home-made soups & sandwiches.
SkaraBar
2 ul. "Dimitar Grekov"Good local food.
Olivs
12 ulitsa "Graf Ignatiev"Nice pizzeria.
Krivoto
8 bul. Kniaz Aleksandar DondukovGood place.
Drinks & Nightlife
Local
Nice place, it's a bar but it offers good food as well
Park Bar
26 Shipka StreetThat's your bar if you are after trendy places.
One of the oldest known bars in Sofia. It has been popular for more than 15 years already. Kinda underground and losing glory already. Actual address is 22 Tsar Shishman Street. Wrongly shown on map.
Bilkova
One of the oldest known bars in Sofia. It has been popular for more than 15 years already. Kinda underground and losing glory already. Actual address is 22 Tsar Shishman Street. Wrongly shown on map.
Everything Else
Night club if you like electronic and house music. There are hip hop parties there as well.
34 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Yalta Club
20 bul. "Tsar Osvoboditel"Night club if you like electronic and house music. There are hip hop parties there as well.
Blender
Night club with electronic and house parties
Essentials
Wider choice of groceries than Verde which is the closest supermarket to my place. I cannot map it yet. You can find at the corner of Vasil Aprilov and Oborishte streets.
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BILLA
№22 bul. "Tsar Osvoboditel"Wider choice of groceries than Verde which is the closest supermarket to my place. I cannot map it yet. You can find at the corner of Vasil Aprilov and Oborishte streets.
Sightseeing
That's a must if you are in Sofia. It's the biggest cathedral at the Balkans and is really beautiful.
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Ikhethidrali yeSt. Alexander Nevski
ploshtad "Sveti Aleksandar Nevski"That's a must if you are in Sofia. It's the biggest cathedral at the Balkans and is really beautiful.
Important POI. The biggest university in Sofia. It's an impressive building.
99 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
15 bul. "Tsar Osvoboditel"Important POI. The biggest university in Sofia. It's an impressive building.
I-National Library yeSts. Cyril neMethodius
bulevard "Vasil Levski"Important POI
National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
2 ploshtad "Narodno sabranie"Important POI
IChayina yaseRussia "Sveti Nikolay Mirlikiiski"
3 bul. "Tsar Osvoboditel"Important POI
Important POI. Must be one of the most interesting places to see. It's a beautiful building with a nice garden and fountain area in front of it.
276 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Ivan Vazov National Theater
5 ul. "Dyakon Ignatiy"Important POI. Must be one of the most interesting places to see. It's a beautiful building with a nice garden and fountain area in front of it.
Important POI. Huge socialist style building. It's still popular for concerts and exhibitions due to its large halls and location. The garden in from of it is also a popular meeting point.
182 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
I-Park National Palace of Culture
Boulevard "Bulgaria"Important POI. Huge socialist style building. It's still popular for concerts and exhibitions due to its large halls and location. The garden in from of it is also a popular meeting point.
Important POI. One of the main orthodox chruches in Sofia. It was bombed during the WW2.
108 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
I-Cathedral Church ye-St. Kyriaki
20 pl. "Sveta Nedelya"Important POI. One of the main orthodox chruches in Sofia. It was bombed during the WW2.
Bulgarian National Bank
2 пл. „Княз Александър I“Important POI
Important POI. One of the main orthodox churches in Sofia.
26 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church
25 ul. "Graf Ignatiev"Important POI. One of the main orthodox churches in Sofia.
Iziko lezolimo zase-Archeological
площад „Атанас Буров“Important POI
Important POI, That's the very center of Sofia. The mausoleum of Georgi Dimitrov used to be there but it's was demolished after the end of the socialist era.
64 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Umqolomba WaseNkantolo
Important POI, That's the very center of Sofia. The mausoleum of Georgi Dimitrov used to be there but it's was demolished after the end of the socialist era.
A popular street with many shops and cafes.
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ulitsa "Graf Ignatiev"
ulitsa "Graf Ignatiev"A popular street with many shops and cafes.
A popular street with many cafes, bars and restaurants.
7 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Shipka Street
Shipka StreetA popular street with many cafes, bars and restaurants.
A popular street with many cafes, bars and restaurants.
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ulitsa "Tsar Ivan Shishman"
ulitsa "Tsar Shishman"A popular street with many cafes, bars and restaurants.
Beautiful and popular park. It's very close to the apartment.
60 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Umqolomba Wabafundi
Beautiful and popular park. It's very close to the apartment.
Nice park which was recently opened to the public. The Military academy is located at the top of the hill.
8 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Park Voenna Akademiya
Nice park which was recently opened to the public. The Military academy is located at the top of the hill.
The biggest park in Sofia, it's only few minutes away from the apartment.
202 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Borisova Gradina
The biggest park in Sofia, it's only few minutes away from the apartment.
Popular park, it's very close to the apartment. This is the place where skaters gather. You can just sit at the pavement, watch them and drink beer at the sun.
25 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Knyazheska Garden
99А бул. „Евлоги и Христо Георгиеви“Popular park, it's very close to the apartment. This is the place where skaters gather. You can just sit at the pavement, watch them and drink beer at the sun.
Goof choice of fitness clubs or aerobics classes.
37 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
I-Vasil Levski National Stadium
38 бул. „Евлоги и Христо Георгиеви“Goof choice of fitness clubs or aerobics classes.
The mountain of Sofia, if you need to escape from the city for a day.
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Vitosha
ulitsa "Detski mir"The mountain of Sofia, if you need to escape from the city for a day.
It's a bit far from city center though.
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Iziko Lokuhlalwa Kwamanye Amazwe Lohlukeneko
16 ul. "Vitoshko lale"It's a bit far from city center though.
It's still under restoration.
78 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Iziko lezokuKhumbula lezokuMhlaba - Sofia
1 Platno.„Banski"It's still under restoration.
POI. Go through the passage left from the presidency entrance and you will find a very old church in the internal garden.
Presidency
POI. Go through the passage left from the presidency entrance and you will find a very old church in the internal garden.
Council of Ministers
1 bul. Kniaz Aleksandar DondukovPOI
Isixeko saseSofia
2 bul. "Vitosha"This is the Court of Justice. POI.
The garden behind the National Art Gallery. It's small but really nice to stay for few minutes and relax.
Царска градина
The garden behind the National Art Gallery. It's small but really nice to stay for few minutes and relax.
IChayifasi kaSt. Sophia
2 ul. "Paris"This one is really old.
3 main religious temples are very closely located in Sofia - Sv.Nedyala Orthodox Church, Sofia Synagogue and Banya Bashi Mosque.
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Banya Bashi Mosque
18 булевард „кн. Мария Луиза“3 main religious temples are very closely located in Sofia - Sv.Nedyala Orthodox Church, Sofia Synagogue and Banya Bashi Mosque.
Nowadays it's like a mini mall with groceries, clothing and all types of small shops inside. But it's an old and interesting building which you might wanna see.
73 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
I-Market Hall YaseSofiya
25 булевард „кн. Мария Луиза“Nowadays it's like a mini mall with groceries, clothing and all types of small shops inside. But it's an old and interesting building which you might wanna see.
Old building with a landmark statute. Sveta Sofia statue is just opposite it. Plus there are plenty of archaeological excavations in the underpass towards the metro and the Presidency.
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TZUM
2 булевард „кн. Мария Луиза“Old building with a landmark statute. Sveta Sofia statue is just opposite it. Plus there are plenty of archaeological excavations in the underpass towards the metro and the Presidency.
Arts & Culture
I-Opera neBhalethi yaseNtshonalanga
30 bul. Kniaz Aleksandar DondukovImportant POI
Igaleriya Yezemidlalo YaseNingizimu Afrika
1 пл. „Княз Александър I“Important POI
National Gallery
1 ul. "19-ti fevruari"Important POI
ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“
ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“Most of Sofia theaters are located on this street.
Shopping
Serdika Center
48 bul. "Sitnyakovo"The closest mall. It's app. 15 min walk.