Location: Smolyan
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Most Popular Eastern European food in Smolyan, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
Best Eastern European restaurants nearby. Discover the best Eastern European food in Smolyan. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for Eastern European restaurants near you.. Smolyan (Bulgarian: Смолян) is a town and ski resort in the far south of Bulgaria near the border with Greece. It is the administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Smolyan Province. The town is situated in the valley of the Cherna ("Black") and the Byala ("White") Rivers in the central Rhodopes at the foot of the mountains' highest part south of the popular ski resorts Pamporovo and Chepelare. As of February 2011, it has a population of 30,283 inhabitants.
Things to do in Smolyan
10. Mountain Lake
Mountain Lake restaurant is a unique place, where you will find everything that matches your requirements and your family tastes. The food is homemade, we use pure ingredients with guaranteed origin. This is the place for your family celebration, wedding,
9. Orfeyevi Skali
8. Atril Tea Room & Restaurant
Open daily, serving delicious hot meals and a variety of home made drinks. Our wooden lodge is now a popular lunch time spot for our many loyal friends and customers throughout the winter. Our menu is a unique selection of traditional Bulgarian dishes and
Reviewed By Viktor B
We had a short snack, tee, coffee and one of my friends borrowed ski from them. The equipment was much cheaper than elsewhere and there a lots of guys helping out and they have been very friendly and polite. Thumbs up for this place
7. Chevermeto of Bay Panayot
Overall Ratings
4 based on 60 reviews
Reviewed By sabinasabeva
This is a typical Bulgarian restaurant with Bulgarian folklore programme. The food is average - there is plenty of dishes to choose from and most of them are typical Bulgarian cuisine. The prices are high but still the setting is worth for it. The attitude in this restaurant is what repelled us. The behaiviour of the waiter and the manager. Unacceptable and certainly unbearable. Neither happy nor regular clients are earned with such mediocre manners.
6. Mehana
The spirit of our country, its merriment and life music will welcome you and see you off with a smile.
Reviewed By axemandiscovery
My words are not enough to explain ..... Fresh vegetables , fresh meat, coocked well, the waiter speack English, Rusian, Turkish , Bulgarian.... The ouner can surprised you and to bring you a diferend deserts every day. Persenol servise to every one customer. Dont miss the place. Mehana Manastira 1.
5. Salute
Overall Ratings
4 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By VinnieLondon_SE2
Opposite Laplandia hotel/apartments, few minutes walk from main chair lift. Had dinner here couple of times during a 5 night stay and thought this was the best restaurant in a Pamporovo for dinner. Huge menu selection of Bulgarian and international dishes. Liver starter was really good as were all the meat main courses. Even in a big group the service is excellent and super friendly. Great place, highly recommended.
4. Starata Kushta
Reviewed By john A
We visit Smolyan a lot so have been to many of the restaurants and my family all agrees that this is the best! There's always a lovely warm welcome and fabulous food. The restaurant is an old house (starata kushta) built in the Bulgarian revival style, with lots of lovely original artefacts and photos around the place. The original rooms are all still there so the chances are you'll be dining in a private room, laid out like a dining room in a Bulgarian home. We've never had a poor meal there and have particularly liked the lamb cheverme, all of the 'sach' ('sizzler') dishes and the trout but any choice would be a good one! We've often been given a significant discount off the (already extremely reasonable) bill for our attempts to read and speak Bulgarian and have several times been squeezed in somewhere when the restaurant has been full so we always feel amazingly welcome - as we always do across the region.When I think of the Starata Kushta I think of feeling full, warm and happy - so you can't say fairer than that!
3. Bulgarche Restaurant & Folklore shop
Traditional style Bulgarian restaurant offers: wide variety of traditional cuisine, in front of client cooking, folk musicians, dances and singers, all surrounded by traditional Bulgarian style interior.
Reviewed By StrashoN
This is by far the best traditional restaurant in Smolyan. Authentic atmosphere and decorations of hand made folklore costumes. The menu is absolutely rich and diverse, with all dishes prepared at a highest professional level and being most delicious. Each evening there is a gayda playing (traditional musical instrument of the Rodopi mountain) and almost each evening a folkloric program. Prices are very reasonable. And what is one of the most important things, the staff is super polite and friendly. They take care for every customer and try really to make visitorâs stay most joyful. So, if one is going to Smolyan, a visit of this restaurant only could bring benefits from what it has to offer. I most certainly recommend the place. Make sure to have a table reserved prior to your visit. Otherwise one may not find a table free.
2. Bohemi
Overall Ratings
4 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By HalDavies
The Bohemi, at the end of Smolyan, near the new roundabout, is one of those eating places left over from Communism. During those times there were lots of workers kitchens that provided very cheap, wholesome food. The Bohemi is an updated version.There is indoor and outdoor seating. There is a long counter behind which is all their food both hot and cold. There is a large selection. I counted six soups and further combinations thereof. They give what looks like half a loaf with the soup. Fish, grilled, fried. Whole and good looking trout. Chicken, roast or poached, a massive portion. Chips. Kebapche in various forms. Chips, potato salad, cabbage salad. Salad. Sauces.There is something for everyone. I have eaten in and taken away.The hours are about 1230 to 1830.I have had the chicken, roast, kebapche, potato salad and salad. Really good portions, very tasty. The cost hasnât caught up with the rest of the world. A roast chicken dinner cost around Leva 6.20. That is less than £3 or $3.20 or about â¬3.I highly recommend this place, oh, the staff are very nice and helpful.
Smolyan Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Smolyan
1. Rodopchanka
Overall Ratings
4 based on 85 reviews
Steakhouse, BBQ Joint, Winery
Reviewed By agentDJO
This is one of the worst places I've ever been. We've went there by accident (I cannot believe this place has such good rating) and we were very disappointed. First of all at this place nobody accommodates the clients or greets you. After you got a table a frowning waiter is asking quite impolitely - What are you going to EAT?. Regarding the food, it was not better than the angry waiter, I got pizza that was burned like ash. Really bad food, bad attitude
