Comments on: Vegetarian & Vegan in Sofia, Bulgaria

By: Charlie Marchant

Charlie Marchant — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:26:56 +0000

In reply to Kaloian. Thanks for letting me know, Kaloian! We'll be back in Sofia in September so I hope we'll be able to update our vegetarian guide then!

By: Kaloian

Kaloian — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 11:40:25 +0000

Update: Unfortunately, Soma Vital is closed permanently. Mix of Figs also.

There is a new place called Edgy Vedgy – worth trying it.

By: Nina

Nina — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:16:13 +0000

In reply to Nina. I am happy to report that the banitsas at Klebar are 100% vegan, both the apple and the pumkin one!! :D

By: Nina

Nina — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 12:13:33 +0000

I can’t wait to check out the places you’ve mentioned. I always seem to stumble upon your vegan travel guides and really love them! Thank you so much for sharing! :)

By: Charlie Marchant

Charlie Marchant — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 15:24:26 +0000

In reply to Jane M. Have an amazing time, Jane! Let me know if you make any other vegan discoveries there :)

By: Jane M

Jane M — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 07:00:15 +0000

Thanks so much for this awesome guide. I just got to Sofia last night and (not having done any research before arriving) I wasn’t expecting much for my vegan adventures here. But now I can’t wait to get out there and start eating!!

Jane M

By: Charlie on Travel

Charlie on Travel — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 19:22:21 +0000

In reply to Lareina. Welcome! Glad it's useful :)

By: Lareina

Lareina — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 11:21:42 +0000

This is awesome! Thank you so much for putting this together. You rock.

By: Niki

Niki — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:51:11 +0000

Great blog! I admire your quest to find vegan friendly options in any restaurant/ cafe in the country you visit. Do bear in mind that in Bulgaria often something labeled as “vegan” may contain honey. I do have an issue with this as I am allergic and when you point out honey is not vegan, they might argue… In salted cafe, for instance all deserts have honey and some say they are vegan :(
Anyway, next time, I would recommend Kring restaurant, Loving Hut (no honey, all vegan!!) and Shtastliveca restaurant has a clearly labeled vegan options menu (but beware of honey in deserts and salad dressings).
Good luck and good travels!

By: Atanas

Atanas — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:15:01 +0000

Hi Charlie,
Thank you for your reply. Almost every single bakery, cafe and restaurant in Bulgaria offers at least some vegetarian options so I would expect you focus your post on vegetarian & vegan places, not something else. I hope you’ll have a chance in future to visit the restaurants I’ve listed above.
I do respect your taste, taste is subjective. But my point is that your review goes beyond the personal experience. Saying things like “this place is gross”, “funky taste” and “you have no reason to go there” is rather offensive and agitating against this place. You never know the effort these people may have spent to create and run this restaurant. Of course constructive comments are always welcome and would help improve. BTW, the cheese is made of soaked cashew, nutritional yeast and coconut oil. Nothing funky in it.
I’ve made an effort to calculate the products on your picture: x1 Margarita 2.30 lv, x1 Thai calzone 1.90 lv, x1 kinoa croquette 1.30 lv and Spinach quiche 2.90 lv TOTAL: 8:40 lv
I’m sorry to say but this is a lot of food for 1 person.
in Sun & Moon a ‘whole main dish’ as you say it is around 250 gr which is a lot less and is not enough for 1 person. Also I had troubles finding such a cheap dish in their menu. They do have salads for this price but the main dishes are around 10 lv. And still if you take a bread or an appetizer in addition, you’ll hit 20 lv per person.
I visit this place a lot and I always leave around 20lv for lunch without the drinks.
Anyway, I’m sure you had a great time in Bulgaria and I hope you visit us again. Wish you all the best!