Malâk Bunardzhik

Plovdiv


In a shady location at the northern end of Bunardzhika Park, this popular garden restaurant serves quality Bulgarian cuisine, from enormous smoky shish kebabs to banitsa (cheese pastries), with plenty of varieties of salad to balance things out.


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