Before & After

Sofia


With its stylish art nouveau interior, this is an agreeable spot for light meals and drinks. Pasta, risotto, fish and steaks feature on the menu. It's connected to a club and cabaret, where there's a weekly tango session on Sunday evenings.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Sofia attractions

1. Sofia City Art Gallery

0.17 MILES

The chunky building at the southern end of the City Garden park is an art gallery staging rotating exhibitions of mostly contemporary Bulgarian and…

2. Sveta Nedelya Cathedral

0.24 MILES

Completed in 1863, this magnificent domed church is one of the city’s major landmarks, and is noted for its rich, Byzantine-style murals. The church was…

3. Sofia City Garden

0.24 MILES

This small, central park, bounded on its northern end by ul Tsar Osvoboditel, is favoured by Sofia's chess-playing pensioners. It's home to the National…

4. Peyo Yavorov House-Museum

0.27 MILES

The Romantic poet and revolutionary Peyo Yavorov (1878–1914) briefly lived in a small apartment here; the three rooms have been restored to their original…

5. Sveti Georgi Rotunda

0.27 MILES

Built in the 4th century AD, this tiny red-brick church is Sofia's oldest preserved building. The murals inside were painted between the 10th and 14th…

6. President's Building

0.28 MILES

The Bulgarian president’s office isn't open to the public, but the changing of the guard ceremony (on the hour) is a spectacle not to be missed; for the…

7. Archaeological Museum

0.29 MILES

Housed in a former mosque built in 1496, this museum displays a wealth of Thracian, Roman and medieval artefacts. Highlights include a mosaic floor from…

8. Ivan Vazov House-Museum

0.31 MILES

Bulgaria’s best-loved author, Ivan Vazov (1850–1921) lived at this house from 1895 until his death. Vazov wrote Under the Yoke, a classic of Bulgarian…