Find out how much it costs to eat in Bulgaria! We are talking about prices in cafes, restaurants and shops in 2021. What to try from national dishes and seafood.
Exchange rate: 1 Bulgarian lev (BGN) ≈ 43 RUB.
What to try in Bulgaria
Food in Bulgaria is delicious and satisfying. You can try the national cuisine in mehanah - national restaurants. They prepare a delicious Shopska salad, a vegetable moussaka, meat stew gyuvech, grilled cutlets and sausages, fried meatballs kyufte and cold soup tarator... The menu in Bulgarian mechas reaches 30 pages. Such a variety of flavors will surprise even the most sophisticated gourmet! There are real, not antique stylized mechans in Sozopol, Sveti Vlas, Nessebar, Bansko, Obzor and Borovets.
Prices in cafes and restaurants in Bulgaria
In cafes and restaurants in Bulgaria you can eat on a budget. A breakfast for two in an inexpensive cafe costs BGN 4-10, and a three-course lunch costs BGN 25-35.
Prices for food in cafes and restaurants in Bulgaria in 2021:
- salad - 4-6 levs
- fried tzatza fish - 3-12 leva
- banica - 0.5-2 leva
- sat - 9.5 leva
- main course of meat - 6-15 levs
- kyufte - from 1.6 leva
- pancakes executioners - 2-4 levs
- soup - from 3 leva
- dessert - 2.8-3.5 leva
- drinks - 1.6-4 leva.
Food prices in Bulgaria depend on the resort. In Sunny Beach, they are higher than in Pomorie or Nessebar. In order not to spend too much, choose establishments that are away from beaches, tourist attractions and attractions!
Be prepared for the fact that portions in Bulgarian establishments are much larger than in Western European countries. Don't order a lot at once, or ask the waiter for half of the serving. Soups in Bulgaria are saltier than what we are used to.
Sweet tooths and parents with children are regulars at local cafes and pastry shops, which in Bulgaria are called sweethearts... A cup of coffee there costs 1-1.3 levs, 10 muffins - 2.5 levs, and a piece of cake - 1.7-4 levs.
Gratuities are optional. A service charge is usually included in the order price, but the hosts will be happy if you leave 10% of the invoice.
Street food
The cheapest food in Bulgaria is street food. Drinks in coffee machines cost from 0.3 levs, bagels are sold for 0.6 levs, and delicious ruffians - for 1 lev. Tourists love doner (duner) - Bulgarian shawarma with meat and potatoes for 4 leva, and cobs of boiled corn prince for 1 lev.
Fast food prices in Bulgaria in 2021:
- small kebab - 0.4 leva
- grilled sausage - 0.5 levs
- pancake - 1.2 levs
- slice of pizza - 1.2 leva
- sandwich - 2.5 leva
- 12 sugar-coated donuts - 4 levs
- hamburger - from 2.9 leva
- bun - 0.85 levs
- ice cream - 1.5-2 levs.
Food prices in Bulgaria
Food in Bulgaria is inexpensive, so "all inclusive" is not very popular in Bulgarian hotels. The cost of meat products is the same as in Russia. Milk, great yoghurts jelly mlyako, sour cream, cheeses, cottage cheese Izvara, seasonal vegetables, fruits and herbs are cheaper than ours.
Prices for groceries and soft drinks in shops in Bulgaria in 2021:
- loaf of bread - 0.8-1.8 leva
- cheese, 1 kg - from 7.8 levs
- feta cheese, 1 kg - from 4.2 leva
- yogurt - 2.2 leva
- Pepsi, 0.33 l - 0.82-1.2 leva
- drinking water, 1.5 l - 0.4 leva.
We recommend taking vegetables and fruits from the markets. There is more choice, and the food is always fresh. Sellers can always give their product a try and are ready to drop the price. In the markets, Bulgarian fruits and vegetables are cheap, while those brought from Italy and Greece are 1.2-1.5 times more expensive. In summer, watermelons and melons are sold at 0.5 leva, apples and peaches at 0.8 leva, plums and grapes at 1 leva, and figs at 2 levs per 1 kg.
Seafood prices
Despite the fact that Bulgaria is located on the Black Sea coast, seafood is expensive here. For this reason, locals and tourists alike prefer meat and vegetables. Prices for a seafood dish in a restaurant start from 10 leva. Order grilled sea bass, trout fish soup, grilled sea pike and other delicacies!
Pay attention to the tender Bulgarian mussels, which are grown on special farms. One kilogram of mussels costs from 3 leva. Great snack for beer and wine!
Fish prices are normal. Sprat is the cheapest - from 1 leva per 1 kg. Mackerel and carp are more expensive - 4-5 levs per 1 kg. White fish - 9 levs, and trout and dorado - 10 levs per kg.
Alcohol in Bulgaria
Bulgarians have been cultivating grapes and selling wine all over the world for a long time. For over 1000 years this land has been making excellent fruit moonshine - brandy... The quality of Bulgarian alcohol is high, and the prices are lower than in Russia.
In restaurants, alcoholic drinks cost from 2 to 9 leva. A 50 g portion of brandy is 2-9 levs, a glass of wine - from 3.5 levs, and a bottle of 0.7 l wine - 11-25 levs.
Prices for alcohol in shops in Bulgaria in 2021:
- a bottle of Bulgarian wine - 5-12 levs
- Bulgarian beer Zagorka, 1 l - 1.5 leva
- imported beer, 0.33 l - 1.5-2.8 leva
- Irish Whiskey - from 24 leva
- Scotch Whiskey - from 20 leva
- Vodka "Absolute", 1 l - 20-25 levs
- Jack Daniels N7 - 37 levs.
