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Wine map of Sofia

Wine map of Sofia - bars and restaurants

Sofia is not in a wine region and vineyards do not grow here. But it has a central place on the Bulgarian wine map. And if anyone is skeptical - how can a city far from the vineyards “talk” about wine tourism, we will tell you: London (at least in the above criteria resembles Sofia) was chosen as one of the ten best wine destinations in the world for 2017 by Wine Enthusiast (along with the Thracian lowland, by the way)!

1. BALABAN

  • 22 Krakra St.
  • balaban.wine
  • +359 889 45 33 56

2. IZBATA Tavern

  • 18 Slavyanska St.
  • izbata.bg
  • +359 889 89 55 33

3. IZBATA 2 Tavern

  • 1 Racho Dimchev St.
  • izbata.bg
  • +359 2 444 3355

4. COSMOS

  • 19 Lavele St.
  • cosmosbg.com/bg
  • +359 888 20 07 00

5. MOMA

  • 28 Solunska St.
  • moma-restaurant.com
  • +359 885 62 20 20

6. Pod Lipite

  • 1 Elin Pelin St.
  • podlipitebg.com
  • +359 886 80 12 27

7. PUNCHETATA

  • 5 Hristo Smirnenski Blvd.
  • punchetata.com
  • +359 896 59 85 55

8. RAKETA RAKIA BAR

  • 15-17 Yanko Sakazov Blvd.
  • facebook.com/RaketaRakiaBar

9. SUN MOON Small 5 Corners

  • 39 6-ti Septemvri St.
  • sunmoon.bg
  • +359 899 13 84 11

10. MORE WINE

  • 72 Neofit Rilski St.
  • facebook.com/morewinesofia
  • +359 883 30 03 77

11. SHTASTLIVECA

  • 27 Vitosha Blvd.
  • shtastliveca.com
  • +359 2 441 1155

12. SHTASTLIVECA

  • 22 San Stefano St.
  • shtastliveca.com
  • +359 2 441 3344

13. BG WINE RESTAURANT

  • 32 Petar Parchevich St.
  • bgwinebar.com
  • +359 884 44 77 16

14. CHECKPOINT CHARLY

  • 12 Ivan Vazov St.
  • checkpointcharlybg.com
  • +359 884 57 73 42

15. CONSTANTINOFF RESTOBAR

  • 31-33 Vitosha Blvd.
  • constantino-restobar.com
  • +359 885 26 65 66

16. PHINE

  • ул. Шести септември №37
  • phine.place
  • +359 888 98 01 99

17. ARIA

  • 7-9 Uzundjovska St.
  • facebook.com/61559424175799
  • +359 897 33 33 45

18. GRAPE CENTRAL

  • 45 Tsar Samuil St.
  • grape-central.com
  • +359 889 82 04 44

19. UNICA

  • 8А Tzar Osvoboditel Blvd.
  • unica.bg
  • +359 876 88 80 80

20. PÈTRU’S

  • 48 Sveti Naum Blvd.
  • soa.petrus.bg
  • +359 876 87 60 51

21. SABROSSA

  • 36 Iskar St.
  • facebook.com/Sabrosa.36
  • +359 887 04 45 57

22. VINO § TAPAS Dondukov

  • 38 Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Blvd.
  • vinoandtapas.com
  • +359 878 41 09 30

23. VINERIA WINE BAR & SHOP

  • facebook.com/vineria.wine
  • +359 886 76 40 40

24. LA COCOTTE

  • lacocotte.bg
  • 0878 93 61 96

25. WINE GENERATOR Bulgarian Wine Hub

  • 8 Racho Dimchev St.
  • +359 884 09 13 61
  • winegenerator.bg

26. ТАКОТЕКА

  • 22 Tsar Shishman St.
  • www.facebook.com/TakotekaSF
  • +359 888 22 23 23

27. BEWINER

  • 43 Gen. Gurko St.
  • facebook.com/BeWinerSofia
  • +359 887 76 06 77

28. PRESSPHOTO CLUB

  • 1 Dondukov Blvd. (Serdika Underpass)
  • facebook.com/pressphotoclub
  • +359 884 38 70 92

Sofia wine tours, guided by professionals, are a great opportunity to learn more about Bulgarian wine, local varieties, wine making, and wine as part of the cultural identity of Bulgaria.

Sofia Wine Walk: sofiawinewalk.com

Via Vino: via-vino.com

Tour de Zarezan
FEBRUARY

Traditional celebration of St. Trifon Zarezan through a wine tour of various locations in the centre of Sofia. Visitors will have the opportunity to taste many different wines, meet the winemakers and participate in a prize raffle.
instagram.com/tourdezarezan

DiVino.Top.50
FEBRUARY

The most festive event for Bulgarian wine - awarding and tasting of the best Bulgarian wines, evaluated and ranked by the DiVino tasting team.
top50.divino.bg

Wine Women Show
MAY

This wine show-tasting is unique as it exclusively features a selection of wines created by women. In Bulgaria, women oenologists outnumber men, making it the only country in Europe with this distinction. This special event showcases a collection of nearly 200 wines produced by women.
sommelier.bg/bg/women-wine-weekend

Balkan International Wine Festival
JUNE

This is the first forum of its kind focused on wines of the Balkans. Held annually in Sofia, its aim is to bring attention to the wines of this interesting and unique region.
balkanswine.eu

Sofia Urban Wine Fest
OCTOBER

The Sofia Urban Wine Fest is part of the International Mavrud Day celebrations. It takes place every year in October in the center of Sofia and includes a cultural program, culinary surprises, and an exhibition of Mavrud wines and other local varieties.
mavrudday.com

DiVino.Taste
NOVEMBER

DiVino.Taste is the most successful forum for promoting quality Bulgarian wine and wine making in Bulgaria and around the world. DiVino.Taste is the most comprehensive and significant exhibition of Bulgarian winemakers including tasting of quality Bulgarian wines and meetings with their creators.
taste.divino.bg

Wine Nat?- meet the natural wine
NOVEMBER

An event in Bulgaria dedicated to celebrating natural winemaking and the people behind it.
vinoorenda.com

Christmas Wine Market
DECEMBER

Christmas Wine Market is a boutique wine event that brings together specially invited wineries that many would say are the crème de la crème of wine in Bulgaria.
bit.ly/christmaswinemarket

Officially there are only two main regions (as protected geographical indications) - Thracian Valley and Danube plain. However, according to the specific soil types and climatic conditions, there are at least eight wine-growing regions on the territory of Bulgaria: Northwest Bulgaria, Central Danube Plain, North Black Sea Coast, South Black Sea Coast, Sakar and Eastern Rhodopes, East Thracian Valley, West Thracian Valley and Rose Valley, Struma River Valley.
According to Bulgarian vine and wine agency (2023) the total area is slightly over 60,000 ha but maintained vineyards from which grapes are arvested for wine are less than the half. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot account for about 1/3 of the varietal diversity. Also grown are Rkatsiteli, Pamid, Muscat Ottonel, Red Misket, etc. In total, red wine grape varieties predominate (over 60%). 746 683 hl of wine were produced in 2023.