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Meze and Preserves - Varna
Meze and Preserves
by johngayton
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  • Galyam
  • By Galyam on March 29, 2004
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  • located in the central part, this chain is great.
    You will definitely like the food, salads, service and prices.

    Pasta with Chicken, rice and vegetables, steaks...everything

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Address: Very Center
  • Directions: Against Valentina shopping Center
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    Godzila: The best salads ever!
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  • Updated By zlatiq on June 4, 2006
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  • Godzila - Varna
    Godzila
    by zlatiq, 3 more photos
    The main thing here is the salads...tons of thems and they come in portion size that is huge for the bulgarian/europian standard!Don't miss the pizzas and quick meals as well!
    The staff is very friendly and the service is one of the best in Bulgaria (at least from my experience).
    Everytime i go to Varna i stop by "Godzila" even if am not hungry!
    Anyway, there are two "Godzila"s in Varna and the one on Maria Lousa has a patio.

    There is smoking/nonsmoking sections and AC.

    If u want to pay using a credit card be sure to tell them this in the beginning when you order, otherwise they'd come up with some explanation that does not make sense.

    All the non meat salads!
    (i'm sorry, i'm no expert on meat, but my family seem very happy from the meat salads....so i guess they work too!)

    i know that my mom always orders the "Godzila" salad!!!

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Address: "Kniaz Boris I, #66" and "Maria Louisa #37"
  • Phone: 052-604-469
  • Directions: downtown
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    Godzila: always nice food and salads
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  • Galyam
  • By Galyam on March 29, 2004
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  • the nicest pizzas in Varna, very big and delicious salads, good service and the most important - CHEAP!!!

    Godzilla salad is great andyou will love all the pizzas. There is a dessert with jogurt and jam or honey.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Address: Maria Luiza street and Kniaz Boris street
  • Directions: Center, near the municipality and near Economical university
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    HEMUS restaurant: Excelent restaurant
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  • novsco61
  • By novsco61 on October 13, 2004
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  • Very big variety of food - national and international.Very kind personnel .The prices are very low. Live music every day, once a week national dances.

    Kavarma , njamiiiiiiiii.

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  • Theme: Other
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
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  • Directions: From hotel Lilia up the hill to the main road.
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    KOD ARHITEKTA
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  • jani79
  • Updated By jani79 on September 2, 2003
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  • Varna Restaurants
    by jani79
    Like all typical Mehana's (traditional Bulgarian restaurant) also this one is built in Bulgarian national revival period architecture style. They serve very tasty traditional food for more then resonable prices.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Ulitsa Musala
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    CHUCHURA: CHUCHURA
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  • jani79
  • By jani79 on September 2, 2003
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    by jani79
    Again typical Mehana with real Bulgarian athmosphere, professional service and excellent food. If you come here once, you'll come back for more!

    They serve every national dishes, try to order something from "skara" - grill, don't forget to order a refreshing salat, also vegetarians can find something for themselves (see my Bulgarian Cuisine travelogue at my Bulgaria page).

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Behind Mc Donalds at pl. Nezavisimost
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    Happy Bar and Grill: Fast Food Done Proper!
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  • Updated By johngayton on July 10, 2008
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  • Here's The Signage To Look For! - Varna
    Here's The Signage To
    Look For!
    by johngayton,
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    The bright red signage of the "Happy Bar & Grill" does give the impression of just another junk food establishment and when I first encountered it in Sofia I gave it a "Thumbs Down" verdict without even sampling its wares.

    On re-encountering it here in Varna, where the chain originated and there is an outlet on just about every main street, I finally succumbed to its temptations and was pleasantly surprised. "Happy Bar & Grill" is pretty much what it's name suggests and it is indeed a fast-food establishment but not in the Macdonalds vein. Here the menu manages to take a good selection of the Bulgarian staples but adapt them to suit its buzzy, slightly brash, style and does so with a degree of panache which makes the restaurants very popular with the locals and deservedly so (and the pretty waitresses with their short skirts don't do it any harm either!).

    Yep, another preconception destroyed!!

    Definitely the "Meshana Skara" (Mixed Grill) which is basically a plateful of pork in various guises including sausage, schnitzel and meatballs in a creamy mushroom sauce, with a green side salad and a Kamenitza (golyama of course!).

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Directions: Locations all over Varna but the main ones are on Preslav, Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd and Dragoman.
  • Website: www.happy.bg
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    Pub Alba: Where To Try The Local Beer!
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  • By johngayton on July 8, 2008
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  • Look Out For The Signage! - Varna
    Look Out For The Signage!
    by johngayton, 1 more photos
    One thing I never did find here in Bulgaria was anything approximating a proper drinking pub, but I did try! Pub Alba is nevertheless an impressive edifice comprising 4 floors and a large beer garden and does offer a huge selection of beers as well as an equally extensive food menu.

    I only visited once as part of my pub search and whilst I found it to be much more of an eating establishment rather than a pub I did enjoy a very pleasant light lunch washed down by a couple of bottles of the local Varna beer. The place wasn't particlarly busy on a damp midweek lunchtime and the upper floors and garden weren't in use but the ground floor "beerhouse" was buzzy, the service prompt and friendly and the 6 Leva bill more than reasonable.

    If I remember correctly the menu was in Bulgarian but I found the salad section and opted for the Polska Salata (whose ingredient list was beyond my limited language capability) which turned out to be a deliciously fresh and generous salad with eggs, beans, tomato, cucumber and a few other salady bits, topped liberally with cured pork. What made it stand out from the crowd though was the excellent yoghurt dressing which really lifted the dish into the realms of delish!

    Yep, an excellent lunch and excellent price tag!!

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Address: Maria Louiza Blvd 34
  • Directions: On the main drag on the left hand side about 800 metres down from the church, it's the big gaudy green and yellow building. Sorry no other contact details available :(
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    Chuchura: Don't Have The Rakia As A Digestif!
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  • Updated By johngayton on July 26, 2008
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  • The Full-blown Repast! - Varna
    The Full-blown Repast!
    by johngayton, 2 more photos
    I'm not quite sure whether this little restaurant, tucked away in a side street just off Varna's main square (Nezavisimost), is in fact as old as it looks or whether it is a relatively recent mock-up of a traditional Bulgarian "Mehana". But either way it certainly does have an authentic feel to it with its wood and brick facade and interior, the various museum-type knick-knacks hanging from the walls, the small charcoal grill in its alcove and the wood-burning stove nestled in the corner.

    The menu however certainly is authentic, offering a range of traditional Bulgarian peasant dishes such as "Mozuk v Maslo" (which is beef brains stewed in butter) as well as the full gamut of salads and grills.

    The restaurant is set out a little formally but in fact is pretty laid-back and you are as welcome to pop in for a snack and a glass of wine as for a full-blown repast. I was particularly impressed with the waiter who single-handedly managed to juggle serving what became an almost full restaurant, cooking on the chargrill and still found the time to give me few guidelines on the winelist and the Rakia menu.

    On my only visit (this time round) I opted for the Rabbit (Zaek) in the Banskian-style which was bit like a Greek Stifado, cooked in wine with baby onions. As a salad I opted for the house salad, simply to find out what the "smilanski (??) beans" were - a sort of dark coloured butter-bean. Added a basket of local bread and washed the lot down with a bottle of excellent Mavrud (Assenovgrad 2003). Everything was absolutely Delish!

    Feeling pretty stuffed I reckoned I needed a digestif and so followed the waiter's recommendation by having a large Slivenska Perla Rakia. Oooops! That stuff is lethal and I can see why it should only be consumed WITH food! It was a good job my hotel was less than 100 yards down the hill!!

    With a bill of just over 32 Leva for the whole shebang I can certainly recommend Chuchura -just be careful with the Rakia!

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Directions: Unfortunately I don't have any contact details for the place but it is on a little side-street off the main square, just before where the fast-food take-away places are - look out for the banner as per pic #2.
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    Mr Baba - fish and more
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  • Updated By desert_princess on May 19, 2006
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  • Mr Baba - fish and more - Varna
    Mr Baba - fish and more
    by desert_princess,
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    Mr Baba is a year round reastaurant , that offers the freshest fish and the most delicious dishes . Enjoy classy European cuisine in the unique atmosphere of a legendary battle ship. Every day the maitre patissier is preparing sweets are well known among the conoisseurs. Situated on the pier , Mr Baba offers a magnificent view to the sea , the Varna beach and the city. There is also a VIP hall on the ship , available for business appointments, the two decks are a great place to celebrate your holiday or arrange a party.
    I promise to give it a try when the occasion presents itself :))

    Working hours : 08:00 - 00:00h

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  • Theme: Seafood
  • Phone: +359 52 614629 / 0896505050
  • Directions: South Beach / The Ship on the Breakwater
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