Dinner & date night Diverso · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€€ Centre · Saedinenie St 7 · Диверсо
Typical: Dinner ≈€20–35 pp
The top-rated restaurant in Burgas on Restaurant Guru (#1 of 599). A small, homely Italian place near the History Museum, led by a well-liked chef, with patient, friendly service.
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Order Seafood risotto or the tagliatelle, then tiramisu.
Book ahead
Cachot Kitchen & Bar · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€€ Centre · Rayna Knyaginya St 15 · Кашо
Typical: Dinner ≈€20–35 pp
A calm, cosy kitchen and wine bar near the Archaeological Museum. The fusion dishes come beautifully plated, and the staff know their wine.
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Order The duck hearts, which reviewers call a must. Locals also rate the cappuccino.
Restaurant La Rose De Bogoridi · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€€ Bogoridi St · Aleko Bogoridi Blvd 19 · Ла Роз де Богориди
Typical: Dinner ≈€20–35 pp
Modern European and Mediterranean cooking right on the main pedestrian street, in a warm, relaxed room.
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Order Fish, a burger or the Caesar salad, with a glass of Bulgarian wine.
Garden Bogoridi · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€€ Bogoridi St · Just off Aleko Bogoridi Blvd · Гардън Богориди
Typical: Dinner ≈€20–35 pp
A family restaurant just off Bogoridi, ranked #3 in Burgas on Restaurant Guru. Cosy inside, with a kids’ play area and a kids’ menu.
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Order The big salads and the burgers.
Good with kids
‹ › 1/4 Opera Garden · Photos: venue’s website & Google Maps listing
€€ By the Opera · Lyuben Karavelov St 36 · Опера Гардън
Typical: Dinner ≈€20–35 pp
Italian and Mediterranean food in a quiet street by the Opera. One reviewer calls it a hidden gem away from the city noise.
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Order Calamari, octopus or the calamari carbonara, then tiramisu.
‹ › 1/4 Gramophone · Photos: venue’s website & Google Maps listing
€€ Centre · Sofroniy St 27 · Грамофона
Typical: Dinner ≈€20–35 pp
Mediterranean, Italian and Bulgarian dishes in a bright, plant-filled room near the sea end of the centre.
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Order Fish soup or seafood risotto, then crème brûlée.
Bulgarian & Balkan ‹ › 1/2 The Old Pub · Photos: venue’s website & Google Maps listing
€€ Centre · Slavyanska St 20 · Старата кръчма
Typical: Main €8–14 · ≈€15–25 pp
A small, cosy restaurant a few steps off Bogoridi, rated 4.7 on Google. Home-made dishes, some Russian cooking, and a careful choice of rakia and Bulgarian wine. Open daily 10:00–midnight.
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Order Ask for the dish of the day and a rakia.
‹ › 1/2 The Crazy Family · Photos: venue’s website & Google Maps listing
€€ Old centre · Mitropolit Simeon St · Лудото семейство
Typical: Main €8–14 · ≈€15–25 pp
A colourful Bulgarian restaurant in the old centre with a covered terrace, rated 4.6 on Google.
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Order A shopska salad and something from the grill.
Ethno Restaurant Burgas · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€€ Centre · Mihail Lermontov St 7 · Етно
Typical: Main €8–14 · ≈€15–25 pp
Seafood and Balkan dishes in a strikingly decorated room, with lively service. One of the most reviewed restaurants in town.
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Order Calamari or cuttlefish, then a soufflé.
Some reviews mention smoking
Ресторант "Чиплаков" · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€€ Vazrazhdane (west) · Ferdinandova St 88 · Чиплаков
Typical: Main €8–14 · ≈€15–25 pp
A neighbourhood Bulgarian restaurant a short walk west of the centre, rated 4.6 on Google and popular with locals.
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Order Ask what the dish of the day is.
Fish & the sea Zlatna ribka · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€€ By the Sea Garden · Tsar Simeon I St 3 · Златна рибка
Typical: Dinner ≈€20–35 pp
“The Golden Fish”, a seafood restaurant by the sea with a patio and striking decor, and more than 3,000 reviews on Restaurant Guru.
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Order Fish soup, grilled calamari or octopus.
Golden Anchor · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€€ Bogoridi St (sea end) · Aleko Bogoridi Blvd 64 · Златна котва
Typical: Dinner ≈€20–35 pp
A classic fish restaurant at the sea end of Bogoridi, a short walk from the Sea Garden. It is often described as the oldest restaurant in Burgas, founded in 1927.
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Order Grilled calamari, sea bass and the fish soup.
‹ › 1/3 Neptun · Photos: venue’s website & Google Maps listing
€€ Central Beach · Central Beach, Sea Garden · Нептун
Typical: Dinner ≈€20–35 pp
Right on the beach, in a seafront building that has stood here since 1948, with big windows over the bay.
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Order Sea bass or the seafood risotto, then panna cotta.
Sea view
Kapana Seafront Fish Shack · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€ North Sea Garden · North end of the Sea Garden · Капана
Typical: ≈€8–12 pp
A simple self-service fish place at the north end of the Sea Garden, with a sea view and low prices.
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Order Fried fish, the fish soup and a cold beer.
Sea view Cheap
‹ › 1/5 Dalyana · Photos: venue’s website & Google Maps listing
€€ Port (Sea Station) · Burgas port, by the Sea Station · Даляна
Typical: Dinner ≈€20–35 pp
On the old harbour by the Sea Station, with a big terrace over the water and the port cranes behind. Relaxed, with professional staff.
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Order A plate of fried Black Sea fish, salads and a draft beer.
Sea view
Container Bar & Seafood Burgas · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€€ North Sea Garden · Morska St · Контейнер
Typical: Dinner ≈€20–35 pp
A casual seafood bar at the north end of the Sea Garden, ranked #6 of 141 seafood places in Burgas on Restaurant Guru. Friendly, fast service.
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Order Mussels or calamari with a Greek salad.
Fish Express · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€ Centre · Tsar Simeon I St 20 · Фиш Експрес
Typical: Fish sandwich ≈€5
Fish fast food done well: fried fish and fish sandwiches made to order, ranked #2 of Burgas seafood places on Restaurant Guru. No bookings.
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Order A fish sandwich with ayran (salted yoghurt drink).
Cheap
Near Arena Burgas Crea Restaurant · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€€ Slaveykov, near the arena · Slaveykov 169 · Креа
Typical: Dinner ≈€20–35 pp
Ranked #4 in Burgas on Restaurant Guru: steaks, ribeye and big salads in a warm, relaxed room. About 10 minutes’ walk from Arena Burgas, the Eurovision 2027 venue.
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Order The ribeye and a salad.
Eurovision 2027 Book ahead in May
Grog · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€€ Slaveykov, near the arena · Slaveykov 135 · Грог
Typical: Dinner ≈€20–35 pp
Rated 5.0 from more than 5,000 reviews on Restaurant Guru, with a broad menu from sushi to grilled meats. About 15 minutes’ walk from Arena Burgas.
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Order Sushi or grilled pork, then crème brûlée.
Eurovision 2027 Some reviews mention smoking
Coffee & breakfast ‹ › 1/3 DABOV Specialty Coffee · Photos: venue’s website & Google Maps listing
€ Centre · Sts Cyril & Methodius St 55A · Дабов
Typical: Coffee €2–3.50 · breakfast €5–9
The Burgas café of DABOV, one of Bulgaria’s best-known specialty coffee roasters, rated 4.9 on Google.
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Order A pour-over or a flat white.
The Coffee Room | Прясно изпечено кафе | specialty coffee | френски макарони | · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€ Centre · Slivnitsa St 8 · Кафе Рум
Typical: Coffee €2–3.50 · breakfast €5–9
Freshly roasted specialty coffee and French macarons in a calm, cosy room near the History Museum.
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Order Macarons with a cappuccino, or a matcha latte.
Butlers Coffee & Kitchen · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€ Centre · Mihail Lermontov St 13 · Бътлърс
Typical: Coffee €2–3.50 · breakfast €5–9
A coffee shop and kitchen in the centre, rated 4.7 on Google and praised for its coffee and breakfasts.
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Order Breakfast and a flat white.
‹ › 1/4 Pantastic Pancakes · Photos: venue’s website & Google Maps listing
€ North centre · Tsar Simeon I St 131 · Пантастик
Typical: Coffee €2–3.50 · breakfast €5–9
A pancake café near the Church of St Ivan Rilski: sweet and savoury crêpes and fluffy stacks of American pancakes.
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Order Strawberry pancakes and a lemonade.
Bars & cocktails Gravity Ruin Bar · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€ Centre · Vasil Levski St 11 · Грявити
Typical: Cocktail €6–10
A ruin-bar-style hangout with 8–10 craft beers on tap and good cocktails, and a young, lively crowd.
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Try A craft beer from the taps or a house cocktail.
Cardamon Soul Food & Drinks · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€€ Bogoridi St · Aleko Bogoridi Blvd 27 · Кардамон
Typical: Cocktail €6–10
Soul food and cocktails on Bogoridi, with a compact but varied menu and brunch. One of the best-rated bars in Burgas on Oink (4.75 from about 1,150 votes).
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Try Brunch by day, a cocktail in the evening.
Bar Bossa · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€ Centre · Serdika St 2 · Бар Боса
Typical: Cocktail €6–10
A small bar that reviewers love for good cocktails at low prices.
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Try Whatever the bartender recommends.
Baywatch bar · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€ North Beach · North Beach, below the Summer Theatre · Бейуоч
Typical: Cocktail €6–10
A bar on the beach below the Summer Theatre, for a drink with your feet almost in the sand. Rated 4.8 from 800+ reviews on Restaurant Guru.
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Try A cold drink at sunset over the bay.
Beach Check it is open out of season
Wine ENOTECA WINE & FRIENDS · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€€ North centre · Hristo Fotev St 20A · Енотека
Typical: Glass €4–7
A wine bar devoted to Bulgarian wine, with a peaceful atmosphere, cheese plates and helpful staff.
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Try A few local wines with the cheese plate.
Studyo del Vino · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€ Centre · Mihail Lermontov St 46 · Студио дел Вино
Typical: Glass €4–7
A cosy little wine bar, rated 4.9 on Google, for a glass before dinner.
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Try Prosecco, a rosé or a spritz.
Craft beer Papa Beer craft beer bar · Photo: venue’s Google Maps listing
€ Centre · Milin Kamak St 1 · Папа Бир
Typical: Craft beer €3–5
The top-ranked bar in Burgas on Restaurant Guru, with a great selection of craft and draft beers and friendly staff.
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Try Ask for a Bulgarian craft beer.
‹ › 1/3 ShaNo5 Brewpub · Photos: venue’s website & Google Maps listing
€€ By the station · Han Krum St 6 · ШаНо5
Typical: Craft beer €3–5
A brewpub near the railway station, in a big wood-and-brick hall with a long bar.
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Try The house beer.