Prodadena Nevesta

Owned by local photographer Nikolai Hristakiev, this restaurant located opposite the registry office in an old timber house is a popular choice with Varna foodies, who clamber upstairs to the cozy, wood-paneled rooms, almost every inch covered with bookshelves and wine racks (550 different labels on offer). There is no English menu, but some of the staff speak English and will ask you what you feel like eating. They might run through favorites like the bean soup, redolent with Bulgarian mint, and point out rarities like the very traditional but usually homemade poparasis serena, crusty bread with white cheese, butter, sugar, red pepper, and paprika. If you're really hungry, try the mixed grill served with fresh cucumber, tomato, and home-cut potato chips (ask for the latter to be fried with garlic and dill); or the pork loin slow fried with bacon, gherkins, and mushrooms, then slow baked with cheese.

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