Main course:
(1) 'Kavarma' – meat and vegetable stew served in traditional individual pots.
(2) 'Chushka biurek' – coated fried pepper stuffed with eggs and white cheese


Non-alcoholic beverages:
(1) 'Boza' – rye drink, usually taken during breakfast
(2) 'Ayrian' - yoghurt and water mixture. Nothing can be better! Nothing can be compared with the 'ayrian' in summer or when you have a hangover:-)


If you want to savour some of these dishes and much mire, visit a 'mehana' (tavern).
National dishes are served there in a traditional atmosphere. There are bands in some tavern that play Bulgarian folk music in the evening.
A dish costs $1 - $1.70.
A soup is $0.50.


Certainly, there is a host of high-priced international cuisine restaurants.
A lunch for one consisting of soup, salad, main course y dessert, depending on the restaurant category, costs $4 - $6, alcohol not included.

There are many fast-food restaurant and pizza places, where you have a huge choice of dishes:
hamburger $0,35,
hot dog $0,35,
cheese and ham sandwich $0,45,
pizza $1 - $2,
lasagne $2,
spaghetti $1 - $1,50
salty pie with cheese $0,15 - $0,25.
Coca Cola or Sprite - $0,25 - $,50.

If you visit Ruse, try the 'katma' – a 30-cm round pancake.
They are prepare3d immediately, in front of you.
The filling can consist of honey and walnuts, fruit jam or cheese, ham, etc.
The price is $0,45 - $0,95.
It is a bit uncomfortable because you eat them walking.

		There is a wide variety of alcoholic drinks at very moderate prices. The 'rakia' (brandy) is the national drink. It is made of grapes, apricots or plums. There are different brands. (A bottle of Tsar Simeon rakia, among the most expensive ones, costs $8. Watch it! Never buy these drinks at open markets. It is advisable to buy them at food or wine shops where quality is guaranteed. Bulgaria, and the city of Ruse in particular, are very famous in Eastern Europe with its red and white wines. A bottle of wine is $3 - $5 in shops and $5 - $8 in restaurants.

You must try Cabernet Sauvignon reserve or Chardonnay – manufactured by Vinprom, the Ruse wine-makers.
And remember that tap water, fountain water and even well water is drinkable.

So, get ready to say 'Dobar apetit' (Bon apetit!) and Nazdrave! (Cheers!).