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"Worth coming for the local experience! Traditional live music after 8 pm, fantastic staff, delicious local dishes and a great wine selection. We loved it."
"Set in true Bulgarian style in the centre, with a terrace and plenty of locals. At 8 pm a trio played while moving round the whole place. Very good food."
"A traditional restaurant with authentic food, generous portions, good quality and very attentive staff. If you come at the weekend, make sure to book ahead."
"One of the most pleasant meals of our stay. Tasty, abundant dishes made with care, a characterful room and live traditional music. An absolute must-try!"
"Abundant, well-prepared traditional dishes, among the best we found in Bulgaria. They suggested a young house wine to match. Good value, friendly waiter."
Book a tableAsk for a group offerHadjidraganovite Izbi, the Cellars of Hadjidragan, is a traditional Bulgarian restaurant in an old stone wine cellar, one minute from Vitosha Blvd in central Sofia. Expect stone walls, barrels along the halls, wood carvings and benches covered in Kotlen rugs. Folk musicians play Wednesday to Sunday, from 20:00 to 23:00, and in summer the courtyard garden opens. Most guests spend €25 to 35 each on food and drinks.
Book a table on WhatsApp| Lamb soup with vegetables, 350 g | 7.49 |
| Porcini soup, 350 g | 7.49 |
| Shopska salad, 350 g | 7.62 |
| Snezhanka, strained yoghurt, cucumber and walnuts, 250 g | 6.49 |
| Piperena, roasted peppers with garlic and dill, 200 g | 6.90 |
| Nevrokopska salad, 400 g | 9.00 |
| Ovcharska salad, 400 g | 8.59 |
| Selska salad with goat cheese, 400 g | 8.49 |
| Salad Bulgare, 450 g | 9.92 |
| Salad with cheese mousse and dried fillet, 300 g | 9.66 |
| Sborianska salad, 350 g | 6.70 |
| Vitamin salad, 350 g | 7.11 |
| Belomorska tuna salad, 400 g | 7.98 |
| Smoked salmon salad, 350 g | 10.17 |
| Kalugerska bean salad, 250 g | 5.90 |
| Unashka, Hero's salad to share, 1600 g | 34.00 |
| Katak, white cheese, yoghurt and walnut spread, 150 g | 5.10 |
| Kiopoolu, aubergine dip, 150 g | 4.35 |
| Aivar with fresh cheese, 150 g | 4.59 |
| Chilli spread with white cheese, 120 g | 4.59 |
| Sharena raziadka, mixed spreads, 120 g | 5.30 |
| Chickpea dip, 120 g | 3.95 |
| Kasapsko meze, cold roast pork, 130 g | 6.50 |
| Vine leaf rolls with milk sauce, 200 g | 5.93 |
| Lamb tongue with hummus, 150 g | 8.20 |
| Lamb sudzhuk, 50 g | 6.08 |
| Smoked Atlantic bonito, 150 g | 6.90 |
| Smoked salmon, 80 g | 7.20 |
| Salmon starter, 180 g | 8.28 |
| Thassos olives, 100 g | 4.09 |
| Meat and cheese platter, 300 g | 18.25 |
| White cheese, 100 g | 2.95 |
| Kapama, Bansko style, 400 g | 17.00 |
| Nashenska sofra, grill for two, 1100 g | 35.69 |
| Balkanska skara, grill for four, 2000 g | 65.60 |
| Valche meze, platter for four, 1600 g | 71.58 |
| Fillet platter for four, 1600 g | 99.60 |
| Bob v garne, beans with sausage, 450 g | 9.30 |
| Pork neck steak, 400 g | 16.26 |
| Grilled pork ribs, 500 g | 16.82 |
| Klopanitsa, pork fillet with porcini, 300 g | 19.74 |
| Pork knuckle, 500 g | 18.82 |
| Kralimarkovski shashlik for two, 550 g | 20.20 |
| Chicken fillet, 350 g | 13.60 |
| Turkey kavarma in a clay pot, 380 g | 12.63 |
| Koprivshtenska sabia, chicken with cheese, 550 g | 18.87 |
| Veal with porcini, 350 g | 26.28 |
| Veal with goose liver, 400 g | 26.02 |
| Chorbadzhiiska beef steaks, 450 g | 27.00 |
| Lamb pilaf with walnuts, 350 g | 17.79 |
| Ovcharski delikates, tongues and brains, 300 g | 16.77 |
| Lamb St George's way, 450 g | 25.05 |
| Lamb cutlets, 450 g | 25.41 |
| Whole lamb shoulder for 4, ask first | 125.00 |
| Trout, 350 g | 13.60 |
| Salmon fillet, 300 g | 21.99 |
| Kachamak, polenta with cheese, 450 g | 9.90 |
| Patatnik, potato and cheese bake, 300 g | 9.92 |
| Gabrovska topenitsa, peppers, eggs and cheese, 300 g | 9.00 |
| Dock with white cheese and eggs, 250 g | 9.00 |
| Porcini in butter, 200 g | 14.80 |
| Porcini risotto, 300 g | 11.71 |
| Parlenka with or without garlic, 160 g | 3.50 |
| Parlenka with white or yellow cheese, 180 g | 4.55 |
| Parlenka with both cheeses, 200 g | 5.10 |
| Gluten-free parlenka, 150 g | 6.10 |
| Homemade bread, 150 g | 1.99 |
| Banitsa with white cheese and yoghurt, 150 g | 3.48 |
| Buffalo yoghurt with jam, 180 g | 3.53 |
| Panna cotta with caramel, 180 g | 4.04 |
| Homemade ice cream with jam, 150 g | 4.24 |
| Mascarpone cake, 140 g | 5.57 |
| Chicken in a clay egg, 3 hours, 2000 g | 55.22 |
| Voevodska sofra for 6 to 8, 4500 g | 174.86 |
| Stuffed lamb shoulder | 167.70 |
| Stuffed roast pig, 10 to 11 kg | 360.00 |
The name means the Cellars of Hadjidragan, after the old owner. Inside, stone walls and wine barrels line the halls, with wood carvings, old costumes and wooden wheels on the walls. The benches are covered in Kotlen rugs and cushions made from costume aprons. On warm days the summer garden opens in the inner courtyard.
Folk musicians play Wednesday to Sunday, from 20:00 to 23:00, on traditional instruments. They often move from hall to hall and play between the tables, at a volume that still lets you talk. If the music matters to you, tell us when you book and we ask for a table close to it.
Send us the date, time and how many of you. We check availability and arrange the table.
Hadjidraganovite Izbi is at 18 Hristo Belchev St., next to the corner with Solunska St. and one minute from Vitosha Blvd. Sveta Nedelya Square is about a 4 minute walk away and NDK about 9 minutes. In summer, ask for a table in the courtyard garden.
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