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"Authentic atmosphere and friendly staff, with a good, varied choice at reasonable prices. A little out of the way, but well worth the visit. Recommended!"
"If you want a cosy Bulgarian atmosphere, this is the place to be. Generous dishes, friendly staff and an excellent price to quality ratio. We ate very well."
"Typical Bulgarian food in a place with great charm and rural decor. A folk group goes round the tables singing. Very friendly service. A must in Sofia."
"Traditional Bulgarian cuisine at average prices, with good portions and excellent lamb. A place we would happily recommend to anyone heading to Sofia."
"A truly evocative place full of rustic objects, with a folk show during dinner. The lamb pilaf was the best thing I tasted in Bulgaria. Excellent wines too."
Book a tableAsk for a group offerHadjidraganovite Kashti is a traditional Bulgarian restaurant in four restored houses from 1866, near Lion's Bridge in central Sofia. Each house is built in the style of a different Bulgarian town: Koprivshtitsa, Zheravna, Melnik and Bansko. A live folk band plays every evening except Tuesday, from 20:00 to 23:00, and in summer the tables move out to a courtyard under the vines. Most guests spend €25 to 35 each on food and drinks.
Book a table on WhatsApp| Lamb soup, 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 |
| Starosofiska, roasted peppers with cheese and walnuts, 400 g | 9.00 |
| Nevrokopska salad, 400 g | 9.00 |
| Ovcharska salad, 450 g | 8.59 |
| Green salad, 350 g | 6.70 |
| Salad Bulgare, 400 g | 9.92 |
| Salad with cheese mousse and dried fillet, 300 g | 9.66 |
| Belomorska tuna salad, 350 g | 9.00 |
| Smoked salmon salad in a parmesan basket, 400 g | 13.19 |
| Kalugerska bean salad, 300 g | 5.90 |
| Unashka, Hero's salad to share, 1850 g | 34.00 |
| Pod Asmata salad platter to share, 1500 g | 39.16 |
| Katak, white cheese, yoghurt and walnut spread, 150 g | 5.10 |
| Kyopoolu, aubergine dip, 150 g | 4.35 |
| Roasted peppers with garlic and dill, 200 g | 5.57 |
| Raziadka, cheese spread with dried fillet, 150 g | 6.20 |
| Nevrozna raziadka, white cheese and chilli, 120 g | 4.59 |
| Sharena raziadka, mixed spreads, 120 g | 5.30 |
| Herb spread with flat sausage, 150 g | 6.20 |
| Chickpea dip, 120 g | 3.95 |
| Pickled chillies, 80 g | 3.09 |
| Cold herb-marinated pork, 100 g | 3.99 |
| Lamb tongue with hummus, 150 g | 8.20 |
| Smoked bonito, 150 g | 6.90 |
| Smoked salmon, 80 g | 7.20 |
| Smoked salmon on parlenka, 220 g | 8.28 |
| Thassos olives, 100 g | 4.09 |
| Meat and cheese platter, 300 g | 19.89 |
| Cow's cheese, 100 g | 2.95 |
| Usukan shish, chicken, pork and beef, 650 g | 20.90 |
| Balkanska skara, grill for four, 2200 g | 65.60 |
| Valche meze, platter for four, 2200 g | 71.58 |
| Bogatashko fillet platter for four, 1600 g | 99.60 |
| Boiled beans with sausage, 450 g | 8.90 |
| Tatarsko kyufte, stuffed meatball, 370 g | 9.00 |
| Bansko sausage, 350 g | 10.90 |
| BBQ pork neck steak, 350 g | 12.70 |
| Kavarma Radomir style, clay pot, 350 g | 14.80 |
| Roasted pork ribs, 500 g | 15.20 |
| Pork knuckle, 550 g | 18.82 |
| Kralimarkovski shashlik, 750 g | 20.20 |
| Chicken fillet, 350 g | 13.60 |
| Chicken Klisura style, copper pan, 350 g | 13.20 |
| Chicken shashlik, 600 g | 15.30 |
| Koprivshtenska sabia, chicken with cheese, 550 g | 18.87 |
| Lamb delicacy, stewed pluck, 320 g | 14.60 |
| Ovcharski delikates, tongues and brains, 350 g | 16.77 |
| Lamb pilaf with walnuts, 350 g | 17.79 |
| Lamb knuckle in red wine, 450 g | 23.11 |
| Crispy roasted lamb, 350 g | 25.05 |
| Lamb St George's way, 450 g | 25.05 |
| Grilled lamb cutlets, 450 g | 25.40 |
| Lamb in bohcha, wrapped in parlenka, 400 g | 26.28 |
| Whole lamb shoulder for 5 to 6 | 125.00 |
| Chirpan beef pan with porcini, 370 g | 20.60 |
| Roast beef with rice, 400 g | 27.76 |
| Veal shashlik, 450 g | 28.00 |
| Trout, per 100 g | 3.89 |
| Sea bass, per 100 g | 4.90 |
| Salmon fillet, 300 g | 21.99 |
| Sirene po shopski, cheese in a clay pot, 300 g | 8.49 |
| Kachamak, polenta with cheese, 450 g | 9.90 |
| Porcini risotto with parmigiano, 300 g | 11.71 |
| Porcini in herb butter, 200 g | 14.80 |
| Baked goat cheese with walnuts, 200 g | 15.29 |
| Parlenka with or without garlic, 160 g | 3.50 |
| Parlenka with butter, 160 g | 4.55 |
| 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 |
| Einkorn bread with butter, 100 g | 2.51 |
| Banitsa with white cheese and yoghurt, 200 g | 3.48 |
| Buffalo yoghurt with jam, 200 g | 3.53 |
| Homemade ice cream with blueberry jam, 150 g | 4.24 |
| Mlechen dar, yoghurt parfait, 180 g | 4.76 |
| White and dark chocolate cake, 180 g | 6.03 |
| Chicken in a clay egg, 3 hours, 2000 g | 55.22 |
| Stuffed lamb shoulder | 167.70 |
| Voevodska sofra for 6 to 8, 5000 g | 174.86 |
| Voevodska sofra for 10 to 12, 7000 g | 238.77 |
In 1866 the merchant Hadji Dragan brought master builders from four corners of Bulgaria to build an inn in Sofia. Each house follows the style of its builders' home town, Koprivshtitsa, Zheravna, Melnik and Bansko, with carved wood, painted walls and its own character. After four years of restoration the complex opened as a restaurant in 2004. Come a little early and walk through the rooms before you sit down.
A folk band plays every evening except Tuesday, from 20:00 to 23:00, on traditional instruments and at a volume that still lets you talk. The musicians often move between the rooms and the tables. 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 Kashti is at 75 Kozloduy St., near Maria Luiza Blvd and the Ramada hotel, a 5 minute walk from Lion's Bridge metro. The entrance is inside the building and not visible from the street, so it is easy to walk past. Once in, take a few minutes to look around the rooms before you sit down.
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