Food & Drink

34 places — restaurants, cafés, halal & veg, groceries

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Borago

Restaurant & café · €€ · Daily 07:00–23:00

One of Pleven's best-loved restaurants — open from 07:00 to 23:00, so it works for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

1.2 km · 14 min Locally recommendedOpen 07:00–23:00Breakfast to dinner

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Pinch of Love

Bulgarian · €€

Authentic Bulgarian cooking — the place to send friends and family who want to taste the country properly.

160 m · 2 min Bulgarian foodTraditionalGood for guests

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Hummus House

Mediterranean · €€

Mediterranean food and the most vegetarian-friendly menu in town — currently closed, possibly for the summer.

90 m · 1 min Vegetarian friendlyMediterraneanTemporarily closed

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Borago Kitchen (Kaylaka)

Restaurant · €€€ · Daily 07:30–24:00

At the entrance to Kaylaka Park — the place to eat after a walk, open from 07:30 until midnight.

2.2 km · 27 min Locally recommendedAt Kaylaka ParkOpen until midnight

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Dodo Pizza

Pizza · €€

Well-rated pizza in the centre with delivery — a dependable option when nobody wants to cook.

760 m · 10 min PizzaDeliveryCity centre

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Corner Cafe

Café & bakery · €

Café, bakery and food in one — coffee plus something fresh from the oven on Hristo Botev boulevard.

170 m · 2 min CoffeeBakeryCheap eats

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STORY CAFE & FOOD

Coffee shop · €€

The highest-rated café in the centre — good coffee, food, and a calm place to sit with a laptop.

330 m · 4 min CoffeeFoodCity centre

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Lidl — ul. Georgi Kochev

Discount supermarket · € · Daily 07:30–21:30

The most central Lidl — cheapest weekly shop in Pleven and the best-rated supermarket in town.

550 m · 7 min CheapestSupermarketCity centre

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Life Restaurant & Sushi

Sushi & international · €€€

The more elegant option in town — sushi and international dishes for when the occasion deserves more than a pizza box.

820 m · 10 min SushiElegantSpecial occasion

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Lidl — Storgozia

Discount supermarket · € · Daily 07:30–21:30

Lidl branch in the Storgozia neighbourhood — same low prices, handy if you live on that side.

3.4 km CheapestSupermarketStorgozia

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Pizzeria Cantonata

Italian / pizza · €€

Proper Italian pizza in Pleven — a reliable, affordable dinner that everyone in the group agrees on.

1.7 km · 21 min PizzaGroup dinnerVegetarian options

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Resto Momento

Bulgarian & modern · €€

Modern takes on Bulgarian cooking in a comfortable setting — a solid choice when you want a proper sit-down meal.

740 m · 9 min Bulgarian foodSit-down dinnerCard payment

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Dvete Sarneta

Traditional Bulgarian (mehana) · €€

A traditional Bulgarian mehana in the Kaylaka park area — grilled meat, local dishes and a green setting.

3.0 km TraditionalIn KaylakaGrilled meat

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Lidl — bul. Storgozia

Discount supermarket · € · Daily 07:30–21:30

The third Lidl, on bul. Storgozia in the northern industrial zone.

1.8 km · 23 min CheapestSupermarket

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Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant

Indian · €€

The Indian restaurant in Pleven — the taste of home for Indian students, and where friends take everyone else to try it.

370 m · 5 min Indian foodVegetarian optionsCity centre

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Turski Izkusheniya (Turkish Delights)

Turkish food shop · € · Mon–Sat 09:00–19:00

The most reliable source of halal-certified products in Pleven — plus Turkish and Middle Eastern goods the big supermarkets don't carry.

840 m · 11 min Halal-certified productsTurkish productsTwo branches

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Deja Vu Pizza & Restaurant

Italian & Bulgarian · €€

Pizza and restaurant dishes under one roof — flexible when half your group wants pizza and the other half wants a plate of something else.

1.2 km · 15 min PizzaMixed menuGroup friendly

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Sasso Pizza & Pasta

Italian · €€

Pizza and pasta with a big local following — a step up from fast food without being expensive.

610 m · 8 min PizzaPastaVegetarian options

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Doner Stop

Doner & kebab · €

Central doner shop on Ivan Vazov street — fast, cheap, and exactly what you want between lectures or after a night out.

620 m · 8 min Cheap eatsFastCity centre

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Coffeepoint Garden

Coffee shop · €

Café with a garden on Vasil Levski — outdoor seating in the centre for coffee between lectures.

810 m · 10 min CoffeeOutdoor seatingCity centre

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Billa — Central Mall

Supermarket · €€ · Daily 07:30–21:00

Billa inside Central Mall on Svoboda Square — convenient when you're already in the centre.

760 m · 9 min SupermarketCity centreIn Central Mall

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Canape Food Club

Modern European · €€

Modern cooking with a very good value lunch menu — one of the smartest weekday lunches in Pleven.

890 m · 11 min Great lunch menuModern foodWeekday deal

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Kaufland — ul. Grenaderska

Hypermarket · € · Opens early, until 21:30

The other big Kaufland, in the northern industrial zone — opens very early.

890 m · 11 min HypermarketCheapOpens early

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Kaufland — ul. San Stefano

Hypermarket · € · Daily 07:00–21:30

Big Kaufland with a Pepco inside — groceries plus cheap home basics in one trip.

1.8 km · 23 min HypermarketPepco insideCheap

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REVUE Modern Bar & Dinner

Café & dinner · €€€ · Mon–Sat 08:00–24:00 · Sun 10:00–24:00

Big, calm café-restaurant in the centre — the place to actually talk. Kitchen until 22:00, doors until midnight.

930 m · 12 min Quiet enough to talkKitchen until 22:00Central

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Life Supermarket — bul. Ruse 6

Supermarket (local chain) · € · Daily 07:00–22:00

One of the two Life branches closest to the university — local chain, open until 22:00.

320 m · 4 min Local businessNear the universityOpen until 22:00

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Life Supermarket — ul. Ruse 87

Supermarket (local chain) · € · Daily 07:00–22:00

One of the two Life branches closest to the university — local chain, open 07:00–22:00 every day.

250 m · 3 min Local businessNear the universityOpen until 22:00

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Billa — ul. Asen Halachev

Supermarket · €€ · Daily 07:30–22:00

Large Billa with long hours — one of the main international chains for a full weekly shop.

1.4 km · 18 min SupermarketOpen until 22:00Card payment

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24/7 Sandwiches & Grill (Denonoshtni sandvichi i skara)

Late-night grill & sandwiches · € · 24 hours

The genuinely 24-hour option in Pleven — grilled food and sandwiches at any hour, including 4am.

830 m · 10 min Open 24/7Cheap eatsLate night

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Life Supermarket — ul. Neofit Rilski

Supermarket (local chain) · € · Daily 07:00–22:00

The smaller Life branch in the centre — quick stop for the basics rather than a full weekly shop.

590 m · 7 min Local businessSmall branchCity centre

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Life Supermarket — ul. Vasil Aprilov

Supermarket (local chain) · € · Daily 07:00–22:00

A large branch of the local Life chain in the centre — full weekly shop, local business.

880 m · 11 min Local businessLarge branchCity centre

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Doner Pikant

Doner & kebab · €

Doner on Danail Popov in the heart of the centre — quick, cheap and easy to find.

900 m · 11 min Cheap eatsFastCity centre

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Life Supermarket — ul. Tsar Samuil

Supermarket (local chain) · € · Daily 07:00–22:00

Large Life branch on Tsar Samuil — the local chain, open 07:00–22:00 daily.

1.7 km · 21 min Local businessLarge branch

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Doner & Pizza (Tsanko Tserkovski street)

Doner & pizza · € · Until 01:00

Open until 01:00 in the centre — handy late, though reviews are mixed.

820 m · 10 min Late nightCheap eatsMixed reviews

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