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The Best Bars in Sofia

Sofia's bartenders work Bulgaria's own spirit, rakia, into modern cocktails, from apricot and plum to grape rakia mixed with mezcal. The best bars in Sofia sit in the center, along Tsar Shishman Street, Vasil Levski Boulevard and the leafy streets of Oborishte. Sputnik Cocktail Bar has flown since 1 September 2015 under a space and astronomy theme, with a whole section of rakia twists, coffee by day beside the park and DJs on weekends; its Plamena pairs grape rakia with mezcal. On Tsar Shishman, Phi Cocktail Bar hangs modern art on its walls and sorts its menu into four geometric families, from linear aperitifs to long, carbonated spirals. 3 oz. Bar, opened in 2019 by three bartenders on Vasil Levski Boulevard, has no cocktail menu at all: guests order at the bar, talk through what they like and watch the drink being made to a soundtrack of funk, hip-hop and jazz. Phi takes walk-ins only, while 3 oz. Bar books tables online. These are the bars we would start with.

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  1. Phi Cocktail Bar
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    Phi Cocktail Bar

    Phi Cocktail Bar was created by a close knit team around the idea of balance, bringing cocktails and art together. The room on Shishman Street blends classic elegance with a contemporary edge and is dotted with modern art pieces. Each cocktail pairs the familiar with the unexpected, and presentation is treated as part of the drink. Walk ins only.

    ul. Tsar Shishman 24, Sofia
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  2. Sputnik Cocktail Bar
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    Sputnik Cocktail Bar

    Sputnik launched on 1 September 2015 next to the park on Yanko Sakazov Boulevard, with a collaborative team that creates its own signature cocktails. Guests drink under the bar's ambient merkabah lamp or take a seat at the counter beside the bartenders. It serves coffee by day and cocktails in the evening, to a soundtrack of groovy music.

    bul. Yanko Sakazov 17, 1527 Sofia
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  3. The Cocktail Bar
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    The Cocktail Bar

    The Cocktail Bar has been shaping drinks in Sofia since 2013 under the line mixing feelings and flavors. It sits on Angel Kanchev Street, and its bartenders build seasonal menus around fresh ingredients and house preparations, with a long running focus on gin and tonic combinations.

    ul. Angel Kanchev 9A, Sofia
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  4. 3 oz. Bar
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    3 oz. Bar

    3 oz. opened in 2019 as the shared project of three bartenders. There is no cocktail menu: each drink is built to the guest's taste, ordered and collected at the bar, where guests watch it being made. Funk, hip hop and jazz set the mood, and the kitchen sends out freshly prepared food.

    bul. Vasil Levski 3, SofiaDaily 18:00-02:00
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  5. 5L Speakeasy Bar
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    5L Speakeasy Bar

    5L is a speakeasy in central Sofia, reached through a secret door. The bar sums itself up as great cocktails made by passionate mixologists, and its team takes part in events such as Negroni Week and regional bar shows.

    ul. Tsar Shishman 15, 1000 Sofia
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