Three essential stops on your city coffee route
For the days when the place matters as much as the coffee
Coffee has long been more than a reason to stop for five minutes.
It’s the morning ritual, the gap between meetings, a long conversation with a friend or a moment when the city seems to slow down. From cosy neighbourhood spots to busy central addresses, good coffee comes with its own atmosphere. Some days you need a coffee; other days you need the right place for one. Sofia gives you plenty of reasons to change your route and find a new favourite, whether for a quick espresso, an unhurried cappuccino or a catch-up that somehow lasts hours. These three stops have different personalities and one shared weakness: good coffee.
Little’s Coffee
Sheynovo Street is full of small discoveries. We’re stopping at one that offers a fresh take on instant coffee. Little’s Coffee is a charming spot for a coffee experience you can take home.
It makes a convincing case for giving instant another look,
with fragrant 100% Arabica, natural flavourings, no sugar, fully recyclable packaging and a broad decaf selection. It takes seconds to prepare, with just four calories per cup according to the product information. Drop into the boutique and explore the flavours.
13A Sheynovo Street
+359 877 424 022
www.wearelittles.bg
Say Memento and a fragrant cup of coffee is one of the first things that comes to mind. Selected and roasted especially for the brand in Italy, its 100% Arabica is prepared by professional baristas. Coffee is taken seriously here.
Each of the three locations has its own presence
and the lively feel of a good day in the city. Morning and afternoon coffee are only part of it: after dark, cocktails take over. You probably know that side of Memento already.
106 Georgi S. Rakovski Street; 32 Vitosha Boulevard; National Palace of Culture (NDK), 1 Bulgaria Square
www.memento.cafe
Vitoshka, Sofia’s pedestrian shopping street, rarely turns the volume down. At Social Café, you have a good seat from which to watch it. Café, cocktail bar and restaurant share a roof, so all you need to change is your order. The menu brings together fresh pasta, pizza, risotto, seafood and meat dishes, with choices for vegetarians, vegans and children.
Start with an espresso, stay for lunch and somehow find yourself ordering a cocktail.
Add the themed music evenings and the name makes perfect sense. You just have to decide when to arrive.
16 Vitosha Boulevard
+359 876 767 647
www.socialcafe.bg
Less is more: three places built around one product
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