Drinking at the best bars in Sofia is going to be covered in full detail as this post goes along. Some may be searching for a tall glass of beer, a shot of vodka, to save money on liquor during local drink special times, or maybe to sing karaoke and either way you should have a much better understanding of the scene soon.
We will kick this baby off with the best wine and cocktail bars in Sofia. Breweries and sports bars where you can watch the big game or maybe play some pool or throw some darts will get our second section.
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The best drink specials at bars near you with cheaper alcohol will come next before we pivot to bars with trivia, quiz, and/or game nights in your area. Bars for dancing, karaoke, and to listen to live music will garner our final section.
Expect to find a map with all these spots pinned on it so you can have a better feel for what venues are closest to your current area at the moment. All of our guides to drinking at bars around Europe are available there if you want to check them out.
Cocktail & Wine Bars
The best cocktail and wine bars in Sofia might just be:
- Sputnik Cocktail Bar at bul. Yanko Sakazov 17
- Vino & Tapas at bul. Kniaz Aleksandar Dondukov 38
- Grape Central at ul. Tsar Samuil 45
Sputnik Cocktail Bar serves wonderful food and fantastic cocktails in your area that are made with traditional Bulgarian ingredients while also offering live music every Thursday and groovy music every Friday and Saturday.
Vino & Tapas is a wine bar that serves exceptional wines from across the world at reasonable prices and delicious tapas in a welcoming English-speaking environment.
Grape Central is a local wine bar and restaurant that serves over 300 varietels from across the world as well as a nutritious Saturday brunch.
Sofia Breweries & Sports Bars
Watch the big game with your friends and sample new flavors of beers at the best breweries and sports bars in your area:
- JJ Murphy’s at ul. Karnigradska 6
- The Academy Arena Zapad at bul. Todor Alexandrov64
- Efbet Sports Bar at bul. Aleksandar Malinov 51
JJ Murphy’s offers a variety of authentic Irish beers and food in addition to many televisions displaying a variety of Premier League sports from 10am to 2am every day.
The Academy Arena Zapad is a great sports bar near you that features three massive 140-inch HD displays for a comprehensive view of all athletic events as well as delicious food, drinks, and live music where one can pay a visit from 12pm to 3am from Monday through Friday but it opens at 10am on Saturday and Sunday.
Efbet Sports Bar has a welcoming, modern, and sophisticated ambiance where one can watch various football teams on full HD displays and it is entirely feasible to watch not one but numerous football games or other sports at the same time.
Local Drink Specials
Since we don’t speak the language we have to admit this one has been really tough for us. If you know of any local bars with great liquor specials to drink cheaper in Sofia please tell us in the comments, thanks
Trivia, Quiz, & Game Nights
There are plenty of bars with local trivia, quiz, and game nights:
Boarding is a great bar with board games in your area that also offers craft beers, mead, specialty teas, wines, and local pub quiz nights. They are open from 4pm to 10pm from Monday through Friday but open at 2pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Dada Bar is a one-of-a-kind location to unwind, meet up with friends, enjoy DJ parties, listen to fantastic live music, and occasionally attend an intriguing cultural event. It is open from 5pm to 12am from Tuesday through Thursday but closes at 2am on Friday and Saturday and stays closed on Sunday and Monday.
Rock’nRolla who we are about to mention also has a local bar quiz night on Tuesdays starting at 8pm.
Dance, Karaoke, & Live Music
These bars are great for dancing, live music, and karaoke:
- Rock’nRolla at ul. Graf Ignatiev 1
- Soundwave at ul. Akademik Boris Stefanov 4
Rock’nRolla has amazing cocktails as well as a fun bar dance party with live music near you starting at 8pm and a quiz night every Tuesday at 8pm.
Soundwave features live music from the top Bulgarian bands as well as amazing bar karaoke nights in Sofia starting at 10pm. Their hours are from 9pm and 4am from Monday through Saturday.
Sputnik Cocktail Bar and Academy Arena Zapad are a couple of more bars with live music in your area to check out.
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Have Fun Drinking At The Best Bars In Sofia
Now that you have read all of that you should have a much better understanding of what is available in your area. There are plenty of local wine and cocktail bars, breweries to watch sports at, places with good drink specials to save money, trivia, quiz, and game nights, as well as bars to listen to live music, dance, and sing karaoke near you.
If you notice us listing any venues that are no longer open or just think we got something wrong please tell us in the comments so this page stays as up to date as possible. Now go have fun drinking at the best bars in Sofia.
