Boom Burger + Kanaal Craft Beer @ Sofia

Located a stones throw from off of Vitoshia Blvd, Boom Burger is the only gourmet burger shop in Sofia. If you go here try one of the more interesting burgers, the boom burger looked nice and tasted fairly good, however the surroundings of the meat were the main contributors to taste; I found myself wishing that I'd ordered the pulled pork ribs burger instead. On the brighter side they serve a wide selection of beer here, I got myself a White Stork, which was a crisp Bulgarian brewed compliment to the meal and helped smooth over any negative feelings. Although gourmet burger culture may have a far way to go in Sofia, when you only have 1 choice that makes this the best one in town.

Inside Boom Burger

Boom Burger

Bulgarian Treats

In order to get me more familiar with the local culture in Bulgaria, my tour guide brought me to a couple of restaurants near Vitoshka street yesterday. I placed my fate in his hands to decide what what types of Bulgarian things I should sample, here's what he came up with:

A thick red sauce made from tomatoes, yet not called ketchup, Lyutenitsa has been a popular snack for centuries here. This was supposed to be spread on bread, however it was tasty on everything I put it on.

Bowl of Lyutenitsa

Ale House @ Sofia

In order to help my sleep cycle reach the desired point, I went out for some beer last night with my local guide. We ended up at an underground bar called Ale House for a while while he explained to me the dark underbelly of living in a former communist state, which includes everything from corrupt police to gypsy's stealing your electricity. Each table in the bar had a metered tap, allowing us to sit down and poor delicious weisse beer right out of the wall. The only danger with this is that a foreigner like me might not have enough beer tap skills to poor a perfect glass each time, I ended up with a couple glasses full of foam.

Main drinking hall

Our tap

Sofia Bulgaria

Occasionally in life, a problem becomes so convoluted that the solution sounds almost irrational. The one that I just got dragged into had degenerated to the point, that the best solution anyone could come up with was to fly me from Beijing to Bulgaria with a 10 terabyte hard drive and a bottle of Baiju. After landing I walked around Sofia a bit and snapped some photos:

Suburb of Sophia from the plane

Presidency and Ancient Complex Serdika