A Sofia café-bar with one of the more considered interiors in the city centre — a long corridor space with a black-and-white chequerboard floor, copper dome pendant lights, exposed industrial pipework, hanging dried botanicals, and a black iron mezzanine level at the rear. The effect is layered and slightly theatrical without being self-conscious about it. The menu is built around hummus and mezze in various configurations, with coffee and wine available at either end of the day. The clientele is mixed: students, office workers, the occasional gallery visitor. The kind of place that works equally well for a quick lunch and a slow afternoon — which is the correct ambition for a café in a city that doesn't hurry.
City Centre, Sofia, Bulgaria