This story is about two friends from high-school, Ivaylo and Stefan, and their love for Bulgarian food. They both grew up in Bulgaria, where the word food and the words organic food meant the same thing. They both liked cooking classic Bulgarian meals and of course loved eating them too.

On one of his trips abroad, Ivaylo discovered with great dissatisfaction what a non-organic food was. He was very surprised to find out that food can be prepared with chemically altered ingredients and that even basic foods, such as bread, are made with artificial fillers and additives. He was puzzled as to why people would want to buy something that is not natural when they can have the same food in its natural form. Soon, he realized that it was much cheaper to produce the non-organic, altered foods and hence, it cost less to buy it.

Being used to home grown, hence organic, Bulgarian food Ivaylo had a hard time finding the same kinds of food he had taken for granted for many years. It took time and in many cases, a mere chance, for him to discover a few restaurants that serve Bulgarian food prepared with natural ingredients where he could enjoy his home country cuisine in its best form.

As years passed by the list of Bulgarian restaurants that Ivaylo had visited kept growing. He also kept records of the places he hadn't been to yet, just in case he goes there one day with friends. As to eating organic foods only outside the Bulgarian restaurants? Well, he knew about several stores that sold Bulgarian produce and he would often buy food from there.
He also went to the local farmers markets to buy fresh produce. In other words he was doing his best to eat the same quality of food that he had grown up with.

At the same time Stefan, or Stefano as the media knows him, was getting better at preparing all kinds of meals - with Bulgarian still being his favorite ones. But since it is not always fun to prepare all the Bulgarian food you want to eat yourself, Stefan wanted to find a place where he can enjoy a mixed grill, Bulgarian style, with a pitcher of ice cold Kamenitza, as often as he'd like.

And here's where all of this came together. Ivaylo and Stefan, sat down one day, chopped some Shopska salad, poured some rakia and realized that they have something that many other people can use as well - they had information about how to find Bulgarian food. This is how this handy online guide to your local Bulgarian food, stores and wine came into existence.

The information you will find here is available for free to anyone. If you are a Bulgarian wine connoisseur or if you are searching for the nearest place to enjoy a meal with a sip of the unique tasting rakia then this site will help you find what you are looking for. If you are the owner of a Bulgarian restaurant or a Bulgarian produce store and want more people to hear about your place we can help you spread the word.

So, to summarize - looking for Bulgarian food is the same as looking for organic and healthy food. Let us help you in finding it. Use our quick locator to find the nearest source of healthy nutrition and enjoy it the best you can.