Siesta Sofia

Park bistro

Bogomil from Sofia

""Siesta" is a small wooden bistro/restaurant in South Park in Sofia. What I really like about the place is the huge trees I like to relax under..."

Siesta is a small wooden bistro/restaurant in the middle of the South Park in Sofia. It is rather hard to find if you don't know where to look for it. It looks like a mountain hut as it is built of wood and has wooden benches and tables outside.

The food is not that impressive, although they have a good variety of dishes, including fish and barbeque, as well as pizza. What I really like about the place is that it is a great relaxation place during the summer heat as it is surrounded by huge trees and there is a river flowing near by.

In the summer the place is quite busy and in peak times it might be hard to find a free table as the restaurant is usually full of people resting and having a cold beer after walking or playing around in the park. It is often visited by moms with their little children.

An interesting thing to note is that the restaurant attracts and supports a lot of cats. There are usually about 20 cats walking around and asking for food from customers. Some of the cats live on the roof and they all create a very bizarre environment.

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About me My name is Bogomil and I've lived in Sofia all my life, except for the 4 years that I lived in the UK to complete my university degree in Finance. I make websites for a living and have a small web development company and I myself am a php programmer. Apart from being interested in internet and technologies in general I like to explore my city and find hidden gems and interesting places, especially nice restaurants with interesting and quality food. During my life I have discovered that a quality outlook of a place does not usually mean that the place is any good in ...

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Dec 11, 2025

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