3 cafés in 3 citys. Places change: check opening hours before you go.
A living-room-sized café that roasts its own beans and keeps to classic espresso drinks rather than trends. It ranked #44 in the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops Europe list.
Order: espresso · cappuccino
💡 It is north of the Maritsa river; cross the bridge from the old town.
Pours coffee from Amsterdam's Friedhats plus rotating guest roasters, with éclairs made in its own upstairs kitchen. It won the 2025 European Coffee Trip Awards for Bulgaria.
Order: guest-roaster filter · éclair
💡 It is a block from the Alexander Nevsky area; the second location has a big garden.
Named after the city's coordinates, 43.12 opened in 2019 as the first specialty coffee and brunch spot of its kind in Varna. Its beans come from its own roastery, SNACK, in Plovdiv; it ranked #22 in the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops Europe list.
Order: flat white · brunch
💡 It is in the centre, a short walk to the Sea Garden.