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( 981 571;
www.hotelsolo-bg.com
; ul Volov 2; s/d incl breakfast €20/35; )
This
friendly small hotel run by a helpful local couple has an excellent central location above
the pedestrian street. Rooms vary in size but are clean and well kept (the larger ones have
better showers). The photo-sensitive should note, however, that the annoying flashing
lights from the casino opposite can't be completely blocked out by the curtains.
Hotel Rai $$
( 802 670;
www.hotel-rai.eu
; ul Ohrid 26a; s/d €20/28; )
The Rai has a quiet set-
ting near the Shumensko Plato Nature Park. Rooms are spacious and well done, with all
amenities including hydromassage showers, a fitness centre and solarium.
HOTEL
HOTEL
Hotel Zamaka $$
( 800 409;
www.zamakbg.eu
; ul Vasil Levski 17; s/d/apt 40/60/85 lv; )
This
lovely new hotel in a quiet residential neighbourhood just west from the main square has
friendly staff and cosy rooms, set around a garden courtyard with a traditional restaurant.
Eating
BULGARIAN
Minaliat Vek Restaurant $$$
( 801-615; bul Simeon Veliki 81; mains 9-17 lv; )
This local favourite, and part of
the Minaliat Vek hotel, seeks to re-create the 'old time' tastes its name suggests. There's a
long (and colourfully described!) list of Bulgarian specialities, ranging from filling
satch
(a stew baked in clay pots) to shashliks and a variety of tasty salads, plus numerous Bul-
garian wines.
Katmi $
(pl Osvobozhdenie 12; pancakes 2 lv; 7.30am-8pm)
This local takeaway institution,
off a side entrance on the square, offers delicious
palachinki
(pancakes) - much better
than the usual Balkan crepe - with a choice of 122 different combinations. A pancake
with all-natural blueberry and strawberry jam is especially tasty.
PANCAKES
