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fleeces on the walls, and waiters in pantaloons, Chiflika is the best place in town for
hearty traditional food. On the big menu are clay-pot meals, including an excellent chick-
en
gyuvetch
, soups, grills and more adventurous options like stewed lambs' intestines.
Ostankino $
(ul Aleksandrovska 76; mains 3-8 lv; 8.30am- midnight)
Typical cheap and tasty Bul-
garian food including sausages, grills, steaks, chicken and fish are served at this busy cafe
with outdoor tables. It's a good place to enjoy a couple of cold beers, too.
BULGARIAN
Hlebozavod Ruse $
(ul Aleksandrovska; banitsa 0.70 lv; 6.30am-7pm Mon-Fri, 6.30am-2pm Sat)
Ruse's
best take-away snack shop draws locals all day, who come for the hot, freshly baked
ban-
itsa
(cheese pasties).
FAST FOOD
CHINESE
Bamboo $
(Bambuk; 870 555; ul Veliko Târnovo 5; mains 6-10 lv; 11am-11pm; )
In the
courtyard of the City Art Hotel, Bamboo offers the usual choice of Chinese rice and
noodle dishes, which all come in big portions. The chicken with three kinds of mush-
rooms is good, and a takeaway/home delivery service is available. Watch out for mosqui-
toes if you sit outside in the evening, though.
Restaurant Veneziano $$
(ul Rakovski 13; pizzas 7-15 lv; )
Veneziano is the place to go for pizzas and pasta,
with seating in an open internal courtyard, as well as a bar area.
PIZZERIA
FAST FOOD
Planet Food $
(ul Aleksandrovska 69; mains from 4 lv; 8am-11pm; )
The cheap and cheerful city
centre restaurant has plenty of outdoor seating, and offers a menu of hamburgers, sand-
wiches, and chicken and chips type of dishes.
