Bansko is chock-full of mehanas, traditional-style taverns where Bulgarian food is washed down with copious quantities of local wine and spirits. Each mehana tries to cultivate a folksy feel through its choice of wooden furnishings, stripey tablecloths, brightly-coloured textiles and stone-clad walls (although these ethnic interior elements are becoming so standardized that it's become increasingly difficult to tell one mehana apart from another). The other characteristic feature of the Bansko mehana is the ubiquitous presence of Macedonian folk music - either on the CD player or performed live by a local band. With shrill clarinets drilling holes in your grey matter and the clatter of a darbuka drummer echoing around your ears, dining out in Bansko can be a wonderfully raucous experience. If neither Bulgarian munchies nor music are quite your cup of tea, then Bansko offers respite in the form of a handful of pizzerias, a couple of steakhouses, and a reasonable range of international food in the restaurants of the bigger hotels. In the restaurant reviews below the prices in brackets refer to the average cost spread (from cheapest to most expensive) of a main course.
Found just 200m off Pirin Street this tavern (mehana) welcomes you with an old wooden cart and the donkey Armando in the yard. This used to be the famous
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Banski Han i used to eat there it was my favoryte restaurant in bansko, but not anymore. I was there the 6/1/2010 it was realy very expensive and overcharged (40lv for beef fillets, 40lv for lampchops). That will be my last visit in that restaurant.[...]
Obetsanovata kashta Please don't go, is very bad choice. The food is tasty but you will be robber. If you go anyway check your payment twice.[...]
Bohemi THE WORST experience we've ever had in Bansko. What they did was a crime: they gave us a menu and as the salads were more or less the same price, we ordered one Shopska and one Greek salad. When we asked for the cheque, we were astounded to see that[...]
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i used to eat there it was my favoryte restaurant in bansko, but not anymore. I was there the 6/1/2010 it was realy very expensive and overcharged (40lv for beef fillets, 40lv for lampchops). That will be my last visit in that restaurant.[...]
Please don't go, is very bad choice. The food is tasty but you will be robber. If you go anyway check your payment twice.[...]
THE WORST experience we've ever had in Bansko. What they did was a crime: they gave us a menu and as the salads were more or less the same price, we ordered one Shopska and one Greek salad. When we asked for the cheque, we were astounded to see that[...]