Gevrek Bagels Sofia — Restaurant in Sofia City

Only they aren't bagels, but some sort of bretzel dough (or simply yeast dough with a hard crust). They seem to have missed the fact that "bagel" refers to a very specific dough and process of making them. Even when ignoring this and assuming I had ordered a round "sandwich" (for lack of better term) - - the vegan bagel was utterly disgusting and unedible. No idea what those 2 mixed super thick pastes on it were, it just tasted bitter. And not fresh. First guy in shop had no idea if "bagels" were vegan, so don't sell them as such. Also they forgot twice to cut it in half. Way too big for me to eat on the street, it smeared my hands. Just awful. Before and after being there, was always closed when passing by. Bulgarians saying in reviews "oh, a real New York bagel finally" obviously have never eaten one and don't know what they are talking about, only want...

If you are craving a bagel this place hits the mark- crunchy crust, soft on the inside and a satisfying chew.

My main gripe is with the pricing. You pay the same price regardless if you get a plain cream cheese sandwich or one of their more elaborate options. Considering that you can get a bagel and a WHOLE tub of cream cheese for less, the pricing options make even less sense. If they fix that, this place might be worth the detour but until then it feels like this is just a fad that can quickly...

Probably, I had too high expectations when we went, but I was kind of disappointed. We got pepperoni and salmon bagels, and I expected there to be pepperoni and salmon. Well, no. The pepperoni one tasted a bit like the pizza breakfast pastry in Billa and Lidl, and the salmon one had such a light salmon presence that it was almost non-existent. If you want, you can get the plain bagels and make them yourself, it will be better. Another thing is that the place is small and chances are you will wait...