La Skara restaurant is almost an institution in Bansko having been located just 100 metres from the gondola lift traffic lights on Hayden Gerov for many years. It’s a place that I was keen to try again and one where I was pleasantly surprised on many levels. Full Disclosure: La Skara can be booked in […]

Oscar wine bar and Gastro, os 10 Pirin street, is  the new kid on the block in the Bansko restaurant scene. So much so I think this is a new category of restaurant. A proper wine bar with proper refined cooking. There were many interesting wines by the glass to choose from, Most were from […]

New Year’s Eve is the most lively evening in Bansko of the year. Almost all places are child friendly. Many places fill up over a week before New Year — so book now. If you’re staying in your apartment then you can take the stress away and order your food and drink delivery online from […]

Fellow Bansko gastronauts, we’re just over half way though the ski season, so it’s time to take a look at what is being served up in Bansko’s restaurants this year. Armed with a healthy post ski healthy appetite and some good friends to get variety in dishes ordered I’m now ready to name places I’m […]

I am always happy to find something different on the Bansko restaurant scene. Everyone needs a change from the shopska salad and meats in the mehanas and the ubiquitous burgers and doners. I found a breath of culinary fresh air in the newly opened Armenian restaurant Egur, Egur. Hilda Kazasyan, the owner, is the most […]