33 Gastronauts

Set in a converted old house on ul. Professor Asen Zlatarov in Oborishte, 33 Gastronauts occupied a corner of central Sofia that sits close to Sofia University and the National Library, giving the neighbourhood a quieter, residential character that the restaurant's scale matched. The space ran small and deliberately so: a cosy interior in shades of white, a compact yard, and a handful of street tables. The owner authored the menu and cooked it, a setup that kept the kitchen's point of view consistent in a city where that kind of direct accountability is less common than the format might suggest.

The cooking drew from Mediterranean and broader European references without committing to any single national tradition. Goat cheese salads, hummus, baked cheese, pasta, fish, and hamburgers appeared across the menu alongside dedicated vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options, the kind of range that reads as crowd-pleasing on paper but was executed here with enough attention to sourcing and combination that In Your Pocket named it a winner at the first edition of Sofia Restaurant Week. Pricing sat in the mid-range by Sofia standards, making it accessible without signalling a casual operation.

33 Gastronauts permanently closed in mid-August 2025. For visitors researching Sofia's Oborishte dining scene, the restaurant's run is worth understanding as a reference point: a small, owner-operated room that held a position in the upper quarter of Sofia's restaurant listings and earned editorial recognition without the backing of a group or a high-profile chef name. The format, neighbourhood, and price point it occupied remain relevant markers for what the area supports.