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A fish kitchen with its own site and menu — the straightforward choice when you want the catch rather than a view.

A fish restaurant that publishes its own menu, which on this coast is a better sign than a sea view. You come here for what the boats brought in rather than for the terrace, and the kitchen treats a whole grilled fish the way it should be treated: salt, fire, lemon, nothing else.

Sensible for a proper sit-down dinner on a contest evening when you want one good meal instead of three small ones. Book ahead during the week of the shows — the city's fish kitchens are the first tables to go.

What to order

• Whatever came in that morning, grilled whole
• Fried sprat (tsatsa) to start, eaten with your fingers
• A shopska salad first, as everyone here does