Shops, markets and pharmacies
Where to buy food, medicine, a SIM card or a clean shirt in Burgas — the practical half of a trip, in one page.
Everyday food
Supermarket · Burgas centre
BILLA city centreThe closest full supermarket to the pedestrian streets — water, breakfast and a bottle of wine without leaving the centre.
Their siteDiscount supermarket · North, near the malls
Lidl TransportnaThe cheapest full shop in the city, next to the mall strip — worth one trip if you are self-catering for a week.
Their siteHypermarket · North, near the malls
Kaufland TransportnaThe biggest range in Burgas — a proper hypermarket with a butcher, a fish counter and a bakery.
Their siteSupermarket · Burgas centre
AbsoluteA central Bulgarian supermarket on Demokratsiya — smaller than the chains, closer to where you are sleeping.
Organic grocery · Burgas centre
Bio BurgasA small organic shop in the centre — the reliable answer to gluten-free, vegan or allergy shopping.
Their siteInternational grocery · Bratya Miladinovi
Mix MarktCentral and Eastern European groceries — the shop to try when you want something from home that the chains do not carry.
Their siteWholesaler · Northern industrial zone
METRO BurgasCash-and-carry wholesale. Listed for completeness — you generally need a trade card to shop here.
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Markets
Produce market · Vazrazhdane
Krasnodar Central MarketThe city's main market: tomatoes, peaches, honey, white cheese and jars of things you will want to take home.
Their siteCovered market · Vazrazhdane
Burgas Market, TsarigradskaThe second market of the centre, with a covered hall — cheese, cured meat, olives and household stalls.
Their siteNeighbourhood market · Izgrev
Veleka MarketA neighbourhood market in Izgrev — smaller, calmer and closer if you are staying north of the centre.
Their siteFarmers' market · Burgas centre
Farmers' MarketA small producers' market right in the centre — the quickest taste of Bulgarian growing without leaving the middle of town.
Pharmacies
24-hour pharmacy · Burgas centre
Highpharm 24-hour pharmacyA round-the-clock pharmacy in the centre — the one to remember at two in the morning after a show.
Their site24-hour pharmacy · Izgrev
Puls 24-hour pharmacy, IzgrevThe northern night pharmacy, useful if you are staying out towards the malls rather than in the centre.
Their sitePharmacy · Meden Rudnik
Lavar 2A well-used pharmacy in Meden Rudnik, the large district south of the centre.
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Money
Exchange office · Burgas centre
Change EvroniA highly rated exchange office on Aleksandrovska. Always ask for the amount you will receive before handing money over.
Currency and gold dealer · Mall Galleria
Tavex, Galleria BurgasA regional dealer inside the mall with published rates — the transparent option if you do need to change money.
Their siteExchange office · Burgas centre
Change 0-24, BulairA round-the-clock exchange near the station end of the centre, for arrivals at awkward hours.
Phone and internet
Mobile operator shop · Burgas centre
Vivacom, AleksandrovskaThe most central place to buy a prepaid SIM. Bring your passport — registration is required by law.
Mobile operator shop · Mall Galleria
Yettel, Galleria BurgasOperator shop inside Mall Galleria — convenient if you are already out at the malls.
Their siteMobile operator shop · Mall Galleria
Vivacom, Galleria BurgasA second operator in the same mall, so you can compare bundles without walking anywhere.
Shopping
Shopping mall · Northern retail belt
Mall Galleria BurgasThe city's biggest mall: international brands, a cinema, a food court and air conditioning in August.
Their siteShopping mall · Northern retail belt
Mall Burgas PlazaThe second mall, a little smaller and quieter, with a supermarket and a cinema of its own.
Their sitePort warehouse complex · Port of Burgas
Magazia 1A converted port warehouse by the water — shops, bars and events in the best-looking building in the city's retail.
Shopping centre · Burgas centre
Tria City CenterA small centre inside the pedestrian core — the only mall-style shopping you can reach on foot from the middle of town.
Their siteShopping centre · Slaveykov
Burgas Prestige MallThe district centre for Slaveykov — practical rather than glamorous, and handy if you are staying out there.
Household and toy store · North Burgas
JumboCheap household goods, beach things and toys — the shop for the inflatable, the towel or the cool box you forgot.
Their siteGift shop · Burgas centre
GiftShop AleksandrovskaA small central gift shop on the main pedestrian street, for something to take home that is not a fridge magnet.
Their siteCraft shop · Bogoridi
Charshia handmadeHandmade craft on Bogoridi — a better answer than the seafront stands if you want something actually made here.
Their siteBook and stationery store · Izgrev
Orange CenterBooks, maps, stationery and gifts — the place for a paper map of the coast or something to read on the beach.
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Services
Laundry and dry cleaning · Southern industrial zone
Belina EkoThe city's most-reviewed laundry by a distance — the answer to a fortnight of sea, sand and stage clothes.
Their siteLaundry · Northern industrial zone
Laundry HellaA smaller, well-rated laundry in the north of the city, near the retail belt.
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Opening hours in Bulgaria
Typical hours: supermarkets from around 7am to 10pm, markets in the morning and best before noon, mall shops from 10am to 9pm, and pharmacies from 8am with a handful open around the clock. We publish no exact hours because they change — check the door or the place's own site.
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