Twelve taps at Hristo Belchev 6, one block off Vitosha Boulevard, rotating the sharpest Bulgarian craft list in central Sofia since 2018.
The Bulgarian beer site ontap.bg calls Crafter “a benchmark for stylish, well run craft beer bars in Sofia.” Pints run 4 to 5 euros: expensive for the city, priced for the list.
There are two Crafters. This page covers the Hristo Belchev bar; the bottle shop and late bar at Knyaz Boris I 65 is its sibling.
Light and polished where most beer bars go dark: a long counter, an indoor room, a front terrace, and a rear courtyard garden under a large beer mural with a rain cover.
Four seating zones means the room absorbs groups without losing the counter to them.
Serious enthusiasts and curious newcomers in the same room, per ontap.bg. The international guest taps, Lervig and Brewski among past visitors, pull the traders.
Hristo Belchev 6 sits one block west of Vitosha Boulevard, walkable from both NDK and Serdika metro stops. Doors at 5pm; the courtyard takes the summer overflow.
Work through the scene with our Sofia craft beer list, or roll it into the Sofia after work guide.
What to order
- 01
A Sofia Electric tap
- 02
Kazan Artizan pale ale
- 03
The burger