Apr 5, 2025

Villa Rosiche Sofia

Sweet memories

""Villa Rosiche" in Sofia makes Elderberry syrup. I have the relevant grandmother experience and can tell you this bar deserves to call things 'homemade'."

My grandma used to make Elderberry syrup or juice. Very refreshing especially during the summer when the temperatures at her place used to reach 43-44 °C. So when I tried something like that for the first time in many years at Villa Rosiche it was almost like a time machine. And the syrup they offer deserves to be labeled 'homemade'.

Homemade is always put in front of things in order to make them more attractive - bringing memories of a long-forgotten home-prepared cuisine. This place could almost claim that its products are homemade because they are prepared on the spot.

The spot itself is hard to notice and I actually found it by chance. It's a small street and the tunnel that leads to the house with the pastry shop is quite unnoticeable. There's a sign but you would never expect something like that. It's a two-storey house with a small and very green yard.

The menu includes a varieties of cakes (do not miss the Biscuit Cake or the Swedish Princess), croissants and non-alcoholic drinks (apart from the Elder syrup, I really like their fresh lemonade). There are also some alcoholic cocktails but that's really not the place for such drinks (don't get me wrong, they are perfectly ok).

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ul. Neofit Rilski 26

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5.90

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