• Aubergine Menu

Menu

Aubergine – Craft beer. Craft food. Is the only restaurant in Bulgaria, paring its dishes with local craft beers only. Located in the heart of Sofia, we’re known with our creative flavours and relaxing ambience.

Our patio is a divine space in a busy city. Under the vines, our guests enjoy the meals, inspired by our talented team of chefs.

Since 2016, Aubergine is a restaurant follows firmly its mission – to serve high quality and inventive dishes accompanied with carefully selected drinks.

During the weekdays we serve lunch selection “Daily Specials” between 12:00-15:00h.
You can order for take away through the following platform: Takeaway.

SALADS

Salad with marinated beetroot with thyme and clove, edamame, chickpeas, campari cherry tomatoes, caramelized vanilla walnuts, marinated red onion with portwine, and lemon vinaigrette with mustard (6, 8, 10)
18.00 BNG / 250g
Recommended w/ Hala Pilsner

Grilled marinated Aubergine, pink tomatoes, marinated roasted red peppers with red onion, white cheese and salsa Verde (4, 7, 8)
18.50 BGN / 250g
Recommended w/ Glarus Pale Ale

Fresh salad mix with grilled goat cheese with strawberry and pomegranate molasses, baked fruit, arugula, cherry tomatoes, caramelized vanilla walnuts, and honey & mustard dressing (3, 7, 8, 10, honey)
19.50 BGN / 250g
Recommended w/ Hala Pilsner

Burrata with basil, pink tomatoes, arugula, cucumbers, scallions, cashew and hot kimchi dressing* (7, 8, 11)
/*recipe inspired by Rene & Jun Yoshida, @FunKooks/
19.50 BGN / 250g
Recommended w/ Glarus Special English Ale

Caesar salad variation with grilled duck fillet, wholegrain croutons, parmesan and Glarus Pale Ale, mustard, honey and Worcestershire sauce vinaigrette (1, 4, 7, 10, honey)
19.50 BGN / 250g
Recommended w/ Meltum Mr Hops DIPA

Fresh salad mix with marinated salmon with juniper, crème fraîche, fried capers, campari cherry tomatoes, iceberg, arugula, cucumbers and lemon vinaigrette (4, 7, 10)
19.50 BGN / 250g
Recommended w/ Glarus Pale Ale

APPETIZERS

Whole grain sourdough bread with seeds (1, 8)
5.50 BGN / 150g

Tarama caviar (4)
14.50 BGN/ 150g
Recommended w/ WS Timeless

Traditional Aubergine & peppers dip (köpoolu) with parsley, sumac and cumin
15.50 BGN / 150g
Recommended w/ Hala Pilsner

Hummus with Aubergine, thyme and tahini (1, 11)
14.50 BGN / 180g
Recommended w/ Glarus Special English Ale

Spicy dip with Aubergine with Harissa and peppers pesto, sesame and cashew tahini, sheep cheese and sour cream (7, 8, 11)
15.50 BGN/ 150g
Recommended w/ Meltum Mr Hops NEIPA

Bruschetta with baked Aubergine and white cheese, with caramelized walnuts with garlic (1, 7, 8)
18.00 BGN / 200g
Recommended w/ Hala Pilsner

Bruschetta with marinated salmon with juniper, crème fraîche and fried capers (1, 4, 7, 8)
19.50 BGN / 200g
Recommended w/ Glarus Pale Ale

Grilled goat cheese with baked fruit, and pomegranate and strawberry molasses (7, honey)
21.50 BGN / 150g
Recommended w/ Meltum Mr Hops NEIPA

MAIN DISHES

Stuffed Aubergine with green lentil, basmati rice, sun dried cherries, cashew, zaatar and cinnamon, grilled with mozzarella and Bulgarian hard cheese Rodopi, with tomato sauce with saffron (1, 7, 8, 11)
23.50 BGN / 300g
Recommended w/ Glarus Pale Ale

Vegan tikka masala with cauliflower, edamame, coconut milk and yellow curry, in tortilla basket, with black rice with mango chutney
(1, 6)
23.50 BGN / 350g
Recommended w/ Meltum Mr Hops NEIPA

Duck fillet filled with wild mushrooms cream, with sour cream sauce with shallot, white portwine and truffle paste, potato purée with thyme, and fresh salad mix with baby spinach, campari cherry tomatoes, and raspberry vinaigrette with basil (1, 7, 10)
33.50 BGN / 400g
Recommended w/ Hala Pilsner

Duck magret with strawberries and pomegranate frosting, roasted fruit, and carrots and clove cream (7, honey)
41.50 BGN / 350g
Recommended w/ Meltum Mr Hops DIPA

Roasted pork ribs in homemade BBQ sauce, and baked potatoes (6, 7, 10, honey)
28.50 BGN / 500g
Recommended w/ Glarus Pale Ale

Roasted pork tenderloin in bacon, marinated with sage, sun dried tomatoes and capers, Aubergine purée with oyster sauce, and fresh salad mix with arugula, sun dried tomatoes, parmesan and honey & mustard dressing (6, 7, 10, 11, 13, honey)
31.50 BGN / 350g
Recommended w/ Hala Pilsner

Veal and pork meatballs with blueberries, thyme, oat flakes and Cayenne pepper, sour cream sauce with spearmint and tahini, bulgur on an Arab bread, with fresh salad mix with iceberg, cucumbers, radishes, marinated red onion with portiwne and lemon vinaigrette with mustard (1, 3, 7, 10, 11)
27.50 BGN / 400g
Recommended w/ Glarus Special English Ale

Slow cooked white veal, with thyme and ruby portwine gravy, and Hokkaido pumpkin and almonds purée (7, 8, 9)
28.50 BGN/ 350g
Recommended w/ Hala Pilsner

Salmon fillet with olives, pistachio, capers and lovage gremolata, with celery cream with juniper (4, 7, 8, 9, 10, honey)
32.50 BGN/ 300g
Recommended w/ Glarus Pale Ale

DESSERTS

Cheesecake (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, honey) (ask Your waiter)
9.50 BGN/ 180g
Recommended w/ Glarus Pale Ale

Dessert of the day (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, honey) (ask Your waiter)
9.50 BGN / 180g
Recommended w/ Hala Pilsner

Substances and products, which may cause allergies or intolerance

  1. Grains containing gluten;
  2. Crustaceans and their products;
  3. Eggs and their products;
  4. Fish and fish products;
  5. Peanuts and their products;
  6. Soy and soy products;
  7. Milk and dairy products;
  8. Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashew, Brazil nut, pistachios, Macadamia nuts and Queensland nut;
  9. Celery and its products;
  10. Sinapis and its products;
  11. Sesame seed and its products;
  12. Lupine and its products;
  13. Mollusks and their products;
  14. Sulfur dioxide and sulphites.

CRAFT BEER ON TAB!

Hala Pilsner 4,0%
200 / 400 ml | 4.00 / 8.00 BGN
/classic and refreshing pilsner with Saaz hops/

Glarus Premium Pale Ale 4,2%
330 / 500 ml | 5.00 / 7.50 BGN
/Premium Palе Ale with light and refreshing taste and fresh citrus flavour/

Glarus Special English Ale 4,6%
330 / 500 ml | 5.00 / 7.50 BGN
/English ale with amber color, caramel aroma and fruit flavour/

White Stork Dark Side Stout 6,7%
200 / 400 ml | 6.00 / 11.00 BGN
/classic stout with strong chocolate flavor, with smoked Chipotle and Habanero, delicately sweet, with chilli and caramel taste/

BOTTLED CRAFT BEER

White Stork Brewery

Timeless Wild Ale BA 5,9%
375 / 750 ml | 32.00 / 54.00 BGN
/Limets based Wild Ale with fermented pineapple Tepache including ginger and Habaneros, barrel aged for an average of 25 months in Oak – collab with Nevel Artisan Ales – Netherlands/

Meltum Brewery 500ml

G-n Hops Hoppy Lager 4,5%
11.50 BGN
/richly hopped lager with brighter aromas of flowers, orange, tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, passion fruit/

Lazy Milkshake Session IPA 3,6%
13.00 BGN
/Session IPA with low alcohol and high hop aroma/

G-n Hops NEIPA 4,5%
13.00 BGN
/hoppy and hazy NEIPA with reduced bitterness/

G-n Hops S.M.A.S.H Amarillo APA 5,0%
11.50 BGN
/APA with aroma and taste of orange, combined with the non-aggressive bitterness/

Love4IPA 5,7%
13.00 BGN
/IPA with coppery color and fruity and pine flavors/

G-n Hops DIPA 7,5%
13.50 BGN
/double dry-hopped, Hazy New England DIPA/

Beer Bastards 330ml

Basi Kefa IPA 6,7%
12.50 BGN
/IPA with mango, grapefruit and clementine flavors/

Opasen Char IPA 6,6%
12.50 BGN
/S.M.A.S.H. (Single malt and single hop) Session IPA, made with Simcoe hops/

Iron Gates NEIPA 6,0%
14.00 BGN
/hoppy and juicy IPA/

Glarus 500 ml

Signature Saison IPA 5,0%
8.50 BGN
/Saison with golden color, delicate aroma, with a taste of exotic spices and oranges/

Signature Black Sea IPA 6,o%
8.50 BGN
/unfiltered IPA with unique character, that combines Bulgarian hops, English brewer’s yeast and high-quality European malt/

Signature Hazelnut Brown Ale 5,5%
8.50 BGN
/dark ale with 5 types of malt and aromas of roasted nuts and smoke/

Others 330ml

Clausthaler Non-Alcoholic
6.00 BGN

WINE

Cocktails

Aperol Spritz
250 ml / 12.00 BGN

Mimosa
180 ml / 8.00 BGN

On tap!

San Martino, Glera, Prosecco Brut
150 ml / 6.00 BGN
/Veneto, Italy/

Sparkling 750 ml

Prosecco Spumante Brut, Tini
44.00 BGN
/Veneto, Italy/

White 150/750 ml

Black C., Sauvignon Blanc & Pinot Gris
8.00 / 40.00 BGN
/Santa Sarah Wine Estate, Bulgaria/

Santa Sarah, Traminer
56.00 BGN
/Santa Sarah Wine Estate, Bulgaria/

Riff, Pinot Grigio Bio
44.00 BGN
/Alois Lageder, Alto Adige, Italy/

Dr. Loozen, Riesling
46.00 BGN
/Dr. Loosen, Germany/

Babich, Sauvignon Blanc
13.00 / 60.00 BGN
/Marlborough, New Zealand/

Rosé 150/750 ml

Messer del Fauno, Pinot Grigio Rose
7.50 / 36.00 BGN
/Sicily, Italy/

Le Masoulier, Rosé
8.50 / 40.00 BGN
/Pays d’Hérault, France/

Rosé, Cotes de Provence
55.00 BGN
/Chateau d’Astros, Provence, France/

Red 150/750 ml

Ormano, Cabernet Sauvignon
7.00 / 34.00 BGN
/Damianitza Winery, Bulgaria/

Black C., Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot
8.00 / 40.00 BGN
/Santa Sarah Winery, Bulgaria/

Dzindzifkite, Cabernet Franc
42.00 BGN
/Damianitza Winery, Bulgaria/

Volcano, Syrah
9.50 / 46.00 BGN
/Damianitza Winery, Bulgaria/

Lavogne, Cabernet Sauvignon & Syrah
45.00 BGN
/Languedoc, France/

Appassimento, Rosso
48.00 BGN
/Santa Lucia, Castellani, Puglia, Italy/

El Coto, Crianza
44.00 BGN
/El Coto de Rioja, Rioja, Spain/

Villa Wolf, Pinot Noir
46.00 BGN
/Pfalz, Germany/

SPIRITS

Rakia 50 ml

Grape Rakia, Juta Loza
6.00 BGN
Arkana Rakia, Muscat Ottonel
7.50 BGN
eDNA Grape Rakia
8.00 BGN
Pear Rakia Viljamovka by Zlatna Dolina
8.50 BGN
Old plum Rakia 12 years by Zlatna Dolina
9.00 BGN
Quince Rakia Nostalgija by Zaric
9.50 BGN
Apricot Rakia Old Song /Stara pesma/
14.50 BGN
Rakia tasting set 5 x 25 ml
25.00 BGN
Mead by Zlatna Dolina 25%
6.00 BGN
Cherry Liqueur Koketa by Zaric 26%
7.00 BGN

Others 50 ml

Finlandia
6.50 BGN
Absolute
6.50 BGN
Beefeater
6.50 BGN
Jameson
6.50 BGN
The Famous Grouse
6.50 BGN
Four Roses Bourbon
6.50 BGN
Hennessy VS
9.50 BGN
Captain Morgan Spiced Gold
6.50 BGN
Ricard
6.50 BGN
Ouzo Plomari
6.50 BGN
“Kurioza” Gourmet Mastika w/ Saffron
8.00 BGN
Tekirdağ Rakisi Gold
7.50 BGN
Yeni Raki Âlâ
7.50 BGN

HOT AND COLD BEVERAGES

Coffee Illy 30 ml
3.50 BGN
/Tostatura media; Decaffeinato/

Tea Dammann 500 ml
6.50 BGN
/Strong Breakfast, Fantasia, Touareg, Rooibos/

Mrneral Water Gorna Banya 330/750 ml
2.50 / 6.00 BGN

Sparkling Water Pelisterka 250 ml
3.00 BGN

San Pellegrino 250/750 ml
4.50 / 9.50 BGN

Coca Cola, Coca Cola Zero, Tonic 330 ml
4.50 BGN

Juices Rauch 200 ml
4.50 BGN

Craft Lemonade 600 ml
13.50 BGN