Dieci Boutique Restaurant

The restaurant is housed in a structure that formerly served as a local elementary school, originally built around 120 years ago and left unused since the late 1990s following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.^[1]

In 2025, it received a three-star rating from the Sustainable Restaurant Association based in London, as the only 100% sustainable restaurant in Bulgaria at that time.^[2] Green Key International, headquartered in Copenhagen, named it the most sustainable restaurant in Eastern Europe for that year.^[3]

In 2026, the restaurant renewed its Green Key environmental certification.^[4]

In 2026, the restaurant was included in the La Liste Top 1000 restaurants in the world.^[5]

National broadcaster NOVA TV has reported that Dieci may become the first restaurant in Bulgaria to receive a Michelin star when the Michelin Guide expands into the country.^[6][7]

In 2026, Dieci Boutique Restaurant was named Restaurant of the Year Aqua Panna & S.Pellegrino at the annual awards organized by Bacchus magazine, held in Sofia on 12 March 2026.^[8][9][10]

It operates on a small scale, offering a 10-course seasonal tasting menu to no more than 10 guests per evening.^[11] The menu is strictly farm-to-table and composed exclusively of Bulgarian ingredients. Water is sourced from a natural deep well, and renovations included the use of eco-friendly materials, including hemp-based insulation and carpeting. It processes its own food waste and recycles plastic, glass, metal, and paper materials. It became energy-independent and zero-waste in 2024.^[12][13]

In 2023, the restaurant published a book titled One of a Kind, detailing its philosophy, design, and culinary approach.^[14] In early 2026, Dieci Boutique Restaurant published a second book, Dieci & Beyond, documenting aspects of its sustainability practices and a selection of its recipes; the book is listed on the publisher’s platform.^[15]

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