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Serves meat, vegan options available. Restaurant in the middle of the city next to the main street offering a lot of vegetarian dishes and 3 clearly labeled vegan dishes on the menu and a vegan pizza. Open Mon-Sun 11:00-00:00.


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24 Reviews

First Review by LauraCâsu

Saracen

Points +215

Vegan
19 Jun 2025

Just gorgeous!

Shtastliveca is a great place for vegans (and probably anyone else!) Vegan choices are clearly marked and include risotto (delicious), pizza (likewise), lasagne, meatless balls, salad and various side dishes. Also, our waiter could not have been nicer and the view from the terrace was outstanding! One of the finest vegan dining experiences we have had, even if it is an omni establishment.

Pros: Delicious food, Attentive and helpful staff , Stunning location

Cons: Nothing. It’s just great.

ZachdaPrinsloo

Points +107

Vegan
04 Jun 2025

Best surprise

Beautiful setting, amazing service & some of the tastiest vegan food I've ever eaten!

Pros: Tomato & quinoa salad, Beetroot balls, Wholegrain loaf with rosemary olive oil & sea salt

oszum

Points +682

Vegan
15 May 2025

OK 👌

Big plus for clearly marked vegan options on the menu. Me and my friends tried a few different things: we didn’t really like lasagne (too greasy), but the “meatballs” and pizza were tasty. Great location, in the nicest part of the city. Prices were reasonable. The vibe was a bit posh for a place like this, though.

Perkysaur

Points +107

Vegan
16 Apr 2025

vegan lasagne - sooo good

This restaurant was recommended as the best in town. There are three vegan options on the menu plus one vegan pizza and one vegan desert. I had the vegan lasagne and it was excellent and a very large portion. I felt I had to have the vegan desert but it was meh. Service was excellent. Try and get a table at the back for wonderful views over the valley.

Pros: Delicious, Good service, Great views

Ruzha

Points +4147

Vegan
27 Mar 2025

Excellent Menu

Shtastliveca is a very popular touristy restaurant with excellent vegan options!
We started with an excellent vegan dip, and then we had the pizza, lasagna, and quinoa risotto. To finish off, we got a slice of the vegan cake.
The food was very creative, and the dessert was packed with flavor!
Their homemade lemonades are also excellent!!

xenospn

Points +411

Vegan
25 Oct 2024

Outstanding

Had the vegan lasagna for dinner and came back the next day for lunch. Great food!

eco123

Points +154

Vegan
03 Oct 2024

Amazing food and lots of options

The food here is incredible. There are about 5 vegan options for main courses, some starters and a desert . Highly recommend if you're in the area!

Pros: Food was amazing, Friendly staff, Beautiful views

diannec

Points +786

Vegan
18 Jul 2024

Plenty of flavorful options

I was surprised by how many clearly marked vegan options were on the menu. The focaccia was very good, and the vegan meatballs went perfectly with them and were expertly flavored. The moussaka was slightly blander than I expected but still yummy. I was so excited to see a vegan dessert (cake) on the menu and while it wasn’t my absolute favorite and expected it to be heavier on the apricot flavor, it was still enjoyable and appreciated. You can eat and drink like a king here for 20 bucks, and the flesh loving members of my party were very happy with the food as well

coradvil

Points +213

Vegan
27 May 2024

Amazing food and views!

the Vegan options are pointed out by a red leaf (green is for vegetarían).
The food is really nice and it has a terrace with amazing views on the inside.
We had the sweet potato moussaka and the vega lasagna which i totally recommend!

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-27

Pros: Food, Views, Service

BERANGERE

Points +81

Vegan
25 May 2024

Delicious food and beautiful place

The restaurant, as the others from the chain, indicate vegan dishes on the me menu.
The service was really good with very welcoming waiters. The vegan lasagna was delicious and the view was amazing.
The best vegan option in Veliko Tarnovo in my opinion.

Pros: Food, Service, Place

inapickle

Points +156

Vegetarian
17 Nov 2023

Really tasty

This place was so great, I forgot to take a photo before starting — it’s been so long since I’ve had a good vegan option in Bulgaria, this is deffo a great choice.

Pros: Nice atmosphere , Really kind service

july00

Points +52

Vegan
09 Aug 2023

excellent food

loads of vegetarian dishes, six are labelled as vegan. Food is excellent, the prices are higher than normally in bulgaria. nice staff and full with people. would definitely recommend

Clemence_

Points +168

Vegan
31 Jul 2023

Great vegan options

There were 6 vegan options plus one desert. We had the broccoli lasagna and the chickpea « meatballs » and both dishes were tasty. Comfy and cosy sitting.

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-31

Pros: Multiple vegan choices, Tasty dishes, Comfy

Cons: Serves meat

ActonStuart

Points +42

Vegetarian
29 Apr 2023

Highly Recommended

This is a really popular place , full of local people ,and the food is really good There are loads of vegetarian options. I would say probably half the menu . Although a bit less for vegans there are still 5 or 6 dishes clearly labelled as vegan.
It’s probably relatively expensive by Bulgarian standards but still good value compared to anywhere in Western Europe . Definitely a must if you are in the beautiful city of Veliko Tarnovo

tashb71

Points +40

Vegan
14 Sep 2022

cheap and filing

great spot in a city that doesn’t have too many vegan options! i ordered a pizza with nut cheese and an order of roasted veggies thinking one wouldn’t fill me up, but then they arrived and i got a generous sized pizza and a huge plate of roasted peppers, onions, mushroom and more !!

Pros: multiple vegan options, generous portions, not too expensive

Cons: serves meat

jon__williams

Points +59

Vegan
19 Apr 2022

Moderate choice for vegans.

Fantastic views in a beautiful setting. Marinara bread was pizza without cheese, roasted veg a favourite and meatless meatballs decent. Excellent lemonade.

Svenjapia

Points +522

Vegan
10 Apr 2022

Good!

Staff was very friendly, I had vegan meatballs and bread with garlic, my friend had the baked cauliflower. It was tasty.

n.nusik

Points +285

Mostly Veg
13 Dec 2021

Good place

Shopska salad is the most delicious here! but if you do not like spicy 🌶 then be careful, a lot of jalapenyos.

Pumpkin soup is very sweet, didn't like it. But the design and view from the window are magical! Good music!

RomyCartiere

Points +92

Vegan
02 Oct 2021

Wonderful evening

Friendly staff, quite fancy but very affordable restaurant. Many different vegetarian options, decent amount of vegan options too. All clearly indicated.

xjoska

Points +92

Vegetarian
01 Sep 2021

Great

Great option for vegetarians and vegans in Veliko Tarnovo. All meals are clearly marked in English menu.

EinatRaveh

Points +1013

Vegan
02 Oct 2020

Original vegan options!

Bulgarian restaurant with many vegan options - executed exquisitely! Highly recommend the porcini-chickpea dish, but really everything was delicious, we had to come back and try the rest😄

Pros: Very good vegan options, Vegan desserts, Good view and professional service

BriceVega

Points +158

Vegan
01 Oct 2020

Plunging view on the river

Five good vegan dishes and two vegan desserts to choose from. Great location with view. Service quality depends on waiter. All in all a nice place for lunch or dinner

HappyMonkey35

Points +125

Vegan
18 Aug 2020

Good place but bad service

I was really surprised that they had vegan options. Together with my boyfriend we tried several of them, as well as a vegan cake for dessert. The location and food was good, but the service was horrible. I don’t know if the waiter (Nasko) had a bad week or something, but for sure made us feel quite uncomfortable. It seemed like he had no desire to work, and serving was a punishment for him. No emotion and reaction to anything (had to go to him directly to order dessert because he was so focused on his phone the whole time), just doing robotically forced work, and on top had lack of politeness. I’ve seen all kinds of treatment, but this was the top careless service I’ve seen so far.

Pros: Tasty vegan food, Location

Cons: Bad service

LauraCâsu

Points +38

Vegan
03 Jan 2020

Delicious food

They serve 3 vegan dishes and one vegan pizza. I got the the baked cauliflower served with tricolor quinoa and veggies and it was very delicious, healthy and at a good price. I also got some bread with garlic which was also delicious. I definitely recommend this place!

Pros: Healthy , Delicious, Good price

Cons: Only 4 vegan options




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