Located in a central off-beat street, this place is kind of a mixed market - for organic products, country products and selection of superfoods. The interior is made all of wood with a food bar selling sandwiches, smoothies, and raw chocolate sweets prepared on the premises. Open Mon-Fri 09:00-20:00, Sat 10:00-20:00, Sun 12:00-19:00.
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19 Reviews
First Review by RachelLouise
Scruffy*
Points +59
Beautiful Heath food shop with few snacks - Edit
A few ‘fresh’ snacks (mainly cookies and cake ☺️) all tasty Vg although watch out for honey tho 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻.
Read moreNice coffee too. Barista machine with a soft mellow roast, Oat, Almond & it looked
Like they had other milks too.
Perfect spot for. A pre work / day coffee, snack or to top up on Vits you left at home.
Pros: Well stocked, Great music, Looked family fun
Cons: More tofu based snacks please, More savoury based snacks please
Guest
nicolathomas
Points +691
So much choice! - Edit
I loved the different snacks bakery items, hair and skincare products. Really recommend!
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xskate-edgex
Points +899
Well stocked and fairly priced - Edit
Another popular place brimming with all kind of things you’d find in a health food shop. It was a warm day so I had an strawberry sorbet, cos why the hell not…
Read morePros: Well stocked , Fairly priced, Good location
Cons: Cramped if busy, Hard to find things
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mockingbird
Points +2856
Raw cakes ! - Edit
Great health food shop with wide selection of products. Amazing selection of raw cakes and cookies.
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T_uckers
Points +303
CAAAKES - Edit
I just popped in here for a coffee which was lovely. Staff speak English well so easy to order. Lots of cakes and cookies at the counter all labelled vegan. I will be back to try these, some more unusual like a raw pear cake and some looked indulgent like the peanut brittle cake.
Read moreAlso bought a lovely handcreme and lots of vegan products food and cosmetic on sale.
Pros: Lots of choice of cake, Lots of vegan products
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Thepennsyltuckyvegan
Points +1015
BIG fan of the cakes! - Edit
Zoya was such a pleasant surprise! All of their cakes are vegan. They have many unique flavors to choose from and the two I tried were incredibly delicious. A bit pricey for Sofia but from an American perspective, VERY affordable (€3 a slice).
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Ani888
Points +161
Amazing organic shop with vegan and bulk options. - Edit
I love the violife melting vegan cheese for pizza.
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PaulsBuffet
Points +3301
Small but good selection - Edit
This is one of the smaller Zoya ships but they offer a wide variety of products.
Read moreThere is actually another Zoya, a few meters down the road, on the corner, that specialises in cosmetics and beauty products. So make sure you go to the right one😉
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storyshikari
Points +490
Natural grocery store - Edit
Not for food (no drink or food for here at all, this bit just have changed since previous reviews) but great for cosmetics and gifts!!!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2019-06-28
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lenneek
Points +298
Small but well stocked - Edit
A well stocked grocery store, offering some food options and smoothies. Small space but with a decent variety of products.
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AtiyaDavids
Points +481
Delicious vegan wraps - Edit
I love the tempeh and seitan wraps. Their smoothies are, however, made of powder rather than fresh fruit. Quite a wide range of dried vegan products. The raw cakes are to die for.
Read morePros: Wraps are nice , Longlife vegan products , Raw cakes are amazing
Cons: Very overpriced- 7 lev for cucumber sushi, Powdered smoothies, not fresh
Guest
smokinriba
Points +27
Expired Products - Edit
Be very aware of the expiring dates and keep your receives!! I wasn't because I don't expect that in the center of a capital in a pretty expensive (for Bulgaria) bio store there will be such a fail. After I returned home (thousands of kms away) I saw my hemp seeds are expired. I wrote to the store, but they told me they can't do anything even though I payed by credit card and could tell them exactly when I did my purchase.
Read morePros: good products, nice labeling
Cons: expired products, expensive pricing
Guest
KoLe
Points +73
Awesome place! - Edit
i love the atmosphere of this shop, its recycled styling and homie feeling , they have great variety for the size of the market, fresh vegan wraps and drinks, great choice of organic cosmetics and food supplements, I personally know the owners and the crew and I can plainly say, that they are among the very few real fairtraders in the healthy food sector in Sofia/ Bulgaria!
Read morePros: Educated personnel , Great variety, Location!
Cons: Very small, It's often too crowded
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Joanna Karatsaneva
Points +897
Small place with great choice of veg products - Edit
You can find this great Health shop in the heart of Sofia, just few steps away from the Parliament.
Read moreIt is a small shop, but aside of this fact you can find everything you need:household products,cosmetics,foods and drinks.
Except from some items that include bee products,everything else is vegan. Household products are eco-friendly.
You can buy herbs,spices,grains and seeds. Some supplements too.
Different kind of desserts,including raw,chocolates and sandwiches.
(They used to have a small kitchen,to make some own sandwiches and other food,but this option is now invalid )
There you can find great collection of drinks - tea,coffee and especially vegan milks.
Zoya Country Market adds new products constantly and now even have own cosmetic line - "Zoya goes pretty".
Pros: Great choice of products, Vegan and eco-friendly, Centrally located
Cons: Small place, Bee products
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veggieriga
Points +660
Good selection of health food - Edit
I arrived here at 1 PM and asked about the sandwiches, but the woman told me they didn't have any but maybe they would later. I was a bit surprised as 1PM seems too early to sell out of sandwiches. I'm not certain if they stopped making the sandwiches, but it might be good to call to confirm they have sandwiches if you're going specifically for that purpose like I was. I didn't ask more questions, because the store was busy. I saw one table in the back, but it wasn't clear to me if it was for employees or customers.
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TheHolyV
Points +258
A healthy shop, not a restaurant:good,though! - Edit
Zoya is a really nicely arranged health (food) shop: they sell teas, loose dry groceries, all kinds of natural soaps and preparations (including a tattoo healer pot which looked great!).
Read moreIn my visit, in the afternoon, the only food I could easily walk away with was healthy bars (Naked and others), chocolate and a few more things. I take they also offer sandwiches for lunch and they make drinks, but I have seen no place where to sit down (the space is tiny).
Ideal if you are in Sofia for a few days and want some inspiration or pick up some cosmetics which you may not find at home.
Pros: Great selection of products, Centra location, The place looks great
Cons: Tiny, Not a restaurant
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macello
Points +127
Great shop! - Edit
You can find here a lot of vegan goods. You can also have a good coffee with plant milk and delicious sandwich - you should try Seitan kebab with vegan mayonnaise!
Read morePros: Great range of products , Very nice personnel , Sandwiches
Cons: Small space
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kenvegan
Points +12892
Delicious Prepackaged Sandwiches and more! - Edit
I spent some time in Sofia, and found this small grocery store on HappyCow. Although small in size, this store is packed with loads of products (many of them organic), from cosmetics to a bulk foods section. I had 3 of their prepackaged vegan sandwiches, and all three were amazing! Each of them was made from seitan, different types of vegetables and spices, and a vegan cream sauce was spread throughout the sandwich layers. I could eat their sandwiches every day of the week. I ordered a fresh green smoothie to wash down one of the sandwiches. I also stocked up on snacks for my trip here, and bought several Zoya brand chocolates which were also superb. This store made my day trips throughout Bulgaria much more pleasurable.
Read morePros: Excellent sandwiches, Good value, Good selection
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RachelLouise
Points +543
Great place for snacks and organic products - Edit
I was in Sofia for a week, and I believe I went to Zoya every day. Zoya is an almost vegan shop (see note below about bee products) with lots of eco-friendly and organic body care, makeup, household products, chocolate, and snacks. It also has a small selection of freshly-made sandwiches and raw desserts.
Read moreThe raw desserts were fabulous. They had some fruit and nut parfaits that were particularly good. One had chia seeds at the bottom, which gave it an interesting texture. I also had a chocolate-banana thing that was to-die-for, and a tasty pumpkin and berry tart/pudding.
I got a sandwich there twice, and they were simple, but good. The sandwiches both had fresh vegetables and a spread. The sandwiches changed every day, and they only had a few available, so they are very likely to run out.
I almost forgot to mention the vegan mini-croissants. Mmmm!
There is a bench and a small table where you can eat or drink something, but I always took everything to go. It's a small store, so it's not the best place to sit and eat.
They have a good selection of organic products, both food and non-food. Some of the prices are good, but some are very high because they're imported from far away. It seemed to me that anything imported from Europe was pretty cheap and anything from further away was expensive, which makes sense.
The staff were all friendly and helpful. They will tell you that everything is vegan. However:
A note about bee products: Zoya is not all vegan; they do carry bee products, such as beeswax and royal jelly. None of the food I asked about had honey, so I think that whoever makes their food probably doesn't use honey. But be sure to ask. Not all the staff spoke English, but most did. The word for honey is pronounced "med".
Pros: raw desserts, other food
Cons: uses bee products, small selection of food
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