One More Bar

One More Bar is a cocktail and wine bar at 12 Tsar Shishman Street in the Sofia Center district of Sofia, Bulgaria. It occupies a former kindergarten building, a detail that shapes its character: the rooms and courtyard-style layout feel more like a converted house than a purpose-built bar, and the venue has a homely, slightly quirky feel. Tsar Shishman Street is one of the central bar streets near the Doctors' Garden, and One More Bar sits close to other well-known venues, including 5L Speakeasy Bar a few doors along.

The crowd is varied and mostly local. Students, office workers, friends meeting after work and visitors seeking a relaxed alternative to louder bars all use it. The age range is wide, from the early twenties to the forties and beyond, and the dress code is casual. The atmosphere is friendly, unpretentious and suited to long conversations rather than dancing.

Music is generally easygoing background material at a level that keeps conversation possible, and the bar is not a live-music or club venue.

The drinks programme covers cocktails, mulled wine and beer. The mulled wine, a popular choice through the Sofia winter, is a particular draw in colder months, when the building's cosy interior is at its best. Cocktails are priced in the moderate band for central Sofia, with beer and wine as cheaper options. Specific menu items change seasonally, and visitors should check on arrival.

One More Bar keeps long opening hours: it is listed as open daily from 08:30 to 02:00, so it functions as a morning coffee stop, a daytime hangout and an evening bar. Weekday evenings are relaxed, and Friday and Saturday nights from about 21:00 are the busiest. There is no cover charge. Reservations are not usually required for small groups, but larger parties may want to ask ahead at weekends. Bottle service is not part of the offer; drinks are ordered by the glass or the pitcher-style round at the table or bar.