Fodor's Expert Review Park Hotel Sevastokrator

Knock-out views and a fenced-in outdoor playground make this the ideal spot for sundowners and a break from the kids. The terrace and window tables at the Park Hotel Sevastokrator's restaurant offer sweeping vistas of Veliko Tarnovo and the Stara Planina Mountain, particularly picturesque when snow-capped. The food is traditional Bulgarian cuisine gone slightly upmarket to match the hotel setting; look for hearty meat stews served with thick slices of bread, roasted trout; fragrant garlic flat bread, and slices of grilled local cheeses, like sirene (a white brine cheese), topped with herbs from the garden. The restaurant seats 180, but reservations are recommended for outdoor and window tables.