HleBar Shishman Street

HleBar on Shishman Street features a distinctive, hand-painted wooden sign and a narrow storefront that spills the scent of sourdough onto the pavement. This bakery grew from a small kitchen operation into a local fixture by prioritizing long fermentation processes and heirloom Bulgarian wheat varieties. When the owners opened this location, they insisted on keeping the original tile floors and crumbling plaster walls intact. They wanted to maintain the character of the century-old building while reviving traditional bread-making techniques for the neighborhood.