"On the way back from Tuscany we stopped off overnight in Varna. In search of a decent meal but without a plan we walked up the main road and found two almost identically named restaurants directly opposite one another: The Goldenes Lamm looked like standard Italo-Germanic fare, so we crossed the busy road and went into the Goldenes Adler. It's rustic and simultaneously well lit and inviting, when you see it from the inside you realise the building must be hundreds of years old. Friendly service, classy north Italian food and reasonably priced Italian wines. At the next table the diners were tucking into bistecca fiorentina but we dined on pumpkin ravioli, grilled vegetables and quick fried beef strips with rocket and grana padana, ccompanied by world class fried potatoes. Very reasonably priced deserts, a steal at €4.50 a pop. Also drank an enjoyable bottle of nebbiolo for €22. Nice friendly place, full of local diners."
