Is breakfast in the Balkans only coffee? — Practical take

bash_bob

I went through Albania, Macedonia, and Bulgaria recently, and noticed that in the morning, the local cafe are full of people but everyone only orders a cup espresso or a bottle of water. Is that the norm (ie. not eating any solid food for breakfast) or am I missing something?

Originally asked by changchi on Stack Exchange (travel) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

I can speak only for Bulgaria, but I assume it‘s simular for the other two countries. Many cafes don‘t offer any food or just some cakes, people go there just to meet each other, to see and to be seen. Sometimes people stay there for hours and drink only one cup of coffee. They prefer to eat at home, because it‘s cheaper.

Full answer by Dirty-flow: https://travel.stackexchange.com/a/159491 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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