Been out of the forum for a while (spending most of my summer at the beach) but I will put in my 2c:
Student City is overrated, every single dude in town goes there hoping to pick up poor out-of-town girls living in the dorms by buying them a few drinks in the clubs. The natural result is 2-3:1 guys:girls ratio there, and girls getting picky.
For better results, try some of the downtown bars, like Brilliantin or Sin City (a big dance club with several rooms - house, 80s, folk, dance, etc.)
Impressing girls just because you are foreign used to happen in the 90s when everyone in EE was poor, but lately there's been a lot money flowing into the country so the local gangstas/drug dealers/real estate developers etc. all drive shiny new Benz's and BMW's and the girls who are after money all want to date them, not some backpacker staying in a hostel. Still, there is a segment for everyone, such as artsy/indie girls, travelers, etc. Don't expect to get the 10's, though.
For Bulgaria, I strongly recommend the following as the best for partying:
- enjoy the affordable drinks/food ($1-2 beers, $3-5 quick meal, $10-15 three-course meal)
- go people watching (lots of eye candy at clubs such as the above, or the cluster of beach clubs at Cacao Beach)
- if you don't get lucky (most likely result), end the night with a hooker - $20 street blowjob, $40 call-in escort (6-7/10), or $100 high class escort (9/10).
And to answer the G: no closing time, but weeknights the party generally dies out around 3am, and weekends 5am. Smoking is allowed in bars and clubs, in restaurants they have non-smoking and smoking sections, with the latter set to disappear soon, per some EU directives.
Student City is overrated, every single dude in town goes there hoping to pick up poor out-of-town girls living in the dorms by buying them a few drinks in the clubs. The natural result is 2-3:1 guys:girls ratio there, and girls getting picky.
For better results, try some of the downtown bars, like Brilliantin or Sin City (a big dance club with several rooms - house, 80s, folk, dance, etc.)
Impressing girls just because you are foreign used to happen in the 90s when everyone in EE was poor, but lately there's been a lot money flowing into the country so the local gangstas/drug dealers/real estate developers etc. all drive shiny new Benz's and BMW's and the girls who are after money all want to date them, not some backpacker staying in a hostel. Still, there is a segment for everyone, such as artsy/indie girls, travelers, etc. Don't expect to get the 10's, though.
For Bulgaria, I strongly recommend the following as the best for partying:
- enjoy the affordable drinks/food ($1-2 beers, $3-5 quick meal, $10-15 three-course meal)
- go people watching (lots of eye candy at clubs such as the above, or the cluster of beach clubs at Cacao Beach)
- if you don't get lucky (most likely result), end the night with a hooker - $20 street blowjob, $40 call-in escort (6-7/10), or $100 high class escort (9/10).
And to answer the G: no closing time, but weeknights the party generally dies out around 3am, and weekends 5am. Smoking is allowed in bars and clubs, in restaurants they have non-smoking and smoking sections, with the latter set to disappear soon, per some EU directives.