The main meal is eaten in the middle of the day.
Dinner is a social occasion, with dancing in many restaurants.
Food is spicy, hearty and good. Fruit is particularly good and cheap throughout the year. Banitsa is a pastry stuffed with fruit or cheese. There is a wide variety of national dishes, as well as Western European standard dishes, which can be chosen on the spot at any restaurant. All good hotels have restaurants and there are many attractive folk-style restaurants and caf s throughout the country.