Guidebook for București
Food Scene
NOR becomes a reference point for Bucharest because it is the highest restaurant in the city! You start with the sensation you have in the bright reception of a hotel before the city view, as it looks from 136 metres high, opens in front of your eyes. Amazing chocolate desert (nor de vata de zahar cu ciocolata). Friendly and Exceptional service
32 locals recommend
Nor Sky Casual Restaurant
201 Str. Barbu VăcărescuNOR becomes a reference point for Bucharest because it is the highest restaurant in the city! You start with the sensation you have in the bright reception of a hotel before the city view, as it looks from 136 metres high, opens in front of your eyes. Amazing chocolate desert (nor de vata de zahar cu ciocolata). Friendly and Exceptional service
All day healthy breakfast ,desert and good coffee. Happy hours in some of the days.
12 locals recommend
Entourage Centrul Vechi
7 Strada Eugeniu CaradaAll day healthy breakfast ,desert and good coffee. Happy hours in some of the days.
The Coffee Shop
2 Strada AcademieiCremeria Emilia
38-42 Str. FrancezăAwesome ice-cream and deserts
Very good to chill drinking a beer and eating some typical Romanian food!
They have a great variety of foods and the staff is very cordial!
Very good to see some traditional music and dancing. Dancers involve guests by inviting you to dance together with them.
481 locals recommend
Caru' cu bere
5 Strada StavropoleosVery good to chill drinking a beer and eating some typical Romanian food!
They have a great variety of foods and the staff is very cordial!
Very good to see some traditional music and dancing. Dancers involve guests by inviting you to dance together with them.
Built in 1808 the enormous, three-level Hanul lui Manuc (Manuc's Inn) is one of Europe's last remaining caravanserai. The large interior courtyard is a spectacular sight, a great place to eat and drink and is essential for any visitor to Bucharest, not least the grand staircase to your left as you enter from Strada Franceza.
162 locals recommend
Manuc's Inn
62 Strada HalelorBuilt in 1808 the enormous, three-level Hanul lui Manuc (Manuc's Inn) is one of Europe's last remaining caravanserai. The large interior courtyard is a spectacular sight, a great place to eat and drink and is essential for any visitor to Bucharest, not least the grand staircase to your left as you enter from Strada Franceza.
Borsalino
44 Bulevardul Ion C. BrătianuDelicious Italian bistro!
A great rooftop during summer nights and nice bar during winter, with a very cool atmosphere. Make sure you have your phone charged, 'cause you'll be taking few pictures here!
105 locals recommend
Linea / Closer To The Moon
17 Strada LipscaniA great rooftop during summer nights and nice bar during winter, with a very cool atmosphere. Make sure you have your phone charged, 'cause you'll be taking few pictures here!
A very cool bar / club during weekends, with nice live music on Wednesdays.
118 locals recommend
Nomad Skybar
30 Strada Smârdan A very cool bar / club during weekends, with nice live music on Wednesdays.
Parks & Nature
King Mihai I Park
Youth Park
Sector 4Shopping
Books, novelty gifts, LP's, tea's , coffee and oddities make this a lovely off-beat spot for some gifts. English books available too. If you want a break from the maddening crowds - have a browse.
102 locals recommend
Cărturești Carusel
55 Strada LipscaniBooks, novelty gifts, LP's, tea's , coffee and oddities make this a lovely off-beat spot for some gifts. English books available too. If you want a break from the maddening crowds - have a browse.
Băneasa Shopping City
42D Șoseaua București-PloieștiParkLake Shopping Center
4 Str. Liviu RebreanuEssentials
Mega Image
48-50 Șoseaua OltenițeiEntertainment & Activities
Stroll through more than 500 years of history from the times of Vlad the Impaler aka Dracula to the “golden era” of communism and the ’89 Revolution and unravel the stories of old and new Bucharest. Free tour!
7 locals recommend
Walkabout free walking tour Bucharest
Bulevardul UniriiStroll through more than 500 years of history from the times of Vlad the Impaler aka Dracula to the “golden era” of communism and the ’89 Revolution and unravel the stories of old and new Bucharest. Free tour!
You can watch very good plays with great actors, while enjoying delicious drinks, food or desert. They also have nice parties organised here.
12 locals recommend
Godot Cafe Theater
147-153 Calea RahoveiYou can watch very good plays with great actors, while enjoying delicious drinks, food or desert. They also have nice parties organised here.
Sightseeing
Beautiful small chapel in the historical centre of Bucharest. One of the buildings that "survived" the second world war. Must see! Go inside, you will feel the unique spirit of this place!
80 locals recommend
Stavropoleos Monastery
4 Strada StavropoleosBeautiful small chapel in the historical centre of Bucharest. One of the buildings that "survived" the second world war. Must see! Go inside, you will feel the unique spirit of this place!
Today packed with cafes - most of which offer hookah pipes and exotic tobaccos - Pasajul Macca-Vilacrosse was built in 1891 as a conduit between Calea Victoriei – then the busiest street in the city – and the National Bank.It is covered with an arcade yellow glass roof to allow natural light, also intended to encourage commerce at street level
14 locals recommend
Macca Villacrosse Passage
Pasajul MaccaToday packed with cafes - most of which offer hookah pipes and exotic tobaccos - Pasajul Macca-Vilacrosse was built in 1891 as a conduit between Calea Victoriei – then the busiest street in the city – and the National Bank.It is covered with an arcade yellow glass roof to allow natural light, also intended to encourage commerce at street level
Arts & Culture
National Theatre Bucharest
2 Bulevardul Nicolae BălcescuRomanian Athenaeum
1-3 Strada Benjamin FranklinIs an open-air ethnographic museum located in the Herastrau Park, extends to over 100,000 m2, and contains 272 authentic peasant farms and houses from all over Romania. I definitely recommend the place, you can see the true DNA of Romania. Take the blue line subway all the way to Aviatorilor. From there you enter Herastrau Park and ask for directions.
178 locals recommend
Muzeul National al Satului Dimitrie Gusti
30 Şoseaua Pavel D. KiseleffIs an open-air ethnographic museum located in the Herastrau Park, extends to over 100,000 m2, and contains 272 authentic peasant farms and houses from all over Romania. I definitely recommend the place, you can see the true DNA of Romania. Take the blue line subway all the way to Aviatorilor. From there you enter Herastrau Park and ask for directions.
Is located in the former royal palace in Revolution Square, central Bucharest. It houses collections of medieval and Romanian art, as well as the international collection gathered by Romania's royal family.
276 locals recommend
The National Museum of Art of Romania
49-53 Calea VictorieiIs located in the former royal palace in Revolution Square, central Bucharest. It houses collections of medieval and Romanian art, as well as the international collection gathered by Romania's royal family.