Guidebook for București
Places to eat and drink
A few places to feel good and enjoy really tasty food, be it local, local with a twist, European, international.
19 Strada Actor Ion Brezoianu.
Reasonable traditional national food and atmosphere. A bit noisy, a bit crowded at times, a bit on the touristic side. Think about it if you’re looking for a genuine Romanian experience.
63 locals recommend
Vatra Restaurant
19 Strada Ion Brezoianu19 Strada Actor Ion Brezoianu.
Reasonable traditional national food and atmosphere. A bit noisy, a bit crowded at times, a bit on the touristic side. Think about it if you’re looking for a genuine Romanian experience.
10 Strada Visarion, near Piata Romana.
Very good thin-crust pizza, friendly service, very good deserts, wine, music. The small garden is almost always full, so call in advance for a reservation.
16 locals recommend
Animaletto Pizza Bar
10 Parter Strada I.C. Visarion10 Strada Visarion, near Piata Romana.
Very good thin-crust pizza, friendly service, very good deserts, wine, music. The small garden is almost always full, so call in advance for a reservation.
122 Calea Victoriei.
Because... Sweetology gelato flavour: grapefruit & aperol!
10 locals recommend
Sweetology
122 Calea Victoriei122 Calea Victoriei.
Because... Sweetology gelato flavour: grapefruit & aperol!
8 Strada D. I. Mendeleev (Piata Amzei neighbourhood).
MUST try, be it summer or winter: Lebanese Yogurt ice-cream!!! Or other unexpectedly wonderful flavors: Roquefort, spicy dark chocolate, rose water... with a little bit of luck to find them at the shop.
Delicii Libaneze
8 Strada D. I. Mendeleev8 Strada D. I. Mendeleev (Piata Amzei neighbourhood).
MUST try, be it summer or winter: Lebanese Yogurt ice-cream!!! Or other unexpectedly wonderful flavors: Roquefort, spicy dark chocolate, rose water... with a little bit of luck to find them at the shop.
35 Strada Ion Brezoianu (just around the block).
Ideal for a quick bite, sweet or savoury, and indeed delicious. If summertime, you can take your time a little longer in the informal but pleasant courtyard.
Tartelicious
35 Strada Ion Brezoianu35 Strada Ion Brezoianu (just around the block).
Ideal for a quick bite, sweet or savoury, and indeed delicious. If summertime, you can take your time a little longer in the informal but pleasant courtyard.
4 Strada Actor Ion Brezoianu (next to Energiea).
Small, stylish place, sometimes quite crowded due to its delicious snacks, meals and wine assortment. Also yummy bread to take away for a memorable breakfast.
43 locals recommend
Pâine și Vin
4 Strada Ion Brezoianu4 Strada Actor Ion Brezoianu (next to Energiea).
Small, stylish place, sometimes quite crowded due to its delicious snacks, meals and wine assortment. Also yummy bread to take away for a memorable breakfast.
4 Strada Ion Brezoianu (next to Paine si Vin).
Urban hub, as self-stated, is quite a good description. Perfect for a quick and unsophisticated meal, great for a drink, greater for a drink on a late summer night. Always full, and full of life, with a hint of place history and contemporary social lifestyle.
98 locals recommend
Energiea
4 Strada Ion Brezoianu4 Strada Ion Brezoianu (next to Paine si Vin).
Urban hub, as self-stated, is quite a good description. Perfect for a quick and unsophisticated meal, great for a drink, greater for a drink on a late summer night. Always full, and full of life, with a hint of place history and contemporary social lifestyle.
36 Strada Ion Câmpineanu (in the close vicinity).
Just a place to grab a tasty quick bite for lunch. Mind that they are closed in the afternoon.
COPIOS Takeaway
36 Strada Ion Câmpineanu36 Strada Ion Câmpineanu (in the close vicinity).
Just a place to grab a tasty quick bite for lunch. Mind that they are closed in the afternoon.
12A Calea Victoriei (yes, you are already in the Old Center there).
If you fancy a kebab or other Mediterranean dish and also are not afraid to be surprised with a twist, that's the place to go. Great food, unexpectedly delicious combinations, reasonably priced for such a great cuisine.
6 locals recommend
Le Bab
12A Calea Victoriei12A Calea Victoriei (yes, you are already in the Old Center there).
If you fancy a kebab or other Mediterranean dish and also are not afraid to be surprised with a twist, that's the place to go. Great food, unexpectedly delicious combinations, reasonably priced for such a great cuisine.
29 Strada Actor Ion Brezoianu - another gem just around the corner.
The perfect choice for breakfast or lunch/brunch in the close vicinity. Delicious food and good specialty coffee, you can even stay for a cool beer, they really know what are doing.
11 locals recommend
Trofic
29 Strada Ion Brezoianu29 Strada Actor Ion Brezoianu - another gem just around the corner.
The perfect choice for breakfast or lunch/brunch in the close vicinity. Delicious food and good specialty coffee, you can even stay for a cool beer, they really know what are doing.
Drinks & Nightlife
Former derelict palace garden, now one of the most popular summer terraces. Huge space for its location, minimally and loosely arranged between trees, perfect place to grab a beer, or two.
129 locals recommend
Gradina EDEN
44-46 Calea DorobanțiFormer derelict palace garden, now one of the most popular summer terraces. Huge space for its location, minimally and loosely arranged between trees, perfect place to grab a beer, or two.
Listen to your kind of music or try out different others. Have a beer on the terrace, be it summer or winter. Mingle with the locals. Just try it.
240 locals recommend
Control Club
4 Strada Constantin MilleListen to your kind of music or try out different others. Have a beer on the terrace, be it summer or winter. Mingle with the locals. Just try it.
Essentials
Where you could go in the vicinity for day-to-day needs.
Bd. Magheru 9.
Spacious supermarket in a place formerly known as "Eva" shop. Mega Image is the biggest supermarket chain in Bucharest, with shops literally everywhere. This one is big (a two-storey space) and well garnished.
192 locals recommend
Mega Image
48-50 Șoseaua OltenițeiBd. Magheru 9.
Spacious supermarket in a place formerly known as "Eva" shop. Mega Image is the biggest supermarket chain in Bucharest, with shops literally everywhere. This one is big (a two-storey space) and well garnished.
The closest small shop within Mega Image supermarket chain, quite enough for everyday needs. You'll just have to cross the street Strada Ion Campineanu to get there.
19 locals recommend
Shop & Go
Strada Ion CâmpineanuThe closest small shop within Mega Image supermarket chain, quite enough for everyday needs. You'll just have to cross the street Strada Ion Campineanu to get there.
Parks & Nature
Cișmigiu Park
Bulevardul Regina ElisabetaArts & Culture
Impressive bookshop, souvenir place, art gallery, bistro or just a place to hang around, situated in an amazingly restored 19th century building belonging to Chrissoveloni bankers family.
CARUSEL
30 Strada Barbu BrădescuImpressive bookshop, souvenir place, art gallery, bistro or just a place to hang around, situated in an amazingly restored 19th century building belonging to Chrissoveloni bankers family.
Librăria Humanitas de la Cişmigiu
38 Bulevardul Regina ElisabetaSee and feel a glimpse of the Romanian village atmosphere. Authentic houses and farms from all over the country, sometimes you can visit also the interiors. Not many things happening in this big household/park-like museum, but the walk in itself can be very pleasant.
178 locals recommend
Muzeul National al Satului Dimitrie Gusti
30 Şoseaua Pavel D. KiseleffSee and feel a glimpse of the Romanian village atmosphere. Authentic houses and farms from all over the country, sometimes you can visit also the interiors. Not many things happening in this big household/park-like museum, but the walk in itself can be very pleasant.
Located within the former socialist "People's House", it hosts good contemporary exhibitions. The sky-bar is also worth a visit.
131 locals recommend
MNAC - Muzeul Național de Artă Contemporană al României
1-3 Calea 13 SeptembrieLocated within the former socialist "People's House", it hosts good contemporary exhibitions. The sky-bar is also worth a visit.
The Museum in itself hosts interesting exhibitions, but also check-out the numerous week-end and holiday fairs that take place in its surrounding courtyards. You can find there local dishes and sweets, craftsmen, artists, music-players and many others.
234 locals recommend
Museum of the Romanian Peasant
3 Şoseaua Pavel D. KiseleffThe Museum in itself hosts interesting exhibitions, but also check-out the numerous week-end and holiday fairs that take place in its surrounding courtyards. You can find there local dishes and sweets, craftsmen, artists, music-players and many others.
Go-to
Places to maybe eat and drink, spend the evening or the afternoon, read a book, work at your laptop, enjoy concerts, nightlife, a movie sometime. Or just hang around with friends. Or make friends. Just go there.
Quite a beautiful hidden courtyard on a busy dusty bleak Bucharest street. With an easy to be missed entrance and quite a labyrinthine way in, it will surprise you with its green backyard crammed between old houses. Not a very elaborate cuisine but very pleasant place for a drink during warm season and the occasional concert or plain-air movie.
35 locals recommend
J’ai Bistrot
55 Calea GrivițeiQuite a beautiful hidden courtyard on a busy dusty bleak Bucharest street. With an easy to be missed entrance and quite a labyrinthine way in, it will surprise you with its green backyard crammed between old houses. Not a very elaborate cuisine but very pleasant place for a drink during warm season and the occasional concert or plain-air movie.