The Best Cafes, Bars and Restaurants in Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

We spent four days in Bucharest and were impressed by how varied its food and drink scene is. You’ll find historic beer halls, refined modern restaurants and cosy cafés tucked down side streets, often all within a ten-minute walk of each other.

This guide lists the places we actually visited and tested on foot (short visits, meals and drinks), plus a few trusted local favourites to try. You’ll get:

Romanian cuisine has similarities with its neighbouring Eastern European countries – meat, soups and hearty carbs. There’s plenty of restaurants offering traditional food, as well as a range of other cuisines. Vegetarian food is harder to find, and we’ve tried to note a few places here (there were some vegetarian restaurants we found on Google Maps, but they were closed when we visited).

We’ve noted the best areas to eat and drink in Bucharest below. You can also consider joining an organised food tour – a fantastic way to taste a variety of great foods and get your bearings in Bucharest. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).