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Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Chișinău for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Chișinău for grown-ups.
Taproom by Litra on Strada Vasile Alecsandri in Chișinău is Moldova's first craft taproom, pouring 20 local craft taps in a community-rooted American bar.
Signature drink: Litra unfiltered lagers and IPAs on 20 taps
Food: American-style bar food, hot dogs, sandwiches
Beer House on Bulevardul Negruzzi in Chișinău is a five-tap house brewery in an old-timey Moldovan European-style room, the carte sausage, ribs and brewpub.
Signature drink: House craft tap flight (pilsner, dark, light, wheat)
Food: Moldovan brewpub plates, sausages, ribs
Marlène on Strada București 75 in Chișinău is the cocktail bar (2019) inside a restored Moldovan city-house, with a summer terrace and a long menu.
Signature drink: House signature cocktails
Food: Sharing plates and snacks
Piana Vyshnia on Strada Ștefan cel Mare in Chișinău is the elegantly decorated bar serving cherry liqueur, with outdoor seating onto Ștefan cel Mare park.
Signature drink: Cherry-based fruit liqueur
Food: Snacks only