21 cheap eats places in Chișinău, editor-picked. the best low-budget spots in Chișinău: the places editors actually return to. All Chișinău food.
Crème de la Crème Patisserie ★ 4.5
centru · Strada Alexandru cel Bun 98A, Chișinău, Moldova
Crème de la Crème Patisserie in Chișinău is the ground-floor Parisian counter under the Provençal café, baking croissants, eclairs and custom cakes daily.
Raccoon Coffee ★ 4.5
centru · Strada Armenească 35, Chișinău, Moldova
Raccoon Coffee on Strada Armenească in central Chișinău roasts its own beans in-house and pours rotating single-origin filters and espresso from a small.
Pasio Coffee ★ 4.4
centru · Strada Vasile Alecsandri 115, Chișinău, Moldova
Pasio Coffee on Strada Vasile Alecsandri in Chișinău is the small specialty bar where the baristas pour for regulars, with rotating single-origins by week.
Crème de la Crème ★ 4.4
centru · Strada Alexandru cel Bun 98A, Chișinău, Moldova
Crème de la Crème on Strada Alexandru cel Bun in Chișinău is the three-storey Parisian patisserie and café, with the Provençal main floor open from 08:00.
Dulcinella ★ 4.3
centru · Strada Albișoara 68, Chișinău, Moldova
Dulcinella in Chișinău is the multi-branch pastry shop best known for the Ion cake, with custom-order cakes and a separate vegan dessert sub-menu.
Coffee Monkey ★ 4.3
centru · Strada Alexander Pușkin 22, Chișinău, Moldova
Coffee Monkey on Strada Pușkin 22 in Chișinău is the bright blue-and-white specialty bar that locals call the coffee hotspot of the city centre.
La Plăcinte (Ștefan cel Mare 3) ★ 4.2
centru · Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfînt 3, Chișinău, Moldova
La Plăcinte on Ștefan cel Mare 3 is the central Chișinău branch of the Moldovan chain that turned the street plăcintă into a sit-down restaurant.
Tip: Order the plăcinte by the slice from the counter for a quick lunch; the full menu carries zeamă, mămăligă and sarmale at chain-pricing.
Granier ★ 4.2
centru · Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfînt 69, Chișinău, Moldova
Granier in Chișinău is the all-day bakery chain on Ștefan cel Mare and beyond, baking honey cake, plăcinte and almond rings that sell out by closing.
Patisserie Caramel ★ 4.2
centru · Strada Mitropolit Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni 45, Chișinău, Moldova
Patisserie Caramel on Bănulescu-Bodoni 45 in Chișinău is the French-style patisserie and café with eclairs, red velvet, tarts and a small outdoor terrace.
Feeling Coffee ★ 4.2
centru · Strada 31 August 1989 nr. 58, Chișinău, Moldova
Feeling Coffee on Strada 31 August 1989 in Chișinău is the seasonal-flowers jazz-bar coffee room, one of the newest specialty spots in the centre.
Granier ★ 4.2
centru · Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfînt 69, Chișinău, Moldova
Granier on Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare in Chișinău is the artisan bakery chain selling Moldovan plăcinte, croissants, pain-au-chocolat and pretzels.
Piața Centrală street-food stalls ★ 4.2
centru · Strada Mitropolit Varlaam 63, Chișinău, Moldova
The Piața Centrală street-food cluster on Mitropolit Varlaam in Chișinău is where the city eats plăcinte by the slice, mititei, chebureks and grilled corn.
La Plăcinte (Ștefan cel Mare 3) ★ 4.2
centru · Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfînt 3, Chișinău, Moldova
La Plăcinte on Ștefan cel Mare 3 is the central Chișinău branch where a tray of plăcinte and a bowl of zeamă lands under 100 MDL, full menu beneath 180 MDL.
La Plăcinte (Hâncești 58) ★ 4.1
botanica · Șoseaua Hâncești 58, Chișinău, Moldova
La Plăcinte on Șoseaua Hâncești 58 is the Botanica-side branch of Moldova's plăcinte chain, with the largest dine-in room and a kids' play area attached.
Tip: This branch has the most reliable lunch turnover; the plăcinte tray refills hourly and the sit-down menu carries the full traditional list.
Tucano Coffee Costa Rica ★ 4.1
centru · Strada Alexander Pușkin 15, Chișinău, Moldova
Tucano Coffee Costa Rica on Strada Pușkin in Chișinău is the central Moldovan-born specialty-coffee chain (Chișinău, 2011), serving 100% Specialty Arabica.
La Mamuca ★ 4.1
centru · Strada Pușkin 22, Chișinău, Moldova
La Mămuca on Strada Pușkin 22 is the takeaway plăcinte counter where the tray turns over every hour and the in-house cheburek fryer runs behind the window.
Granier ★ 4.1
centru · Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfînt 69, Chișinău, Moldova
Granier on Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare 69 in Chișinău is the bakery chain where breakfast is a plăcintă with cottage cheese and a coffee for under 90 MDL.
La Mamuca ★ 4.0
centru · Strada Pușkin 22, Chișinău, Moldova
La Mămuca in Chișinău is the takeaway-only Moldovan bakery chain on Pușkin 22, where the plăcinte tray turns over hourly and the chebureks are house-fried.
Andy's Pizza (Pușkin 32) ★ 3.7
centru · Strada Pușkin 32, Chișinău, Moldova
Andy's Pizza on Strada Pușkin 32 is the 24-hour branch of Moldova's pizza chain, with pizza by the slice and the mushroom soup in a bread bowl under 150 MDL.
Andy's Pizza (Ștefan cel Mare 77) ★ 3.6
centru · Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfînt 77, Chișinău, Moldova
Andy's Pizza on Ștefan cel Mare in Chișinău is the central branch of Moldova's homegrown pizza chain, open into the late hours with a 24/7 sister branch.
Tip: Order the cream of mushroom served in the hollowed bread bowl; the Capricioasa is the local-style pizza if you want something Moldovan.
Andy's Pizza (Mircea cel Bătrân 12) ★ 3.5
ciocana · Bulevardul Mircea cel Bătrân 12, Chișinău, Moldova
Andy's Pizza on Bulevardul Mircea cel Bătrân in Chișinău is the Ciocana branch of Moldova's homegrown chain, with a wide pizza list and a 24/7 sister nearby.
Tip: The chain's Ciocana branch keeps the kitchen running past midnight; the carbonara and the mushroom soup in the bread bowl are the dependable orders.