Mileștii Mici Underground Tour tasting & Wine Labyrinth
Discover the world's largest wine cellar at Mileștii Mici and experience Moldova's finest wines.
Why locals love it: Family Gagauz room on Calea Orheului with a back-garden vinery and a hand-painted Gagauz village courtyard, missed by anyone not heading to Comrat.
Tip: Order the shurpa lamb soup 30 minutes ahead of arrival; the courtyard is the seat to ask for, not the indoor halls.
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Chișinău & Castel Mimi Wine Tour – With Wooden Monastery
Discover the heart of Moldova with a guided city tour of Chișinău, including a visit to the oldest wooden church in Hirișeni. Then, journey to the elegant Castel Mimi Winery.
Curchi Monastery, Old Orhei and Cricova Winery (Optional)
We invite you to visit top 3 destinations of Moldova in one day trip: Orheiul Vechi, Curchi Monastery and Cricova wine cellars in 1 day.
Location
Address: Calea Orheiului 19A, Chișinău, Moldova
More hidden gems in Chișinău
Black Rabbit Gastro-Burrow ★ 4.3
Black Rabbit Gastro-Burrow is a loft cafe-by-day, cocktail-bar-by-night on Parcalab; lunch runs small plates, the bar pours natural wines after 19:00.
Why locals love it: Loft-style café-by-day, cocktail-bar-by-night on Pârcălab that tourists walk past, run by a kitchen-and-bar team that quietly pours the city's best small plates.
Tip: Switch to the bar menu after 19:00 for the natural-wine pours; the lunch room is a different animal from the night room.
Labrewtory Brewing Company ★ 4.3
Labrewtory Brewing Company is an American-owned brewery 5 minutes from the train station; free tours, outdoor terrace with bring-your-own grills nightly.
Why locals love it: American-owned brewery 5 minutes from the train station and zero minutes from any guidebook map, with the only hard cider on tap in Moldova.
Tip: Tours are free in three languages on request; the outdoor terrace has grills for guests to bring their own meat to barbecue.
Raccoon Coffee Shop & Roastery ★ 4.4
Raccoon Coffee Shop and Roastery on Strada Armeneasca roasts behind the counter; buy retail bags from the wall, the V60 brew pours from the same fresh lot.
Why locals love it: Small Strada Armenească roastery and café where the roaster runs behind the counter, with a single-origin retail wall and a regular base of neighbours from the surrounding blocks.
Tip: Buy retail bags from the wall and ask which day's roast is freshest; the V60 brew at the bar pours from the same lot.