7 restaurants in Chișinău, editor-picked for monday dinner. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Chișinău.
La Taifas ★ 4.4
centru · Strada București 67, Chișinău, Moldova
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-21:00
La Taifas in Chișinău is the old village house with porch on Strada București, serving rustic Moldovan cooking and live folk music in a clay-pottery room.
Tip: Book a porch table on a warm evening; the kitchen leans on cauldron stews and the placinte are made to order with a 20-minute wait.
Symposium Restaurant & Wine Club ★ 4.4
centru · Strada 31 August 1989 nr. 78, Chișinău, Moldova
Hours: Daily 11:00-23:00
Symposium in Chișinău is the Mediterranean room and wine club on Strada 31 August 1989, with a 200-label Moldovan and European wine list selected as a club.
Tip: Ask the sommelier to run a flight of three Fetească Neagră from different Moldovan regions; the kitchen's seafood is sourced weekly from Odessa.
Sălcioara ★ 4.3
botanica · Strada Decebal 99/6, Chișinău, Moldova
Hours: Daily 10:00-22:00
Sălcioara in downtown Chișinău is the traditional Moldovan dining room with carved-wood interiors, evening live music and a kitchen built on village recipes.
Tip: Reserve a corner table for the live music nights; order the house brandy alongside the zeamă starter.
Pegas Terrace & Restaurant ★ 4.3
centru · Strada Albișoara 20/1, Chișinău, Moldova
Hours: Daily 08:00-00:00
Pegas in Chișinău is the long-running two-storey European fusion room on Strada Albișoara, with a wide summer terrace and a Moldovan wine list.
Tip: Sit on the terrace in summer for the kitchen's grill program; the wine list is the deepest mainstream Moldovan selection in the neighbourhood.
La Plăcinte (Ștefan cel Mare 3) ★ 4.2
centru · Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfînt 3, Chișinău, Moldova
Hours: Daily 10:00-22:00
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.
Beer House ★ 4.2
centru · Bulevardul Constantin Negruzzi 6/2, Chișinău, Moldova
Hours: Daily 11:00-23:00
Beer House in Chișinău is the German-themed brewpub on Bulevardul Negruzzi, brewing on-site and serving grill-heavy pub food with a daily 12-hour run.
Tip: Order the four-beer flight to taste the house range; the pork knuckle for two is the kitchen's grill anchor, request the sauerkraut on the side.
Andy's Pizza (Ștefan cel Mare 77) ★ 3.6
centru · Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfînt 77, Chișinău, Moldova
Hours: Daily 24h
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.