7 editor picks in Chișinău.
7 restaurants in Chișinău, editor-picked for restaurants open sunday. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Chișinău.
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.
OrderTocăniță cooked in the cauldron with mămăligă and a shot of house țuică.
TipBook 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 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.
OrderThe Moldovan red flight with a lamb shoulder slow-cooked over mămăligă.
TipAsk the sommelier to run a flight of three Fetească Neagră from different Moldovan regions; the kitchen's seafood is sourced weekly from Odessa.
Sălcioara in downtown Chișinău is the traditional Moldovan dining room with carved-wood interiors, evening live music and a kitchen built on village recipes.
OrderSarmale wrapped in vine leaves with sour cream and mămăligă on the side.
TipReserve a corner table for the live music nights; order the house brandy alongside the zeamă starter.
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.
OrderMarbled beef steak with seasonal vegetables and a glass of Fetească Neagră.
TipSit 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 on Ștefan cel Mare 3 is the central Chișinău branch of the Moldovan chain that turned the street plăcintă into a sit-down restaurant.
OrderA mixed plate of plăcinte: cheese, cabbage and pumpkin slices, with smântână.
TipOrder 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 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.
OrderPork knuckle with house lager and sauerkraut.
TipOrder 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 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.
OrderCream of mushroom soup in a bread bowl with the Capricioasa pizza.
TipOrder the cream of mushroom served in the hollowed bread bowl; the Capricioasa is the local-style pizza if you want something Moldovan.
