Upscale in Chișinău

Invino Enoteca

• ★ 4.7
• Wine bar
• $$$
• Centru

Invino on Bănulescu-Bodoni in Chișinău is the 2016 sommelier-led Moldovan wine enoteca, with 250 labels on the shelf and 15 pours by the glass.

Carpe Diem Wine Shop & Bar

• ★ 4.6
• Wine bar
• $$$
• Centru

Carpe Diem on Strada Columna in Chișinău is the country's first wine bar (2011), pouring 10 to 15 Moldovan wines by the glass from a 160-label shelf.

Taproom by Litra & Friends

• ★ 4.5
• Cocktail bar
• $$$
• Centru

Drink Litra unfiltered lagers and IPAs on 20 taps

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.

Symposium Restaurant & Wine Club

• ★ 4.4
• Mediterranean
• $$$
• Centru

Order The Moldovan red flight with a lamb shoulder slow-cooked over mămăligă.

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.

Embargo

• ★ 4.4
• Wine bar
• $$$
• Centru

Embargo on Pușkin 47/1 in Chișinău is the wine-focused bar showcasing high-quality Moldovan wines paired with local cheeses, charcuterie and house.

Beer House

• ★ 4.3
• Cocktail bar
• $$$
• Centru

Drink House craft tap flight (pilsner, dark, light, wheat)

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.

Marlène

• ★ 4.3
• Cocktail bar
• $$$
• Centru

Drink House signature cocktails

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.

Piana Vyshnia

• ★ 4.2
• Cocktail bar
• $$$
• Centru

Drink Cherry-based fruit liqueur

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.