6 romanian rooms in Old Town (Lipscani / Centrul Vechi), editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Old Town (Lipscani / Centrul Vechi)'s food · All romanian in Bucharest.
Caru' cu bere ★ 4.6
Strada Stavropoleos 5, 030107 București
The 1879 Caru' cu bere on Stavropoleos serves the soul of Bucharest dining, where mici were recorded in a 1920 chef's letter to the Academy.
Tip: Walk-up queues from 12:30 onward; the upstairs hall has the live folk band.
Lacrimi și Sfinți ★ 4.5
Strada Șepcari 16, Old Town, București 030116
Poet Mircea Dinescu's Lacrimi și Sfinți on Șepcari pours wines from his Cetate estate alongside modern Romanian classics in Bucharest Old Town today.
Tip: The wine list is heavy on Dinescu's own bottlings; ask the room for the day's house pour.
Hanu' lui Manuc ★ 4.4
Strada Franceză 62-64, 030106 București
The 1808 caravanserai-turned-restaurant Hanu' lui Manuc on Franceză serves classic Romanian plates around one of Europe's last remaining inn courtyards.
Tip: The courtyard fills first; ask for a balcony table inside the U-shaped inn.
Locanta Jaristea ★ 4.2
Strada George Georgescu 50-52, 040132 București
Locanta Jaristea cooks Belle Epoque Romanian inside a 19th-century Bucharest townhouse south of Old Town, with live folk and costumed staff service.
Tip: Set menu nights book solidly; the regular evenings are a la carte.
Crama Domnească ★ 4.1
Strada Șelari 13-15, Old Town, București
Crama Domnească sits in the cellar of the Princely Court on Șelari, the Princely Wine Cellar in Bucharest, with live folk and house wines by carafe.
Tip: Live taraf music every evening; cash and card both accepted.
La Mama (Lipscani) ★ 3.9
Strada Lipscani 36, 030033 București
La Mama on Lipscani is the Bucharest chain doing Romanian home cooking at scale: oversized sarmale, ciorbă bowls, big-portion papanași for dessert.
Tip: Multi-branch chain; walk-in works on most weekdays.