Best Cafés in Bucharest

Origo Coffee Shop

• ★ 4.7
• Café
• Old Town (Lipscani / Centrul Vechi)

Origo Coffee Shop is a café at Strada Lipscani 9, from a community of people who prepare every detail for a good coffee, with espresso, filter and microlot.

M60 Amzei

• ★ 4.6
• Café
• Universitate / Romana

Beans & Dots

• ★ 4.5
• Café
• Cișmigiu / Cotroceni

Steam Coffee Shop Aviatorilor

• ★ 4.5
• Café
• Floreasca / Aviatorilor

Steam Coffee Shop 2

• ★ 4.4
• Café
• Universitate / Romana

Cofetăria Casa Capșa

• ★ 4.2
• Café
• Calea Victoriei

Cofetăria Casa Capșa is a café at Calea Victoriei 36; at Capsa, Grigore Capsa moved Bucharest from baklava to confectionery, chocolate and bonbons.

Grand Cafe Van Gogh

• ★ 4.1
• Café
• Old Town (Lipscani / Centrul Vechi)

Grand Cafe Van Gogh is a café at Strada Smârdan 9 in the Old Town, with a collection of Van Gogh paintings, from Starry Night to Irises, and brunch.

Cofftail's

• ★ 4.5

Order Classic cocktails such as Negroni, Moscow Mule and Old Fashioned.

Cofftails is a specialty coffee shop and cocktail bar on Calea Victoriei, with espresso and brunch in the first part of the day and cocktails after sunset.

Handsome Monk Coffee House

• ★ 4.5
• Coffee shop

Handsome Monk is a coffee house in Parklake Shopping Center, where the fresh aroma of coffee beans blends with a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

Mancave

• ★ 4.5

Order Espresso from the Honey Drop house blend, or an espresso tonic.

Mancave is a specialty coffee shop and bar on Strada Economu Cezărescu with a library of board games, serving coffee roasted by Dropshot and craft beer.

Bordo Caffe and Pub

• ★ 4.5

Bordo Caffe & Pub serves burgers, pasta and cocktails near Herăstrău Park and the Village Museum, with morning coffee and business lunches on offer.

Hygge Social Kitchen

• ★ 4.5

Order Single-origin coffee, house-made syrups and infusions, or a seasonal cocktail.

Hygge Social Kitchen is a relaxed spot on Calea Victoriei serving seasonal food, single-origin coffee and cocktails that change with the season.

BOB Coffee Lab

• ★ 4.5

BOB Coffee Lab runs cafes of its own and in partnership, with a roastery, and began in the garage of an interwar villa in the north of the capital.

Black Habit

• ★ 4.8

Black Habit opened in 2018 on Calea Griviței with specialty coffee and an all-day brunch of fresh juices, soups, salads, eggs and delicious desserts.

Cafeneaua 9

• ★ 4.5

Cafeneaua Veche 9 is a cafe and restaurant in the Old Centre, in a building attested in 1812, which it calls the oldest cafe in the capital.

Citrick

• ★ 4.5
• Coffee shop

Citrick is a colourful coffee shop on Batiștei street serving specialty coffee, single-origin coffees and coffee-based drinks, plus snacks and sweets.

Uzina Coffee

• ★ 4.5

Uzina Coffee is a cafe, specialty coffee roastery, live music venue and alternative cultural space on Piata Amzei that roasts only Arabica coffee.

Zării - Specialty Coffee

• ★ 4.5
• Coffee shop

Order Handmade lemonade with syrups from wild plants of the Apuseni Mountains and spring water.

Zării is a cafe in Cotroceni serving specialty coffee, fresh pastry every day and handmade lemonades with wild-plant syrups from the Apuseni Mountains.

Ganesha Caffe Barbu Vacarescu

• ★ 4.5

Ganesha Caffe is a cafe and tea house with hookah, a relaxing terrace and exotic decor in vibrant colours, on Barbu Văcărescu boulevard in Floreasca.

Almond Café

• ★ 3.9

Almond Café is a specialty coffee shop in the Aviatorilor area with artisan pastry and sourdough bread, and a coffee membership for remote workers.

Les Bourgeois

• ★ 4.5
• French

Les Bourgeois is a bistro and cafe bar in the historic centre on Strada Smârdan, with a changing menu of international and seasonal recipes.