13 editor picks in Bucharest.
Romanian cooking is Bucharest's anchor cuisine. Caru' cu bere on Strada Stavropoleos lists mititei, sarmale and papanași, and Hanu' lui Manuc on Strada Franceză and Hanu' Berarilor Casa Oprea Soare on Strada Poenaru Bordea both put mici, sarmale and ciorbă de burtă on their menus. Vatra on Strada Ion Brezoianu adds tochitură moldovenească, and La Mama Universitate on Bulevardul Regina Elisabeta serves a long Romanian menu.
13 romanian places in Bucharest we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Bucharest · Romanian across every city.
Order Mititei, the grilled minced meat rolls.
Caru' cu bere is a traditional Romanian restaurant at Strada Stavropoleos 5 in the Old Town, serving beer made to an original recipe from 1879.
Hanu' lui Manuc is a Traditional Romanian restaurant at Strada Franceză 62-64, a legendary setting in the historic centre of Bucharest with party rooms.
Lacrimi și Sfinți is a Romanian restaurant at Strada Șepcari 16 in the Old Town of Bucharest.
Mahala is a Modern Romanian restaurant at Calea Rahovei 147-153, the very own restaurant of chef Petru Sorin Cucu, with a contemporary design.
Order Sarmale with mămăliguță, and the Romanian cheese plate of sheep and cow telemea with burduf.
Vatra is a Romanian restaurant at Strada Ion Brezoianu 19, neighbouring Cismigiu Park, where Romanian cuisine meets Transylvanian interior decorations.
Order Micii and the meat platters, the products customers request most.
Hanu' Berarilor Casa Oprea Soare is a gastronomic brewery at Strada Poenaru Bordea 2, in a neo-Romanesque house built by merchant Dumitru Oprea Soare.
Hanu' Berarilor Casa Oprea Soare is a Romanian restaurant at Strada Poenaru Bordea 2, one of three Hanu' Berarilor gastronomic breweries in Bucharest.
Order Sarmale in cabbage leaves with mămăligă, or the fluffy cheese doughnuts with sour cream.
Order The grilled dishes, then a homemade dessert.
City Grill Primăverii is a Romanian restaurant at Bulevardul Primăverii 3, the first City Grill, serving grilled dishes of urban cuisine since 2004.
Order The Carte Blanche tasting menu, where the chef chooses the dishes.
Kaiamo is a Romanian restaurant at 30A Emil Pangratti Street serving only tasting menus of 9, 11, 15 or 20 courses, in a Carte Blanche format.
Hanu' lui Manuc is a Romanian restaurant at Strada Franceză 62-64, open Monday to Thursday and Sunday until 24:00, and Friday and Saturday until 02:00.
Try Ciorbă de burtă, the tripe soup on the menu.
Taverna Covaci is a traditional Romanian restaurant at Strada Covaci 1; its site names the street as the birthplace of the famous mititei in the 19th century.
Try Sarmale in cabbage leaves with mămăligă
