Le Bistrot Francais is a french bistro fine-dining restaurant in Calea Victoriei, Bucharest.
Cristian Preotu and Calin Capusan's Le Bistrot Francais is the Relais and Chateaux French address in Bucharest, near the Athenaeum since 2017.
Must order: Sole meuniere; the daily tasting; an end glass of Cotnari.
Tip: Two services daily; the back garden opens May to September Booking ahead is essential.
Address: Strada Nicolae Golescu 18, 010292 București, Bucharest
Casa Capșa is the historic Bucharest dining address since 1852, on Calea Victoriei at the corner of Edgar Quinet, reopened 2003 inside a hotel rebuild.
Order: Sole meuniere; the Capșa cake (since the original 1868 confectionery).
Tip: The literary cafe ground floor pours coffee from 09:00; the restaurant is upstairs.
Paul and Mihaela Oppenkamp's The Artist runs modern European tasting menus from a restored Calea Victoriei mansion on Bucharest's grand boulevard.
Order: The chef's tasting; the herb-garden plates in summer.
Tip: Pre-booked, kitchen closes early on Sundays; Calea Victoriei tram drop-off is closest.
The JW Steakhouse on the first floor of the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel serves USDA Black Angus and is Romania's only certified Kobe pour.
Order: USDA bone-in ribeye; the chef's Kobe carpaccio.
Tip: Glass cupola dining room; ask for a Parliament-view table at dusk.
Francesco Castrovillari's Cucina runs Bucharest's most ambitious Italian fine-dining room on the first floor of the JW Marriott, with an open kitchen.
Order: Handmade pastas; daily tagliata; tiramisu finished tableside.
Tip: Hotel-guest priority bookings; ask for the open-kitchen counter and a glass of Vermentino to start the meal.
Casa Capșa is the historic Bucharest dining address since 1852, on Calea Victoriei at the corner of Edgar Quinet, reopened 2003 inside a hotel rebuild.
Order: Sole meuniere; the Capșa cake (since the original 1868 confectionery).
Tip: The literary cafe ground floor pours coffee from 09:00; the restaurant is upstairs.
Osho Primăverii is the Bucharest dry-aged steakhouse in the diplomatic quarter, with one of the city's deepest selections of dry-aged Romanian beef.
Order: 60-day dry-aged ribeye; the bone-marrow starter.
Tip: The Sunday brunch is a separate booking class; book Thursday or earlier.
Radu Ionescu's Kaiamo cooks Bucharest's most ambitious modern Romanian tasting menus from a Dorobanți townhouse on Ermil Pangratti, 9 to 20 courses.
Order: The full chef's tasting; pairings are Romanian wines from Cotnari and Recaș.
Tip: Tuesday through Saturday only, dinner from 18:00; book through the site weeks ahead.
Paul and Mihaela Oppenkamp's The Artist runs modern European tasting menus from a restored Calea Victoriei mansion on Bucharest's grand boulevard.
Order: The chef's tasting; the herb-garden plates in summer.
Tip: Pre-booked, kitchen closes early on Sundays; Calea Victoriei tram drop-off is closest.
