Abel's Wine Bar is a wine bar in Lipscani, Bucharest.
Abel's Wine Bar on Tonitza behind the Old Court runs Bucharest's most considered Romanian wine list, with weekly tasting flights and small plates.
Food program: Small plates and tasting boards
Tip: Reservation-only Saturdays; the tasting flight rotates monthly.
Address: Strada Pictor Nicolae Tonitza 10, 030113 București, Bucharest
Corks on Băcani off Lipscani pours Romanian small-producer wines from Cotnari, Murfatlar, Recaș and Jidvei, set in a small Old Town cellar room.
Signature pour: Recaș Sauvignon Blanc
Wine focus: Romanian wines, small producers
Food: Cheese and charcuterie boards
Tip: Walk-in friendly weekdays; book Saturday in advance.
The cellar at Mircea Dinescu's Lacrimi și Sfinți on Șepcari pours bottles from his Cetate estate alongside Romanian classics, opinionated Old Town pours.
Signature pour: Cetate Riesling Italian, by the glass
Wine focus: Mircea Dinescu Cetate estate wines
Food: Romanian small plates
Tip: Estate-only pours; the bartender will pick if you ask for a 'Dinescu flight'.
Crama Domnească on Șelari pours from a cellar built into the Princely Court ruins, a Wallachian and Moldavian wine roster from Cotnari and Murfatlar.
Signature pour: Murfatlar Pinot Gris
Wine focus: Wallachian and Moldavian wines
Food: Romanian shared plates
Tip: Live folk most evenings; the cellar holds the temperature in summer.
Corks on Băcani off Lipscani pours Romanian small-producer wines from Cotnari, Murfatlar, Recaș and Jidvei, set in a small Old Town cellar room.
Signature pour: Recaș Sauvignon Blanc
Wine focus: Romanian wines, small producers
Food: Cheese and charcuterie boards
Tip: Walk-in friendly weekdays; book Saturday in advance.
The cellar at Mircea Dinescu's Lacrimi și Sfinți on Șepcari pours bottles from his Cetate estate alongside Romanian classics, opinionated Old Town pours.
Signature pour: Cetate Riesling Italian, by the glass
Wine focus: Mircea Dinescu Cetate estate wines
Food: Romanian small plates
Tip: Estate-only pours; the bartender will pick if you ask for a 'Dinescu flight'.
Crama Domnească on Șelari pours from a cellar built into the Princely Court ruins, a Wallachian and Moldavian wine roster from Cotnari and Murfatlar.
Signature pour: Murfatlar Pinot Gris
Wine focus: Wallachian and Moldavian wines
Food: Romanian shared plates
Tip: Live folk most evenings; the cellar holds the temperature in summer.
Winestone inside the Novotel Bucharest City Centre on Calea Victoriei is the central-business-district wine bar and pizza room with deep glass pours.
Signature pour: Jidvei Riesling de Rhin
Wine focus: Romanian and international by the glass
Food: Wood-fired pizza and small plates
Tip: Hotel-guest discount applies; pizza ovens fire from 16:00 Glass-pour list rotates monthly.
