Corks Cozy Wine Bar is a wine bar in Lipscani, 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.
Food program: Cheese and charcuterie boards
Tip: Walk-in friendly weekdays; book Saturday in advance.
Address: Strada Băcani 1, Sector 3, București, Bucharest
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.
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.
Signature pour: Cotnari Frâncușă, by the glass
Wine focus: Premium Romanian and central European
Food: Small plates and tasting boards
Tip: Reservation-only Saturdays; the tasting flight rotates monthly.
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.
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.
Signature pour: Cotnari Frâncușă, by the glass
Wine focus: Premium Romanian and central European
Food: Small plates and tasting boards
Tip: Reservation-only Saturdays; the tasting flight rotates monthly.
