7 cafes worth the trip across Romania, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Romania guides.
Origo Coffee Shop ★ 4.7 · Bucharest
lipscani · Strada Lipscani 9, 050071 București
Origo Coffee Shop on Lipscani 9 opened in 2014 as the first specialty coffee shop in Bucharest, both flagship cafe and roastery for the Origo group.
Tip: Late-night cafe (open to 24:00 Tue-Sun); the back roastery does cuppings.
M60 Amzei ★ 4.6 · Bucharest
universitate · Strada D. I. Mendeleev 2, 010364 București
M60 on Mendeleev near Piața Amzei has been open since 2014, the Scandinavian-design Bucharest cafe pouring La Marzocco espresso and Hario V60 filters.
Tip: Pet friendly; Romanian craft brands in the small retail corner.
Beans & Dots ★ 4.5 · Bucharest
cismigiu · 23-25 Ion Brezoianu Street, C2 Construction Building B, Mezzanine Floor, 1st District, București, Romania
Beans & Dots is a Bucharest concept store and specialty cafe on Brezoianu just off Old Town, pouring exclusive coffee from The Barn Berlin roastery.
Tip: Mezzanine floor inside the Universul building C2; quiet for laptops.
Steam Coffee Shop Aviatorilor ★ 4.5 · Bucharest
aviatorilor · Piața Charles de Gaulle 13, 011864 București
Vlad Buda and Dan Ursan's Steam at Piața Charles de Gaulle is one of the cleanest specialty cafes in Bucharest, pouring beans roasted by Origo.
Tip: The Steam group runs three Bucharest locations; this is the Aviatorilor flagship.
Steam Coffee Shop 2 ★ 4.4 · Bucharest
universitate · Strada Visarion 2, 010881 București
The second Steam Coffee Shop on Visarion runs the same Origo-roasted filter and espresso program as Aviatorilor in a smaller central-Bucharest room.
Tip: Tighter than the Aviatorilor flagship; come for the V60 setup.
Cofetăria Casa Capșa ★ 4.2 · Bucharest
calea-victoriei · Calea Victoriei 36, 030027 București
The Cofetăria at Casa Capșa carries the Capșa confectionery line at this Calea Victoriei address since 1868, an Old-Bucharest coffee and cake room downstairs.
Tip: Classic Capșa cake; coffee, water and an hour at the marble table is the tradition.
Grand Cafe Van Gogh ★ 4.1 · Bucharest
lipscani · Strada Smârdan 9, Old Town, București
Grand Cafe Van Gogh on Smârdan is the long-running Belgian-style cafe in Bucharest Old Town, with a busy summer terrace and a deep beer list.
Tip: Brunch served all day; terrace stays open late.