10 editor picks across Romania.
10 romanian restaurants worth the trip across Romania, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Romania.
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.
OrderThe Carte Blanche tasting menu, where the chef chooses the dishes.
TipBook only through the website, where you can join a waiting list when the restaurant is full; the experience takes 2 to 5 hours.
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.
OrderMititei, the grilled minced meat rolls.
TipReservations can be made online or by phone, at least 24 hours ahead.
Lacrimi și Sfinți is a Romanian restaurant at Strada Șepcari 16 in the Old Town of Bucharest.
OrderSarmale, Mămăligă cu brânză, Slănină plate
Mahala is a Modern Romanian restaurant at Calea Rahovei 147-153, the very own restaurant of chef Petru Sorin Cucu, with a contemporary design.
OrderCiorbă de burtă cu trufe, Turbot, Quail dumplings
TipReserve by phone on 0729 003 002; the restaurant is a stone's throw away from downtown Bucharest.
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.
OrderMici, Sarmale, Lamb tochitură
TipBook ahead: the restaurant's own site says a reservation is necessary here.
Vatra is a Romanian restaurant at Strada Ion Brezoianu 19, neighbouring Cismigiu Park, where Romanian cuisine meets Transylvanian interior decorations.
OrderSarmale with mămăliguță, and the Romanian cheese plate of sheep and cow telemea with burduf.
TipExpect traditional music with the meal; Vatra is near Cismigiu Park and takes table bookings on its own site.
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.
OrderMicii and the meat platters, the products customers request most.
TipThe building sits between Apolodor din Damasc, Gheorghe Poenaru-Bordea and Sfinții Apostoli streets.
Hanu' Berarilor Casa Oprea Soare is a Romanian restaurant at Strada Poenaru Bordea 2, one of three Hanu' Berarilor gastronomic breweries in Bucharest.
OrderMici, Sarmale, Roast pork knuckle
TipThe group pairs its meat products with its strongest and most aromatic beers.
OrderSarmale in cabbage leaves with mămăligă, or the fluffy cheese doughnuts with sour cream.
TipLa Mama restaurants offer 50% off every day in the 30 minutes before closing, for takeaway only.
City Grill Primăverii is a Romanian restaurant at Bulevardul Primăverii 3, the first City Grill, serving grilled dishes of urban cuisine since 2004.
OrderThe grilled dishes, then a homemade dessert.
TipThe terrace of City Grill is open throughout the year, in any season.
