6 street food worth the trip across Romania, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Romania guides.
Mici la Piața Obor ★ 4.5 · Bucharest
obor · Strada Ziduri Moși 4, Sector 2, București
The mici terrace inside Bucharest's Piața Obor on Ziduri Moși is the most-cited mici counter, plates of five with mustard, bread and lager service.
Tip: Plate of five mici costs around 25 RON; cash works fastest Cash typically expected.
Langoși la Piața Obor ★ 4.2 · Bucharest
obor · Strada Ziduri Moși 4, Sector 2, București
The lángos counters inside Bucharest's Piața Obor fry traditional Hungarian-Romanian dough rounds to order, topped with garlic, brânză and smântână.
Tip: Around 15 RON each; ask for cheese and sour cream toppings Cash typically expected.
Covrigi Luca ★ 4.0 · Bucharest
universitate · Bulevardul Magheru, București
Covrigi Luca runs the city's largest covrigi chain, with Soviet-era warm soft-pretzel counters all over central Bucharest, the standard 4-5 RON walking snack.
Tip: Multi-location chain; the Magheru kiosk is the central reliable.
Covrigăria Luca Calea Victoriei ★ 4.0 · Bucharest
calea-victoriei · Calea Victoriei 91-93, 010071 București
The Covrigăria Luca outlet on Calea Victoriei serves walnut and rose preserve pastries alongside sesame covrigi, the morning-to-evening Bucharest grab.
Tip: Hot covrigi out of the oven every 40 minutes; ask when the next batch is due.
Dristor Kebap Lipscani ★ 4.0 · Bucharest
lipscani · Strada Lipscani 41, 030033 București
Dristor Kebap on Lipscani is the Old Town outlet of Bucharest's biggest shaorma chain, an after-hours staple with the city's most-imitated garlic-cream sauce.
Tip: Open until 04:00; the special shaorma comes with all four sauces.
Obor Rotiserie Pui ★ 4.0 · Bucharest
obor · Strada Ziduri Moși 4, Sector 2, București
The rotisserie counters at Piața Obor in Bucharest spin whole chickens over open flame, a half-chicken with bread and pickles the mainstream lunch.
Tip: Take the half-bird and bread for 35 RON; eat at the market benches.