5 wine bars worth the trip across Romania, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Romania guides.
Abel's Wine Bar ★ 4.6 · Bucharest
lipscani · Strada Pictor Nicolae Tonitza 10, 030113 București
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.
Tip: Reservation-only Saturdays; the tasting flight rotates monthly.
Corks Cozy Wine Bar ★ 4.4 · Bucharest
lipscani · Strada Băcani 1, Sector 3, București
Corks on Băcani off Lipscani pours Romanian small-producer wines from Cotnari, Murfatlar, Recaș and Jidvei, set in a small Old Town cellar room.
Tip: Walk-in friendly weekdays; book Saturday in advance.
Lacrimi și Sfinți Wine Cellar ★ 4.4 · Bucharest
lipscani · Strada Șepcari 16, Old Town, București 030116
The cellar at Mircea Dinescu's Lacrimi și Sfinți on Șepcari pours bottles from his Cetate estate alongside Romanian classics, opinionated Old Town pours.
Tip: Estate-only pours; the bartender will pick if you ask for a 'Dinescu flight'.
Winestone ★ 4.1 · Bucharest
calea-victoriei · Calea Victoriei 37B, 010073 București
Winestone inside the Novotel Bucharest City Centre on Calea Victoriei is the central-business-district wine bar and pizza room with deep glass pours.
Tip: Hotel-guest discount applies; pizza ovens fire from 16:00 Glass-pour list rotates monthly.
Crama Domnească Cellar ★ 4.0 · Bucharest
lipscani · Strada Șelari 13-15, Old Town, București
Crama Domnească on Șelari pours from a cellar built into the Princely Court ruins, a Wallachian and Moldavian wine roster from Cotnari and Murfatlar.
Tip: Live folk most evenings; the cellar holds the temperature in summer.