Mediterranean cuisine restaurants Transylvania & Carpathian Mountains

A wide range of pizzas, as well as assorted soups and salads, at low prices.

Just a stone's throw from Piața Avram Iancu, this restaurant is an Italian family affair born in the 1990s, and now run by the second generation. Don't be fooled by the unlikely building that houses it and its "Clubul CFR" sign (named after the local soccer club, CFR Cluj): the designer interior is quite chic and the garden at the back is magnificent. We recommend the authentic Neapolitan pizza (with different dough options), but the homemade pasta is delicious too.

The Aurilor Passage that leads from Piața Aurarilor to Piața Mică is perhaps Sibiu's prettiest, and the discreet pizzeria at the top of it, surely one of the city's best. For less than €8, you can enjoy an excellent (and hearty) pizza with thin, crispy dough. The ingredients are top quality and you can feel it. You'll have the choice of sitting in the cosy little room downstairs or on the terrace overlooking Piața Mică. Service is also very pleasant.

Fancy a good pasta dish after climbing the endless stairs of the citadel? Go down a few steps and you'll arrive in a little corner of Italy. This Romanian couple opened this restaurant after twenty years in Florence, where Alexandru, the husband, worked as a chef. He took the opportunity to bring with him the secrets of Italian cuisine and create a simple but tasty menu. In addition to traditional pasta dishes, the menu includes grilled meats, fish and a wide selection of Italian wines.