The best bars and cafés Romania

Bistro à l'étage" is located at the very top of the Hotel Cismigiu. The place looks like a bonbonnière, all powder pink. It takes you back to the days when Bucharest was known as "Petit Paris", with its gilding and retro elegance. The drinks menu offers a variety of cocktails and Romanian wines, as well as smoothies, lemonades and more. You can also dine here, with a French-style menu. From the narrow terrace, you'll have an unobstructed view of the Parliament Palace and the surrounding rooftops.

Pan Geea Youth Hostel, Geea Caffe is located on the first floor of an old building, overlooking Piaţa. Inside, it is a happy mix of travelers and young people from Sibiu. The beer is flowing in a festive atmosphere. Very successful, the baroque decoration is astonishing, with its stylish furniture, old Persian carpets, tapestries decorated with scrolls and other obsolete objects. You will also find a games room, with everything you need to play cards, backgammon, rummy and various board games.

This Scandinavian-designed haven of peace is very popular. M60 offers one of Bucharest's best coffees, excellent brunches and fine Romanian craft beers. It also serves healthy snacks at very reasonable prices: salmon wraps, avocado toast, omelettes of all kinds, vegetarian quiches, salads, soups... Not forgetting the various sweet treats. No wonder it's a favorite with young hipsters and expats, as well as freelancers.

A little way from downtown, in a charming neighborhood, Coftale offers one of the capital's finest coffee lists. The latte is perfectly crafted, not to mention the marshmallow hot chocolate. Snacks such as quesadillas and apple-caramel pie are equally excellent. You can also enjoy an egg breakfast at any time of day, or a good craft beer. The coffee shop is housed in an elegant former villa with a lovely terrace.

Both a bar and an open-air brasserie, "la vieille cour" occupies the first floor and garden of an old mansion in Craiova, in the center of the city. This former manor house has been transformed into a trendy bar, furnished with salvaged furniture, where students and trendy young people flock. As far as drinks are concerned, in addition to cocktails and various spirits, you'll find a good selection of beers, international as well as craft and local. Mind you, there's no sign outside the bar, so it's easy to miss!

The facade of the "Beer Cart" is one of the most photographed in the city (see "Points of Interest"). Its location, in the historic area and near the prestigious Victoriei buildings, is no longer pleasant. But the real surprise is inside: woodwork, arms, stained glass windows and frescos. A warm and chargé decor, where writers and intellectuals clashed at the time of «Micul Paris». The location is perfect for a drink.

It is one of the oldest establishments in Vama Veche: Bibi Bistro was established there in 1998, when there were still only cornfields and shepherds there. He is now on one of the busiest streets. You can eat good pizzas, pasta and grilled meats and fish for a small price. The house also offers some 120 different types of wine. With its wooden tables and benches lined up, the place is at the crossroads of the canteen and the pub. Ideal to settle your stomach after a day (or a night!) at the beach.

In a nook of the piața Mică, this café-bar-restaurant offers a cosy, warm setting, with leather armchairs and banquettes, beautiful woodwork, under white cross vaults. There's also a lovely terrace overlooking the square. It serves all kinds of drinks, including good craft beers, as well as simple, good food: wraps, focaccias, pastas, pizzas, salads, meat dishes and Asian dishes, not forgetting homemade Italian ice creams. Breakfast is also available.

It's a local institution. Guinness, of course, but also teas, coffee specialities, fresh fruit juices, etc. A wide range of wines, whiskies and cocktails are also available on the menu. Inside the brick building, the wood-panelled decor makes it a warm place, extended by a very pleasant veranda with a view of the sea. Concerts take place there from time to time. We also serve a very good and original international cuisine: risottos, oriental plate, octopus with mango sauce... Good breakfasts.

The best place to enjoy an Italian coffee.

In summer, we climb onto the vast roof of the National Theatre and you settle on wooden benches to drink a beer with local, noisy and living youth, to listen to music (sometimes live) or to watch games projected on the upper wall of the building. In winter, we change our floor to fit into the metallic and somewhat dark decor of a bar in the long distance, where you can pay attention to photos, memories of Brancusi, Dada and Tristan Tzarades. The atmosphere and originality of this place attract many students.

The place to go out in Sibiu, very nice and well placed. In summer, you can set up in the morning on the beautiful veranda terrace, with its lovely view over Piaţa Mică, to sip a coffee or refreshment in a quiet setting. Later in the night, a graffiti-covered staircase takes you down into a brick cellar, where a rocking, festive atmosphere reigns. The venue regularly hosts concerts of all kinds. Partygoers can also satisfy their hunger by ordering a pizza, burger or pasta.

A reasonably cheap bar, extremely popular and really nice.

An unusual place that will take you... to the moon! The concept is clear as soon as you step out of the elevator, with spherical lunar lights. You first pass through the restaurant, serving mainly kebabs and salads. Climb another floor and you're on the roof, home to one of the city's most popular rooftops. In summer, the bar is packed. In winter, big bubbles are installed to keep your cocktails warm. The view over the city is breathtaking.

This beer bar, located in an old villa near the Jewish Quarter, produces its own foam: a natural, unfiltered beer, available in white, blonde, red or brown. You can also take a tour of the microbrewery between draughts. You can also dine in: grilled meats, soups, pasta, traditional Romanian dishes and numerous Indian specialties are all on the menu. The decor is rustic and the welcome charming.

This place, which invites you to "cuddle the mug", is perfect for a gourmet break: try the delicious hot chocolate, savor the caffeinated creations, whether hot or iced, taste the warm croissants... The Scandinavian decor is relaxing and the service attentive. You can sit back and relax on the premises, or opt for a drink to go. What's more, prices are really reasonable. In addition to the sign on the main pedestrian street, you'll find another, less central, on Calea Dumbrăvii (at number 16).

Just off the main square, it's the ideal place to relax and enjoy a coffee. It's roasted on the premises and sourced from various countries. You'll find all kinds of caffeinated specialties, as well as excellent teas, cold drinks and lemonades. You can also sit back and enjoy a beer or glass of wine. The decor is warm and trendy, all wood with touches of blue. There's also a lovely courtyard.

Here's a nice place to have a coffee, sip a refreshment or even grab a bite to eat. Located on the citadel's central square, this establishment run by a Christian association occupies the "House on the Rock" and boasts a very pleasant terrace on the cobblestones. As for drinks, in addition to coffee specialities, you'll find homemade lemonades, smoothies, etc. Delicious tarts and other delicacies of all kinds (waffles, ice creams, etc.) are served, as well as breakfasts and a few dishes at lunchtime: sandwiches, quiches, salads, etc.

Whether it's for breakfast, a daytime break or an early evening drink, this address is a sure bet. The place is charming: the colorful Persian decor plunges you into another continent, the welcome is warm and the drinks are delicious. The house offers a wide selection of teas, as well as fresh fruit juices, homemade lemonades and specialty coffees. If you're feeling peckish, you'll find a selection of home-made pastries and savoury tarts. A true oasis of tranquillity in the heart of the city.

A true local institution. Located in an underground cellar on Calea Victoriei, Green Hours is one of the oldest jazz clubs in the country. It offers a solid weekly jazz, blues or funk music program, and even organizes a jazz festival every spring. It also hosts the performances of the Monday Theatre (Teatrul luni), probably the oldest and best known of the independent theatres. When the weather is nice, the terrace in the inner courtyard is very pleasant. A place you can't miss.