Restaurants cuisine du monde Bucharest

This is Bucharest's must-visit address. Behind a neo-Gothic façade, the "beer cart" reveals a splendid décor, all carved wood. The stained-glass ceiling and ogee windows let in colored, subdued light. A warm and historic setting, frequented by writers and intellectuals in the days of "Petit Paris". Despite a certain decline in the quality of service and plate content in recent years, this place is still well worth a visit and remains a Bucharest must.

A young woman with a passion for gastronomy, Beca decided to set up her own restaurant, where she serves creative, healthy and tasty home cooking. The menu features market produce, fish and vegetarian specialties. The cozy little establishment, all woodwork and light tones, is a stone's throw from Piața Romană. You'll feel right at home here, especially as the owner, who is also a food blogger, is happy to come and tell you all about her dishes, to make your mouth water. A real breath of fresh air in Bucharest!

Just above the Control Club, one of the temples of Bucharest's nightlife, this trendy gastropub serves excellent international specialties: burgers, homemade pastas, salads, meat or vegetarian dishes... The portions are generous and the cocktails delicious. At midnight, the restaurant transforms into a pizzeria, keeping revelers fuelled until the wee hours. With its long central table and industrial decor, the place looks like an urban canteen. Beware, it's often packed, so don't hesitate to book!

This is the capital's oldest inn. Right in the middle of Lipscani, this vast caravanserai(han), built in 1808 by a wealthy Armenian merchant by the name of Manuc Bey, was the meeting point for foreign merchants passing through Bucharest (Jews, Turks, Bulgarians, Greeks...). Completely renovated in 2007, it now houses, among other shops, a restaurant serving traditional specialties. But it's above all to enjoy the ambience of the place that you come to sit here, in the central courtyard or under the brick vaults inside.

Another good Romanian restaurant in the city centre. Pleasant decor, very good price. Vatra means "fireplace" or "fireplace", so we feel well.

Vatra ("the home") is one of Bucharest's best traditional restaurants, not far from Cișmigiu Park. Here you can enjoy the great classics of Romanian cuisine, such as the unmissable sarmale or a good meat stew accompanied by mămăligă, comforting and generous dishes, very well executed. The setting is typical, too, decorated in a Transylvanian style: brick vaults, wooden beams and white walls decorated with traditional motifs, fabrics and objects. The restaurant is just as pleasant in summer, with a lovely terrace.

This Sofitel hotel restaurant will delight lovers of excellent, healthy, colourful and fragrant Mediterranean cuisine.

This expensive address is considered one of the best places to taste fusion cuisine with Franco-Asian influences. Imaginative and surprising, this restaurant is worth a visit. Booking recommended on the weekend.

Sitting in solid wooden tables, surrounded by beast skins, you will taste here excellent Romanian traditional, rustic, generous and very cheap Romanian cuisine.

This address is especially interesting for its situation on an artificial peninsula that is ahead in the pond in the middle of the pleasant and central Cişmigiu Park. The map offers classic Romanian (grill) and international classics, but nothing of exceptional quality. In short, we come to the place, and nothing prevents you from just having a drink.

A simple, unpretentious address where good Romanian cuisine is served at very accessible prices. The staff were friendly and helpful.

The latest Sara restaurant in Bucharest is located on the first floor of the Hotel Sarroglia, from which it takes its name. It follows the same concept that made Sara's Floreasca establishment such a success: a restaurant and a delicatessen selling Italian products under one roof. In a contemporary decor with clean lines, you'll be able to choose from pasta, gnocchi, risotto and pizza, dishes whose main ingredients are imported directly from Italy.

"Welcome home" could be the motto of Lente, which is much more than a restaurant. Whether you sit inside by the fireplace, piano and library, or outside in the shady courtyard, you'll feel right at home. In this cozy space, you can sip a coffee, savor well-executed Romanian dishes and even enjoy one of the many board games at your disposal. Lente regularly organizes cultural events and has a second, equally charming location on Strada Dionisie Lupu.

The name of this restaurant, "Des larmes et des saints" in French, is taken from a work by the philosopher and writer Emil Cioran. This literary reference is not surprising given that the restaurant was founded by Mircea Dinescu, himself a poet and journalist. The meticulous decor, mainly made of recycled wood, reflects what is served: classics of Romanian cuisine revisited and elegantly served. Over the years, this restaurant has become a must in the old town center, and is a firm favorite with the locals.

An address created by the talented young chef Alex Petricean: this former fencing champion successfully converted to self-taught gastronomy, after a stint on "Masterchef" (where he finished third!). He has become one of the champions of the "new Romanian cuisine", which aims to bring local flavors up to date. The menus change frequently, and the dishes are refined and inventive, using carefully selected seasonal local produce. All this in an attractive vintage decor with Romanian touches.

The "Âtre de la nation" is located just north of the city, beyond Otopeni airport, in the village of Balotești, on the road to Brașov. A restaurant well worth a visit, as much for its refined gastronomy as for its setting, which immerses you in the historic atmosphere of the Romanian Principalities, with vaulted walls, solid wood furniture and candle chandeliers. This is one of the best restaurants for traditional cuisine. Dishes are prepared according to Romanian tradition and in a modern interpretation.

Listed as a historical monument, this sumptuous neo-Romanian-style residence, built at the end of the 19th century by the famous architect Ion Mincu, was at the time a popular restaurant for the local aristocracy. Today, Casa Doina still serves a sophisticated Romanian cuisine, rhythmed by the seasons and high in flavor, as well as a wide variety of international dishes or specialties based on fresh fish. The establishment, with its elegant and authentic atmosphere, also has a beautiful garden full of flowers and trees.

This family-run restaurant enjoys a quiet, prestigious location among the embassies and grand mansions of a chic neighborhood. Open since 1996, it's a small institution of its kind. The menu covers all the great classics of German cuisine, from pork knuckles to sauerkraut, sausages and apple strudel... The dishes are hearty and the beers, German of course, are excellent. The decor is typical and the garden is particularly pleasant in summer. Make sure you book in advance, as the dining room is very small.

This elegantly old-fashioned restaurant aims to "put Romanian gastronomy back on the map of Europe". Both the decor and the menu take you back to the days between the two world wars, before communism took its toll on the country's gastronomy. Here, you'll enjoy classic Romanian dishes such as sarmale, but also rarer, even forgotten dishes from old recipe books. There's another Zexe in Bucharest, in Regele Mihai 1 Park (ex Herăstrău).

Just a stone's throw from bustling Calea Victoriei, this bistro offers an oasis of tranquillity in the heart of the city. On sunny days, you can sit in the large paved courtyard under the trees. The garlands hanging from the branches and the mismatched furniture give it the air of an urban guinguette. The interior, too, is full of charm: it's one of Bucharest's beautiful middle-class residences, rearranged in a stripped-down vintage style that preserves the soul of the place. On the menu: dishes with a French accent, using fresh, seasonal local produce.