Bucharest. No city in Europe evokes stronger feelings of angst among anyone who has ever spent time here. At once a life-affirming place where anything is possible and a seething pit of chaos and mayhem, it is all things to all people. In many ways it is the new New York: if you can make it there...
Fabulous apartments, with every comfort and convenience possible, from maid service to airport pick-up, available in quiet, but central areas of the capital. They also now have a 24-hour se
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A stay at the almost century-old Athenee Palace, for more than a decade now the Bucharest Hilton, is an experience that anyone with the cash should not forego. And that even applies to people wh
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Enjoyably over-the-top, this restaurant is the best place in Bucharest to come and experience pomp and circumstance, Romanian style. During his enjoyable yet much-maligned (and Romania
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Recently transformed by a change of management, the eenter (as locals call it) is once again a proud member of the Bucharest hotel elite. Standing over 80 metres tall, from its completion in 1970 unt
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At the bustling junction of B-dul Iancu de Hunedoara, Stefan cel Mare and glitzy Calea Dorobantilor is Starlight, the first hotel of its kind to open in Romania. Every room is a suite, complete
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An old favourite, Thai Moods has been coming up with the goods for a while now, and 'legendary' status can't be too far away. Famously non-smoking (you wil be told as much when you p
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Latest Bucharest Comments
Costa Coffee Typically, the Romana outlet is no longer non-smoking - Romanians have to smoke, no? Regardless of other people's health or comfort - though some other outlets are. Although on previous occasions I have had good service there, I h[...]
All Aboard: The No. 32 Tram =)) keep your hands on the wallet! When are you travelling to Berceni? Please make one story of the same kind in Berceni :D[...]
Casa Presei Libere I do not know how the building looks now but I remember the impressive entrance hall with marble columns and crystal chandeliers in the 1980s.My dad used to work there and I visited the place pretty often.It is worth stopping if you are in the area.[...]
Violeta's Vintage Kitchen I imagine you were lucky to leave before you got the food, unfortunately I stayed and I got my food. I could not eat it, it was a strange mixture of some lonely food left in a corner and heated five times during the day. My food left in the refriger[...]
Isoletta you guys have no clue what you just said, isoletta has amazing food, if you complain about the bill, you cant afford to eat there, the food is amazing the service is great and thats what makes it a luxury restaurant... service is even better if you [...]
Dantes the food is really delicious and therefore the price as so; there is not a single aspect regarding Dantes to make you feel like you're "crusing" downtown.It's an elegand decent restaurant with a great chief.[...]
La Mama The service was so bad that I had to wait 30 minutes without being served anything. I asked several waiters to take my order, but they did not seem to care. Further down there was a UK couple who were also not served. They left and so did I. Expect [...]
Purple Well what if I like ugly men and will pay for sex. Joking, thanks for the tip mate I will avoide like it's a potential virus. Or at least prove it to myself that you are not just being a socialist snob.[...]
La Tortilla I always found it very easy to double park just in front of the restaurant...[...]
Gallo Nero di sicuru non esiste un ristorante peggio , lontano anni luce dalla cucina italianagente che pensa solo di rubare i soldi alla gente , invece di imparare a cucinare UNA VERGOGNA!!!!!!!!!!!![...]
Agentia de Voiaj SNCFR It's an absolute shame on this country that they are not even able to offer online booking for train tickets in the 21st century..... I cannot see the use of this website if you cannot book online, a service offered by most civilized countries.[...]
Benihana As a customer who has returned for at least 10 times I politely disagree with the previous comment. Granted, the show is not the best (although it might be the best in Bucharest), but the food is really good, always fresh and tasty. The sushi and th[...]
Avalon Excellent food, great dish arrangements and combinations of ingredients! Good wine list, fair prices (considering the location). Excellent service as expected for such a restaurant. They used to organize fresh seafood Fridays, I'm not sure they [...]
Buongiorno This restaurant has been lowering both its food and service standards as time has passed by, being quite good when it was acquired by the actual owners (the owners of City Grill chain/Caru cu Bere). This was somehow predictable since the prices went[...]
Latest Bucharest Comments
Typically, the Romana outlet is no longer non-smoking - Romanians have to smoke, no? Regardless of other people's health or comfort - though some other outlets are. Although on previous occasions I have had good service there, I h[...]
=)) keep your hands on the wallet! When are you travelling to Berceni? Please make one story of the same kind in Berceni :D[...]
I do not know how the building looks now but I remember the impressive entrance hall with marble columns and crystal chandeliers in the 1980s.My dad used to work there and I visited the place pretty often.It is worth stopping if you are in the area.[...]
What a great value for money!!!![...]
I imagine you were lucky to leave before you got the food, unfortunately I stayed and I got my food. I could not eat it, it was a strange mixture of some lonely food left in a corner and heated five times during the day. My food left in the refriger[...]
you guys have no clue what you just said, isoletta has amazing food, if you complain about the bill, you cant afford to eat there, the food is amazing the service is great and thats what makes it a luxury restaurant... service is even better if you [...]
the food is really delicious and therefore the price as so; there is not a single aspect regarding Dantes to make you feel like you're "crusing" downtown.It's an elegand decent restaurant with a great chief.[...]
The service was so bad that I had to wait 30 minutes without being served anything. I asked several waiters to take my order, but they did not seem to care. Further down there was a UK couple who were also not served. They left and so did I. Expect [...]
Well what if I like ugly men and will pay for sex. Joking, thanks for the tip mate I will avoide like it's a potential virus. Or at least prove it to myself that you are not just being a socialist snob.[...]
I always found it very easy to double park just in front of the restaurant...[...]
di sicuru non esiste un ristorante peggio , lontano anni luce dalla cucina italianagente che pensa solo di rubare i soldi alla gente , invece di imparare a cucinare UNA VERGOGNA!!!!!!!!!!!![...]
It's an absolute shame on this country that they are not even able to offer online booking for train tickets in the 21st century..... I cannot see the use of this website if you cannot book online, a service offered by most civilized countries.[...]
As a customer who has returned for at least 10 times I politely disagree with the previous comment. Granted, the show is not the best (although it might be the best in Bucharest), but the food is really good, always fresh and tasty. The sushi and th[...]
Excellent food, great dish arrangements and combinations of ingredients! Good wine list, fair prices (considering the location). Excellent service as expected for such a restaurant. They used to organize fresh seafood Fridays, I'm not sure they [...]
This restaurant has been lowering both its food and service standards as time has passed by, being quite good when it was acquired by the actual owners (the owners of City Grill chain/Caru cu Bere). This was somehow predictable since the prices went[...]