The smell of the wooden fixtures and fittings could convince you that you're in the countryside, not metres away from the city centre. Portions are good, the food tastes super (good smoked meats, such as the smoked sausage and white beans, and lovely fresh sarmale) and all have a personal touch to [...]

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Alma mater of Romanian restaurants, an integral part of the city's rich tapestry. This classy place pulls in the cream of Bucharest society, served by charming, splendid waiters in smart dress. The food is superb, and in a city where standards rise only to fall so often, Casa Doina can be considere [...]

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There's little doubt that a restaurant called the 'House of the Scientists' has an enticing feel. Popular for weddings and other forms of mass-drunken celebration, the location is central but also beautifully secluded behind a rose garden. The food is typically local (chicken, pork and stodgy veget [...]

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This place is the new 'must visit' restaurant in Bucharest. Housed in the former Casa Bucur (a place you could write a book about) it is a very good Romanian restaurant serving the kind of food you only usually get in people's homes. Seriously: only in two or three other places in Bucharest will you find carnati de oaie (mutton sausages) or bors de peste. If you are feeling really hungry go for the platou mioritic: a huge plate of meaty treats. [...]

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Not exactly a Romanian McDonald's - after all, this is hardly fast food - though this is a chain of cheap restaurants which all look the same and all serve the same food. Expect big portions of standard Romanian food - they do good mici and the musaka is usually OK - but nothing too adventurous, as well as cheap beer and a fight for a table: these restaurants are very popular and the busiest locations require reservations, especially at lunchtime.
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Bucharest gets its very own 'Communism is ironically cool' theme restaurant. Marvellous. Actually, on closer inspection the place is an anti-Communist one. While downstairs Stalin, Ceausescu and co occupy the walls, upstairs you can gaze upon portraits of those who fought totalitarianism (think Vac [...]

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This is that rarity in Bucharest (and indeed Romania): an upmarket Romanian restaurant. The surroundings, location, exquisitely decorated dining rooms, service and choice of high quality food will convince you of that. This is one of very few places in Romania where you can enjoy an entire suckling pig (though note that you will need phone ahead and ask then to start preparing it a day in advance) and sample some of the best vintage wines Romania has ever produced.
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Maybe we have been harsh in the past with our reviews of Nicoresti. It is, after all, one of the most celebrated Romanian restaurants in the city, and given that the service - always our biggest problem with the place - has improved no end of late, we think it is about time we give it another chance. We suggest you do the same, for the food has always been very good. The ciolan de porc (pork knuckle) with beans is legendary: ask anyone in the city!  [...]

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Romanian food is never going to win any awards for originality, it being a mix of various Balkan cuisines, yet Rossetya treis harder than most to take it to new levels. As such this is as upmarket as you can get, and the beef dishes here are especially good. Try the sote de vacuta aromat cu cognac: tender beef sauteed in cognac with mushrooms and tomatoes. Also worth trying is the Iahnie de fasole: a Romanian bean stew that packs something of a kick and proof that Romanian does do vegetarian food. [...]

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Bucharest has been waiting for a place like this for some time: an upmarket yet reasonably priced Transylvanian restaurant. And yes, we mean Transylvanian, not Romanian. So you will find stuff on the menu inspired by Hungary as much as Romania, such as the Ujhazi soup, or the Bakonyi beef. Best of [...]

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The concept is great: very good Romanian food with a nod towards the vegetarian served off a menu that changes daily. You can check it online and then decide if you fancy anything before setting off. Alas, the service can be a little hit and miss. On one visit we were given our menus, then ignored. We gave them five minutes, then ten, then 15... then we got up and left. Next time though all was well. We hope the second experience was the regular experience, for the place is lovely and just so un-Bucharest you want to squeeze it and hug it.
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