Call us old fashioned but we have always liked to judge Italian eateries on the standard they set  with their spaghetti aglio, olio e pepperoncino. Outwardly simple, made with just fresh pasta and garlic, the best olive oil and peppers, it has an inner complexity that anyone who has tried to make it at home will testify to. De Gustibus is one of those few places in Bucharest that gets its aglio olio just right, and so we whole heartedly recommend it to you. The place itself is a delight too, a gorgeous Italianate (what else?) villa.

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