Guidebook for Bucharest

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Guidebook for Bucharest

Essentials

This is the closest place to buy fresh food (fruits, vegetables, cheese) and to find fresh bread, minimarkets, pastry shops, beagles. This is a small market, for a real market go to Piata Matache.
11 yerel halk öneriyor
Strada Piața Amzei
Strada Piața Amzei
11 yerel halk öneriyor
This is the closest place to buy fresh food (fruits, vegetables, cheese) and to find fresh bread, minimarkets, pastry shops, beagles. This is a small market, for a real market go to Piata Matache.
This is one of the most popular and diverse markets of Bucharest. Alos one of the oldest. It functions every day and you will certainly get a flavour or real Bucharest life just walking through it.
18 yerel halk öneriyor
Matache Market
Strada Cameliei
18 yerel halk öneriyor
This is one of the most popular and diverse markets of Bucharest. Alos one of the oldest. It functions every day and you will certainly get a flavour or real Bucharest life just walking through it.

Drinks & Nightlife

This is a nice hidden garden - turned bar where you can have limonades and sanwhiches during the day and beers and wine in th evening. In wintertime, all the fun moves inside!
35 yerel halk öneriyor
J’ai Bistrot
55 Calea Griviței
35 yerel halk öneriyor
This is a nice hidden garden - turned bar where you can have limonades and sanwhiches during the day and beers and wine in th evening. In wintertime, all the fun moves inside!
The former Stirbey Palace, 50 meters away from our flat, has been deserted for many years. The wild garden is now a bar-terrace and the building hosts young art exhibitions.
129 yerel halk öneriyor
Gradina EDEN
44-46 Calea Dorobanți
129 yerel halk öneriyor
The former Stirbey Palace, 50 meters away from our flat, has been deserted for many years. The wild garden is now a bar-terrace and the building hosts young art exhibitions.
Among the coolest bars in the city center. The owner is one of the informal leaders of the 2012 demonstrations in Bucharest.
37 yerel halk öneriyor
Dianei 4
NR 4 Strada Dianei
37 yerel halk öneriyor
Among the coolest bars in the city center. The owner is one of the informal leaders of the 2012 demonstrations in Bucharest.
One of the oldest bars in the Old City. It used to be a small shop with a few tables in front. It is still extremely cheep and frequented by students.
SC Argentin Impex LLC
9-13 Strada Blănari
One of the oldest bars in the Old City. It used to be a small shop with a few tables in front. It is still extremely cheep and frequented by students.
The garden of the Architects' Order is now a public terracein the courtyard of one of Bucharest's most beautiful buildings.
6 yerel halk öneriyor
Grădina OAR
19 Strada Arthur Verona
6 yerel halk öneriyor
The garden of the Architects' Order is now a public terracein the courtyard of one of Bucharest's most beautiful buildings.
One of the oldest jazz and independent theatre venues in Bucharest after the Revolution. Still cool, especially in the summer when it has a garden. Shares courtyard with a bookshop and some NGOs.
27 yerel halk öneriyor
Green Hours Jazz Cafe
120 Calea Victoriei
27 yerel halk öneriyor
One of the oldest jazz and independent theatre venues in Bucharest after the Revolution. Still cool, especially in the summer when it has a garden. Shares courtyard with a bookshop and some NGOs.

Arts & Culture

This is the closest museum to the flat, less than 100 meters away. It was recently re-opened after being closed to the public for many years. It holds private collections donated to the Romanian state
6 yerel halk öneriyor
Muzeul Colecţiilor De Artă
6 yerel halk öneriyor
This is the closest museum to the flat, less than 100 meters away. It was recently re-opened after being closed to the public for many years. It holds private collections donated to the Romanian state
My favorite Bucharest museum won the European Museum of the Year Award! Must see! It also has a restaurant where you can have some traditional Romanian meals (ciorba, sarmale, mamaliga)
20 yerel halk öneriyor
Muzeul Ţăranului Român
20 yerel halk öneriyor
My favorite Bucharest museum won the European Museum of the Year Award! Must see! It also has a restaurant where you can have some traditional Romanian meals (ciorba, sarmale, mamaliga)
Located in Ceausescu's second largest building in the world, it is agood opportunity to experience the building from withinand see what can be done to overcome architectural monstruosity.
131 yerel halk öneriyor
Romanya Ulusal Çağdaş Sanat Müzesi
1-3 Calea 13 Septembrie
131 yerel halk öneriyor
Located in Ceausescu's second largest building in the world, it is agood opportunity to experience the building from withinand see what can be done to overcome architectural monstruosity.

Food Scene

Cool eating place, with fresh, non-expensive food, run by a group of young friends. A 15 minutes walk from the flat
Omnivore's Dilemma
214 Calea Victoriei
Cool eating place, with fresh, non-expensive food, run by a group of young friends. A 15 minutes walk from the flat
Located in the old Jewish quarter of the city, a lovely place to just walk the streets, Violeta is a friend and a great creative cook. The menu changes every day!
Violeta's Bistro
9 Strada George Ionescu-Gion
Located in the old Jewish quarter of the city, a lovely place to just walk the streets, Violeta is a friend and a great creative cook. The menu changes every day!
Fresh food in a cosy athmosphere. Daily menu 17 lei (less than 4 euros).
Metuka
7 Bulevardul Lascăr Catargiu
Fresh food in a cosy athmosphere. Daily menu 17 lei (less than 4 euros).
Creative recipies cooked every day by a food blogger. http://www.becaskitchen.ro
13 yerel halk öneriyor
Beca's Kitchen
80 Strada Mihai Eminescu
13 yerel halk öneriyor
Creative recipies cooked every day by a food blogger. http://www.becaskitchen.ro
Not necessarily my cup of tea (it became really very crowded and touristic) but this is the place to get food even in the late hours of the night.
73 yerel halk öneriyor
Old Habits
Nr. 38 Strada Lipscani
73 yerel halk öneriyor
Not necessarily my cup of tea (it became really very crowded and touristic) but this is the place to get food even in the late hours of the night.
Great traditional food and cultural events almost every day. Plus, you can always just visit one of the exhibitions of the Romanian Peasant Museum which hosts this restaurant
15 yerel halk öneriyor
Clubul Taranului
3 Şoseaua Pavel D. Kiseleff
15 yerel halk öneriyor
Great traditional food and cultural events almost every day. Plus, you can always just visit one of the exhibitions of the Romanian Peasant Museum which hosts this restaurant
For lovers of Spanish food, one of the best Spanish restaurants in town!
6 yerel halk öneriyor
La Finca by Alioli
78 Strada Grigore Alexandrescu
6 yerel halk öneriyor
For lovers of Spanish food, one of the best Spanish restaurants in town!
Probably the closest restaurant to the apartment. Friends say the food is quite decent (never tried it myself)
17 yerel halk öneriyor
The Harbour
10-22 Strada Piața Amzei
17 yerel halk öneriyor
Probably the closest restaurant to the apartment. Friends say the food is quite decent (never tried it myself)

Sightseeing

The street around which Bucharest grew as a city. A stroll up and down Calea Victoriei is a great way to feel the city.
99 yerel halk öneriyor
Calea Victoriei
Calea Victoriei
99 yerel halk öneriyor
The street around which Bucharest grew as a city. A stroll up and down Calea Victoriei is a great way to feel the city.
So many layers of Romanian history here: the Royal Palace, the former Central Commitee of the Communist Party, a fomer Securitate headquarter. You can still see bullet holes from the 1989 Revoluion!
59 yerel halk öneriyor
Revolution Square
Piața Revoluției
59 yerel halk öneriyor
So many layers of Romanian history here: the Royal Palace, the former Central Commitee of the Communist Party, a fomer Securitate headquarter. You can still see bullet holes from the 1989 Revoluion!
The old Armenian neighbourhood around this church is a very nice walk. Just choose any street and enjoy the view!
Armenian Church, Bucharest
Strada Armenească
The old Armenian neighbourhood around this church is a very nice walk. Just choose any street and enjoy the view!
The Jewish neighbourhood was partly destroyed by Communist urban planning but whatt is left of it is charming, although in a state of extreme decay.
10 yerel halk öneriyor
Jewish Neighborhood
10 yerel halk öneriyor
The Jewish neighbourhood was partly destroyed by Communist urban planning but whatt is left of it is charming, although in a state of extreme decay.

Shopping

Beautiful book shop with a nice garden/terrace behind it.
35 yerel halk öneriyor
Cărturești Verona
13-15 Strada Pictor Arthur Verona
35 yerel halk öneriyor
Beautiful book shop with a nice garden/terrace behind it.