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There's lots of great bars, restaurants and clubs in Bucharest. It's been a couple of years since I was there, and things change quickly, so check out the latest edition of the In Your Pocket guide to see what's currently hot and what's not there any more. For what's on this week, see "Sapte Seri", now also in English. Some of my favourite places: |
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Planters. Directly underneath my flat, so very convenient at chucking out time at 4am. If you try their B52s, try to stop after two. Or maybe three... |
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Terminus. Down a metal spiral staircase (fun after a few drinks) to a cellar made up of a series of cosy chambers. Bar staff don't seem to understand Romanian (or maybe just my Romanian). |
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Hanul Lui Manuc. 18th century caravanserai, large open courtyard surrounded by a square of hotel rooms, bars, restaurants. Great place to sit outside for a drink, but eat somewhere else. Haven't got round to translating the website yet, but the pictures give a good flavour of the place. |
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Club Contele Dracula. A theme restaurant if ever there was one, with Dracula himself making an occasional appearance. Most sought-after tables are in the crypt, reached through a torture chamber. Menu very bloody. |
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Jaristea. Brilliant old Romanian restaurant hidden down a backstreet near the Madman's Palace, stumbled across it one lunchtime. Walls covered in old photographs of Bucharest, old nick-nacks everywhere, great traditional Romanian food, and really pleasant and friendly staff (in costume). Sounds kitsch, but somehow it's not. They now have a website which itself is worth a visit. |
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