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Grand Café Van Gogh
An Old Town classic
About Grand Café Van Gogh
Grand Café Van Gogh has been a meeting place in the Old Town for years: a big, comfortable café with a terrace on Strada Smârdan, serving everything from breakfast and coffee to cakes, light meals and drinks late into the evening. A good place to rest your feet between sights.
Why it's on our list
- An Old Town institution
- Breakfast to late evening
- A terrace in the heart of the Old Town
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Grand Café Van Gogh before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Grand Café Van Gogh are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- UniversitateM2400 m5 min walk
- Piața UniriiM1M2M3550 m7 min walk
- IzvorM1M3850 m10 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Strada Academiei250 m3 min walk
- Taxi rank, Bulevardul Ion Constantin Brătianu300 m4 min walk
Key sights
- Stavropoleos Monastery100 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 3 min
- Cărturești Carusel150 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 3 min
- Old Princely Court300 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Revolution Square750 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Cișmigiu Gardens900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- National Museum of Art of Romania900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Romanian Athenaeum1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Palace of the Parliament1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Museum of the Romanian Peasant2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Arcul de Triumf4.2 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
Getting around
- Gara de Nord (main station)2.6 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Henri Coandă Airport (OTP)15 kmCar or taxi 49 min