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Origo Coffee Shop

Specialty coffee·Old Town·€

A specialty pioneer

About Origo Coffee Shop

Origo helped start Bucharest’s specialty coffee scene, and its café on Lipscani Street is still one of the best places in the Old Town for a carefully made espresso or filter coffee. There is a second café on Calea Dorobanților.

Why it's on our list

  • A pioneer of specialty coffee in Bucharest
  • On Lipscani Street
  • Carefully chosen roasts

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Origo Coffee Shop before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from Origo Coffee Shop 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

  1. IzvorM1M3450 m6 min walk
  2. UniversitateM2650 m8 min walk
  3. Piața UniriiM1M2M3850 m10 min walk

Nearest taxi ranks

  1. Taxi rank, Strada Academiei400 m5 min walk
  2. Taxi rank, Strada Ion Câmpineanu550 m7 min walk

Key sights

  1. Stavropoleos Monastery300 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
  2. Cărturești Carusel500 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
  3. Cișmigiu Gardens600 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
  4. Old Princely Court600 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
  5. Revolution Square650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
  6. National Museum of Art of Romania750 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
  7. Palace of the Parliament900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
  8. Romanian Athenaeum900 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
  9. Museum of the Romanian Peasant2.5 kmWalk 32 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
  10. Arcul de Triumf4.0 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min

Getting around

  1. Gara de Nord (main station)2.3 kmWalk 28 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
  2. Henri Coandă Airport (OTP)15 kmCar or taxi 49 min

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