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Coffee culture.
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The back story
Coffee in Bucharest: from Turkish coffee to third wave
From the coffee houses of the Ottoman era to the roasters of today, Bucharest has always loved coffee.
33 of the best · Bucharest, Romania
32 of the Best Cafés in Bucharest
Bucharest has fallen in love with coffee. Here are the pioneers and roasteries of its specialty scene, the cosiest neighbourhood cafés and the classic places for cake.
Our 33 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Guest roasters
Orygyns Specialty Coffee
A small specialty coffee bar near Piața Romană, known for carefully brewed espresso and filter coffee.
Strada Jules Michelet 12Explore View on map
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A coffee laboratory
BOB Coffee Lab
A roastery and coffee bar in the north of the city, run by people who take every detail of coffee seriously.
Șoseaua București-Ploiești 42DExplore View on map
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On Calea Victoriei
Artichoke Social House
A stylish coffee house on Calea Victoriei, close to the National Museum of Art, popular with creatives.
Calea Victoriei 45Explore View on map
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Neighbourhood
Specialty coffee 18
Small coffee bars and roasteries run by people who care about every cup.
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On Calea Victoriei
Artichoke Social House
A stylish coffee house on Calea Victoriei, close to the National Museum of Art, popular with creatives.
Calea Victoriei 45Explore View on map
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Coffee and design
Beans & Dots
A specialty coffee bar and design space in the old Universul newspaper palace, near Cișmigiu Gardens.
Strada Ion BrezoianuExplore View on map
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A coffee roaster
Bernschutz & Co
A Bucharest specialty coffee roaster with a café.
Strada Ion Nistor 6Explore View on map
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A coffee laboratory
BOB Coffee Lab
A roastery and coffee bar in the north of the city, run by people who take every detail of coffee seriously.
Șoseaua București-Ploiești 42DExplore View on map
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“The front room”
Camera din Față
“The front room”: a cosy, homely café on Strada Mendeleev with good coffee, cakes and a living-room feel.
Strada Dimitri Ivanovici MendeleevExplore View on map
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On Calea Victoriei
Cascara
A specialty coffee bar on Calea Victoriei.
Calea Victoriei 134Explore View on map
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A Dorobanți favourite
Frudisiac
A pretty café on a quiet lane in Dorobanți, with good coffee, fresh juices and brunch.
Intrarea Bitolia 4Explore View on map
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Green and calm
Ivy Specialty Coffee
A calm, plant-filled specialty café on Carol I Boulevard.
Bulevardul Carol I 23Explore View on map
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Coffee and bicycles
La Vita e Velo
A café inside a bicycle shop.
Strada Ion Ghica 4Explore View on map
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Nordic-style and sociable
M60
A bright, Nordic-style café near Piața Amzei, good for coffee, working and a relaxed drink in the evening.
Strada Dimitri Ivanovici Mendeleev 2Explore View on map
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Coffee and juice
Okfea
A coffee and juice bar on Calea Victoriei.
Calea Victoriei 101Explore View on map
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A specialty pioneer
Origo Coffee Shop
One of the cafés that started Bucharest’s specialty coffee scene, on Lipscani Street in the Old Town.
Strada Lipscani 9Explore View on map
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Guest roasters
Orygyns Specialty Coffee
A small specialty coffee bar near Piața Romană, known for carefully brewed espresso and filter coffee.
Strada Jules Michelet 12Explore View on map
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Roasted in house
Saint Roastery
A roastery café on Calea Plevnei near the Botanical Garden, roasting its own single-origin coffees.
Calea Plevnei 159Explore View on map
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A roastery
Sloane Coffee
A specialty roastery and coffee shop on Calea Victoriei.
Calea Victoriei 87Explore View on map
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Small and excellent
Steam Coffee Shop
A small specialty coffee bar on Ștefan cel Mare, for a quick, perfectly made coffee.
Șoseaua Ștefan cel Mare 15Explore View on map
Classic cafés & cake 14
Grand cafés, patisseries and a café you can read in.
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In the Macca-Villacrosse passage
Bemolle Café
A café under the glass roof of the Macca-Villacrosse passage.
Pasajul VillacrosseExplore View on map
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Cakes by the Athenaeum
Chocolat
An elegant patisserie and café opposite the Romanian Athenaeum, with handmade cakes, chocolates and a terrace.
Strada Episcopiei 6Explore View on map
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Fine desserts
Corina Gheorghe Fine Desserts
A refined patisserie with beautifully made French-style desserts.
Strada C. A. Rosetti 15BExplore View on map
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Since 2004
French Bakery
A French-style bakery café, since 2004.
Calea Victoriei 39Explore View on map
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An Old Town classic
Grand Café Van Gogh
A big, welcoming café in the Old Town, open from breakfast to late, with a terrace on Strada Smârdan.
Strada Smârdan 9Explore View on map
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Jazz on Calea Victoriei
Green Hours
A jazz café and venue on Calea Victoriei.
Calea Victoriei 120Explore View on map
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Brunch in a villa
J’ai Bistrot
A café and brunch spot in an old villa with a garden near Gara de Nord.
Calea Griviței 55Explore View on map
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Cakes in the Old Town
Mara Mura
A patisserie in the Old Town with cakes and pastries.
Strada Doamnei 15Explore View on map
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Books and coffee
Reader’s Café
A café with books, a quiet place to read and work.
Bulevardul Iancu de Hunedoara 56-60Explore View on map
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A library you can sit in
Seneca AntiCafe
An “anticafé” with books, quiet corners and a calm atmosphere near University Square, popular with readers and students.
Strada Arhitect Ion Mincu 1Explore View on map
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Board games
Sufrageria cu Jocuri
A café with shelves of board games to play.
Strada Occidentului 1Explore View on map
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Coffee and cakes
TinaR Prêt à Café
A café on Regina Elisabeta Boulevard by Cișmigiu.
Bulevardul Regina Elisabeta 36Explore View on map
Prices: € budget, €€ moderate. Many specialty cafés are small, so come outside the morning rush if you want a seat.
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