The best bars and cafés Romania

Timetable

Like restaurants, bars have very wide opening hours: many open in the morning and serve all day, every day. There's no set closing time, so it's often determined by the last customers to leave! Coffee shops, on the other hand, tend to close in the early evening.

Budget & Tips

Expect to pay around €3 for a pint of classic beer. For a local craft beer, you're looking at around €4. An espresso costs between €1.50 and €2 (up to €4 for specialty coffees), a soda or juice around €3, tea or a large homemade lemonade around €4.

As in restaurants, it's customary to leave a tip for service, equivalent to 10% of the bill.

Age restrictions

The sale of alcohol to minors is prohibited.

Smokers

Romania has long been permissive on the subject, but since 2016, legislation has tightened and bans smoking in enclosed public places. It is very widely respected, with only a few underground venues putting up resistance.