Chişinău Restaurants

  1. Andy's Pizza

    This popular chain has locations all around Chişinău, but this is its most stylish branch, with a high-tech look that makes it popular with a young, on-the-move clientele. The thick and gooey pizzas, spaghetti and chicken wings keep clients happily purring.

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  2. Beer House

    Of all Chişinău's hot dining places, you'll be returning to this brewery-cum-restaurant again and again - most likely for its four delicious home-brewed beers, but also for its excellent menu, which ranges from chicken wings and soups to rabbit and chicken grilled in cognac. Its relaxed ambience and impeccable service add to the charm.

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  3. Cactus Café

    This is a true winner. The eclectic interior décor (Wild West meets urban bohemian, but with grace and humour) is matched by the city's most creative menu. There are incredible breakfasts (a rarity in these parts), lots of vegetarian meals (soy meat!), wild plates such as turkey with bananas and the country's most killer gazpacho.

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  4. Café

    This no-name cafeteria serves surprisingly succulent food priced for the university crowd.

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  5. El Paso

    To get your Mexican fix, head to this excellent, comfortable place. The menu runs the gamut from quesadillas to salmon in chilli sauce and pork with chocolate-almond sauce!

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  6. Green Hills Café

    Though the meals are delicious, most come here for a quick fix - great coffee cocktails or beer, and of course to people-watch while sitting on the city's main drag.

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  7. Green Hills Restaurant

    There's a large, extremely pleasant terrace that's perfect for a sit-down meal from their large selection of meat and vegetable dishes.

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  8. Mesogios

    Seafood is the focus here, with fish imported from the Mediterranean. There are meat dishes and Moldovan specialities too in this elegant dining room which incorporates some Art Nouveau design elements to match the building's impressive exterior.

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  9. Oraşul Vechi

    One of your best bets is this stylish folk restaurant which doesn't overdo the folk theme. The grill house in the back has an open view into the glassed kitchen with wood-fire oven. Fish is the speciality with shark and octopus on the un-PC section of the menu.

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  10. Symposium

    Though not as expensive as some top-class restaurants in town, this can be called one of the city's top dining experiences in terms of elegance and refinement. In this cellar refitted with antiques, the French-style cuisine is succulent, with lamb dishes the speciality. There's a large selection of local wines.

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  12. Vila Vechi

    An elegant Moldovan restaurant, tastefully decorated in stone and modern art with a covered terrace done in a zebra-stripe motif.

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