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Bar entertainment in Romania

  1. No Limits

    This slightly upmarket disco is to the right of the arched entry to the citadel, just below the Clock Tower. It borders on tackiness but gets steamy on weekends.

    reviewed

  2. A

    Kulturkafe

    Kulturkafe has the best table spots on the square, and is slightly more adult- than student-oriented inside.

    reviewed

  3. B

    Go In

    The Go In is a traditional-style bar with lots of twentysomething couples sharing tables over beer and cocktails.

    reviewed

  4. C

    Teresa Scara

    Pretty much everyone who drinks beer (flirting uni students, middle-aged coworkers) drops in at open-air Teresa Scara.

    reviewed

  5. D

    Mes Amis

    More Marais than its glitz-job neighbours on Gabroveni, this alley bar has wood-beam ceilings, grapefruit-pink walls and alt rock coming through the speakers.

    reviewed

  6. No Limits

    This slightly upmarket disco is to the right of the arched entry to the citadel, just below the Clock Tower. It borders on tackiness but gets steamy on weekends.

    reviewed

  7. E

    Festival 39

    Cosy dark-lit room with happy locals filling the tables and bars when other bars are empty. Brick walls, dozens of candles and antiques, soft music, 20- and thirtysomething smoking locals.

    reviewed

  8. F

    La Solas

    The student ghetto, southwest of the centre (on/off Str Piezişă, reached by Str Clinicilor about 300m from Piaţa Lucian Blaga), teems with lively open-air bars, including La Solas.

    reviewed

  9. G

    La Butoaie

    Huge with uni students, this lively open-deck bar on the 5th floor of the Ion Luca Caragiale National Theatre fits hundreds, with benches and big pillows in the seating areas. It fills early on nice days.

    reviewed

  10. H

    Piranha Club

    About 2.5km west of the centre, the student-dorm area teems with Bucharest's merriest drinking/eating life. Action's found on either side of the Dâmboviţa River. Best is this, a jungle-lodge-type place with piranhas in aquariums, low-lit gazebos decked out like country homes, cosy seating inside for when it's cold, and pretty good food. There are frequent live shows too. It's south of the river, a couple of hundred metres west of the Grozăveşti metro station.

    reviewed

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  12. I

    Quinta Café

    High ceilings, cushy sofas, antique furniture and wood panelling give this lounge bar a familiar feel; in fact, this is a restored grand house. The weekday subdued music and lighting gives way to pounding bass and darkness on weekends.

    reviewed