Romanian restaurants in Iaşi
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Trei Sarmale
Revel in your touristness! This traditional Romanian restaurant embraces kitsch with its folkier-than-thou décor and live music, but the food is mouthwatering. Set inside a 17th-century inn about 5km south of the town centre, this could be a fun place for a small group if you get into the mood. The Bucium winery outlet shed is across the road. Call before you head out there as it is often booked by tour groups.
Take a taxi or bus 30 or 46 from Piaţa Mihai Eminescu and ask the driver for Trei Sarmale.
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Casa Pogor
Where to sit? In the insanely cosy (if damp) basement that used to house the famed Junimea wine cellar; the elegant main dining hall furnished with antiques; or on the multi-tiered terrace overlooking a quiet square? Focus on the great atmosphere and ignore the dreadful service. While not extraordinary, the food is good and the menu (with some veggie meals) unexpectedly varied.
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Casa Bolta Rece
Set in a 1786 house, Iaşi's formerly top dining experience has been overshadowed by spunky newcomers, but is still worth a novelty visit. The patchy service ranges from curt to slap-you-on-the-back friendly. Eat in the wine cellar or on the pleasant terrace and skip the starchy dining room. English, both written and spoken, is adventurously scant.
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Casa Lavric
Up the hill from Casa Bolta Rece is one of Iaşi's newest dining options, owned by singer-musician Laura Lavric and decorated in classic musical instruments. The menu – including a short vegetarian page – is devoid of English, but the staff's language skills more than make up for this. Reservations required on weekends.
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Caraffa
The menu offers Italian and Mexican, but you should aim for the Romanian dishes and the salads, which are startlingly fresh. Try the Tochitura Moldovenesca - roughly 'Moldovan Heart Attack' - with pork, traditional cheese, polenta, eggs, bacon and sausage. Time of death…
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Casa Universitatilor
Meals are geared for destitute students, but the lime-tree–festooned terrace is great for a lazy beer.
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Casa Lavric
Up the hill from Casa Bolta Rece is one of Iaşi's newest dining options, owned by singer-musician Laura Lavric and decorated in classic musical instruments. The menu – including a short vegetarian page – is devoid of English, but the staff's language skills more than make up for this. Reservations required on weekends.
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