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La Berbecu Restaurant - Bucharest
La Berbecu Restaurant
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Traditional food: La Mama
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    • Andraf
  • Updated By Andraf on May 6, 2004
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    • La Mama Restaurant, Bucharest - Bucharest
    La Mama Restaurant, Bucharest
    by Andraf
    La Mama is one of the most popular restaurants in Bucharest, serving Romanian food. The name (if you didn't guess already) means Mamma's and it tries to suggest that the dishes are intended to be what a Romanian mom would cook. The food is good, nothing out of the ordinary, the regular menu that one can find in a restaurant with Romanian cuisine. But what makes this one so popular is the fact that the prices are low and the portions are big so no matter what you order it's likely you'll have a fulfilling meal :-)

    Because it is so popular, reservations are strongly recommended. There are four "La Mama"s spread around the city :

    1. Barbu Vacarescu 3 (junction with Stefan cel Mare Blvd)
    Tel: 021 212 40 86 or 0723 292 863

    2. Delea Veche 51 (junction with Calea Calarasi)
    Tel: 021 320 52 13 or 0723 292 846

    3. Episcopiei 9 (close to Romanian Atheneum)
    Tel 021 312 97 97 or 0721 LA MAMA (52 62 62)

    4. Splaiul Independentei 210 - 210B (inside Galeria Orhideea comercial center)
    Tel: 021 220 33 95 and 0724 505 605

    I tried the Barbu Delavrancea location and the one in Episcopiei. They both had non-smoking sections, a rare occurrence in Bucharest.

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  • Address: Str. Episcopiei 9
  • Website: http://www.lamama.ro/
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    Traditional food: Burebista
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  • Updated By Andraf on February 2, 2005
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    • Burebista Restaurant, Bucharest - Bucharest
    Burebista Restaurant,
    Bucharest
    by Andraf
    This restaurant is located a stone's throw away from University Square, opposite the US Embassy. Named after the great Dacian ruler, Burebista serves good Romanian food with an emphasis on game and meat dishes. The theme of the restaurant is hunting so be prepared to see an interior decoration made of stuffed birds and animal skins plus the usual "Romanian restaurant ornaments", the carved wooden spoons, masks and ceramics. I can recommend "ciorba de burta" (tripe soup) and "sarmale" (cabbage stuffed with rice, meat, and herbs) they were really good. I didn't try anything excentric, but on the menu you can find things like "roast boar meatballs". You can spend a little or very much depending on what you order. Don't forget that in Romania meat is priced by 100g while the portions that they bring to the table are usually bigger (200 - 300g) so expect to pay double the sum that is written on the menu. But still I believe this restaurant is a good value. Service is courteous and efficient. They usually have live music, either a traditional band or, as I seen recently when I went there for lunch, a pianist tinkling away an international repertoire. I've only eaten here at lunch time and I didn't need a reservation. You might need one for dinner, better call the restaurant and ask. There is another Burebista restaurant in Bucharest, on Calea Mosilor 195.

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  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Str Batistei 14
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    Traditional food: Those relaxing small restaurants...
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  • Updated By Romanian_Bat on July 31, 2007
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    • Vatra Restaurant - Bucharest
    Vatra Restaurant
    by Romanian_Bat
    Vatra Restaurant is a not so big restaurant that serves tasty Romanian dishes at affordable prices just next to Cismigiu Gardens (from EUR 8-10 up for a menu). The good thing about this place is that it lacks an orchestra. So you can focus on the food and the efficient service. Enjoy the Balkanic show later on in another location, joined by bottles of wine to keep you bemused from the slow service, for here they mean business. And time.

    The sarmale taste OK and come in reasonable portions, the mici are the best I've ever met in a Romanian restaurant, the ciorba de burta is as good as it is in Mrs. Fota's Manoir Mignon up North in Bukovina (connaisseurs know what I am referring to, just think of that sour soup thickened with alot of real sour cream and coming with large pieces of tripe...), they also have better than average papanasi, while their "Romanian peasant starters platter" is impressive...

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  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: 23-25 Ion Brezoianu
  • Phone: tel.: (021)3158375
  • Directions: Near Bucharest's oldest gardens (Cismigiu Gardens), from University Square take Elisabeta Avenue to teh West and turn to the right 10 minutes later, on Brezoianu Street.
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    Traditional food: Start with a boiled tuica...
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  • Updated By Romanian_Bat on July 31, 2007
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    • La Berbecu' Restaurant - the wooden gate - Bucharest
    La Berbecu' Restaurant -
    the wooden gate
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    La Berbecu’ is a small one, but they have some of the best palinca and tuica in Bucharest, as well as a good sense of humour and very good dishes. Have I mentioned fast service? No, I do not own the place. The small terrace is nice on a summer night, while the place on the first floor is great in winter. It is on the way to the Nicoresti, should you get hungry on the way back (from EUR 6-7 for a menu).

    They are excellent with grills, from pork to fish, and polenta tastes as my grandmother used to cook it. As a particularity, they have great beans and the smoked "ciolan", as well as the home-made sausages (carnati de casa) are superbly done. The mujdei (fresh garlic sauce) is one of Bucharest's best, as it is always fresh and it can best join a chicken or carp steak.

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  • Address: 30 I.L.Caragiale
  • Phone: tel.: (021)2103907
  • Directions: From Magheru Avenue take Rosetti Street to the East and stick on it until the street opens up a little (Caragiale Street comes next after J.L.Calderon Street); the restaurant lies to the left, it has a wooden gate.
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    Traditional food: Taverne Doamnei
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  • By ATLC on September 12, 2004
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    • TAVERNE DOAMNEI BUCHAREST - Bucharest
    TAVERNE DOAMNEI BUCHAREST
    by ATLC
    We arrived quite late from a trip to the Danube Delta and had a bite here at a kind of Biergarten with live (but not so good) music. I loved the huge jars of preserved fruits and vegetables everywhere.

    I had some nice chickenlegs, a salad and some country style potatoes. As we were late, the kitchen was already closed. Just what was left on the grill and whatever cold foods there were.
    Nice atmosphere with a lot of locals.

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  • Address: Calei Doamnei
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    Traditional food: Leave your pet at home, please.
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  • Updated By Romanian_Bat on July 31, 2007
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    • Burebista Vanatoresc Restaurant is a nice place under the ground. They serve all that can fly and walk, from bear paws, to fried pig brains and stag. Just don’t bring your much loved pet for God knows what trauma can occur (from EUR 15-20 up for a menu)…

    They have great mixed plateaus, with mici, sausages, pork grills, chicken legs and so on. Start with a sip of tuica, join that plateau with some polenta and end with some home made pie. Although dishes are good, the service might not be smiling, and the bill might cover things or quantities you have not ordered and got. Be careful just like those deers, for there might be some wolves around... ay, there's the rub...

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$21-30    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: 14 Batistei
  • Phone: tel.: (021)2118929
  • Directions: Just across the street from the U.S. Embassy, 1 minute off University Square, to the back of the Intercontinental.
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    Traditional food: Vatra Restaurant
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  • Updated By Andraf on February 2, 2005
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    • Dining at Vatra - Bucharest
    Dining at Vatra
    by Andraf
    Vatra is a small restaurant with distinct charm and relaxed atmosphere located close to Cismigiu Gardens which offers good value traditional dining. We had lunch here and this place seems to fill up quickly at lunchtime; we had to wait about 15 minutes for a table but it was worth it. I tried the ciorba the burta (tripe soup) and "sarmale" (cabbage stuffed with rice, meat, and herbs); they were both very good. They don't have live music (unlike most of the traditional themed restaurants in Bucharest) so the restaurant is quiet and you can carry on with your conversation. Service is courteous and efficient. It's open every day for lunch and dinner.

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  • Address: Str. Ion Brezoianu 23 - 25
  • Website: http://www.vatra.ro
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    Traditional food: Hanul Manuc
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  • By ATLC on September 12, 2004
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    • LUNCH AT HANUL MANUC - Bucharest
    LUNCH AT HANUL MANUC
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    A magnificent old square with great atmosphere. Definitely one of the attractions of Bucharest. We had lunch here and later, during the conference I was attending, also a big party with all 350 participants.

    The usual menu of game, fish and meat. We had a selection of different dishes, served on one big dish.

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  • Address: Iuliu Maniu str 62-64, Bucharest, 70402 Romania
  • Phone: 21-613-1415
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    Traditional food: Burebista
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  • By ATLC on September 9, 2004
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    • RESTAURANT BUREBISTA IN BUCHAREST - Bucharest
    RESTAURANT BUREBISTA IN
    BUCHAREST
    by ATLC
    Live music, good food and a waitress a little too helpful. Which was funny actually. For a first Romanian meal it was a nice introduction.

    Upon request a selection of hors d'oeuvres was made, and a selection of main courses (see next tip).

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
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  • Address: Calea Mosilor, 195 Bucharest
  • Directions: Ask the taxi driver to take you to the US embassy. The restaurant is right across the street.
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    Traditional food: Burebista
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    • RESTAURANT BUREBISTA IN BUCHAREST - Bucharest
    RESTAURANT BUREBISTA IN
    BUCHAREST
    by ATLC
    We had the full works: a 3 course meal, wine, coffee, drinks and all that for 17 euro per person.

    Next was a combination of wild boar, venison and some meat combined with dried fruits. The Romanians like garlic and hot peppers. With it we drank Romanian Merlot.

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  • Address: Calea Mosilor, 195, Bucharest
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