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Romania's specialty coffee scene isn't exactly huge - but Bucharest's has exploded in the past few years, and several other larger cities are joining in (most notably, Cluj).
Str. Lipscani nr. 9 (Str. Ion Brezoianu), București, București
Coffee Shop · Sector 5 · 242 tips and reviews
Sergiu Scripcă: The leading place for specialty coffee in Bucharest (and basically where the city's growing coffee scene took off). They no longer have a house blend, and exclusively serve single origins instead.
Sergiu Scripcă: Excellent specialty coffee, good background music plus plentiful electrical outlets and seating make it possibly the best place for working remotely in the city. (Or just hanging out on a weekend.)
Str. Uruguay nr. 22 (Str. Popa Savu), București, București
Coffee Shop · Aviatorilor · 37 tips and reviews
Raluca Jianu: Coffee is amazing, it's smoking free and somewhat hipster-like. The guys who make the coffee are very entertaining, great for the buzz. Also nice area so great for take aways
str. George Vraca nr. 7 (str. Aristide Demetriade), București, București
Coffee Shop · Universitate · 12 tips and reviews
Ioana Hodor: Amongst the specialty coffee places, I can surely say this is the place where I drank my best flat white in this country. They change coffee sortiments weekly, so visit often!
Str. Ion Brezoianu nr. 23-25, parter (str. Constantin Mille), București, Municipiul București
Coffee Shop · Universitate · 24 tips and reviews
Sergiu Scripcă: Part specialty coffee shop, part boutique, in a cool industrial-looking space in the recently reopened Universul palace. Serves coffee from The Barn.
Ioana Hodor: Definitely my new favourite place in Bucharest. The coffee was great and the banana bread was so tasty! The staff is incredibly nice. It's a good place for working and studying and quite cosy!
Bd. Pierre de Coubertin nr. 3-5, București, București
Café · Vatra Luminoasă · 36 tips and reviews
Sergiu Scripcă: You wouldn't expect a coffee shop in a mall, branded by a notoriously mediocre supermarket coffee brand, to deliver good specialty coffee (including single origins), but, improbably, it does.
Sergiu Scripcă: They might not have a flat white on the menu (go for the double cappuccino instead), but it's currently the only place in Timişoara that can make a serious claim about serving specialty coffee.
Charlotte Bradshaw: The flat white is a perfect way to start the day before walking around the town. The manager was very friendly. No food offering here, just focused on great coffee.