Restaurants
Bucharest's Amsterdam Grand Café (Str. Covaci 6; 011-40-21-313-7580; entrées from about $15; www.amsterdam.ro) is just a few streets from the Rembrandt hotel and in the historical Lipscani section of Bucharest. Try a local specialty – meat-stuffed cabbage is one to try. For people-watching and old-world outdoor dining, try the food at Hanul lui Manuc (Str. Franceza 62-64; 011-40-21-313-1411; entrées from $5; www.hanulmanuc.ro) a nearly
200-year-old merchants' inn. For well-prepared Italian classics, try what's on the menu at La Fattoria (Sos. Nordului 7-9; 011-40-21-230-8350; entrées from $10; www.lafattoria.ro), located at
Herastrau Park.
Beyond Bucharest
Sibiu's Crama Sibiul Vechi (Str. Papiu Ilarian 3; 011-40-26-921-0461; www.sibiulvechi.ro)
guarantees a romantic evening with its candlelit tables and list of local wines.
Dinner for two at this turn-of-the-century wine cellar restaurant runs about
$50 with wine, but don't forget to try the restaurant's own brandy, aged in
mulberry wood barrels. In Sighisoara, Messerschmitt (Str. Scolii 1;
011-40-26-577-4625; entrées from $5; www.ar-messerschmitt-s.ro) – a
restaurant-bar-inn – offers Saxon-accented dishes with Romanian flair. It's
connected to the Stag House hotel and a popular place in town, so you're likely
to meet some colorful local personalities at the bar.
