At the table
A place where we ate this week.
A short review from a meal at a Romanian restaurant — atmosphere, plate, people. No star ratings.
At the Table · Bukovina · Ciocănești
The Soup That Never Leaves the Village
A "tradition" six years old, invented by a monk who wasn't allowed meat, trademarked at the patent office and served only in the village with 600 painted houses. We ate the ciocăneșteană soup on home ground — 39 lei a bowl, story included.
Adi Coco · 3 min
AT THE TABLE · DOBROGEA · MURFATLAR
La Povești, Murfatlar — sturgeon ciorbă and blueberry papanași, in the pergola garden
Adi Coco · 5 min
AT THE TABLE · FRIED ICE CREAM
Have You Ever Eaten… Fried Ice Cream?
Redacția RomâniaFrumoasă · 6 min
Where to Eat the Best Mici in Bucharest: 10 Places Where Mici Became Legend
Redacția RomâniaFrumoasă · 5 min
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