Bohemian Bucharest Markets and Mahallas 5-Hour Traditional Food Tour
Highlights
Bucharest
gastronomical, architectural, historical
Private Tour
5 Hours
Medium
English, French, Italian
Description
Taste your way through Bucharest’s most charming and unusual ‘mahallas,’ or neighbourhoods, on a small-group food tour. Venture beyond crowded squares and Communist architecture to discover the Romanian capital’s quieter Belle Époque quarters, where Old World elegance meets bohemian flair. Along the way, pop into lively markets, speciality shops, and cafes to sample the best of artisan Romanian cuisines like goats-milk cheese, cured meat, bread, craft beer, and Wallachian doughnuts. Sample traditional Romanian peasant food and regional dishes like artisan cheeses, cured meats, sausages, fresh produce, and more. Sip Romanian craft beer and 'tuica' brandy.
Itinerary
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Ion Luca Caragiale National Theatre Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu 2, București 010051, Romania
- National Theatre Ion Luca Caragiale (Teatrul National Ion Luca Caragiale) Your Bucharest tour begins at the National Theatre, the geographical and administrative heart of the city, and the scene of titanic street battles between miners and students immediately after the Romanian Revolution.
- Strada Batiștei We will take a short walk to Strada Batistei and Biserica Batistei, formerly known as the 'St Germain' of Bucharest and the site of the old American embassy, now an overgrown testament to different times. This area is famed for its 19th-century Neo-Romanian architecture that defines much of the national style.
- The Armenian Church We'll then make our way to the Armenian quarter. The Armenians were a vibrant and successful merchant community in the 18th and 19th centuries, thanks to their valuable role as 'middlemen' for the Ottomans. Based around the Armenian church, their mahalla (neighbourhood) features a spectacular variety of architectural styles from all over Europe and the Ottoman Empire, as the wealthy merchants strove to outdo each other in taste and elegance. Classical, Belle Époque, Modernist, New-Romanian, Balkanic, eclectic — this quarter boasts all these styles, including the oldest documented house in Bucharest, which you will visit.
- Calea Moșilor After, we'll experience the quintessential Bucharest public transport: a short ride on a tram. Rattling along the famous Mosilor Street, you’ll enter Communist Bucharest, with its regimented blocks and housing projects, as you make your way to the famous Obor Market.
- Piata Obor Bucuresti We will spend some time in the main market of the city bustling with colours smells and amazing street food to enjoy. You will have time to do some shopping for traditional items after which we will sit down to taste some local produce and extremely tasty street food.
- The tour ends at Piata Sfantu Gheorghe, km zero of the Romanian geography.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
| The Group Size and Price | |
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| 1 to 2 | /group |
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This is a private tour |
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