Archive for June, 2010

Hint- presented by Deutsche Schule Bukarest

The last time we walked from the Stefan Cel Mare Metro Station to Universitate, the smell of fresh pastry seduced our senses… Close to the intersection of J. L. Calderon and Str. Maria Rosetti there is a small Lebanese pastry shop. Run by two friendly guys from Lebanon this shop offers you fresh Baclava and many other Lebanese and Oriental specialty pastries. They are freshly prepared and the taste is just incredibly good. Prices vary from around RON 40 per kilogram. Just a great place to find some extraordinary pastry to sweeten your weekend in Bucharest.
Patiseria Fadel
Address: Str. Jean L. Calderon nr. 56
Phone: 0722 919 132

Fox’s Bar Review- Caffe Pascucci

ADDRESS: Calea Dorobanti 152
PHONE: +40 021 222 00 42

Caffe Pascucci is located on Calea Dorobanti 152, about 500 metres from the main shops in Dorobanti. It has a very modern feel with state of the art furnishings and an interior colour scheme of black and white through out. This theme continues outside onto the very wide pavement with tables and chairs laid out to watch the world go by.

This is a cafe that works best in the day time, a place to meet friends for a sandwich and a cofee, or just to sit and read the paper. The food and drink menu is broken down into five different catagories with a seperate menu for each which makes it very easy to navigate. Sushi, Cake, Coffee, Milkshakes and other drinks including cocktails wines and spirits.

The Sushi is mouth watering and the cake display very inviting, although the cakes could do some serious damage to the waiste line so I had to be strong willed and say no! They also do Laurent-Perrier Champagne by the glass so if your feeling decadent and you’re in the mood, then a glass of Champagne can be just the tonic.
Caffe Pascucci has a very comfortable atmosphere and is neat and tidy to look at, give it a try.

Hint- offered by Deutsche Schule Bukarest

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Fox’s Bar Review- Kartell Café Lounge

Kartell Café Lounge

ADDRESS: Strada Smardan Nr. 7 (next to Van Gogh)
PHONE: +40 0749 057 771

Kartell is a compact and bijou café bar situated in the old town opposite the National Bank of Romania. The bar is totally unique in this area with its Baroque style decor and its eclectic mix of chairs all covered in pillar box red velvet; it activates the senses on a first visit.

They launched their new food and drinks menu last week which looks interesting and what I sampled was very good. On the opening page the food offering starts with eleven different types of bruschetta, just about anything you could want on toast. The rest of the food menu is made up of salads, pasta and some very good looking Mexican tortillas and quesadillas, which are great bites to go with a drink. The

drinks menu leads off with a selection of coffees, twenty-nine different types to be exact, that would compete with any New York coffee shop. The large espresso I had was very good. They have a very extensive range of hot and cold non-alcoholic drinks, but if you are looking for something a little stronger you have to turn to page 7 before you find a ‘proper’ drink. They have an interesting choice of cocktails with some good house specials, a range of local and imported bottled beers, and a broad choice of red and white wines.

The outside space is furnished with tables and chairs with original design which compliment the interior decor, and create the difference in look between this bar and any of its neighbours in the old town as you walk down the strip.

In summary, I like Kartell as it offers something a little bit different in terms of look and feel, so I intend to do some more practical research into its new menu.