2 Best Restaurants in Romania

This stylish European café in the Hilton Athenee sits right on Revolution Square in downtown Bucharest. It's a popular daytime snack or lunch spot for hotel guests and locals alike for the variety of sophisticated pastries and hot beverages, an appealing brunch menu, and plenty of wines by the glass. At night, out come the candles and the atmosphere shifts to loungy and louche: a DJ spins, and the champagne flows.

Constanta's version of a stylish bar, it is also considered the best restaurant in town. The pub's handsome dark wood paneling, fireplace, and comfortable seating recall a classic Irish pub, as do the many beers on tap. You'll find plenty of good pub staples—grilled steak, burgers and fries, fish and chips—along with lighter fare: a decent seafood or Caesar salad, salmon teriyaki, and good pasta dishes. Desserts are nothing extraordinary, but there's a yummy chocolate fondant cake. On pleasant days the terrace, with views of the sea, is a nice option, especially for nonsmokers, as smoking is permitted in the pub.