The Bucharest City Guides deal with the questions every first visit raises: where to eat mici and ciorbă without paying tourist prices, which palaces and churches deserve your time, where the good bars hide just off the Old Town and how to reach the castles of the Carpathians by train. Every guide is a short, opinionated list that gives each place a reason to go, what to order or see and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Bucharest City Guides
- 146 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Bucharest guides
Food guide
24 places
Mici, ciorbă and papanași at fair prices, grand old dining halls, modern neighbourhood kitchens, three markets and the best spots for sweets and coffee.
Things to do guide
23 places
Museums for a grey day, palaces and Orthodox churches, the square where 1989 happened and long walks through the big parks.
Family guide
25 places
Large playgrounds, an open-air museum of old farmhouses, dinosaurs and warm glasshouses, ideas for rainy days and restaurants that work with kids.
Nightlife guide
25 places
Cocktail rooms and rooftops, Romanian natural wine, craft beer pubs, clubs that only get going after 1 am and food for the late hours.
Day trips guide
24 places
Sinaia and the mountain lifts of Bușteni, Brașov, Bran and the Saxon churches, a lakeside palace close to the city and Constanța on the Black Sea.
Budget guide
25 places
Free churches, parks and viewpoints, low-cost museums, Moldovan pies and market lunches, cheap transport and a concert seat at the Athenaeum for about €6.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Mahala
Calea Rahovei 147-153, Rahova
Romanian classics cooked with a lighter, modern hand in a lively, colourful room laid out like a courtyard. Go for the sarmale or the stuffed zucchini flowers, and expect a smaller bill than in the Old Town. From the food guide.
Cărturești Carusel
Strada Lipscani 55, Old Town
A bank from 1903 reborn as a bookshop on six bright white floors, with a tea room under the roof and a bistro in the basement. Entry is free and the English shelves are well stocked. From the things to do guide.
Bran Castle
Bran, 40 minutes by minibus from Brașov
Marketed to the world as Dracula’s home, although Vlad the Impaler most likely never lived there. The real reason to go is inside, in the rooms once used by Queen Marie. From the day trips guide.
Finish the game, open the guide
World City Trail’s Bucharest scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour lead you through the historic centre. The guides carry on from there: dinner at Lacrimi și Sfinți, a cocktail at The Owl Cocktail House, an early train to Brașov or the natural history museum when the weather turns.
Questions about the Bucharest guides
What do the Bucharest City Guides include?
Six guides covering 146 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each entry tells you why it is worth going, which area it is in, notes on opening and one useful tip.
Where do I find my guides once I have paid?
The links are shown on your order page straight after payment and are also in your confirmation email. They open in any browser on phone or laptop, with no app to install and no account to create.
Can I use the guides offline in Bucharest?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it will keep working without a connection, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need mobile data.
What languages are available?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and the full set of six is €19.99. If you also book a World City Trail game, the food guide costs €3.99 and all six cost €14.99.
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