Bucharest coffee scene

Cafés with outdoor seating in Bucharest

Terraces, courtyards, and pavement tables in Bucharest. Specialty coffee with a seat in the open air.

10 cafés · Romania

Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.

Open late
Universitate

Artichoke Social House

An independent specialty cafe and cultural venue on Calea Victoriei that pairs carefully sourced rotating-roaster…

EspressoPour overV60Cold brew
Outdoor seats
Grivita

Black Habit Coffee

Opened in 2018 with a mission to build a specialty coffee community on Calea Grivitei in Bucharest's emerging…

EspressoV60Pour over
Outdoor seats
Floreasca

BOB Coffee Lab

Co-owned by Alexandru Niculae, the 2016 World Coffee Roasting Champion, and Paul Ungureanu, BOB Coffee Lab occupies a…

EspressoV60AeroPressPour over
Outdoor seats
Mosilor

Coftale Specialty Coffee Shop

Set in a beautiful 19th-century French neoclassical villa in the historic Jewish quarter, Coftale is one of the most…

EspressoV60SiphonAeroPress
Outdoor seats
Cismigiu

Meron Cismigiu

Meron is one of Bucharest's most acclaimed specialty brands, with baristas holding the Romanian national title in…

EspressoV60AeroPressPour over
Outdoor seats
Old Town

Origo Coffee

Bucharest's founding specialty cafe and roastery, open since 2013 on Strada Lipscani in the heart of Old Town. Origo…

EspressoV60AeroPressSiphon
Outdoor seats
Dorobanti

OTOTO Amzei

OTOTO is a thoughtfully curated concept store that anchors its identity in specialty coffee, pairing a rotating bean…

EspressoPour overBatch brew
Outdoor seats
Universitate

Sloane Coffee - Victoriei

Founded in 2016, Sloane Coffee is both a well-regarded roastery and a multi-location specialty cafe brand on Calea…

EspressoV60Pour overCold brew
Outdoor seats
Floreasca

Steam Coffee Shop

Founded by Vlad Buda and Dan Ursan, both trained in the Berlin specialty coffee scene, Steam is one of Bucharest's…

EspressoV60AeroPressPour over
Outdoor seats
Universitate

VanFruct Coffee Shop

One of the specialty cafes specifically highlighted by European Coffee Trip as among the most accessible for visitors…

EspressoPour overV60AeroPress

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These Bucharest cafés have outdoor seating, from pavement tables to courtyards and terraces, while still pouring proper specialty coffee.

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