Cuisine of Brasov for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

Butoiul Sasului is considered the most famous eating place in Brasov. We cannot call this place a usual restaurant, because in addition to beautifully designed halls the complex includes two cafes, an elegant bar and a winery located next to it. By the way, the winery is considered the best one in the city. Butoiul Sasului is located in the historic district of the city. The first tavern on the site of the modern complex appeared yet in the Middle Ages. Today, the restaurant offers to its guests a wide choice of dishes from the national cuisine and vintage wines. The cafes serve a lot of interesting appetizers and salads, and the bar features a simply amazing selection of drinks. In warm months of year the outdoor terrace of the complex is turned into an open air coffee shop, where guests can enjoy either delicious food or historic sites located nearby.

Casa Tudor restaurant is a no less popular place. The dining facility specializes in preparation of fish dishes. The menu of the restaurant is always full of dozens of excellent dishes cooked from seafood. The restaurant’s chefs are very good at cooking vegetable salads with mussels and squid stuffed with fish and oysters. Fans of exotic food are welcome to order octopus and frog legs.

Casa Ungureasca restaurant can be easily called the most romantic dining facility of the city. Its cozy hall is decorated with solid wood furniture, and the restaurant’s walls are full of photos depicting old Brasov. Guests will also be excited to see newspaper clippings that tell of the most striking events in the history of the city. Casa Ungureasca offers delicious homemade cuisine. You will find really many original treats in its menu. The terrace in front of the restaurant provides a great view of the mountains, so in the evening this place is always full of romantic couples who enjoy a walk there. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Crama Limo brasserie will surely delight its visitors with a wide choice of international cuisine. Here visitors are surely able to find delicious food right for every taste. The restaurant has its own wine cellar, so drink connoisseurs will surely enjoy this place as they can easily find their favorite wine in Crama Limo. Prices in the local restaurants will also pleasantly surprise you. Despite a large selection of exquisite dishes, Crama Limo is one of the most attractive and popular restaurants in budget segment. Fans of meat and homemade sausages will definitely like a restaurant called Sergiana. The basis of its menu is represented by various meat delicacies. Most often, visitors order flavored smoked pork, chicken sausages and mutton cooked over an open fire. In addition to the main course dish you are always welcome to order beautiful fresh salads and stews.

Various vegetables make up the basis of the regional cuisine of Brasov. Vegetables are actively used in both first-course and second-course dishes. In local restaurants, visitors will always find a great choice of stuffed peppers, eggplants, and marrows. The regional cuisine is also famous for its vegetable ragouts – there are hundreds of ragout recipes for any taste. Vegetable ragouts are also a popular garnish to meat and fish. When it comes to meat, pork is used in the majority of meat dishes. Poultry is also widely used in the regional cuisine.

Tourists will also find unusual restaurants in Brasov that offer unique food with the game. Naturally, the prices are relatively high at such restaurants, but that doesn’t scare out numerous visitors of these dining establishments. There are always people who want to try bear pads hotplate or lamb cooked in clay. The unusual cooking method of the second dish has been developed yet in the Middle Ages.

Mămăligă remains the most popular garnish to many meat dishes. This is a traditional porridge made of cornmeal. For many travelers, Mămăligă may taste similar to the classic Italian polenta. This simple garnish has one important advantage – it doesn’t have its own strong taste. Instead, Mămăligă easily absorbs the unique taste and flavor of the dish it is served with.

Sour soups and skillies have become a true pride of the local cuisine. As a rule, they are all united into one category known as Ciorbă. These soups can contain various types of meat and vegetables, but most of them have the same mandatory ingredient – wheat bran. Visitors of local restaurants can select from dozens of Ciorba types that can contain spinach, tomatoes, and marrows. Some types of the soup also contain cheese.

Meat cooked on an open fire is very popular in the region. As a rule, dishes of this type are known under the same common name, Frigurey. These are small skewers that can contain different types of meat. Liver Frigurey is considered one of the most unusual and delicious types of the dish. Out of all desserts that travelers can try in local restaurants and confectioneries, it is important to mention the traditional apple pie that usually contains honey, cognac, and raisins.