If you are around the University Square and heading into the Old Town you cannot miss the St Nicholas Church, or the Russian Church - as most of the inhabitants of Bucharest call it. It is one of the last creations in the Russian religious architecture style of the 20th century and I think it's one of the most beautiful churches in the city.
Of course, there are a lot of Orthodox churches in town, as the majority of Romanians are Orthodox Christians, but this one is unique because of its architecture: it has seven typically Russian onion domes, which were initially covered in gold, something unusual in Romania. St. Nicolas Church was built between 1905 - 1909 with a 600,000 gold ruble donation from the Court of Emperor Nicholas II, hence its name. The wooden, gold-gilded iconostasis is actually a copy of the altar in Arkhangelsk Cathedral in Moscow's Kremlin.
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"Beraria H" Bucharest claims to be the biggest beer house in Europe or Eastern Europe (not sure). They have a lot of meat and plenty of beer!
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"Simbio" Bucharest is a restaurant located in a nicely renovated building with an interesting history. It's one of my favorites!
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"Shift" in Bucharest is always friendly and relaxed, with a simple and clean design. I can recommend this restaurant for its chocolate lava cake and beef.
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"Beraria Hanul cu Tei" is a beer house/restaurant in one of the few remaining typical Romanian inns in Bucharest. I love their 'all you can eat' lunch.
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"Beans & Dots" is a really special coffee shop that's in the building that used to host the newspaper Universul. Lovely for my lazy mornings...
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"La Prăvălescu" in Bucharest is both a restaurant and a shop for meat, home-cooked sweets and other goodies. I have a tradition to come here every March...
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"Papila" in Bucharest mostly serves soups, sandwiches and great drinks. They use seasonal ingredients, so I most like coming here in late autumn...
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"Energiea" Bucharest is one of the coolest places in the city. It is a 100 year old print shop , transformed into a nice restaurant. I love the burgers!
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"Gram Bistro" in Bucharest is a great choice if you're hungry and close to Piața Victoriei. It's all you need to get going. Great for international groups!
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"DRIP Coffee Shop" is one of Bucharest's best specialty coffee shops, and just 1km from Unirii. I love their brewed coffee most of all...
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