Dining in Cluj – Four Ways, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

When visiting destinations, I usually have a general idea of what the focus of my visit will be. Whether it be history, architecture, nature, unusual landscapes or something else, there’s going to be something that draws my interest.

For my visit to Cluj, I knew it to be a major city of Transylvania and so expected that I would explore its cityscape and Transylvanian urban life. While I did explore these aspects of Cluj, it didn’t feel like the sreets, landmarks and urban life were its most interesting facets. What surprised and impressed me the most was the city’s restaurants and cafe culture, coming across some terrific establishments around the city.

With that said, the places that I dined and drank at were a considerably varied bunch. Here are 4 very different restaurants or cafes that I visited when dining in Cluj Napoca and that I would happily recommend. 

On my first night in Cluj, the streets were buzzing and heavily crowded due to a city-wide festival that just so happened to be going on during my stay. While it was fun to see the city so alive and watch the occasional music act, it did mean that basically every restaurant and bar was packed to the brim with people. Everywhere I looked was full in old town and it was more of the same as I made my way to Union Square. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).