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Where to eat in Craiova

Restaurant bar in Craiova: a wall of wine bottles in lit black cubbies and on brass wall racks, white tiles and an espresso machine, 22 September 2026
Wine behind the bar of a Craiova restaurant, lunchtime on 22 September 2026
Ciorbă with fresh parsley, sausage with stewed cabbage and a basket of bread at Landhaus Restaurant, Craiovahome cooking

Landhaus Restaurant

The kitchen at the Landhaus Apartments, where Mr Rai and his team cook Romanian home food to order.

See more …The entrance to BIGOS Cafe & Lounge in Craiova under its Cafe & Lounge sign, with a path to the park behindburgers & coffee

BIGOS Cafe & Lounge

Burgers, coffee and milkshakes in a lounge on Strada Ion Maiorescu, with window booths facing the trees and a covered terrace outside.

See more …Margherita on the terrace at ZanziPizza, Craiovapizza

ZanziPizza

Florin's place, and the pizza to beat in Craiova — thin base, blistered crust, real mozzarella, and cheaper than anything of the same quality in town.

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McDonald's — Calea București

It is here because the building works: the air conditioning genuinely cools, the tables are clean, the toilets function, there is room to sit for an hour with a laptop, and none of that is as easy to find in Craiova as it should be.

See more …Drive Grill restaurant on Strada Mihai Viteazul, Craiova: drive-thru building with order and pick-up windows and a menu board by the door, 22 September 2026drive-thru grill

Drive Grill — Strada Mihai Viteazul

A drive-thru grill on the eastern way out of Craiova, and quite a cool place: order at the first window, collect at the second, or park and eat on the covered terrace behind, which was empty and quiet when we sat there on a Tuesday afternoon.

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