La Caru' Cu Bere

If you are in Bucharest and want to take a few steps back in time and sample the old way-of-life you must visit the Lipscani district and "Caru' cu Bere" pub/brewery located in the historical centre. That's what we did!
Built by 2 brothers, Nicolae and Victor Mircea, in the center of Bucharest in 1899, "Caru' Cu Bere" monumental building is now declared a “National Historical and Architectural Monument”.
Chronicles say some important decisions for Romanian history were made in “Caru’ cu Bere”. Stained glass windows, wood sculptures and many paintings around you create the feeling of the beginning of the 20th century, when many of the politicians, writers and artists were usual customers of this brewery. People here say every object in “Caru’ cu bere" has its own history. One of the wood statues, for example, is showing old “Mos Ghita”, the one in charge for tens of years of the wine celery.


Coming to "Caru' Cu Bere" is more about touching history than drinking beer, and that works perfectly for me! I had a glass or two of Cabernet and talked about good old times with couple of my good old friends ...