Beca's Kitchen — Restaurant in Bucharest

With rustic interior, ornament-laden bookshelf and dulcet French tones floating in the background, Andreea Beca effortlessly transports you to an early 20th century Parisian-style home kitchen. No table menus - just a blackboard displaying the offering - adds to the charm and Andreea personally comes to every table to enthusiastically describe her creations. Her love and passion for cooking is immediately evident and reflects what arrived at our table. The dishes are beautifully presented, full of fresh ingredients and wholesome taste. The prawn skewers were incredibly juicy and elegantly arranged in a tent-like structure underneath which was a perfectly done bed of mixed vegetables. This all sat around a moreish moat of creamy white wine sauce accompanied by some soft homemade bread to lap up any leftover flavours. Despite only being a 5-10min walk from Piata Romana, the restaurant is inconspicuously located and easy to miss. We were fortunate enough to stumble upon it enroute to our hotel and were wonderfully surprised by the warm friendly service and quality of the food. A hidden highlight of our visit to...

Small cozy family owned restaurant with amazing food!

We visited on a Saturday afternoon when the place was not crowded at all, and had an excellent time. The single not-too-large dining room is pleasantly decorated, the music was just about right, all-in-all the AMBIENCE (5/5) was just about perfect. The same can be said about the SERVICE (5/5), as the owner (and head cook) herself was very patient and spent a lot of time with us describing the dishes and providing good recommendations.

When the food arrived we were happy to see her recommendations were perfectly suited to our taste. We had shrimp pasta and grilled sea bass, both of which were very fresh and tasty. Overall, top marks for the FOOD (5/5). The home made DRINKS (4/5) were also good (ginger juice and fruit tea) but kind of small.

A bit on the pricey side, but maybe justified by the food quality, the VALUE (4/5) for the money is above average. Overall, this place scores 4.6 / 5.0 STARS, and we would definitely like to come again. Too bad their new schedule means they are only open in the evenings during the weekdays, and closed in...

What a wonderful experience dining at Beca’s Kitchen tonight! From the moment I walked in until the moment I left, I enjoyed it so much. Beca seems to be a person from whom love and joy flow easily, and this shows up in her engagement with diners, in the warm-hearted ambiance, and in her wonderful preparations.

In my experience, Beca greeted me warmly on arrival, seated me and explained the chalkboard menu to me - even going into sumptuous detail about the preparation techniques - suggested a lovely wine, and checked back regularly throughout the meal.

And what a meal. A cream soup with a wonderful combination of flavors.. a baked fish that was the juiciest and most delicious that I can recall.. and a lovely tort for desert. Virtually everything is made in house, and the creativity and nuance are so nice.

I came away with such a good feeling from the entire experience. Beca is a wonderful person and has created something truly special here. I would highly recommend Beca’s Kitchen to others, travelers and...