Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Coroana de Aur Restaurant $$
(Piaţa Petru Rareş 4; mains 25 lei; 10am-11pm)
Inside the Coroana de Aur hotel, this
restaurant is plastered with cheesy vampiric prints with quotes from the topic, plus a
couple of crimson cloaks hanging dejectedly on a coat stand. Get your teeth into its carni-
vorous menu with dishes such as venison with mushrooms, liver and onion, pork and
polenta, and turkey in a...bacon cloak!
ROMANIAN
Carrefour Supermarket
(Str Garii; 8am-10pm Mon-Sat, 9am-7pm Sun)
This big supermarket is across from
the bus station.
SUPERMARKET
Drinking
Café Rossmarket
(Piaţa Unirii 1; 8am-10pm)
This bijou cafe has floral wallpaper and makes for a pleas-
ant juice or caffeine stop.
CAFE
Old House Pub
(Piaţa Petru Rareş; 6pm-2am)
Inside this old plum-coloured building next to the
Coroana de Aur hotel is an interior boasting fin de siècle style, with wrought-iron chairs
and belle-époque murals.
BAR
Any Time Bar
(Str Piaţa Centrala 1; 6pm-3am)
This exposed-brick haunt offers lively tunes and
vampish late nights in its cellar.
BAR
Information
Banca Comercială Română
(Piaţa Petru Rareş; 8.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 12.30pm
Sat)
Cashes travellers cheques and has an ATM.
Raiffeisen Bank
(Piaţa Unirii 1; 9am-6.30pm Mon-Fri)
Tourist Information Office
( 0263-235 377;
www.primariabistrita.ro
; Piaţa Centrala
13)
This excellent tourist office comes equipped with brochures, maps, local info and
stakes for Van Helsing-types (joking).
