2 Coffee Experiences in Bucharest Worth the Early Start

1.Museum of Communism Ticket with Communist Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 52 reviews · 1 day · from $10Our pick

Explore Bucharest’s Museum of Communism at your own pace, handle selected exhibits, try on period clothes and ask the English-speaking museum guide questions. Then taste nechezol, a coffee substitute associated with the shortages of the 1980s, served in an old cup in the museum’s living room.

“A nice small private museum in the old town, 45 min to 1 hour, good for a quick stop. Probably more fun with others than solo as there are photo ops, dressing up, music etc. Very interactive. Some of the text felt simplistic and described things that were very normal everywhere in the 1950s-1990s as being evils of communism. They could maybe do with a more expert or broadly expert historian on staff. Communist coffee was a very fun novelty and quite tasty, I can't tell the difference between it and Nescafe but I am not a conniseur at all! Toilet facilities clean, nice small bar area, no gift shop.”

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2.Brasov city of legends and good coffee

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $46

Andra Oprescu leads a private walk through Brașov’s Saxon and Romanian quarters, linking city legends and old fortifications with a specialty coffee stop and traditional Romanian snacks. You’ll visit Piața Sfatului, Rope Street, St. Nicholas Church, and the Black Tower viewpoint. The tour lasts about 2.5 hours and costs $46.54 per person.

“Andra was marvelous! She is knowledgeable, friendly, and passionate about her city. We truly enjoyed her tour very much! We hope to tour with Andra again.”

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