The 10 best places for brunch in Bucharest

Bucharest has started taking brunch seriously. Alongside the hotel omelette and the café croissant, the city now has eggs Benedict on cheddar scones, smørrebrød with smoked salmon, shakshuka with burrata, Turkish eggs with labneh and French toast made from house-baked brioche. It has queues, too: at some of the good places, at eleven on a Saturday you wait at the door.

For this guide we read the ratings and reviews on Google Maps (checked on 4 October 2026), the opinions on booking platforms and the local press, and went through every venue's menu, so we can tell you not just where to go but also what to order once you get there. The Google rating is the starting point, not the verdict: a 4.8 from more than seven thousand opinions says more than a 5 from fewer than two hundred, and a restaurant rated highly for dinner and cocktails is not necessarily the best place for brunch.

Bucharest is big, so for each place we also tell you which part of town it is in. Under each name you will find the rating, address and opening hours from Google Maps, read on 4 October 2026. Prices are those on the menus published by the venues, read on the same day. All of these may change.

1. Cookie Beacon: our pick, near Piața Amzei

Cookie Beacon started in Budapest in 2021 as a family business and has since reached Bucharest and Belgrade. The idea is simple: hearty brunch and big cookies, made by hand and baked every day. The Amzei branch, a few minutes from Piața Romană, has the best combination in this guide: 4.8 from more than 7,600 opinions, more than any other place on the list.

Brunch is served all day, every day, and the menu is short and built around a few ideas of its own: cheddar scones instead of English muffins, pancakes that taste like carrot cake, and a mimosa bar.

What to order

• Eggs Benedict on Cheddar-Scones: poached eggs and hollandaise on freshly baked cheddar scones, with feta, smashed avocado and honey-toasted granola (51 lei)
• Carrot-Cake Pancakes: fluffy pancakes with mascarpone and coconut cream, house-made berry jam, cinnamon and crunchy almonds (51 lei)
• Shakshuka Burrata: spiced tomato and pepper sauce, a sunny-side-up egg, feta and house-made seed crackers (59 lei); there is also a vegan version, with tofu
• Avocado Cheddar-Scones: smashed avocado on a warm cheddar scone (42 lei)
• Avo Smashed Big Cheeseburger: two smashed beef patties, avocado and cheddar in a house-made pretzel bun, with potato chips (57 lei)
• to finish: a big cookie (25 lei), the Nutella and Maldon salt one for instance, and something from the mimosa bar (29 lei)

Atmosphere: a small, modern and very photogenic space, almost always full. A customer who often passes by writes about "a continuous flow of customers" of all ages, and the team stays friendly even with a full room. The coffee is roasted in Barcelona (a cappuccino costs 17 lei). Good for brunch with friends, less so for a quiet morning.

What people praise

• the generous portions and the beautifully presented plates
• the team, friendly and welcoming, praised even by people who did not like the food
• the cookies, for many the reason for the visit
• the mimosa, which is not too sweet

Good to know

• no reservations: it is first come, first served, and at weekends you wait
• not everyone is convinced: a few recent reviews find it too touristy, and one complains of dry chicken in the chicken and waffles
• it is noisy when full
• there is a second Cookie Beacon in Floreasca, at Calea Floreasca 91–111
• budget: 60–100 lei per person, according to customers on Google

Why it is number one: it has the highest rating on the list from the largest number of opinions, it is open every day and it does nothing but brunch. Its weak points are those of a very popular place: a queue, noise and a short menu.

2. Frudisiac Brod: Nordic brunch and house-baked bread, in Floreasca

Frudisiac turns up on almost every Bucharest brunch list: a café with a Scandinavian feel on Intrarea Bitolia, in Dorobanți, which today has 4.5 from 2,860 opinions. Brod is its newer sibling, on Calea Floreasca, with house-made bread and pastry and a better rating: 4.8 from 1,400 opinions.

The menu, dated 28 September 2026, is Nordic without being rigid: smørrebrød, "Nordic" brioche, kefir pancakes, but also fresh pasta and a special that changes every week.

What to order

• Benedict Royal: Nordic brioche, smoked salmon, two poached eggs, avocado and lemon hollandaise (58 lei); the salmon can be swapped for bacon
• Nordic Croque Madam: Emmental, ham, a fried egg, caramelised butter and cream cheese with herbs and horseradish (48 lei)
• Spicy Fried Eggs: two eggs fried in sage-infused brown butter, with pickled pepper and sourdough bread (45 lei)
• smørrebrød: with smoked salmon, dill, herbed cream cheese, pickled onion and cucumber (52 lei) or with avocado, feta, cherry tomatoes and beetroot (55 lei)
• Tuna Melt, with green apple jam, pickled onion and Cheddar (48 lei), praised in reviews
• Kefir Pancakes: with cardamom, sour cream foam, orange compote, brown butter and thyme honey (50 lei)
• The Sweet Smöree: French toast with sour cream foam, pistachio, red berries and brown butter (46 lei)

Atmosphere: the space is why many people come the first time: large, inviting, with a design that reviews call spectacular. It is loud when full. It works equally well for breakfast at 8:00, a long brunch with friends or lunch.

What people praise

• the design and the way the space is laid out
• the food, with flavours that complement each other in unexpected ways
• the coffee
• the fact that it keeps up the standard of the first Frudisiac

Good to know

• service is the weak point: several reviews mention waiters who are hard to catch and orders that arrive slowly
• the pastry does not convince everyone: one review finds the croissant below expectations
• sides and toppings cannot be ordered alone: three at least, unless you also take a main dish
• budget: 80–120 lei per person, according to customers on Google

Why it is number 2: it has the same rating as number one, but from five times fewer opinions, and service that is still settling in. On food and on the space, it is hard to beat.

3. DeSoi: a chef's brunch at a communal table, in Mântuleasa

DeSoi is hard to put in a single category: restaurant, wine bar, specialty coffee shop, delicatessen and bakery, all in what used to be a grocery shop on Piața Sfântul Ștefan. It was opened by three friends, Bogdan Ivan, Damian Morcovescu and Cristian Ivana, and the menu is by chef Adrian Pahonțu. In the middle of the room, designed by architect Alexandru Dabija, stands a communal table for 16, where you end up eating next to strangers.

Brunch is served daily from 10:00 to 16:30 and is what the press has called atypical comfort food: hardly any plate is quite what its name suggests.

What to order

• Omletă deloc simplă ("an omelette that is not simple at all"): a creamy three-egg French omelette with citrus sauce and avocado, on Nordic bread (43 lei)
• Greekish Eggs: poached eggs with Greek yoghurt sauce, clarified butter, cucumber, lime, smoked paprika, chilli and dill (42 lei)
• Sacrilege français: a flattened, very buttery croissant with sautéed spinach, béchamel, Tilsit cheese, a fried egg and smoked Mangalitsa pork neck, with green salad (52 lei)
• Scramble and greens: three scrambled eggs on Nordic bread, with a salad of seasonal Romanian tomatoes, spinach and chives (43 lei)
• Chifteluțe în cuib ("meatballs in a nest"): beef and pork meatballs, potato foam with a Parmesan-style cheese, pickled cucumbers and salad (51 lei)
• Vânătă pane (breaded aubergine), vegan, with tahini sauce, kohlrabi kimchi, hazelnuts and radishes (43 lei)
• Breakfast Steak: beef steak on buckwheat bread fried in butter, with mushrooms and a green peppercorn emulsion (59 lei)

Atmosphere: warm and convivial, with shelves full of wines, artisan preserves and jars to take home, and a bakery of its own. Water is on the house and fresh bread comes with your meal, one customer writes. Almost all the tables are inside.

What people praise

• the food: one customer calls it "by far one of the best brunches in Bucharest", at reasonable prices
• the staff, kind and attentive
• the specialty coffee and the baked goods
• the wine selection, several hundred labels strong

Good to know

• no reservations for brunch
• it is quieter during the week, customers say
• it is open until 23:00 on Thursdays, until 20:00 otherwise
• the digital menu explains every dish, in Romanian and in English
• there is a second DeSoi, next to Cișmigiu, on Bulevardul Regina Elisabeta
• budget: 60–80 lei per person, according to customers on Google

Why it is number 3: the rating is as high as the first two, but it comes from 717 opinions, some of them for dinner and wine. Of all of them, it has the most personal brunch menu.

4. Trofic: poached eggs and French toast, near Cișmigiu

Trofic is a place meant specifically for brunch, next to Cișmigiu. The coffee is roasted by Origo, one of the best-known specialty coffee shops in the city, and the menu, under the motto "naturally evolved food", is short: sandwiches, seven brunch dishes and a few desserts, many of them vegetarian or vegan.

What to order

• Whipped Feta with a panko poached egg: whipped feta cream, mushrooms with thyme and lemon, a poached egg in a panko crust, sumac and white sourdough bread (47 lei); there is also a gluten-free version, with cucumber
• Poached eggs with cured salmon: sourdough bread, cream cheese with capers and dill, salmon cured in beetroot, dill and vodka, two poached eggs (49 lei)
• Poached eggs with turkey breast, cooked sous-vide with thyme and orange, on bread with nutmeg cream cheese (46 lei)
• Avocado Toast, vegan, with tomato and corn salsa and a sweet chimichurri with French mustard (40 lei)
• Steak & Eggs: beef sirloin, two sunny-side-up eggs, potato chips and chimichurri (89 lei)
• French Toast with mascarpone, white chocolate sauce with tonka and a berry coulis (45 lei), which several customers say is the best they have ever had
• to drink: a flat white or a pour-over filter coffee (20 lei each)

Atmosphere: a small, modern café with few tables inside and a handful on the pavement, in full sun. Precisely because it is small it always seems full, but customers describe it as warm and intimate. Good for one or two, with a book or an unhurried conversation.

What people praise

• the French toast, with a good crust and a soft inside
• the coffee
• the beautifully plated dishes and the unusual sauces
• the vegetarian and vegan options
• the team, warm and attentive

Good to know

• the kitchen closes at 15:00 from Monday to Friday and at 17:00 at weekends, according to the hours on Google
• it has few tables: come early or call ahead
• the salmon is a deep red, from the beetroot cure
• not every plate convinces: one customer finds the turkey sandwich good-looking but nothing special in taste
• there is a second Trofic, at Timpuri Noi
• budget: 60–100 lei per person, according to customers on Google

5. Le Bab: a Levantine brunch in an interwar villa, near Herăstrău

Le Bab is a restaurant serving modern Middle Eastern food, with skewers, hummus and house-made focaccia, set in an interwar villa on Piața Charles de Gaulle, next to Herăstrău park. The house has a fireplace that the restaurant says is rumoured to be by Brâncuși, and the bar has twenty beer taps. Brunch is served every day, from 10:00 to 16:00, with coffee from BOB.

What to order

• Turkish Eggs: poached eggs with house labneh, sautéed greens, crispy chilli butter, dukkah and toasted focaccia (51 lei)
• Shakshuka: fresh tomatoes, roasted red pepper, feta, eggs, sumac, labneh and herbs, with focaccia (62 lei); there is also a vegetarian version, with crispy aubergine, at the same price
• Eggs Royale: two poached eggs on sourdough toast with broccolini, hollandaise and smoked salmon (61 lei)
• Bacon & Eggs Benedict with broccolini (51 lei)
• Nduja Crack Madame: a toastie with ham, cheese, 'nduja and a fried egg, with pickles on the side (65 lei)
• French toast made from brioche, with strawberries, raspberry coulis and mascarpone (40 lei)
• to drink: a Mimosa (32 lei) or a flat white (22 lei)

Atmosphere: warm, with candlelight and careful décor inside and good seating outside. After 16:00 it becomes an evening restaurant, with grilled skewers and cocktails, so a late brunch pairs easily with a walk in the park.

What people praise

• the crispy crushed potatoes, mentioned in review after review
• the focaccia and the labneh
• the staff, friendly and polite
• the atmosphere and the outdoor seating

Good to know

• it is the most expensive brunch on the list: most dishes are over 50 lei, and the Steak & Eggs reaches 189
• a recent review describes a failed brunch, with overcooked poached eggs and a 40-minute wait for coffee
• you can book online
• leftovers are packed for you free of charge
• Le Bab also has branches on Calea Victoriei and in Pipera

Why it is number 5: it has 4.7 from 1,803 opinions, but most of them praise dinner. The brunch is good and served daily, yet it is only part of what the house does.

6. Simbio: the classic with a garden, weekends only

Simbio is the classic of the list, present for years in almost every Bucharest brunch ranking: an interwar house on Strada Negustori, with its tiled stoves kept in place and a garden with quince trees at the back, where Marcel, the house dog, wanders about. It has 4,600 opinions on Google, more than any other place on the list except Cookie Beacon.

Brunch is served only on Saturdays and Sundays, from 10:00 to 16:00, with a classic menu built on house-made French brioche.

What to order

• Eggs Benedict: house-made French brioche, tender slow-cooked pork, poached eggs and hollandaise (56 lei); Eggs Florentine, with spinach sautéed in butter (51 lei), or Eggs Norwegian, with smoked salmon (61 lei)
• Shakshuka: eggs baked in a tomato, pepper and garlic sauce, with minted Greek yoghurt and house-made focaccia (63 lei)
• Potatoes & Kale Rosti with poached eggs and a green salad with honey mustard dressing (54 lei)
• English Breakfast: scrambled eggs, smoked sausage, bacon, baked beans in tomato sauce, mushrooms and grilled tomatoes (58 lei)
• Steak & Eggs: grilled beef rib-eye, fried eggs and rosemary roast potatoes (76 lei)
• Light & Fluffy Ricotta Pancakes with banana and maple syrup (43 lei) or French Toast with strawberry jam and vanilla mascarpone cream (45 lei)
• to start, to share: chicken liver pâté with port wine, roasted apple chutney and focaccia (47 lei)

Atmosphere: bohemian and calm, with old features set beside modern design. The garden is why you come when it is warm; the rest of the year, the stoves and small rooms make the place even more intimate. Pets are welcome. Good for a long brunch, for two or with the family.

What people praise

• the garden and the house
• the ricotta pancakes and the steak and eggs
• the way the old features of the house have been kept
• Marcel

Good to know

• brunch at weekends only, 10:00–16:00; the kitchen is closed between 16:00 and 17:00, while dinner is being prepared
• you can book online, and customers recommend doing so
• prices and service are the recurring complaints: one recent review finds the shakshuka too expensive for what it is, and another reports a cold welcome
• budget: 120–140 lei per person, according to customers on Google

Why it is number 6: it has a 4.5, two or three tenths below the places above it, and brunch only two days a week. But few places in Bucharest have a garden like this one.

7. Ever After: brunch every day, near Piața Romană

Ever After, on Strada Mendeleev, calls itself a "modern kitchen & cocktail bar" and that is exactly what it is: a busy restaurant, open from morning until midnight, with much-praised cocktails. Brunch is its morning side, served daily from 9:00 to 15:00, with a long menu and the cheapest eggs Benedict in this guide.

What to order

• Morgenkomplet: a platter with house-made Scandinavian-style bread (gluten-free), smoked salmon, bacon, scrambled eggs, avocado, Emmental, Greek yoghurt with house granola and seasonal fruit (64 lei)
• Brunch platter: sourdough bread, Brie, Emmentaler, beef pastrami, two eggs, two pancakes, seasonal fruit and Nutella (59 lei)
• Eggs Benedict, with ham and hollandaise (47 lei), or Norwegian eggs, with smoked salmon (48 lei)
• Halloumi toast with avocado, a fried egg and chilli jam (49 lei)
• Super foods bowl: sweet potatoes, smoked salmon, baby spinach with pomegranate, avocado and scrambled eggs (50 lei)
• Scrambled eggs with fries, bacon and telemea, the Romanian brined cheese (45 lei)
• Pancakes with seasonal fruit and maple syrup or Nutella (35 lei)

Atmosphere: careful décor, a terrace and a room that gets loud in the evening. The staff are friendly, although some customers say they rarely come by the tables. Good for a weekday brunch or for a group that wants more than eggs.

What people praise

• the cocktails and lemonades, which taste of fruit, not syrup
• the staff, friendly and polite
• the atmosphere, on the terrace or inside
• the gluten-free options

Good to know

• most reviews are about dinner and drinks, not brunch; about the food, one customer writes that it is good but nothing spectacular
• brunch ends at 15:00
• book ahead, especially at weekends
• brunch dishes cost 28–75 lei; most of them, 45–50

8. Butter: good coffee and a short menu, in a courtyard on Dorobanți

Butter began as a coffee shop in Domenii, and the place on Calea Dorobanți, close to Piața Romană, is the version with a kitchen: a generous inner courtyard, a room for the hours when the sun reaches the outdoor tables and a brunch menu of ten or so dishes, on sourdough bread from Hug Bakery. Some of the desserts are made in-house.

What to order

• Benedict eggs: crispy prosciutto, a house-made soft bun, poached eggs and hollandaise (52 lei), or Royal eggs, with smoked salmon (52 lei)
• French omelette with sourdough bread and mixed leaves (39 lei)
• Avocado toast with tomatoes and chives (42 lei; a poached egg is 6 lei extra)
• Tuna & cheddar toast, with roasted tomatoes and cornichons (59 lei)
• Breakfast plate: a boiled egg, Tondello cheese, whipped butter, strawberry jam and sourdough bread (37 lei)
• for dessert: scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam (30 lei) or a cinnamon roll (28 lei)
• to drink: a flat white (19 lei) or a V60 (31 lei)

Atmosphere: relaxed, like a neighbourhood café. The team refills your water glass without being asked and checks whether you liked the food, things customers mention precisely because they rarely see them. Pets are welcome.

What people praise

• the coffee
• the team, very friendly
• the courtyard
• the fact that dishes are adapted for people who do not eat gluten

Good to know

• the kitchen closes at 17:00, an hour before the café, according to the hours on Google
• the menu is short and has no pancakes; one review finds the food merely average, though the coffee is very good
• it has 363 opinions on Google, the smallest number on the list, so the rating can shift easily
• budget: 60–80 lei per person, according to customers on Google

9. Eggspress: eggs until midnight, on Pache Protopopescu

Eggspress is the answer for anyone who wants eggs at any hour: a bright place on Bulevardul Pache Protopopescu, somewhere between fast food and a restaurant, with dishes named in Gen Z slang ("Slay Eggs", "Cringe Eggs"). Besides eggs and toasts, the menu has burgers, pizza and panini, so it also suits those who do not want breakfast.

What to order

• Slay Eggs: fried eggs, bacon, avocado, Cheddar, pickled onion and chilli, with toast (36 lei)
• Cringe Eggs: fried eggs with Pleșcoi sausages, pickled cucumbers and pickled onion (33 lei)
• Say Cheese Omelette, with Parmesan, feta, Gorgonzola and Cheddar (39 lei)
• Fries and Eggs: fries with Parmesan, garlic and parsley, fried eggs, bacon and Cheddar (39 lei)
• Slay Toast, with avocado, eggs, bacon and spicy mayonnaise (39 lei)
• Beef & Eggs: eggs with beef tenderloin and Parmesan fries (98 lei)
• for dessert: Brioche Bliss Toast, with vanilla cream cheese, maple syrup and berries (54 lei)

Atmosphere: a mix of cosy and urban, as one customer puts it, with plenty of light and room to breathe. Portions are large. Good for a late breakfast, for a group with different tastes or for a craving for eggs at ten in the evening.

What people praise

• the large portions
• the cocktails and the coffee
• the way the place is fitted out
• the burgers

Good to know

• service divides the reviews: some praise it, others say they waited a long time for both the order and the bill
• Google shows it open daily from 8:00 to 00:00, the venue's own site from 10:00 to 22:00: check before you go
• some customers find the prices rather steep for part of the menu
• budget: 40–60 lei per person for eggs and coffee, according to customers on Google

10. Ou: maritozzo and simit, near Sala Radio

Ou ("egg") does one thing, as its name says: breakfast and brunch built around the egg, with Turkish and Italian influences. It started in a very small space on Strada Dianei and is now on Strada Berthelot, near Sala Radio, where it also has a garden at the back. It is open only until 15:00 and closed on Mondays.

What to order

• maritozzo, the soft Italian bun filled with cream, the dessert that made the place known; there are also savoury versions, with scrambled eggs, bacon and Cheddar
• French omelette with truffles
• simit, the Turkish sesame bread ring, filled
• tortilla de patatas
• șuberek, the fried Turkish pastry

Ou publishes its menu only on Instagram, so we could not confirm current prices. Customers on Google indicate 40–60 lei per person.

Atmosphere: a small, relaxed place, "unpretentious", with a short but well thought-out menu, as one customer writes. Now and then the kitchen strays from its theme with ramen days, which are not on the permanent menu.

What people praise

• the egg dishes, creative, with an oriental touch
• the garden at the back
• the team, who explain every dish

Good to know

• it is small and, at weekends, people queue: one customer reports that at 10:00 on a Sunday it was quiet, and at 11:30 on a Saturday already full
• expect a wait: several reviews mention 30 minutes to an hour for the food
• the food does not convince everyone: some find it merely average for the prices asked
• its 4.4 is the lowest rating on the list

In short: where to go, depending on what you want

• the safest bet: Cookie Beacon
• the best-looking space: Frudisiac Brod
• a brunch unlike the others: DeSoi
• with a garden: Simbio or the courtyard at Butter
• before or after a walk in the park: Le Bab, next to Herăstrău, or Trofic, next to Cișmigiu
• for vegetarians and vegans: Trofic
• during the week: any of them except Simbio; Ou is closed on Mondays
• eggs after 17:00: Eggspress
• the smallest budget: Eggspress or Ever After

A few tips

• Cookie Beacon and the brunch at DeSoi take no reservations; at Simbio, Ever After and Le Bab it is worth booking at weekends
• check how late brunch is served: 15:00 at Ever After and Ou, 16:00 at Le Bab and Simbio, 16:30 at DeSoi; at Trofic, the kitchen closes at 15:00 on weekdays
• at weekends, come at opening time: small places such as Ou, Trofic and Cookie Beacon fill up quickly
• several have a second address: Cookie Beacon in Floreasca, Trofic at Timpuri Noi, DeSoi next to Cișmigiu, and Frudisiac, the original one, in Dorobanți

The ratings, hours and prices here were read on 4 October 2026. Hours, menus and prices change, and Google ratings move with the reviews. Check each venue's own page before you go.