It is the most reviewed traditional restaurant in town: 4.4 on Google from more than 2,600 reviews.
About the place
Casa Ghincea cooks from old Oltenian recipes. The menu has meat cooked in a pail (carne la găleată), mutton and pork pastrami, home-made sausages, brawn (tobă) and liver sausage (caltaboș), plus platters for two or four, according to its website. On weekdays there is also a set lunch menu.
There is a traditional room on the ground floor with about 200 seats and live music at parties, a classic room upstairs and a basement wine cellar with about 50 seats and more than 150 wines. On Google it has 4.4 from about 2,630 reviews, with new ones every day.
Good to know
- Order the meat cooked in a pail, the house speciality, or a platter if you are a group.
- For a quieter evening, ask for a table in the wine cellar.
- Casa Băniei and St Demetrius Cathedral are about 300 m away.
Opening hours
| Monday | 10–24 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10–24 |
| Wednesday | 10–24 |
| Thursday | 10–24 |
| Friday | 10–24 |
| Saturday | 11–24 |
| Sunday | 10–24 |
Hours may change on public holidays. Check before you go.