Useful information
How do I travel to Cluj?
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How do I find accommodation in Cluj?
Vila Rosa
Vila Rosa is around 3 km away from the city-centre and offers 3 stars services, modern decorated room with balcony and air conditioning and they also have restaurant services.
Frunzișului St, No. 4, Cluj-Napoca
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Pami Hotel
Pami Hotel is an intimate 3 star location, offering shopping facilities since it is situated close to the one of big shopping centres-VIVO and from the medical clinics in the city.
Calea Mănăstur, no 39, Cluj-Napoca
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Golden Tulip Ana Dome Hotel
This hotel offers a 4 star accommodation, close to the Recovery Hospital. The hotel is amazing and breakfast is included and so I sparking and the access to Wellness Golden Gym.
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Pension Casa Gia
It offers accommodation as a 4 star location, offering large and comfortable rooms with a modern and harmonious design.
Ciobanului St no 4, Cluj-Napoca
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Casa Boca Pension
Casa Boca is situated 4 km from downtown area and the city’s medical facilities. It offers large and comfortable rooms rated at 3 stars and option to have breakfast as well.
Câmpului Street no. 197A, Cluj-Napoca
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How do I travel through the city?
Transportation in Cluj
- By bus - program available on http://ctpcj.ro/index.php/en/timetables/urban-lines
- Taxi – contact numbers available on https://www.taximetre.ro/taxi/cluj-napoca/ or on iOS or Android Clever Taxi app
- Uber – ride-sharing, available on iOS or Android app
- Taxify – ride-sharing, available on iOS or Android app
- GetPony – car-sharing, available on iOS or Android app
Where can I eat traditional food?
If you are looking for the taste of the traditional Romanian food, especially Transylvanian one, you will find several restaurants that will make you love Romanian gastronomy.
Zama Bistro
A restaurant that serves Romania, Transylvanian flavoured food in a warm and welcoming design. If you truly want to taste real Transylvanian food and at the same time enjoy the modern industrial decorations, this the right place for you.
“It is old and colourful, it is the flavour of your coffee. It offers you wonderful treats for breakfast, lunch. It is situated downtown and you can enjoy jazz and have a good time, It is for me, for you for us.’’
Roata
At “Roata’’ you can enjoys traditional food as well as traditional decoration. At ‘’Roata’’ you can eat pork ham, you can relax when tired and you can enjoy fresh air and good food with your cherished ones’’
Valachia
At the Valachia restaurant, the Romanian folk traditions blend with the chef’s passion for cooking. They want to offer their guest a culinary, authentic experience. The Valachia Restaurant respects Romanian traditions and offers tasty and healthy food.
Crama Haiducilor
Crama Haiducilor offers accommodation as well as food in a traditional Romanian Style. The originality of rustic decorations of the restaurant and the terrace, of the furniture with rural details bring harmony and give authenticity to this place.
1568 Bistro
In this restaurant, you will find a reinvented Transylvanian cuisine with contemporary accents: a return to ancient roots where the well-known aromas are put in a new context.
“In our restaurant, you will find Transylvanian, Hungarian, Saxon, Jewish or Armenian cuisine spiced every time in a different way, a personal touch of the chef”.
International cuisine
No matter how good is cabbage a la Cluj, the goulash, the cabbage rolls, the beans with smoked bacon or the traditional entrées , the is always room for pizza, burgers , salads and pasta.
We have prepared a list of restaurants from Cluj where you will find a large range of traditional and international cuisine, close to the area you live in,
Samsara Foodhouse
Samsara Foodhouse purifies tastes and thoughts through natural dishes made with patience, talent and love”.
This restaurant, recently moved to a new location in an old house in the city offer delicious vegetarian, vegan and raw vegan dishes.
Baracca
‘’Our restaurant is the place where architecture, design and appetite for life offers us daoyly the perfect environment to prove our love of gastronomy and top quality ingredients.’’
Baracca is considered one of the top Cluj restaurants, fine-dining, based on creative cooking and carefully selected ingredients and an international, refined menu: from foie gras, South-American beef and house-made ice-cream.
Cabinet de Vin & Cocotte
This location impresses through medieval design accentuated by the dark tones of the furniture, walls and floor. The menu is exquisite: fine and diverse dishes and a large variety of wines.
Livada
Livada is a restaurant with international menu where you can also find traditional Romania dished. It is well-balances and diverse, some dishes are the creation of Chef Patrizia Paglieri.
In the summer you can enjoy the terrace, which is one of the beautiful orchards where you can relax enjoying the food and the drinks.
Acrobatica
Pizzeria Bistro Acrobatica has a welcoming and warm design and the best pizza in town, as the clients say. The menu offers other dishes than pizza like salads, pasta or roll-ups.
Casa Boema
Casa Boema had a bohemian atmosphere as the buildings accommodating the restaurant has been built over 180 years ago.
The space is full of personality, and has an elegant retro design blended with modern elements.
You will find Romanian and Hungarian dishes, but also Mediterranean, Mexican or Arabic.
Via
“In the warm season, the VIA terrace is a charming place. We create dishes that send the aroma of every fresh ingredient’’.
Another fine-dining restaurant, situated in the historic center of Cluj is Via that has an international dish menu.
Klausen Burger
Klausen Burger is a pub and restaurant, a mini-pub rather that offers a lot of craft beer.
So what can go better with a beer than a burger and French-fries of delicious ribs.
Visiting Cluj-Napoca
The CentraL Park, the Lake and the Casino
The Central Park is one of the city’s green attractions, an oasis and relaxation for the people of Cluj and its visitors. The park is around 13 ha and hosts the most beautiful cultural or recreative events.
You can either participate at events or just waste time during the summer in a hammock, or relax around the lake in a boat or just walk in its beautiful alleys. The Central Park is definitely one of the most beautiful places in Cluj
Cetățuie
Close to the Central Park there is the Habsburgic fortification call “Cetăţuia” one of the most visited places of Cluj. It is a romantic and historic place that offers a gorgeous panorama of Cluj.
The 237 stairs that begin on the banks of Someş River lead you to Belvedere Hotel, a massive building above the city. Until you get there, you can stop at Panoramic Retastaurant where you can eat or drink a coffee and enjoy the wonderful view.
The Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden is nature itself in the heart of the city and is one of the most beautiful in Europe. It hosts over 10.000 species of plants from all around Europe and is divided into several thematic spaces like the Japanese Garden or the Roman garden. You can visit the immense greenhouses that walk you to tropical worlds or you can go up un the water tower that overs a splendid panorama of the Garden and the City.
Unirii Square
Unirii Square is one of the most important symbols of this Transylvanian city. The statue of Matei Corvin and the St Michael’s Gothic church, the Unirii Square are an unforgettable sight for the tourist as well as for Cluj Inhabitants.
You can admire different architectural styles like baroque, gothic, neo-classic and renaissance. The square is surrounded by palaces and houses that belonged to Cluj nobles and that nowadays shelter museums or shops.
Shopping and relaxation
Cluj can be recommended for shopping through both the city's major shopping centers and the small shops hidden on the beautiful streets of the city.
Iulius Mall
Iulius Mall had over 200 shops, a hyper-market Auchan and it offers relation services like: Cinema City, fitness services World Class with pool, restaurants, coffee shops and a food-court area
VIVO! Cluj-Napoca
VIVO! Is the largest commercial and shopping centre from Romania, built on one level; It has been built to resemble a city bringing together shops and relaxation areas.
Besides shopping, you can also eat in the food-court area, you can watch a movie at Cinema City or go to Word Class Gym.
