Weekend Trending in Bucharest, September 6-7: Street Food on Kiseleff, Balkan Festival in Uranus, Block Party and Film Under the Free Heaven in Herastrau
The first weekend of September comes with a full program for those who come back to Bucharest after the last holidays before the beginning of the school year. Design fairs and local products, music festivals and street food, concerts and theater performances enter the city's cultural mix, along with outdoor film screenings, for those who want to draw for another weekend. So, here's what we do this weekend in Bucharest.
You can drink the specialty coffee at Umlaut (Lev Nicolaevici Tolstoi 4B), a cafe recently discovered by Oana Titică and says she brings the atmosphere from Berlin to Bucharest.
“Coffee is a ritual at Umlaut, and it comes from Incognito Coffee Roasters-in some animal print splendid packages, which you can hardly refrain. Quiet rarely encountered in Bucharest. ”, Writes Oana in the review on B365.ro.
For a good cocktail and a beautiful terrace near Cișmigiu, you can go to Ritzy (Gm Berthelot 29). You will discover a flirty terrace, with a relaxed air, where the cocktails are well made and suitable for an still gentle autumn end. In addition, the place is also very instagmable.
A Newcomer on the culinary scene of the city is Il Tacchinoopened on September 1 on Calea Victoriei 155. The premises promises “a gastronomic journey around the world with 100% responsible turkey breast, without fry and freezers”. It sounds niche, but also intriguing: the menu is fully built on premium turkey meat, integrated into all kinds of international recipes. So, go here if you crave something like this and a “casual fast” restaurant.
Another new place opened in the city for about a month, is and Bistrot table (Jean Louis Calderon 56). It's only good for a specialty coffee and a good brunch in a cool and relaxed atmosphere. One of the menu stars is the beef sandwich. And rightly so: Argentine beef muscles, cooked sous-vides to remain fragile with that appetizing pink. To it add caramelized onion, melted parmesan, butter flavored with greens, a light mayonnaise sauce with baked garlic and a well seasoned arugula salad. Everything is sitting in a ciabatta with Maia from Grain Trip. On September 6, there is also an exchange of plants.
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If on Saturday morning you wake up with a chef to explore, run to Mezanin Market at Beans & Dots (Universe Palace near Cișmigiu). “Back to School” here does not mean backpacks and manuals, but jewelry, books, eco-friendly clothes, natural cosmetics and specialized coffee, perfect for an urban rhythm. The atmosphere is friendly for children, and for pets, so you can turn your walk into a small urban holiday.
If the stomach dictates the program, Bucharest Street Food Festival – Autumn Edition occupies Kiseleff Boulevard. Two days of mixed flavors, live music and festival vibe with summer end. The vine goes up on Saturday, and a man at the Moon Sunday – two extra reasons to stay up late, among the burgers, tacos and obscene desserts.
All on Saturday, those who prefer live energy music have work at Brewery H.where F. Charm brings the hits that made it viral, and for craft beer beer lovers there is a craft revolution, a festival that promises surprising tastes and stories at Halba. The entrance is free.
But if you want another story – one with cultural roots and sounds from all over the world – Balkanik Festival At the Uranus garden is the place where you mix your Saturday and Sunday with the Balkan culture. Omar Souleyman, Ivo Papasov and other artists who transform traditions into oriental raves and Jam Session are on stage. The atmosphere of community, diversity and inclusion is a trademark here, so get ready for unplanned dances and memorable meetings. The price of a ticket is 140 lei.
Sunday evening, the playlist changes and enters the scene Nidalat the random house. An artist with Arabic roots and alternative, folk and electronic influences, who has grown a lot lately, especially after the “legendary” album produced by Adrian Despot. If you want an intimate experience, with lyrics that stick to you, his concert is a must. A ticket costs 40 lei.
On the community side, on both weekends are running Together for clean air in sector 2. The streets Aurel Vlaicu and Corneliu Botez become pedestrian and full of workshops, debates, film projections and activities for children and adults. It is a combination of Block Party, Urban Bazar and Mini-Festival Eco, the kind of event where you come with neighbors and go with new friends.
Theater & film
Chapter theater brings two strong shows. At TNB, Sunday is playing “Gaițele” Kirițescu-a Romanian tragi-comedy so current that it becomes a mirror, even if it is over 80 years old. Maia Morgenstern, Carmen Tanase, Virginia Rogin and Adriana Trandafir lead the text to a cruel but tasty area, with laughter that stays in your throat. The price of a ticket is 235 lei.
At Metropolis, on September 6, the show “Death at the Magazine Theater” It comes with another type of energy – a hybrid of dramatic theater, variety, dance and music, which explores the decline of an artistic world, but also the beauty of the attempt to save it. A ticket costs 70 lei.
In the chapter filmyou have two options to do. On September 6, Culture maid In Herastrau, under the open sky is designed “Whiplash” – that movie that stays in your mind and palms, because you can no longer stop the rhythm. Free admission.
If you prefer strong sensations, in cinemas running “The Conjuring: Last Rites”with Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson who last return to the roles of the famous specialists of the paranormal ED and LORRAINE WARREN with an impactful and extremely dark case. Farmiga and Wilson play alongside Mia Tomlson and Ben Hardy, in the roles of daughter Judy Warren and her lover, Tony hoped, but also Steve Coulter in the role of Father Gordon. The distribution is complemented by Rebecca Calder, Elliot Cowan, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Beau Gadsdon, John Broterton and Shannon Kook.
