Weekend Trending in Bucharest, August 16-17: All Night Long Parties, Pintxos Balkan, Greek music and Bagels as in New York
The weekend of August 16-17 brings in Bucharest a few fewer events, but it is also a certain (welcome) break after all the festivals that have taken place in the last period. However, whether you are attracted to electrical rhythms, classical music or stories staged or on screens, the capital has enough to offer in these two days.
You can drink the specialty coffee at Yoyo hidden jam (Mihail Obedenaru-Gheorghiade 12), where you find the “tree of the most emotional desires”. Oana Titică passed here and writes in the chronicle of B365.ro:
“While the order is preparing, I study the messages from the Yoyo desire tree and I feel like an emotion for which I was not prepared on a working day in the middle of a heat. Star Trek. ”
Dragoș Mihăilă also passed to the new Bagel Bar in the city, The Bagel Bar (Queen Elisabeta 59), with “Covrigi like America, with Cașcavea on the Doftana Valley and other crazy people”:
“From” Omelete du unempi “(29 lei) with Kaiser crunchy and telemea cream, to the gravlax made in-house” that of New York “(42 lei), each Bagel has his recipe and comes with different topings: salt flakes, seeds or sweet dough. There are even “from Pariz With Love” (38 lei), and “totelo expeabato” (47 lei) brings together the calf and smoked ash. At the dessert, a sweet bag (34 lei) inspired by the pies of the perfect winters: Poale-n belt ”, writes Dragoș in the review on B365.ro.
By the way of Bagels, it seems that the city is living a kind of culinary conspiracy with New York aroma: in the last few weeks there have been no less than three new places that have made a name relying on this preparation. The freshest in the scene is Michael's Bagelon Armenian street 14A, where the dough has a golden crust and a fragile core, and the fillings go from Pulled Pork (39 lei), Mortadella (39 lei), BLT (27 lei) and many others. It's the kind of place where the morning smells good coffee and fresh bread, and the visit gives you the impression that you were teleported for a few minutes in a cafe on the ocean.
If you want something more special for your culinary weekend, you can venture to Lovin 'Winebar & Bistro From the entrance of Tudor Stefan no. 26, where on Saturday you are waiting for you a Balkan feast under the name Lovin & Friends: Balkan Pintxos. The menu, designed by Dragoș Guraroșie (BurgerFest's manager and other culinary projects in Bucharest), will be like a journey through Spain and Balkans reinterpreted with local ingredients – includes from pumpkin salad with old sheep cheese and walnuts, to mini kebab of beef and tears with pomegranate, of burnt sugar. The service is done at the platter, to make the kitchen more efficient, and each portion can be accompanied by carefully selected wines, recommended to be dry, cold and, if possible, with bubbles. The start is scheduled at 14:00 and continues until 20:00, costs 150 lei / person, but the places are limited, so the reservation is mandatory.
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On Saturday, August 16, the Wolff platform becomes “sanctuary for minds and free bodies.” The boys from Khidja I come back “All Night Long” in an open-air where the bass feels almost palpable. Dance becomes more than movement here, it is a form of perception of the world in unexpected rhythms. The press costs 50 lei, the bar opens at 22:00.
For those who are looking for a more introspective experience, the J'ai Bistrot garden houses on Saturday at 12:00 a brunch accompanied by classical music, within the fifth edition of the series Classic Set, Flageolet!. The sounds of Enescu, Bartók, Debussy and Ravel become portals to often unspoken emotions, and access is free.
To the hard rock cafe, Moon Band He promises an energetic Saturday night with hits from James Brown to Bruno Mars and Harry Styles. Andi's project combines modern and familiar sounds, perfect for a relaxed dance evening, and the entrance is free. The terrace here thus becomes a meeting point for those who want to feel the rhythm and freedom under the sky.
Contemporary dance also has its place in the program: The show Obscure takes place on Sunday at Linotype – choreographic independent center. It explores the female psyche and the tension between social expectations and the desire for authenticity. Supported by music and Sound Design by Alexandru Suciu, scenography by Yasmin Asan and Video by Maria Rusu, the show signed by Claudio Cangalosi (ticket 60 lei) becomes a dance of the release and rediscovery of the self.
Balkan rhythm comes to life at Heavy Yard, Saturday night with Balkanique Partywhere Beatheice, Miko, Skior and Lari Cash promise music that makes you dance without stopping. The ticket costs 47 lei, and the energy of the evening combines the tradition with the freedom of the party.
In the same festive tone, the flower terrace proposes a Mediterranean evening with Mihalis Greek Show: Greek music, Bouzouki and traditional dishes, from Greek salad to ram fry or tatzziki pumpkin. Tickets are 50 lei.
Theater & film
For those looking for a play, the National Theater brings “Like in heaven“, An exciting show about family and invisible connections, with three sisters and a little girl who discovers the world. The duration is 1h30, and the ticket costs 85 lei, leaving the spectator with a combination of tenderness, reflection and uncorrected poetry.
Mids find a reason to go out to Happy Cinema, where Ukrainian film festival Bring stories about courage, survival and love, subtitles in English and open to all. A chance to understand worlds at the crossroads through the eyes of contemporary cinema.
“Through this festival, we want to offer to the public in Romania the chance to know Ukraine through the creations of our artists, who, despite the armed aggression in progress of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, tell stories about life, love, loss and hope. Culture and cinematic art, as a whole, have been in our period, and there were a whole. heroic of the Ukrainian people for their independence, for European values and for the defense of democracy, ”says the representative of the Embassy of Ukraine in Romania. The Ukrainian film festival started on August 15 and lasts until September 15. The program can be consulted here.
In the cinemas chains, two films, the action film “Nobody 2” and the romantic comedy “Materialists” have premiered.
“Nobody 2“It is the continuation of the 2021 film, with Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk), a former government assassin, who is again in the middle of a series of violent events. After a family vacation in a theme park, a seemingly trivial meeting with some local bats triggers a chain of conflicts, involving it with a corrupt land. (Colin Hanks).
“Materialists” is a romantic comedy with a social twist, directed by Celine Song, known for its debut appreciated in 2023 with “Past Lives”. The film plays a lead role on Dakota Johnson, who plays Lucy, a successful Matchmaker in New York. Lucy is caught in a love triangle between Harry (Pedro Pascal), a charming millionaire, and John (Chris Evans), her ex-boyfriend actor, now in financial difficulty. The film explores topics such as love, social status and personal choices, offering a modern perspective on romantic relationships.
