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Hand‑crafted tagliatelle with Babic of Buzău Land, truffles and Horezu cheese
Our homage to Carbonara pasta, built on the texture of the legend.
Diploma Escoffier · Geoparc UNESCO Buzău
Gusturi cu origini nobile
Singurul restaurant din România unde fiecare farfurie este un act de restaurare culturală — fine dining construit pe terroir-ul Buzăului, din carmangeria familiei până în farfuria ta, distins cu Diploma Escoffier și ancorat în 2.000 de ani de istorie vie.
Manifesto
Dacia offers an internationally certified house product, a multi‑sensory experience and a cultural identity that turns a reservation into an act of national dignity.
Somewhere, between the legends of Buzău and the discreet perfume of the interwar era, between the living fires of Lopătari and the taste of bread baked by grandmother, an idea took shape: that Romanian gastronomy deserves to be told differently. With delicacy. With respect for origins. With vision.
This is how Dacia Romanian Dining was born. Not as a mere restaurant, but as an act of cultural restoration. A place where tradition is retold on elegant plates, with clean, carefully chosen produce, conceived to pass the test of international refinement.
A place where every meal is a journey through key landmarks: the UNESCO Geopark Buzău Land, the Pietroasele Treasure, the Mud Volcanoes, the Gate of God.
Brand inspiration
The Pietroasele Treasure
1837
Our inspiration starts with the Pietroasele Treasure — 22 objects of gold and precious stones, found by chance in 1837. Exhibited in Paris, London, Berlin, sent into exile to Moscow, recovered after 40 years, restored and rescued from fires. Today, 12 original pieces rest at the National Museum of History in Bucharest.
The amphora from this treasure is part of our logo — a symbol of the values we carry forward: nobility, rootedness and identity. Ours is also the only restaurant in Romania to hold a partnership with the Bucharest Municipality Museum.
From butchery to fine dining
An inheritance, a promise
Carmangeria
Familiei
Familiei
It all began with a small, artisanal butchery, born from a local entrepreneur's wish to keep the heritage of clean taste alive. Uncompromising products, authentic recipes, Romanian meat, respect for nature and for people.
Dacia Romanian Dining is the expression of this dream. A restaurant whose mission is to honor the nobility of Romanian ingredients, treating them with the respect the French give their terroir, with the pride the Italians give their cuisine.
One of our most representative products is the Babic of Buzău Land — well kept, well smoked, well loved. Made from pork and beef, seasoned with hot red pepper and slowly smoked for over 30 days with hardwood. The recipe has been passed down unchanged from generation to generation for more than two centuries.
In 2023, the babic was awarded the Superior Taste Prize at the International Taste Institute, Brussels. Legend has it that Napoleon himself, hosted by boyar Vernescu, was struck by the taste of the babic and that of the Pleșcoi sausages.
In 2025, at the certificate ceremony held by the Royal House, the smoked turkey thigh pastrami stood out among the Princess's main dishes — her favourite.
Founder
Ana Maria Mircea
Ana Maria Mircea studied at the Escoffier Culinary Institute, attended The English Manner (UK) and was awarded the Grand Diplôme® Disciple Escoffier Paris. But at the heart of this place stands grandmother — the woman who offered her the first lessons of taste and valuable simplicity. She is the unseen soul watching over every dish.
Escoffier Paris·The English Manner UK·Grand Diplôme®
We retell and reinterpret
Signature dishes
Every dish carries a name. And every name carries a Romanian story reinterpreted with the rigor of French cuisine.
A Stormy Night
Risotto with Pleșcoi sausages and sun‑dried tomato petals
Risotto reinterpreted with Pleșcoi sausages — Caragiale on a plate.
Queen Marie's Heart
White chocolate mousse with coconut and blueberries
A reverent royal homage cut from noble ingredients.
The Old Women of Ulmet
Foie gras in a golden crust with cognac reduction
The Trovants — the 'living stones' of Ulmet — reinterpreted in foie gras and cognac, part of the Geo‑Products collection.
UNESCO Geopark
Buzău Land
We invite you to explore the places that inspire us: Luana's Land, the Ulmet Trovants — the 'living stones', the Mud Volcanoes, the salt domes, the living fires, the rock‑hewn hermitages — all part of the UNESCO International Geopark.
- Țara Luanei
- Trovanții de la Ulmet
- Vulcanii Noroioși
- Domurile de sare
- Focurile vii Lopătari
- Schiturile rupestre
Chef's Table
Where food finds its voice
If you are looking for more than a dinner, we recommend our Chef's Table. Culinary artists cook in front of you, step by step. It is art de vivre, where food finds its voice.
Reserve the Chef's TablePentru că România are produse gastronomice nobile.
Și e timpul ca lumea să afle.