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Romanian restaurant · Mănăștur

Restaurant Valachia

Romanian restaurant in the Mănăștur district, with ham hock and sausages smoked in-house, sour soups, home-made noodles, papanași doughnuts and cakes from its own pastry kitchen.

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Why it's on the list

It holds 4.6 on Google from more than 3,800 reviews, the most for a Romanian restaurant outside the centre.

Cluj.guide editorial team · Checked November 2026

About the place

Valachia cooks Romanian food from old recipes: the ham hock rests at least 24 hours in brine and is smoked over beech wood and corn cobs, and the smoked sausage is made in the restaurant's kitchen. Zacuscă vegetable spread, aubergine salad, noodles, the jams for papanași and pancakes, and the fruit syrups are made here too.

It holds 4.6 on Google from 3,809 reviews. Reviews from 2026 praise the soups, the large portions and the 'Valachia' platter with mici, sausages and chicken.

Good to know

  • Order the 'Valachia' platter if you are with friends; portions are large.
  • The restaurant also makes home-made cakes and pastries that you can order to take away.
  • The Calvaria Church, the oldest monument of the former village of Cluj-Mănăștur, is about 800 m away.

Opening hours

Monday12–23
Tuesday11–23
Wednesday11–23
Thursday11–23
Friday11–23
Saturday11–23
Sunday11–23

Hours may change on public holidays. Check before you go.