Cafelini Chocolate Atelier
A coffee roastery and chocolate atelier on Pușkin · coffee to take home, chocolate, a view of the centre
A coffee with a piece of chocolate on Pușkin, and a bag of freshly roasted coffee on the way out
Yes, for a quiet coffee with chocolate in the centre or bags of freshly roasted coffee to take home · customers from Romania come specially. One customer complained the staff refused to speak Romanian to him.
A café with a coffee roastery and a chocolate atelier at Strada Pușkin 26A, in the centre, open Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 20:00, at weekends from 9:00 to 19:00. The website is just a QR menu, under the name "Coffee Roastery & Chocolate Atelier". Reviews speak of a cosy, small, quiet place, "perfect to unwind, relax and read a book", with good-quality coffee, "especially for Chișinău", a wide selection of chocolates and an amazing view of the city centre. A couple from Romania have been drinking their coffee for two years and, whenever they are in Chișinău, buy 5-6 bags of freshly roasted coffee; the owner, Marina, is described as "such a nice" person. The bartender is praised too. One serious reservation: a customer writes that the two shop assistants "pretended not to speak Romanian" and addressed him in Russian, they continued in English, and then he heard them speaking Romanian with other customers.
- Good-quality coffee, "especially for Chișinău"
- Freshly roasted coffee to take home · a couple from Romania takes 5-6 bags every time
- A wide selection of chocolates
- Cosy, small and quiet · "perfect for a book"
- Owner Marina, "such a nice" person · a praised bartender
- An amazing view of the city centre
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“The two shop assistants pretended not to speak Romanian language and addressed to us in Russian. Since I am Romanian and do not speak Russian, I asked them if they speak English and we continued in the "common" language. Then, as I sat at the table, I heard one of the shop assistants talking in Romanian language to a Moldavian couple, to my utter surprise. I asked her afterward…”
“I keep getting back to this coffee place whenever I visit Chisinau. I highly recommend it if you look for tasty coffee, cozy and quite atmosphere. A perfect place to unwind, relax and read a book. They have a wide selection of chocolate and sweets too (but these are quite pricey in my opinion).”
“We are drinking their coffee from the past 2 years and even though we are living in Romania, whenever we are in Chisinau we make sure we are buying 5-6 bags of freshly ground/baked coffee. Marina is such a nice owner and always so friendly and informative, and we are so happy she finally managed to open a coffee shop as well. Lovely, small and cute place! Great coffee and great…”
- One customer · the assistants "pretended not to speak Romanian" and spoke Russian to him
- A small space
- The website is just a QR menu