Cărturești la Muzeu
Cărturești bookstore-café next to the National Museum — 4.8 with 267 reviews, Chișinău's reading institution.
Book browse + coffee + pastry combo, post-museum.
Cărturești la Muzeu on 31 August 1989 121A is the iconic bookstore-café in the Centru area, next to the National Museum of Art. Romanian brand brought to Moldova as a curated-cult format: books, vinyl, design stationery, coffee and pastries, warm atmosphere with low lights. 4.8 rating (267 reviews). For tourists it's a perfect combo: visit the museum, stop at Cărturești, take a book-souvenir, eat a pastry. For locals it's become a weekend hub for quiet reading.
- beautiful curated bookstore
- cosy café atmosphere
- Romanian design brand
- perfect after museum
- spiral book wall
- coffee on books
- vinyl on wood shelf
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“always a pleasure to "visit" this bookstore - to roam around, to buy a book, or a wine, or a present...or just to take a break, sit and read something 🤍”
“A peace of heaven, as usual for Carturesti libraries.”
“Carturesti is not just a library its a great community binder, the talks given here are top notch 👌”
- books mostly in Romanian
- busy weekends
- limited café seating