CREDO (formerly Embargo) · CREDO (fost Embargo)
A wine bar on Pușkin, rebranded from Embargo to CREDO · a large wine selection, coffee and a kitchen with a Lebanese accent
A glass from a large wine selection, with Lebanese-accented dishes
Worth it for a glass of wine with a different angle · a kitchen with a Lebanese accent, rare in Chișinău. Note the place is in transition after the Embargo-to-CREDO rebrand; some recent reviews are more critical on service.
CREDO is the wine bar on Strada Pușkin 56/1 (Centru), known until recently as Embargo and rebranded in 2026. It has a large wine selection (by the glass and the bottle), coffee, and a kitchen that, beyond the classics, offers dishes with a Lebanese accent · an unusual angle in a city full of Italian. The interior is modern, with wine-shelf walls. Good to know: after the change of owners, some recent reviews note a decline in service and fewer wines by the glass than before · the high rating (★4.7) comes largely from the Embargo era. Best in the evening, over a glass.
- A large wine selection
- A kitchen with a Lebanese accent, rare in the city
- A modern interior with wine walls
- The wine-shelf wall full of bottles
- A glass of wine in the bar's warm light
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“Tldr; few wine options and ignorant staff. First of all, there are very few options of wine not in a bottle (7-8 if I remember right), which are offered only in big glasses and not even in wine specific ones: same glass given for a red and white wine. No actual tasting sizes offered. The staff feels like are doing you a favor and like their salary is decreased with the number o…”
“Changes of owners serious decrease on all dimensions. Wines are still there, but affection is gone. Below is my previous rating with all 5 stars, now only two and out of respect for the wine. Treat your guests well, don't use your businesse for your private parties or at least do not mix them with the guests who come to spent their money in your place letting them without atten…”
“Big collection of different wines. The service listened to our preferences and offered us the perfect wine which fully fitted our expectations. At the end service was not so attentive wasn't coming and asking if everything ok or putting more wine once it was finished that's why minus 1 point. Still we will come back to this place and know that guys will do it better next time”
- In transition after the Embargo→CREDO rebrand
- Some recent reviews criticise the service