Fuior
Modern Moldovan at Pușkin 30 · sarmale with truffle cream, pork cheeks with mămăligă and Moldovan wines, prices on the site
Sarmale with truffle cream or mămăligă with pork cheek stew, with a Moldovan wine recommended by the waiter
Worth it for a dinner of Moldovan cuisine "without the heaviness", with technique and a matching wine · mains are 200-420 lei on the site, plăcinte 70-95. Book; it is popular with good reason, per reviews.
A Moldovan cuisine restaurant at Pușkin street 30, in the centre, open daily 11:00-23:00. The site describes its traditional recipes "in a new tone: simple, sincere, restrained" and publishes the menu with prices: plăcinte with sour cherry, cheese, cabbage, potato or spinach at 70-95 lei, borscht with fritters at 115, quail soup at 130, three kinds of lard and assorted pickles at 105, rabbit in aspic with horseradish jelly, farm cheeses and caviar; among the hot dishes, pork sarmale with truffle sour cream at 200 lei, mămăligă with pork cheek stew at 200, mici with green pea purée at 230, rabbit roulade with couscous at 380, braised lamb, duck leg with apple chutney, beef tenderloin at 420, plus a seasonal menu with beef tartare and sea bream gratin. There is also a Moldovan wine list. Reviews are enthusiastic: "the perfect place to experience modern Moldovan-Romanian cuisine without the heaviness of traditional dishes", "a beautiful balance between rustic tradition and modern elegance", with wood and soft lighting; "the chef is easily worthy of a Michelin star", "something you'd expect from a MasterChef finalist's menu"; service "exceptional, truly next level", waiters who explain the menu and recommend a matching wine, a wine list "carefully curated and very fairly priced". To try, per one visitor: the plăcinte, the lard, the mici, the pork stew and the "Chișinău de Seară" cocktail. Two notes: the pork cheeks arrived "a bit" cooler than ideal, and the hostess and waiter greet "in Russian rather than Romanian", which one guest would like changed.
- "Modern Moldovan-Romanian cuisine without the heaviness of traditional dishes"
- "The chef is easily worthy of a Michelin star" · a MasterChef finalist, per one review
- Service "exceptional, truly next level" · waiters who explain the menu
- A wine list "carefully curated and very fairly priced"
- "A beautiful balance between rustic tradition and modern elegance"
- A menu with prices on the site · plăcinte 70-95 lei, hot dishes 195-420
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“Fuior is the perfect place to experience modern Moldovan-Romanian cuisine without the heaviness of traditional dishes. Their wine list is also impressive. One suggestion for improvement is to start conversations with guests in Romanian rather than Russian. This is a common practice at Fuior, with both the hostess and waiter greeting guests in Russian. However the food is exc…”
“We had an amazing experience here! We tried non-alcoholic drinks, and different courses. All super delicious, and unexpected. Would definitely come back again! Next time I would expect my main dish (pork cheeks) to be a bit warmer.”
“I recently had dinner at Fuior in Chișinău, and it turned out to be one of the most memorable dining experiences I’ve had in Moldova. The moment you step inside, you feel a beautiful balance between rustic tradition and modern elegance. The décor, with its wooden details and soft lighting, creates a cozy yet refined atmosphere. The food was simply outstanding. I tried a few tr…”
- A greeting "in Russian rather than Romanian" from the hostess and waiter, flagged by one guest
- The pork cheeks arrived "a bit" cooler than ideal, per one review
- Chef's restaurant prices · beef tenderloin 420 lei, sturgeon caviar 1100, per the site
- Popular · book