Festival weekends away from Bucharest are over, which means the city will resume its famous buzz. These days we have Summer Well, a festival like a holiday, with a line-up that deserves all the attention.

Before we head off to see the Norwegians at Röyksopp or the eccentric Jungblud at Summer Well, we might as well take advantage of the fact that the heat wave has excused us a bit to go out for a walk.

It is located near Cișmigiu Park Artichoke Social House (Calea Victoriei 45)one of the specialized cafes in the city, which has gathered around itself a wonderful community of cool people and expats.

On weekend mornings, the atmosphere of a real event is reminiscent of Berlin cafes. This is the perfect place to start your morning not only with good coffee, but also with a dose of coolness.

You can enjoy a special brunch at DeSoi (Str. Piața Sf. Ștefan 8), a grocery store-bistro located in the heart of the Mântuleasa district. The local people are passionate about everything that means local and quality products, cooking and socializing over full plates, so they designed their restaurant around a communal table that seats 16 people.

The menu is a mix of local and international cuisine, but with an emphasis on fresh, seasonal local ingredients. There is also an artisan bakery, a large selection of wines and a space where local and international producers tell the stories of their products under the umbrella of a concept called #Negustories.

MAT (Mirce Vulcanescu 121) is another place that offers an original offer for Bucharest: artisanal tacos. This is how the name of the establishment is translated: Masa Artisanal Taqueria.

All you have to do is log into their Instagram account and look at the photos to see for yourself that this is the next place your taste buds will take you.

If you’re wondering what “artisan taco” means, this is a reinterpretation of that type of food, so you can try sea bass, smoked lamb and cauliflower couscous, shrimp and mango tacos, or breaded green beans, to name a few.

The New York Pastrami Sandwich is a dish that, despite its name, has Romanian origins that even Americans recognize. And, if in America or other countries it can be found on the menu of many restaurants, some even specialize in this type of dishes, then in Romania it is represented quite little.

But you can find it in all its glory on GRABit Pastrami Bar (Olteni 9)a restaurant in Bucharest that wants to bring the beef pastrami sandwich back to Romanians and prepares it according to the highest standards and with the best quality ingredients.

As for terraces, you can try Open Gastrobar (Splaiul Unirii 160)especially after the heat outside has subsided, because it is a roof that shows that not only the roofs of symbolic buildings in the city are a good place for high terraces, but also the roofs of former industrial premises in Bucharest.

Located in Timpuri Noi, on the banks of the Dambovice River, Deschis Gastrobar has been operating for eight years on the roof of the former Industria Bumbacului factory.

A community of artists, architects, and designers was also formed here, which put a place on the map of hot spots for creative industries in Bucharest. It should also be noted that from here you can also enjoy beautiful sunsets that will make a sensation on Instagram.

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Of course, in terms of events, Summer well this is the highlight. The festival as a holiday, which takes place on the territory of Știrbey Domain, is already 12 years old and has always been a special composition.

This year’s headliners Florence and the car, Röyksopp and Jungbloodbut there are plenty of artists on the bill who deserve at least as much attention.

For example, the concerts of 070 Shake, the beautiful Tommy Genesis or Biig Piig will definitely be memorable. The price of a three-day subscription is 575 lei.

Also this weekend Wolf’s Platform (Kostyantyn Istrati 1) ends two years of existence. Celebrate it on the night of August 12 with Pakhita Gordon, Rosa Terenzi, Alexandru Zhijian.

So if you don’t stay for the afterparty at Summer Well, you can do so here. The ticket costs 50 lei, and the party takes place in the open air.

Also, on August 12, starting at 18.00, a new concert from the cycle will take place Jazz in the garden. He will be supported by Yukako Yamano, one of Tokyo’s most famous jazz pianists.

At the age of three, he started playing the piano at the Yamaha Music School. As her passion for music grew, she entered the Tokyo College of Music, majoring in classical piano. At the age of eighteen, he began to study jazz, and soon began to perform at live performances, where he sang his own compositions.

Yamano has participated in numerous jazz festivals, such as in Cameroon, China, Djibouti, France, Hong Kong, Great Britain or the USA, together with international artists of various musical genres. The ticket price is 10 lei.

If you’ve never been to a brewery party, now is the time. On August 12, those villages Anagram (Mehadiya 43) announces a new edition of the Anagram Soundsystem Meeting. Here you will enjoy roots music, food, craft beer, and basketball.

Sunday, August 13, from 19:00 to 20:30, incl Pontoon of Bordei Park you can see a lindy hop session going on. A free event suitable for all levels, it offers an open space for any jazz dancer from Bucharest or passing through, to practice or train.

The organizer of the event is the Swing Steps Bucharest dance school.

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In MNAC (Source 2-4)August 12, from 16:00, takes place “Butterflies in the head, butterflies in the stomach – Video-performance-workshop”.

“(…) In a famous Chinese parable, it is said that Chuang-tzu fell asleep and dreamed that he was a butterfly. When he woke up, he no longer knew whether he was really the man who dreamed of the butterfly, or the butterfly who now dreamed that he was a man. What do you choose: a person or a butterfly?

How does fantasy work when you are surrounded by a cloud of black butterflies? When you identify with a butterfly, how do you see yourself from the outside?

Starting with the exhibition of the artist Carlos Amorales – Black Cloud, a satellite exhibition of the Art Encounters Biennale 2023, Mihai Lukacs together with Rezvan Leucea invites you to take up the challenge of these questions, which the video performance workshop “Butterflies in the Head, Butterflies in the Stomach” will explore. description of the event.

The ticket costs 40 lei and there are only 15 seats.

Theater and cinema

It is common knowledge that there is less theater in the summer, but despite this, if you are in the mood for a play consisting of some kind of drama (dramatic comedy), Godot Theater played on Sunday, August 13, “Big holidays and small conversations” – a series of four dramas in which Scott Caan, an exciting new voice in the American theater, traces the alienation that the disappearance of traditional roles has created in the classic couple.

The ticket price is 90 lei.

Two new movies hit the big screen this weekend, one of which has major blockbuster potential: ““Gran Turismo” and “web”.

Gran Turismo, the story of Giann Mardenborough, a young man who has a chance to fulfill a dream that seemed out of reach, is sure to do well at the box office.

Obsessed with the video game Gran Turismo, Yann wins a series of competitions organized by Nissan, which puts him behind the wheel of a real racing car and allows him to participate in official races.

The film is based on a true story with Orlando Bloom, David Harbor, Archie Madekwe.

Another factor to consider is that the director is signed by Neill Blomkamp, ​​who gave us the Ninth District or Elysium in the past. “Gran Turismo” can also be seen outdoors, at Herăstrău Open Air, on Sunday evenings from 21:00 and the ticket costs 20 lei.

The second film “The Web” is a horror in which the eight-year-old boy Peter is tormented by a mysterious and constant noise coming from the walls of his bedroom.

His parents insist that the noise is only in his imagination, but as his fear grows, Peter begins to realize that his parents are hiding a terrible and dangerous secret.