Hangar Gastropub

As in other Bucharest bars, the recent assessment by Gunnar & Bryne gives an excellent & accurate description. If my own impressions are less complimentary, that may be down to visiting the pub on a cold Monday afternoon immediately after the Christmas & New Year break - hence very quiet & with reduced beer options (about 15 bottled beers & a handful of taps working). I must stress the difficulty in finding it & add some guidance. From the SE slip road of the Soseaua Pipera, look for a gate with the number 44 (Compil Pipera) - by & just before United Motors. You may see through the gate a sign for Power Yoga. Walk past this yoga centre & at the end of the building, turn left. Look on the left hand side for a patio with tables & the odd large barrel. The blue metal & glass doors by this patio actually have a sign indicating no admittance except for authorised people - but you’re there to drink beer, which means you ARE authorised. The interior is bleak or was at such a time - industrial spartan. There is plenty of space & tables indoors as well as the patio under the trees. Though labelled a gastropub & with an obvious kitchen & service counter, there was no sign of menu or activity at my visit. One other feature worth mentioning is the toilets, clean & functioning with good washing facilities but with toilet paper missing from half the cubicles - check first! The beer range was moderate but probably better in season & the barman helpful, though this is one of the very few Romanian bars where I have had to pay upfront beer by beer, rather than run a tab & pay at the end. Beer quality was good (see separate reviews) a there is free WiFi. I will return (as it’s close to Aurel Vlaicu metro) but this was not as good a first impression as other recent reviewers had.

We left Mikkeller and ventured further north by the Metro, this area consist og big office blocks, new, stylish and modern, just as 2 beer explorers on foot,, not easy to find this place, but Google Maps is spot on, you are met by a big patio and garden with lots ot threes providing shadow on those hot summer days, we had to wait a couple of minutes before they opened, but the wait was for sure worth it. Located in an old buliding which used to be a hangar hence the name, this is also the tap room for Ground Zero brewery, 10 beers on tap, splendid juicy and fruity beers, some of the best in the country, some good guest beers as well. Good and friendly service. Well worth a big detour this one (Visited October 12th 2019 with Bryne)

From Mikkeller, the next metro station is Aurel Vlaicu, and then 5-10 minutes walking and you are at Hangar Gastropub. This neighborhood seems like a very unlikely place to host a craft beer bar! No signs leading to the door steps, but still easy to find, just trust your map. Hangar is very popular at lunch time and as a after work bar. Not crowded at all during the weekend. When we came, the place looked deserted. We sat down outside in the shadow of a tree and waited. After a while, a young man came and opened the bar, half an hour on overtime. This place is a typical, modern craft beer bar: old industrial building in a strange area mixed with new office buildings and old industry, varied seating with second hand furniture and other self made installations. Large patio as well. Very friendly service. Pay by card or cash. Tempting food options but we were not hungry this early. 10 beers from Ground Zero and 6 guests. 20 cl or 40 cl. 5 taps were off. Some bottles available too. Nice place and certainly worth the trek out from the city center. (Visited October 12th 2019 with Gunnar)

Ground Zero's new tap room replacing Beautyfood, located a little way out of the city centre in the business district. Trendy bar in an old warehouse building with extensive patio area and decent food offering. 18 taps (half GZ, half guests) but at least half were off when we visited, which was a little disappointing.