When I'm traveling I almost always find special places where the food is great and where my eyes can have a feast too.
This time it's about Baracca in Cluj, Romania. They say their food is "design food".
I only say that I had a great experience there.
The first time I went there I had a homemade ice-cream and I had to try all three flavours [the pink one's raspberry], so I wouldn't leave thinking that I missed anything. I'd been ranting around about the fact that I couldn't find locally made ice-cream at restaurants in my country for quite a while so finding it there was just perfect.
To be honest, I knew I would have a good time there from the first moment I set foot in the cleverly designed space. It was just perfect chemistry.
There were little green leaves greeting me from metal pots on every table and huge lamps promising to lighten up my night. And so it was.
My ice-cream was good - so smooth and subtle. I thought I had everything and nothing could push me off my pink cloud.
But then I saw it: a tiramisu cake served in an individual jar - so chic and thoughtful! So my complete beatitude turned into need. I needed to have one of those. So I asked for one. And they brought it with a smile on their face.
I had a red dry wine to complement my dessert spree - it was brutal and astringent - but I loved it.
I took a few seconds to admire the wall art upon leaving. Simple messages were scribbled on the walls. Some were lists of world renowned chefs or restaurants and some were clever and cute quotes.
There was a sense of relaxation I left with, turning my head once again to get a last glimpse of my table.
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