Burger and pasta stop in Terminal 1 airside
Bistrot sits airside in Terminal 1, just past passport control for Schengen departures, so you’re already through security when you see it. It’s a sit-down spot with a view of the T1 gate area, handy if your flight boards from one of the nearby low 20s gates.
Menu is classic Euro-airport mix: burgers, pizza, pasta, salads, and desserts, with mains usually around 40–60 RON. Coffee runs roughly 10–18 RON depending on espresso vs cappuccino, and a 0.5L local beer typically lands in the 18–25 RON range. Portions skew big enough that one main can cover you for a 2–3 hour flight.
Service is table-based, with staff generally flipping bills fast enough that a 45–60 minute sit-down is realistic before a short-haul departure. You pay at the table, card accepted and contactless working on Visa and Mastercard in recent reports. It’s open from early morning through late-evening departure banks, roughly 05:00 until the last big wave of flights around 22:00–23:00.
Food quality is standard airport casual: safe, not special. Pizzas and burgers are the safer bets over salads if you’re nervous about greens before a 3–4 hour ride. Expect fries, club sandwiches, and pasta with basic sauces rather than anything experimental. If you just need calories between two segments on the same PNR, one main and a water at about 8–10 EUR equivalent won’t feel outrageous by airport standards.
Watch your clock: service can slow when two or three A320s to EU hubs (Paris, Amsterdam, Vienna) all depart within 60–90 minutes. If your boarding pass shows a bus gate, be at the doors 30 minutes before departure and ask for the check as soon as your plates land.
Practical tip: For a 07:00–09:00 departure from T1, aim to sit down at Bistrot by 05:45–06:00 so you’re not eating with one eye on a closing gate.