Jazz, blues and funky lights in Lucky 13
To escape what Romanians call "Tuesday's three unlucky hours" (trei ceasuri rele) and to defy our fate, a cocktail or a coffee in Lucky 13 might be exactly what you need. Lucky 13 is one of the few places where you will not feel crammed and you are not bound to overhear the conversation from the table next to you. When you come in, it's almost unbelievable that there is so much space and that the managers didn't fill the whole place up with tables.This Cafe is located in Curtea Sticlarilor, in the historical center. As you go in, just take a left, then walk to the first floor. The style of the place is elegant, with the look of an old house, nicely preserved and decorated. If there weren't any tables, you could easily mistake it for a ball room.
The dim lights are the result of high paper lamps, which create a warm and relaxing mood. All you can hear in jazz and blues, and the elements of decor, such as the saxophones and other musical instruments, the vintage posters and the cubic furniture make you think of inter-war jazz clubs.
After sitting comfortably in your chair, you order something to drink. We were expecting high prices considering what the place looks like, but we were wrong. :) Beer starts from 4 lei (Ursus) and can get up to 10 lei (Corona), a soda is about 4 lei, and cocktails are between 8 and 13 lei. We drank a very good Green Apple (it really was green and had crushed ice in it, something we don't see very often) and a Rainbow. Tuesday is Viennese tea day, another antidote for those three bad hours.
The staff is ok, although it might take a while to be seen in such a big place. If you are the last customer and the bar is closing, you will not be refused if you ask for another four beers and then... another frappe (speaking of which, it's great here).
Lucky 13 is a great place, looks nice, appropriate for a coffee in the afternoon or tea with friends in the evenings. Also, it's a nice place to go on a date, because nobody can hear what you tell your loved one. :)
Lucky 13
Str. Selari nr. 9-11
In Curtea Sticlarilor
Open: Mo-Sat 10:00 - 02:00, Sunday 14:00 - 23:00
Tel: 021 314 40 66
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