Pizza Pazzo
Nice atmosphere and Italian cuisine located in the student district of Tudor Vladimirescu. Reservation might be necessary as the place is vivid and full of customers almost every evening. Occasionally you might get lucky to try their lasagna, although a parmigiana plate is also a good choice beside pizza. Serve with draught beer and be there with friends.
Cucina Casalinga
Italian restaurant with very good pastas and pizzas, located behind Moldova Mall shopping center. Prices are mid-range to splurge. No credit cards.
Aad's Place
Restaurant and fast food with Dutch specific, located in the Super Copou complex close to M. Eminescu Park. They serve good Dutch pancakes either salted or sweet and are non-smokers friendly.
Belvedere
Small cozy restaurant with a lovely terrace on the exit to Vaslui. Food is good and prices are budget to mid-range. Occasionally you will be disappointed that the kitchen is closed. No credit cards.
Casa Bolta Rece
This very old restaurant est. 1789 offers classical Romanian food of good quality in a historical location. It is named after its cool cellar bolta rece where the famous poet Mihai Eminescu and other artists and intellectuals hung out when IaÅi was the center of the Romanian awakening. Today you have the choice between the cellar, the ground floor and an outdoor half-covered terrace. You may find traditional live musicians working the restaurant. If you are interested in a unique glimpse of the catacombs beneath the building, the staff may show you if you ask. The staff may know very little english. Prices are mid- to high range.
Phenicia
Lebanese restaurant with moderate prices. This would be the place you'd want to make a nice impression by getting out to an exotic cuisine, though Lebanese might not be that rich in options.
Restaurant Bar Baron
Str. sfantu lazar 52. it's beyond the culture palace. you have to walk for a while, but the pub is very nice and they serve good beer and good food for reasonable prices. you may want to give this place a miss unless you want to be in the company of some very dodgy local characters. there are plenty of decent nosheries in the center of the town, no need to stray this far for utterly forgettable food and bad company.
Restaurant Monte Carlo
Fd. codrescu 5, near the al. i. cuza university. a quiet, not very well-known restaurant with a lovely ambiance, serving both international and traditional food for reasonable prices.