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Caru' cu Bere (aka Carul cu Bere; "the beer wagon") is a bar and restaurant on Stavropoleos Street in the Lipscani district of Bucharest, Romania.[1] The business was originally opened as a brewery in 1879 by Ioan Căbășan and his nephews, Ion, Gheorghe, and Nicolae Mircea. They were originally citizens of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and from Cața, Transylvania.[2][3] In 1889, Căbășan assigned his lease to his eldest nephew, Ion. Ion died later that same year and was replaced in the family firm by the youngest sibling, Víctor.[2]

Nicolae bought the building at 5 Stavropoleos Street in 1897,[2] and made plans to open a restaurant there to expand their business operations.[3][4] They hired the Austrian architect Siegfrid Kofczinsky to design a restaurant and brewery building in the gothic revival style. Co-owners were Nicolae, Ignat, and Víctor Mircea. The restaurant opened in 1899, featuring their beer.[3] Victor left the establishment in 1912, opening his own brewery and several years later, Nicolae set up Ignat in a wine cellar business.[1] When Nicolae died in 1929, his heirs assumed control of the business and operated it until the communist state nationalized the operation in 1949.[1][3]

In 1986, extensive restoration was done on the property, led by Nicolae Gheorghe.[1] When the Socialist Republic of Romania was overthrown in 1989, the heirs of the Mircea family began efforts to regain their ownership. In 1999, Caru' cu Bere was returned to them and they began extensive renovations to restore the property to its former state.[3][5] It is noted for its distinctive art nouveau interior decoration. It is operated by Dragoș Petrescu's City Grill chain,[6][7] and is classified as a historic monument, number B-II-m-B-19728.[8]

Romanian writer Mateiu Caragiale's frame story, Sub pecetea tainei, is set in Caru' cu Bere.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bǎdescu, Emanuel (26 August 2010). "Neînchipuita și tragica poveste a Carului cu Bere. Citiți o poveste senzațională despre restaurantul care face furori în acest moment". Ziarul Financiar. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  2. 1 2 3 "1879 – "La Carul cu Bere" Brewery". carucubere.ro. Bucharest, Romania: Caru' cu bere. 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020. Website is the official site of the restaurant; however, includes copies of historic documents which confirm the information cited in the company history.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Leșcu, Christine; Baciu, Ștefan (30 December 2014). "Historia del Restaurante "Carul de bere"" [History of the Restaurant "Carul de bere"]. Radio Romania International (in Spanish). Translated by Sârbescu, Simona. Bucharest, Romania: Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "1899 – The construction of Caru' cu bere". carucubere.ro. Bucharest, Romania: Caru' cu bere. 2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020. The website is the official site of the restaurant; however, it includes copies of historic documents which confirm the information cited in the company history.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  5. ↑ "1999 – A new beginning". carucubere.ro. Bucharest, Romania: Caru' cu bere. 2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020. Website is the official site of the restaurant; however, includes copies of historic documents which confirm the information cited in the company history.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  6. ↑ Roșca, Cristina (2013-07-23). "Dragoș Petrescu, City Grill, vrea să preia un competitor". Ziarul Financiar (in Romanian). Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  7. ↑ Roșca, Cristina (2011-09-26). "După Camelia Șucu și Mihai Miron, Dragoș Petrescu, proprietarul City Grill, vede potențialul fermelor. Banii vor veni indirect, spune el". Ziarul Financiar (in Romanian). Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  8. ↑ "Clădirea "Carul cu bere"". www.monumenteromania.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2014-06-13.
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