Although there are inexpensive self-service snack bars, table service is the norm. Tuic de Bihor is the strongest and generally known as palinca. Romanian wines have won international prizes and include pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon, riesling, pinot gris and chardonnay from the Murfatlar vineyards. Grasa and feteasa from Moldavia's Cotnari vineyards are also recommended. Many Romanian wines are taken with soda water and hot wine is also popular during winter.
Romanian beers are excellent.
Romanian sparkling wines, or methode champagnoise , are very good and superb value. There are no licensing hours, but the legal age for drinking in a bar is 18. Bucharest has a growing number of discotheques and nightclubs with entertainment and live dancing. Two casinos operate in the Calea Victoriei. Opera is performed at the Romanian Opera House and the Romanian Athenaeum has two symphony orchestras.