FunLand

Address: Unirea Shopping Center, last floor, Unirii Square
Phone: +40 74 FUNLAND
+40 21 303 04 60
Web: www.funlandromania.ro
This club has bowling alleys, pool tables and all sorts of other fun games, including some for children. They also have a space where they can for organisingzechildren’s parties for kids. Call this number if you want to organize a party: 0752093162. It can be crowded during the evening due to its downtown centrallocation.

London Club

Address: 36-42, George Enescu St.,  Lahovary Square
Phone: +40 788 566 366
Web: www.londonclub.ro
Schedule: Every day 09:00 a.m. – 03:00 a.m.
Located in the center of Bucharest near Piata Romana, London Club offers 17 pool tables and 2 snooker tables. For those who want some privacy, they also offer a snooker table in a separate room away from the rest of the club.

Lucky Shoot

Address: 125, Mihai Eminescu St.
Phone: +40 21 210 31 81
A smaller club, with 8 pool tables and ten parking spots.

IDM Club

Address: 319B,  Splaiul Independentei
Phone: +40 72BILIARD
+40 72BOWLING
+40 21 316 10 52
It has 42 pool tables and a bowling alley. It is located near a student halls of residences area so it is usually very busy!populated. It also has snooker tables, table tennis tables ping pong and  and dartboards’s.

Nevada Club

address: 1, Complexului St.
Phone: +40 21 324 91 44
This club features air-conditioning so you can play some pool while ignoring the heat. With 20 pool tables, you will usually find one open. Ten parking spots are available.

Club Champion

Address: 32, Kiseleff St.,
Phone: +40 21 224 43 25
The fanciest pool club in Bucharest, this club is well equipped with 4 bowling lanes, 34 pool tables, 1 snooker table, more than 100 electronic games and a private VIP’s section. Reservations are recommended and can be made by phone.

Good Time Texas

Address: 290, Splaiul Independentei St
Phone: +40 21 316 24 27
+40 21 316 24 30

Rock & Roll Bowling

Address: 55-59,  CaleaVitan St.  (Vitan Mall)
Phone: +40 21 327 75 37

PlayPlanet

Address: 26 Timisoara Blvd. (2nd floor of Plaza Mall)
Phone: +40 21 319 50 10

Split Club

Address: 2 Oltenitei St. (3rd floor of City Mall)
Phone: +40 31 040 09 17

Caffe bar Spectrum

Address: 62A, Mihai Bravu St.
Phone: +40 721 162 673

Club Darts Romania

Address: 65, MateiVoievod St.
Phone: +40 31 805 57 86

S.A.L.T Pub

Address: 21, Blanari St.
Phone: +40 21 314 22 14
Web: www.saltpub.ro

White Horse

Address: 4A, George Calinescu St.
Phone: +40 21 231 27 95
Web: www.whitehorse.ro

Tangotangent

Address: 30, Pache Protopopescu Blvd.
Phone: +40 721 284 428
Web: www.tangotangent.ro
Contact person: Gilbert Iscu. A team of three trainers teach Argentinian Tango.

Belly Dance Classes

Phone: +40 731 036 024
These classes are offered by  Sara, who has been doing belly dance for many years.

Estudio Tango Real

Address: 21, Sfantul Stefan St.
Web: www.milonga.ro and www.tangotangent.ro
(website of the teachers at Milonga)
This studio offers eight lessons a month for 120 RON in a very nice atmosphere, with a teacher who speaks fluent English: highly recommended.

Aita Dance Store

Address: 2 Burebista Blvd., Alba Iulia Square
Phone: +40 721 269 695
+40 21 315 70 74
Web: www.aitadance.com
Small but well-organised store with lots of shoes; friendly English-speaking staff.

Alina Petrisan

Address: 39, Cameliei St.
Phone: +40 721 515 548
E-mail: alinapetrisan@yahoo.com
Dance classes for ladies, no partner needed. Learn dances like the Samba, Rumba, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Salsa, and Merengue. There are individual classes and group classes. But, if you do want to bring one there are classes for that as well. Learn dance in a new building with air conditioning, locker rooms, and sound system.

Dance School

Address: 55, Tunari St.
Phone: +40 726 328 891
A wonderful studio with many different classes offered, including Latino dances: Salsa, Merengue, Cha-cha, Samba, and Rumba, Jive, Passo-Doble and Rock`n`roll; and Society dances: Tango, Slow Waltz, Viennese Waltz, Slow-Fox, and Quick-Step. Go there to find out more.

Florentina Mihaiu

Phone: +40 722 321 317
Children’s initiation and performance.Private lessons.

Valentina Simbotin

E-mail: valentina.simbotin@gmail.com
If you want to have fun and learn how to dance salsa while meeting other expats, you should get in touch with her. She organizes salsa classes for beginners and advanced dancers on a regular basis.

Vertical Spirit

Address: 80 Baicului St.
Phone: +40 740 245 368
E-mail: andreea@verticalspirit.ro
Web: www.verticalspirit.ro
Contact person: Andreea Copaescu
For climbing and hiking sports with the whole family, check out this club. The climbing hall listed is not the only one they run, but it’s bigger than the one on 46 Tudor Arghezi St. (close to Universitate square downtown). They also organize parties for kids.

Ecran Club

Address: 82-84, Grozavesti St.
Phone: +40 766 440 566
+40 21 410 70 02

Galactic Indoor Climbing GYM

Address: 16A, Constructorilor St., Cringasi Market
Phone: +40 723 337 736
Web: www.galacticgym.climb.ro

Plaza No Gravity Zone

Address: 26, Timisoara St.
Phone: +40 766 440 566

Scoala Nr.19

Address: 46 ,Tudor Arghezi St.
Phone: +40 740 245 368
+40 766 452 126

Diplomatic Club

Address: 1, Al. Minovici St.
Phone: +40 21 224 29 41
Web: www.clubuldiplomatic.ro
Our most favourite open-air pool in town: Even though very expensive (RON 60) on week-ends, there arnice old trees for hot summer days. Tell them you are a guest of a diplomat you know if they do not want to let you in.

Bamboo Sporting Club

Address: 39, RamuriTei St.
Phone: +40 726 226 266
+40 788 295 818

Daimon Sport Club

Address: 10, Piscului St.
Phone: +40 723 998 266
Daimon Sport Club is the said to be the best pool and club in Bucharest; they have live concerts by the pool at night during the summer. The club is located in Tineretului park.

Bleu Ciel

Address: 2, Giuseppe Verdi St.
Phone: +40 21 230 08 95
Large open-air swimming pool in Floreasca area. Very clean water, nice beach club with nice crowd. Children pay full price (RON 35) during the week and RON 40 on week-ends (free for kids).

Butterfly Club Baneasa

Address: 6, Erou Iancu Nicolae St.
Phone: +40 21 490 84 84

Club Clara

Address: 4, Rotunda St.
Phone: +40 21 348 35 80

Sporting Club “Triumf”

Address: 2, Primo Nebiolo St.
Phone: +40 21 224 11 16

Army Central Sport Club

Address: 35, Ghencea St.
Phone: +40 21 413 60 07

Sporting Club “Pajura”

Address: 50-52, Nicolae Titulescu Blvd.
Phone: +40 21 223 64 43

Floreasca Club

Address: 1, Mircea Eliade St.
Phone: +40 21 319 81 77

Dinamo Club

Address: 7-9, Stefan cel Mare St.
Phone: +40 21 210 35 05

Floreasca Pool

Address: 2, Popa Marin St.
Phone: +40 21 230 07 85

Intercontinental Hotel Pool

Address: 4, Nicolae Balcescu Blvd.
Phone: +40 21 310 20 20

World Class International

Address: 9C, Calea 13 Septembrie St. (within JW Marriott hotel)
Phone: +40 21 403 09 00
Web: www.worldclass.ro
They have different locations in different parts of the town- check their website!

Pescariu Sports & Spa

Address: 3, Glodeni St.
Phone: +40 21 242 16 15
+40 372 731 972
Web: www.pescariusports.ro
Great indoor The ppool for serious swimmers, with an outdoor beach are for summer. The pool is 2 meteres deep here.

Passion Club (pool+sauna)

Address: 117A, Valea Oltului St.
Phone: +40 21 444 36 67
Web: www.passionclub.ro

Atlantis Club Spa

Address: 12-26, Erou Iancu Nicolae St.
Phone: +40 21 267 43 75

IPANEMA City Beach Club Bucharest

Address :19, Tarmului St.
Phone: +40 747 813 053

RoClubMaraton

If you are a runner, or you would like to start running, this is the club to meet new people. RoClubMaraton is a running club with ~120 members. Being part of this runners’ community can help boost motivation and get various support. More details on the club webpage(also in English): www.maraton.info.ro.
If you live in the northern part of Bucharest, you might join them for the group training in Herastrau Park every Saturday at 8:30 in the morning.
They meet at Charles de Gaulle’s statue and go a couple of times around the lake.  There are also group trainings in Alexandru Ioan Cuza Park, in Tineretului Park and in Drumul Taberei. The president of the club can be contacted at: roclubmaraton@yahoo.com .

Bucharest Marathon

This yearly marathon usually takes place in October and around 2,000 people take part each year. It is an international marathon that has become increasingly popular in Romania. Besides this one, other races are organized during the year, but this one is the biggest and gets most of the media attention.

Jogging in the park

For individual jogging sessions, we recommend Herastrau Park. It is directly at the Metro station Aviatorilor. One lap round around the lake is about 6.3 km. The lake is beautiful to look at while running, even if it is too dirty for a swim!

Another excellent location is Tineretului Park. This is the biggest park in the southern part of the city. You can reach it by both the Tineretului and Constantin Brancoveanu Metro stations.
There is another tartan track in Stadion Tineretului, which is not located at all in the famous Tineretului Park in the south. The stadium is actually used as a rugby stadium, and there you can run on a tartan racetrack. Last time we used it, it was for free, but sometimes tartan racetracks ask for a small fee. The stadium is located at 26 Marasti Street, close to the “Arc de Triumf”. Behind this stadium, there is another sports park where you can run and play tennis- they seem to change their admission rules every now and then, but if you are looking for a place to run (especially during the winter), it might be worth checking out.  Run in daylight. After dark, dogs can be a serious issue, especially in the winter when they tend to form packs as a survival mechanism. Also, keep in mind that it is instinctual for dogs to chase things; if you find yourself in a dangerous situation, stop and be sure to face the dog, and don’t turn your back on it. This counts also if you ride a bike. Read more about stray dogs at the beginning of the Bucharest guide section of the book.

Fotbal Amator

Phone: +40 723 177 333
+40 723 524 524
E-mail: rezervaribaneasa@fotbalamator.ro
Web: www.fotbalamator.ro/terenuri-de-fotbal/magic-sport-pro-9
You can find it next to Metro in Baneasa. Costs RON 150/hr. Worth it if you have 8-10 people joining.

Daimon Club

Address: 10, Calea Piscului St. (inTineretului Park, opposite SalaPolivalenta)
Phone: +40 723 998 266
+40 758 818 160
Web: www.daimonclub.ro
This club has all sorts of facilities. You can play football, tennis, they also have a fitness center and an outdoor pool. The complex also includes a restaurant.

Cossport

Address: 289, Sos. Pantelimon – Law Faculty
Phone: +40 744 379 635
Offers a football field with an artificial lawnastroturf where you can play daytime and floodlitghted night matches. Call for reservations and prices.

Sport Arena – Politehnica

Address: 313, Splaiul Independentei, withing Politehnica University
Phone: +40 21 311 50 29
This sports arena is located within the Politehnica University compound. It has two multi-functional fields (for basketball, tennis and football) and a mini-football field. You can rent them after 17.,00 hours during the week (students are in during the day) and non-stop during student holidays.

National Football Club

Address: 37, Doctor Lister St.
Phone: +40 21 410 66 06
+40 21 410 92 20
+40 21 410 85 82
Many facilities offered here, call for reservations and weekly information.

There are several Romanian teams of American football that you can get in touch with if you want to play this game in Romania. Sometimes they have matches in Bucharest too, if you just want to watch.

Bucharest Warriors

Phone: +40 726 917 467
Web: www.warriors.ro

The Crusaders (from Cluj)

Web: www.cluj-crusaders.ro

Bucharest Dacians

Web: www.dacians.ro

National Arena

Address: 37-39, Basarabia Blvd.
Web: www.nationalarenabucuresti.ro
Metro Station: Piata Muncii
This is the newest stadium in the city, having been finalized in 2011. This stadium used to be called Lia Manoliu Stadium. The arena has 55,000 seats, a retractable ceiling, 94 access points, conference rooms, restaurants. A carpark with 1,200 spaces is expected to be completed by December 2011. But make sure to arrive there with at least 30 minutes before any game as they usually do not open all access gates.

FC Steaua Bucharest Stadium

Address: 35, Ghencea Blvd
Web: www.steaua.com
This is the official stadium of the local team FC Steaua Bucharest.

The Pit

Address: 7-9, Stefan cel Mare St.
Don’t laugh at the name! This is the home of the red-white team, Dinamo Bucharest. The stadium is painted red and white just like its fans.

Giulesti Stadium

Address: 18, Giulesti
This is the home of Bucharest’s’ third team, Rapid Bucuresti.

Other stadiums, smaller than these, are Cotroceni stadium at 37 Doctor Lister St., and Parcul Copilului or the Rugby stadium located near the Arcul de Triumf on St. Siret.

Himalaya Adventure

Address: 24, Fainari St.
Phone: +40 722 474 317
E-mail: outdoor@himalayaadventure.ro
Contact person: Luciana Neacsu
They organize climbing, trekking, mountain bike and ski sessions and have a lot of camps and trips for kids.

Iulian Cozma Outdoor Adventures

Phone: +40 744 327 686
E-mail: contact@mountainguide.ro
This is an agency which organizes hiking, trekking, ski touring, walking tours, heliski and tailored tours. Iulian Cozma is a professional mountain guide and works at his agency with two other mountain guides.

Rucksack

Phone: +40 745 335 025
Web: www.rucksack.ro
Contact person: Marian Anghel in Brasov
This firm also organizes hiking tours for kids.  They have two professional mountain guides.

Ski Instructor and Mountain Guide

Phone: +40 723 736 349
Contact: Ion Ardeleanu
One of our readers referred Ion, a certified mountain guide to us. He is actually also an international ski instructor. He speaks English, French, Spanish and Italian and works mostly in Sinaia but also in locations like Poiana Brasov and Predeal and more.