La Mămuca

The La Mămuca outlet at 182 Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt Boulevard belongs to the local La Mămuca bakery chain and is built for grab-and-go shopping. It sells covrigi (Moldovan pretzel rings), plăcinte pies with various fillings, puff pastries and other baked goods made to traditional recipes, along with hot drinks — most customers take their purchase away on the way to work or as a daytime snack.

The chain has no website of its own: lamamuca.md redirects to its Facebook page, where news and offers are posted.

There are only a handful of reviews so far, and they are positive overall. People praise fresh, tasty pastries at low prices — one visitor calls the place “Moldova’s answer to fast food” — and friendly sales staff. Complaints mention long queues at peak times, coffee that is better next door and, in a few cases, underbaked dough or rude service.

Part of the La Mămuca chain