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Shakespeare Coffee & Poetry

4.5(1,444)out of 5 on Google€€€€Closes at 22:00📍 Centrul Istoric

Shakespeare Coffee & Poetry is a speciality coffee bar in Old Town. It is roughly a 5-minute walk from Poarta Ecaterinei. The address is Strada Grigoraș Dinicu 1, 500080 Brașov.

Within walking distance: AntreU Focaccerie (next door), Carpentry (1 min) and SECRET Boutique Hostel (1 min). If it is full or shut, the closest alternatives of the same kind are Luado Chocolate (Magazin Poarta Schei) (next door) and BO coffee shop (next door).

It has no closing day. Across the week it opens as early as 07:30 and closes as late as 22:00. Its Google score is 4.5 out of 5, gathered from 1,444 reviews — a solid number of reviews. See also Old Town or the other cafés and patisseries.

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Frequently asked

What are the opening hours at Shakespeare Coffee & Poetry?

The hours published on Google are: Monday: 07:30–22:00; Tuesday: 07:30–22:00; Wednesday: 07:30–22:00; Thursday: 07:30–22:00; Friday: 07:30–22:00; Saturday: 07:30–22:00; Sunday: 07:30–22:00. Check the venue's own site before a special trip — holiday and seasonal hours often differ.

Where is Shakespeare Coffee & Poetry?

The address is Strada Grigoraș Dinicu 1, 500080 Brașov, in Centrul Istoric.

What should I order at Shakespeare Coffee & Poetry?

If it is a specialty café, ask for a filter or a flat white from beans roasted in-house or by a Romanian roaster — Brașov has a few good ones. A cappuccino costs around 17 lei in the city (Numbeo, September 2026).

Is Shakespeare Coffee & Poetry worth visiting?

It holds 4.5 out of 5 from 1,444 Google reviews — a strong score for a café around Brașov. Treat the rating as a starting point, not a verdict, and read a few recent reviews too.

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