Ivan Pescar Fish Bar
Ivan Pescar
A popular fish restaurant on the Danube promenade in Tulcea, where Lipovan women chefs slow-cook Delta river fish and fish soups.
Located on the Faleza riverside promenade (28 Strada Gării), it has long ranked first among Tulcea restaurants on TripAdvisor and has thousands of Google reviews. The kitchen is run by Lipovan women chefs. Signature dishes include Delta fish soup, sturgeon soup (storceag), fish ball soup, grilled Danube herring and fish roe, plus fried carp with cornmeal mush. Window seats overlook the Danube. Service is slow at busy times, and reservations are currently by phone only. It is a few minutes' walk from the Tulcea port and ferry pier.
Opening hours
Mon 13:00-22:00; Tue-Sun 12:00-22:00
Nearby sights
- Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Centre
- Tulcea Danube Promenade & Azizie Mosque
- Independence Monument & Hora Hill, Tulcea
- Saon Monastery
- Enisala Fortress
- Maliuc
- Lake Fortuna
- Cocoș Monastery