{ "country": "Romania", "code": "RO", "lastUpdated": "2026-09-13", "source": "https://happychef.cloud/en/press-contacts/ro.html", "national": { "description": "Romania's national press for hospitality PR centers on a handful of high-circulation dailies (Adevărul, Libertatea, România Liberă) that run dedicated lifestyle/'stil de viață' sections covering restaurant openings and food trends, alongside national TV via Digi24 and the hugely popular cooking competition Chefi la Cuțite on Antena 1. Dedicated food coverage comes from lifestyle magazines like Tabu and the licensed Good Food România, while the HoReCa trade press (Revista Horeca, Gastromedia) speaks directly to hotel and restaurant industry professionals rather than consumers. Independent digital platforms such as Jamila Cuisine and Zile și Nopți reach large numbers of home cooks and diners directly, and the national wire agency Agerpres can distribute an announcement to every subscribing newsroom in one pitch.", "tip": "Start with Revista Horeca and Gastromedia for trade credibility with industry peers, Agerpres for guaranteed nationwide pickup of hard news (openings, awards, chef moves), and Jamila Cuisine or Zile și Nopți if the story has strong visual or recipe appeal for consumers.", "sources": [ { "name": "Adevărul", "type": "newspaper", "email": null, "website": "https://adevarul.ro/", "notes": "Leading quality daily; address the Stil de Viață (Lifestyle) desk" }, { "name": "Libertatea", "type": "newspaper", "email": null, "website": "https://www.libertatea.ro/", "notes": "One of Romania's most-read dailies; general newsdesk covers dining and openings" }, { "name": "România Liberă", "type": "newspaper", "email": null, "website": "https://romanialibera.ro/", "notes": "One of Romania's oldest dailies (est. 1877); general newsdesk" }, { "name": "Digi24", "type": "tv", "email": null, "website": "https://www.digi24.ro/", "notes": "Leading national news channel; pitch lifestyle/magazine segments via the newsroom contact form" }, { "name": "Chefi la Cuțite (Antena 1)", "type": "tv", "email": null, "website": "https://www.antena1.ro/emisiuni/chefi-la-cutite", "notes": "Top-rated national chef competition show; approach via Antena 1's press office" }, { "name": "Tabu", "type": "magazine", "email": null, "website": "https://tabu.ro/", "notes": "National lifestyle/entertainment magazine covering food, culture and celebrity news" }, { "name": "Good Food România", "type": "magazine", "email": "office@publisol.ro", "website": "https://publisol.ro/collections/bbc-good-food", "notes": "Licensed BBC Good Food edition; email is the publisher Publisol's general contact, ask for the Good Food editorial team" }, { "name": "Revista Horeca", "type": "trade", "email": "office@horeca.ro", "website": "https://www.horeca.ro/", "notes": "Leading Romanian HoReCa (hotel/restaurant/catering) trade magazine, published since 2002" }, { "name": "Gastromedia", "type": "trade", "email": "revistagastromedia@gmail.com", "website": "https://gastromedia.ro/", "notes": "B2B publication for the Romanian food service, HoReCa and gastronomy sector" }, { "name": "Jamila Cuisine", "type": "blog", "email": null, "website": "https://jamilacuisine.ro/", "notes": "Romania's most popular recipe/cooking video platform" }, { "name": "Zile și Nopți", "type": "magazine", "email": "marian.gilea@zilesinopti.ro", "website": "https://www.zilesinopti.ro/", "notes": "National pop-culture/lifestyle platform with a dedicated Food & Drink section and city guides" }, { "name": "Agerpres", "type": "wire", "email": "office@agerpres.ro", "website": "https://www.agerpres.ro/", "notes": "National wire agency; covers lifestyle/culture alongside hard news" } ] }, "regions": [ { "id": "bucharest", "name": "Bucharest", "nativeName": "București", "description": "As the capital, Bucharest is home to nearly all of Romania's national outlets, so a strong national pitch already reaches the city's diners. For hyperlocal stories — a neighborhood opening, a small event, a chef profile — independent city-focused outlets are the ones actively looking for that kind of item.", "tip": "Send hyperlocal news to B365.ro first; save embargoed announcements with broader appeal for the national outlets listed above.", "sources": [ { "name": "B365.ro", "type": "blog", "email": "office@b365.ro", "website": "https://b365.ro/", "notes": "Independent Bucharest city-life editorial project covering neighborhoods, openings and local culture" }, { "name": "Radio Guerrilla", "type": "radio", "email": null, "website": "https://www.radioguerrilla.ro/", "notes": "Popular Bucharest-based entertainment radio station; occasionally features food/nightlife culture" } ] }, { "id": "cluj-transylvania", "name": "Cluj / Transylvania", "nativeName": "Cluj-Napoca / Transilvania", "description": "Cluj-Napoca anchors Romania's second-largest media market and a restaurant scene increasingly covered by its own press, with two competing daily local news outlets and a round-the-clock local news site.", "tip": "Monitorul de Cluj and Actual de Cluj are the two most-read local outlets for a restaurant announcement in the city.", "sources": [ { "name": "Monitorul de Cluj", "type": "newspaper", "email": "office@monitorulcj.ro", "website": "https://www.monitorulcj.ro/", "notes": "Leading regional daily for Cluj-Napoca and Transylvania" }, { "name": "Actual de Cluj", "type": "newspaper", "email": "marketing@actualdecluj.ro", "website": "https://www.actualdecluj.ro/", "notes": "Local news outlet; email is the marketing contact, ask to route to editorial" }, { "name": "Cluj24.ro", "type": "newspaper", "email": null, "website": "https://www.cluj24.ro/", "notes": "Round-the-clock local news site for Cluj-Napoca and Cluj County" } ] }, { "id": "timisoara-banat", "name": "Timișoara / Banat", "nativeName": "Timișoara / Banat", "description": "Timișoara, the Banat region's capital and a former European Capital of Culture, is served by a long-running regional daily alongside newer digital-only outlets that cover its growing restaurant and café scene.", "tip": "Renașterea Bănățeană is the most established regional daily; Ziua de Vest and Opinia Timișoarei are the digital outlets most likely to run a quick local item.", "sources": [ { "name": "Renașterea Bănățeană", "type": "newspaper", "email": null, "website": "https://www.renasterea.ro/", "notes": "Long-established regional daily for Timișoara and Banat" }, { "name": "Ziua de Vest", "type": "newspaper", "email": null, "website": "https://www.ziuadevest.ro/", "notes": "Local news website covering Timișoara" }, { "name": "Opinia Timișoarei", "type": "newspaper", "email": null, "website": "https://opiniatimisoarei.ro/", "notes": "Local news outlet for Timișoara" } ] }, { "id": "iasi-moldavia", "name": "Iași / Moldavia", "nativeName": "Iași / Moldova", "description": "Iași is the main press hub for Romania's Moldavia region, with a well-established regional daily, a high-traffic local news site, and a public regional radio station all covering city life and dining.", "tip": "Ziarul de Iași and BZI.ro are the two outlets to prioritize for a local restaurant story.", "sources": [ { "name": "Ziarul de Iași", "type": "newspaper", "email": null, "website": "https://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/", "notes": "Leading regional daily for Iași and Moldavia" }, { "name": "BZI.ro (Bună Ziua Iași)", "type": "newspaper", "email": "stiri@bzi.ro", "website": "https://www.bzi.ro/", "notes": "High-traffic local news site; also has separate advertising/partnership contacts" }, { "name": "Radio România Iași", "type": "radio", "email": null, "website": "https://www.radioiasi.ro/", "notes": "Public regional radio station covering the Iași/Moldavia counties" } ] }, { "id": "constanta-coast", "name": "Constanța / Black Sea Coast", "nativeName": "Constanța / Litoral", "description": "Constanța and Romania's Black Sea coast have a seasonal restaurant scene (summer resorts like Mamaia) covered by long-standing regional dailies and public radio, relevant for both city and seaside restaurant news.", "tip": "Ziua de Constanța has a named local editor and is the fastest route to coverage; Cuget Liber is the other major regional daily to include.", "sources": [ { "name": "Ziua de Constanța", "type": "newspaper", "email": "tomis@ziuact.ro", "website": "https://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/", "notes": "Local daily; editor-in-chief Claudia Corbu (claudia.corbu@ziuact.ro) also listed" }, { "name": "Cuget Liber", "type": "newspaper", "email": null, "website": "https://www.cugetliber.ro/", "notes": "Leading regional daily for Constanța" }, { "name": "Radio România Constanța", "type": "radio", "email": null, "website": "https://radioconstanta.ro/", "notes": "Public regional radio station for Constanța and the coast" } ] } ] }