Cafe Central

The social hub of central Soroca, a cafe-bar on the main square that stays busy from morning coffee to late-evening wine. The terrace is the place to sit in warm weather — a good vantage point for watching the town go about its business. The coffee is Moldovan-style (strong, Turkish-influenced), and the wine list is simple but entirely local. Prices are extremely modest. This is where Soroca residents meet, and a half-hour here gives a better sense of the town's unhurried pace than any number of sights.

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