Our story
A story that begins in our grandparents' kitchens.
Around 1900, recipes were learned by watching and tasting, close to the people who cooked. That is where our story begins.
How we got here
Around 1900
Recipes learned beside the stove
They were written down nowhere. They were learned by watching, tasting and staying close to the people who cooked.
2019
The first restaurant
Ion Potîrniche opens the Ciorbe La Ion traditional restaurant, on Domnească Street in Galați.
Today
The place on Gării Street
The restaurant moved to number 55, where the table is laid every day.
Recipes travelled from one generation to the next through flavours, smells and small secrets kept in the family. Every dish carries the mark of those who cooked it before us: the taste you recognise, and the wish to bring people to the same table.
Ion's words
Family is the heart of everything we do.
Ion Potîrniche
In 2019, Ion Potîrniche opened the first Ciorbe La Ion traditional restaurant, on Domnească Street in Galați. The restaurant later moved to the premises it occupies today, at 55 Gării Street. Grill Domnesc is the other brand of the family, born of the same skill with the grill and with generous tables.
We keep tradition alive through rooted recipes, chosen ingredients and food cooked with purpose. We move with the times without losing the three things that guide us.
May the stories flow!
What guides us
Quality
Ingredients chosen with care and recipes followed exactly.
Authenticity
Romanian dishes cooked as they should be, with no shortcuts.
Hospitality
You are welcomed with a warm word and the table laid.
The table is ready
Come for a warm word, the way it used to be.
Daily 10:00 to 22:00