{"id":115293,"date":"2023-11-09T17:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/happy-restaurants-bulgarias-largest-restaurant-chain-enters-romania\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:50:28","slug":"happy-restaurants-bulgarias-largest-restaurant-chain-enters-romania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/happy-restaurants-bulgarias-largest-restaurant-chain-enters-romania\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Restaurants, Bulgaria’s Largest Restaurant Chain, Enters Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bulgaria’s largest casual dining chain, Happy Restaurants, is entering Romania, with the first restaurant scheduled to open in the first half of 2024 in AFI Cotroceni, covering an area of approximately 730 sqm.<\/p>\n

The company plans to open at least 5 restaurants in the next 5 years throughout Bucharest.<\/p>\n

The entry into Romania is part of the company’s global development plan, which aims to grow from 40 to 70 locations by 2030 and reach new markets, including the United Arab Emirates (Dubai).<\/p>\n

In 28 years, Happy Restaurants has grown into a chain of over 40 locations in Europe: 35 restaurants in Bulgaria, 5 in Spain, and one in London, UK, with a target of 40 million customers every year. Happy London was named the best restaurant in London by the British Restaurant Awards 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n

Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n

Where will the first Happy Restaurant open in Romania?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first location is scheduled to open in AFI Cotroceni, Bucharest, during the first half of 2024.<\/p>\n

What are the expansion plans for the brand in Romania?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The company plans to open at least five restaurants across Bucharest within the next five years.<\/p>\n

What awards has Happy Restaurants won?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Happy London was recognized as the best restaurant in London at the British Restaurant Awards in both 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bulgaria’s largest casual dining chain, Happy Restaurants, is entering Romania, with the first restaurant scheduled to open in the first half of 2024 in AFI Cotroceni, covering an area of approximately 730 sqm. The company plans to open at least 5 restaurants in the next 5 years throughout Bucharest. The entry into Romania is part…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":92376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[2120,3387,2898],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-115293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism","tag-afi-cotroceni","tag-bulgaria-en","tag-romania-en"],"article_style_override":"on","post-style":"style2","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turism-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115293"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=115293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}