English-first private members’ club Nookyard opens in Bucharest

24 July 2026 Nookyard, an English-first daytime private members’ club targeting founders, freelancers, and creatives, has opened in Bucharest’s Armenian Quarter. The new club was launched with an initial investment of over EUR 20,000 and plans to expand through a network of locations in Bucharest and other Romanian cities. Nookyard officially opened on July 20 inside Mélange Café, located in a villa on Oltarului street. The application-based club can accommodate 35 members at the same time, but the number can grow as access is organized around sessions, with the venue offering full-day, morning-only, afternoon-only, and Saturday-only memberships, as well as day passes. The business was fully financed by co-founders Ionuț Alexandru Stanciu and Anca Buta, with no external investors. The init