I love this street because on this street I have weekend brunches with my family or grab some delicious coffee and chill with a book alone. Be stealthy and once you succeed, reward yourself with a coffee, you deserve it, you beautiful human!
Ștefan Mihăileanu Street in Sector 2 is named after a renowned Aromanian professor and journalist. Ștefan Mihăileanu (1859-1900) was the editor of the "Balkan Peninsula" magazine (Organ for the Defense of Romanian Interests in the Balkans). Born in a town in northern Macedonia during a period marked by political unrest, young Ștefan Mihăileanu was brought to Romania by his uncle.
While studying at the "Sfântul Sava" National College in the capital, young Mihăileanu continued to be involved in the affairs of his country of origin, publishing a series of articles against Bulgarian claims in Macedonia. Due to his political views and his constant advocacy for Macedonian rights, Professor and journalist Ștefan Mihăileanu was assassinated on July 22, 1900, in Bucharest. The murder was committed by a Bulgarian "komitadji" (a member of a group fighting against Ottoman authorities, paid by the Bulgarian state).
His assassination sparked a political crisis between Romania and Bulgaria. Numerous articles published in the Romanian press portrayed him as a martyr. A series of poems were written to honor his memory. In 1901, Ștefan Mihăileanu's Aromanian-Romanian dictionary was published, written in such a way as to enrich the Aromanian language with certain specially modified Romanian words.
Originally named Peace Street until 1871, the beautiful Bucharest alley would later be named Stefan Mihăileanu Street after the esteemed journalist in 1903. The street itself is also peaceful and charming, with old boyar villas, much like those in the surrounding areas. It starts from Sfântul Ștefan Square, crosses Dr. Burghelea and Popa Soare streets, intersects with Plantelor Street, and ends at Traian Street. At the Popa Soare church, Ștefan Mihăileanu Street stops for 50 meters and is renamed Popa Soare Street before resuming its original name after crossing Dr. Burghelea Street.
Attractions on the street include:
- AD Xenopol Economic College
- Zava Hotel
- Fandacsia – Hat shop
- Gaep Gallery
- Magic Kindergarten
- Coftale Specialty Coffee Shop
- Interconfessional Bible Society of Romania