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196      TR A VELLERS ’  NEEDS

       Where to Eat and Drink

                           Rivalda Café & Restaurant    Price Guide
       Castle District     International   Map 1 C5  Prices are based on a three-course meal
                           Színház utca 5–9     per person, with a half-bottle of house
       Café Miró          Tel (06 1) 489 02 36  wine, including tax and service.
       Café         Map 1 B4  The cuisine is contemporary with a      up to 6,000 forints
       Úri utca 30         seasonal menu, which uses mostly      6,000–12,000 forints
       Tel (06 1) 201 23 75  local produce. Jazz evenings too.     over 12,000 forints
       A popular and hip hangout, Café
       Miró has a Mediterranean vibe.   Vár: a Speiz Étterem   
       Enjoy an appealing range of   International   Map 1 B4 Gellért and Tabán
       salads and snacks on the   Hess András tér 6
       gorgeous summer terrace.  Tel (06 1) 488 74 16  Gellért Espressó   
                           This cultured restaurant offers the  Café   Map 4 E3
       Ruszwurm Cukrászda     likes of foie gras with Tokaj. In the   Szent Gellért tér 1
       Patisserie   Map 1 B4  adjoining Ham and Wine Bar, you   Tel (06 1) 889 55 58
       Szentháromság utca 7  can sample a superb range of   Situated on the ground floor
       Tel (06 1) 375 52 84  meats from all over Europe.  of the Gellért Hotel, this sublime
       Budapest’s oldest patisserie offers     re-creation of a Habsburg-era
       plenty of calorific strudels (rétes)   Alabárdos     coffee house serves up good
       and some delicious coffees.  Modern Hungarian   Map 1 B4  coffee and excellent cakes.
                           Országház utca 2
                                                                
        DK Choice          Tel (06 1) 356 08 51   Closed Sun  Hadik Kávéház Café   Map 4 E5
                           Set in a Gothic building, this
                                               Café
        21 Magyar Vendéglő     restaurant offers Hungarian   Bartók Béla út 36
        Modern Hungarian  Map 1 B4  specialities of pre-paprika times   Tel (06 1) 279 02 90
        Fortuna utca 21    made to please today’s taste buds.  The classic interior here
        Tel (06 1) 202 21 13                   combines with a pleasant
        This super stylish restaurant   Halászbástya     atmosphere, making for a
        strives to create traditional   International   Map 1 B4  good coffee stop. The lunch
        Magyar cuisine in a thoroughly   Szentháromság tér 5  menu is worth trying too.
        contemporary setting. Brick   Tel (06 1) 201 69 35
        walls, wooden floors and   The Neo-Romanesque interior   Marcello   
        subdued lighting create the   here is impressive, however it is   Italian   Map 4 E4
        perfect atmosphere in which    the knockout views from the   Bartók Béla út 40
        to enjoy the first-rate foie gras   terrace that really make this    Tel (06 1) 466 62 31
        and other classic dishes like   place something special.  Housed in a cellar accessed by a
        chicken paprika with buttered          low staircase, Marcello is famed
        dumplings. The wine list is   Zóna Budapest     for its pasta and salad bar, with
        particularly inspired.  International   Map 1 C5  a good choice for vegetarians.
                           Lánchíd utca 7–9
                           Tel (06 1) 422 59 81   Café Déryné   
       Café Pierrot      The breathtaking concept food   International   Map 1 B5
       International   Map 1 B4  here fuses modern Hungarian   Krisztina tér 3
       Fortuna utca 14     cuisine with a touch of the orient.   Tel (06 1) 225 14 07
       Tel (06 1) 375 69 71  Splendid views of the Danube.   In the atmosphere of a grand-
       This refined yet comfortable    Fantastic Hungarian wines as well.  scale dining room, the classic
       and relaxed, friendly restaurant        brasserie menu on offer here
       is located in a 13th - century          features simple local and
       bakery house with a gorgeous            French favourites.
       secret garden.
                                               Hemingway       
       Fekete Holló Vendéglő                 Modern Hungarian   Map 3 C5
       Traditional Hungarian  Map 1 B4         Kosztolányi Dezső tér 2
       Országház utca 10                       Tel (06 1) 381 05 22
       Tel (06 1) 356 23 67                    The spread out, island resort feel
       This eatery offers excellent            of this lively, al fresco venue
       traditional food, although it           would have appealed to the
       might be a little too touristy for      famous writer. There’s a weekly
       some. The kitsch medieval decor         changing menu and a superb
       only adds to the experience.            brunch buffet on Sundays.
       Pest-Buda Bistro                      János Étterem   
       Traditional Hungarian  Map 1 B4         Modern Hungarian   Map 3 B2
       Fortuna utca 3                          Hegyalja út 23
       Tel (06 1) 225 03 77                    Tel (06 1) 202 34 14
       This simple Hungarian bistro            The house restaurant of
       offers home-cooked food made            the Charles Hotel offers an
       with fresh ingredients. The             interesting take on Hungarian
       atmosphere is traditional yet   The stylish dining room opening onto the   classics, such as goose liver pie
       friendly and casual.  garden at Café Pierrot  with Tokaj-wine mousse.
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