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Where to Eat and Drink Gresham Kávéház Map 2 D5
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Café
Széchenyi István tér 5–6
little to detract from the excellent Price Guide Tel (1) 268 60 00
Budapest food, though it’s perhaps a bit too Prices are based on a three-course meal This is a perfect place for
for one with half a bottle of wine and
Castle District touristy for some. Good Hungarian including service: enjoying a light lunch or early
evening meal. Alternatively, opt
wine list.
Ruszwurm Cukrászda   up to 5,500 HUF for one of the wickedly enticing
Café Map 1 B5 Pest-Buda Bistro   5,500 to 8,500 HUF cakes any time.
Szentháromság utca 7 Hungarian Map 1 B4  over 8,500 HUF
Tel (1) 375 52 84 Fortuna utca 3 DK Choice
Budapest’s oldest patisserie is Tel (1) 225 03 77 Gellert Hill & Taban
perhaps its finest too, with plenty An elegant restaurant with Café Déryné  Café Bouchon 
of calorific strudel and rétes (filo arched walls and ceiling that Hungarian and French Map 1 B5 Hungarian and French Map 2 E4
pastries filled with curd cheese), form part of an underground Krisztina tér 3 Zichy Jenő utca 33
and some delicious coffees. cave system. The food, mean- Tel (1) 225 14 07 Tel (1) 353 40 94 Closed Sun
while, is interesting and Evoking the atmosphere of a Outstanding combinations of
excellently prepared. grand-scale dining room, the French and Hungarian flavours
DK Choice classic brasserie menu here mark out this welcoming little
21 – Magyar Vendéglő  Rivalda Café & features simple local and neighbourhood restaurant that
Modern Hungarian Map 1 B4 Restaurant  French favourites. is popular with theatre-goers.
Fortuna utca 21 International Map 1 B5 It is also well stocked with some Folk-inspired decor at the Italian-style Pomo D’Oro
Tel (1) 202 21 13 Színház utca 5–9 Búsuló Juhász of the country’s finest wines.
This super-stylish restaurant Tel (1) 489 02 36 Étterem  The nicely spaced out tables, Krízia  Tigris 
strives to create traditional Contemporary international Hungarian Map 3 C3 lovely Art Deco furnishings and Italian Map 2 E4 Modern Hungarian Map 2 D5
Magyar cuisine in a contempo- cuisine with a changing menu that Kelenhegyi út 58 impeccable service round Mozsár utca 12 Mérleg utca 10
rary setting. Brick walls, wooden reflects the seasons, using mostly Tel (1) 209 16 49 things off beautifully. Tel (1) 331 87 11 Closed Sun Tel (1) 317 37 15 Closed Sun
floors and subdued lighting locally produced ingredients. Sited on the slopes of Gellert This pretty restaurant showcases Hungarian cuisine is rendered
create the perfect atmosphere Great evenings of jazz too. Hill, Búsuló is worth visiting as some fabulous Italian cuisine; the with flair and ingenuity here,
in which to enjoy first rate foie much for the views as the food, Café Kör  home-made pastas and noodles from the smoked meats
gras and other classic dishes, Vár a Speiz Étterem  which is beautifully prepared Modern Hungarian Map 2 D5 are quite something, and there’s prepared in-house to a special
such as chicken paprika with International Map 1 B4 but expensive. Sas utca 17 a truffle menu too. It closes for the foie gras menu.
buttered dumplings. The wine Hess András tér 6 Tel (1) 311 00 53 afternoon from 3pm to 6:30pm.
list is particularly inspired. Tel (1) 488 74 16 Manna Étterem  Enticing bowls of salad and Central Pest
This sophisticated restaurant International Map 1 B5 grilled meat dishes fill the Marquis de Salade 
offers the likes of foie gras with Palota út 17 menu at this popular, modestly International Map 2 E4 Centrál Kávéház 
Café Pierrot  Tokaj wines. In the adjoining Tel (20) 999 91 88 sized bistro-style place. Fine Hajós utca 43 Café Map 4 E1
International Map 1 B4 Ham and Wine Bar, you can This stylish restaurant is most wines too. Tel (30) 223 35 20 Károlyi Mihály utca 9
Fortuna utca 14 sample a superb range of cured notable for its uinque location Dishes from Azerbaijan and Tel (1) 266 21 10
Tel (1) 375 69 71 meats from all over Europe. on the top of the tunnel under Kispiac Bisztró  Georgia feature strongly in this This was one of Budapest’s
The original, elegant Socialist-era Castle Hill, with a terrace offering Modern Hungarian Map 2 D4 wittily titled and beautifully foremost literary cafés in the
interior contributes to the 1980s Alabárdos  a panorama of Kristinaváros Hold utca 13 decorated establishment – check early 20th century. It remains a
retro feel; the food is a classy Modern Hungarian Map 1 A4 on the Buda side. Tel (1) 269 42 31 Closed Sun out the Persian rugs downstairs. grand affair, and the pastries are
international take on quality Országház utca 2 A sweet little local with barely a truly spectacular.
Hungarian produce. Tel (1) 356 08 51 Closed Sun, lunch handful of tables, it offers some Pomo D’Oro 
Mon–Fri Around Parliament sumptuous dishes, but the Italian Map 2 D4 Gerbeaud 
Fekete Holló Vendéglő  Alabárdos is a truly exclusive Buja Disznók Étterem  roasted duck beats the lot. Arany János utca 9 Café Map 2 D5
Hungarian Map 1 A4 place in an outstanding Gothic Austrian Map 2 D4 Tel (1) 302 64 73 Vörösmarty tér 7
Országház utca 10 building. The menu features Hold utca 13 A labyrinthine trattoria with large Tel (1) 429 90 00
Tel (1) 356 23 67 Hungarian specialities from pre- Tel (70) 377 33 22 wood-burning ovens firing up A period gem, exquisitely
At this little gem in Buda Castle, paprika times made to please Located in the Hold utca market thin-crust pizzas; the charcoal- furnished and decorated (see
the kitsch medieval decor does today’s taste buds. hall, this charming eatery grilled meats are worth trying too. p98), Gerbeaud has been serving
specialises in schnitzel, the pork some of the best, and most
delicacy that’s a firm favourite Sir Lancelot Lovagi Étterem  expensive, coffees and cakes in
among diners here. International Map 2 E3 the country for over 100 years.
Podmaniczky utca 14
Európa Kávéház  Tel (1) 302 44 56 Művész Kávéház 
Café Map 2 D3 For those who relish a themed Café Map 2 E4
Szent István Korüt 7–9 eating experience, this is ideal: Andrássy út 29
Tel (1) 312 23 62 hefty portions of Renaissance- Tel (1) 343 35 44
This large and bustling café is inspired dishes served by waiters Eternally popular coffeehouse
invariably packed to the gills with in period costume, accompanied that, like Gerbeaud, is as notable
locals filling up on coffee and by Renaissance music. for its extravagant Baroque decor
generously portioned cake slices. as for its coffee and cakes.
Borkonyha 
Govinda Étterem  International Map 2 D5 Vapiano 
Vegetarian Map 2 D5 Sas utca 3 Italian Map 4 D1
Vigyázó Ferenc utca 4 Tel (1) 266 08 35 Closed Sun Bécsi utca 5
Tel (1) 473 13 10 Closed Sun Expect dishes such as rabbit Tel (70) 672 20 99
Individual dishes as well as set millefeuille and suckling pig Collect a card, place your order
meals are served at this fast-food carpaccio at this elegant venue (pizza or pasta), then watch it
style joint, in addition to their Authentic Italian cuisine at Krízia, a few where the wine is as important being prepared directly in front
The graceful architectural design in the dining room at Alabárdos all-you-can-eat menu. minutes’ walk from the State Opera House as the food, which is exceptional. of you. Great fun.
For more information on types of restaurants see pp270–71
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