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                            DK Choice          here to nose around the castle,
                                               the wooden-beamed Castle Inn
                            SOPRON: Erhardt     offers an extensive menu at
                            Hungarian   Road Map A3  attractive prices.
                            Balfi utca 10
                            Tel (99) 50 67 11   SZÉKESFERHÉRVAR:
                            A beautiful Baroque interior sets   Kiskulacs Vendéglő   
                            the scene for food and wine of   Hungarian   Road Map C4
                            distinction, and Erhardt certainly   Budai út 26
                            rates as one of the finest restau-  Tel (22) 50 29 20
                            rants in northern Hungary. The   If steak is your thing, look no
                            food combinations – typically   further than this local favourite,
                            with a French or Italian influence   which is a great place to enjoy a
                            – are wonderful, like rabbit leg   long, lingering Hungarian meal.
                            wrapped in prosciutto with pea   Taste wines from ten different
                            risotto, and mangalica pork   regions of Hungary.
                            with garlicky French beans.
                            Serious wine lovers should   SZOMBATHELY: Öreg Sam
                            make a beeline for the cellar.  Sörkert   
                                               Hungarian   Road Map A3
                                               Gagarin utca 14
                           SOPRON: Vadászkürt    Tel (22) 400 50 00    Closed Sun
                           Vendéglő          Large, frequently rammed
       The Renaissance restaurant in Visegrád,   International   Road Map A3  beerhall, where the food and
       ready for round-table revelries  Udvarnoki utca 6  drink has a strong German slant;
                           Tel (99) 31 43 85   the pretty garden terrace is great
       KŐSZEG: Portré Panzió     From the polished parquet floors   for supping in too.
       Café       Road Map A3  and convivial garden terrace to
       Fő tér 7            dishes such as pheasant and   SZOMBATHELY: Hotel
       Tel (94) 36 31 70   quail egg soup, everything about   Wagner   
       Bar, bistro and café all in one,    this place exudes class.  Modern Hungarian  Road Map A3
       this is a super little place to         Kossuth Lajos utca 15
       stop off for a light bite or some   SOPRON: Wollner     Tel (94) 32 22 08
       liquid refreshment.  International   Road Map A3  Although renowned for its
                           Templom utca 20     extensive collection of wines,
       KŐSZEG: Kék Huszár    Tel (99) 52 44 00  Closed Sun & Mon  the food at the sophisticated
       Vendéglő          The accent is on refined   Wagner hotel lives right up to
       Hungarian   Road Map A3  international cuisine at this   the same standards.
       Várkör utca 60      glittering cellar restaurant; hence
       Tel (94) 36 08 50   dishes such as roast duck with   TATA: La Casa   
       If hungry after a good walk in   sour beetroot sauce and polenta.  Seafood   Road Map C3
       Kőszeg, visit this restaurant at        Országgyűlés tér 3
       the foot of the castle that dishes   SÜMEG: Várcsárda     Tel (30) 768 06 83
       up traditional Hungarian food.  Hungarian   Road Map B4  It’s unusual to find a decent fish
                           Kisfaludy kert      restaurant in this part of the
       LAKE VELENCE:       Tel (87) 35 09 24   country, but this is certainly one;
       Nádas Étterem     Despite catering mainly to the   expect the likes of barbecued
       Hungarian   Road Map C4  busloads of visitors that arrive   crabs and grilled swordfish.
       Agárd, Balatoni út 60
       Tel (22) 37 00 06
       It may be the quintessential tourist
       restaurant, but that doesn’t make
       Nádas Étterem any less enjoyable,
       and the food is surprisingly good.
       LAKE VELENCE: Ponty   
       Seafood    Road Map C4
       Gárdony, Szabadság utca 9
       Tel (22) 35 54 54
       Dedicated fish restaurant with
       heaps of the stuff from the lake,
       the best of which is the delicious
       fogas (pike-perch), typically rolled
       in paprika and fried.
       SOPRON: Fórum Pizzeria   
       Pizzeria   Road Map A3
       Szent György utca 3
       Tel (99) 34 02 31
       Waiters scuttle around furiously
       delivering thin-crust pizzas,
       spaghetti and lasagne in this
       most enjoyable restaurant.  Traditional inn-style signage and gateway at Erhardt in Sopron
                                    For more information on types of restaurants see pp270–71
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