Budapest
A perennially popular eatery started by Italians more than a quarter of a century ago, Okay Italia does a full range of dishes, but most people come for…
Budapest
A perennially popular eatery started by Italians more than a quarter of a century ago, Okay Italia does a full range of dishes, but most people come for…
Budapest
All faux Greek columns and a blue-and-white colour scheme, this taverna facing the river packs diners in on its three floors. Expect all the usual (and…
Budapest
Just around the corner from the Basilica of St Stephen, the 'Circle Café' is a long-standing favourite for lunch or dinner but a great place for a light…
Budapest
A wonderful, very modern cafe with gallery seating upstairs, Artizán serves whole food only with no additives and bakes its own sourdough bread on the…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
An elegant and upmarket place recommended by Michelin, this place offers a good range of traditional Hungarian delicacies and wines from around the…
Óbuda & Buda Hills
In Óbuda’s Újlak district, this light, bright bistro-meets-New-York-style-deli does indeed serve its namesake in its many guises, including the celebrated…
Budapest
This gastro bar specialises in Danish open-faced sandwiches. Focusing not only on taste and the ingredients, Dear Budapest also takes care to create…
Budapest
Hard by the Danube, this trattoria serves rustic and very authentic Italian and Tuscan food, including pappardelle con porcini (pappardelle with a hearty…
Óbuda & Buda Hills
This light, bright bistro and wine bar has a succinct, imaginative menu, featuring such treats as smoked goose carpaccio (4150Ft), salmon tartare (2450Ft)…
Óbuda & Buda Hills
This Óbuda institution was the first Indian restaurant to open in Budapest. It specialises in northern Indian dishes, especially tandoori ones (2490Ft to…
Budapest
Iguana serves not the most authentic but decent enough Mexican food, with dishes such as enchilada and burrito combination platos (from 2890 Ft),…
Budapest
Much more a bar than a 'gastro', FARM specialises in craft cocktails (1750Ft to 3250Ft), with plates of cheeses and cold cuts and rather innovative takes…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
This charming little 'pottage bar', mostly geared up for takeaways, serves vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free soups and pottages in pots as well as főzelék…
Budapest
This Taiwan eatery is a favourite pit stop for noodles – especially the soup variety – and dumplings (1200Ft to 2600Ft) when pálinka (fruit brandy),…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
There's nothing faux about this cubby hole of a Vietnamese place at the top of Kazinczy utca. But as its name suggests, don't expect to find much more…
Budapest
It may not look like much, but get closer and your olfactories will tell you that this little hole-in-the-wall with seating upstairs serves some of the…
Budapest
This enormous anchor tenant facing the Basilica of St Stephen serves elaborate (and expensive) grills in very stylish surrounds, but we come here for…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
This place, owned and operated by a Bangladeshi expat and now expanded into another room, has as authentic samosas (590Ft), vegetarian, chicken and lamb…
Budapest
This branch of a small chain serves Thai food just off the Big Ring Rd and has all the favourites – from tom yum gung (1600Ft) and pad thai (from 2350Ft)…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
One of the more interesting choices along Dob utca, colourful Cirkusz – more of a cafe than a restaurant – serves breakfast and breakfast only throughout…
Castle District
This place sells some of the best shop-made ice cream and sorbet in Buda; its three-dozen unusual flavours include fig, pomegranate and Sachertorte. The…
Castle District
A charming bistro between Széll Kálmán tér and Déli train station, Mezzo has upmarket international and Hungarian dishes – and jazz from 7pm Monday to…
Budapest
This enormous (and enormously popular) Turkish eatery at the northern end of Október 6 utca dispenses kebabs and grills almost around the clock to…
Budapest
Budapest's first bona fide doughnut chain sells dozens of varieties of both coated and filled fried dough. Great place for a quick hit of sugar and…
Óbuda & Buda Hills
This tiny hole-in-the-wall restaurant down from the courtyard of a mini shopping mall in Óbuda serves some of the best Japanese food in town, including…
Budapest
Some people say this place serves some of the best pizza in Budapest. We're going to try it again before making a final judgement, though it certainly is…
Budapest
Excellent burgers, with lots of different varieties, are served in this small, modern joint that also does snacks, salads and breakfast, available to 1pm…
Castle District
Strudel in all its permutations – from poppyseed with sour cherry to dill with cheese and cabbage – is available at this hole-in-the wall dispensary in a…
Óbuda & Buda Hills
This is a great place to pop in for lunch with shop-made soups, sandwiches, quiche and cakes. Hard to go wrong in an outlet run by a cooking school.
Budapest
This vegetarian and vegan basement restaurant northeast of the Chain Bridge serves wholesome salads, soups and desserts as well as daily one-/two-course…
Budapest
This branch of the popular sandwich bar is by the Central European University and is always rammed with penny-pinching students. It's branched out into…
Budapest
This place is where to head for some of Pest's best ice cream in town, as you’ll be able to deduce from the queues. In winter, its cakes (395Ft to 750Ft)…
Budapest
In the centre of Gödöllő next to the post office is the upbeat Solier Cafe, with a wonderful cukrászda (cake shop) on the ground floor and a lovely…
Budapest
This small shop sells genuine Italian gelato. It's located on a street that has become known as 'Via Italia' because of all the Italian restaurants and…
Budapest
This tiny cafe-restaurant inside a health-food shop on the ‘Sunny Side’ of the street serves fresh salads, pastries and soups. It's all vegetarian and…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
This pretty place, all pastel colours (including the macaroons) and sweet things, serves ice cream and cakes to eat in or take away.
Castle District
Branch of a popular bakery chain that has charmed Budapest with excellent pastries, Danishes and savoury snacks, such as quiche.
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Just up from Budapest’s most famous ruin pub, Szimpla Kert, this outdoor courtyard with a dozen food trucks offers a variety of snacks from gourmet…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Widely acclaimed as having the best chain burgers (there are a half-dozen franchises) in Budapest, Zing has the full range – from basic to fancy (loads of…
Castle District
Located in an early 19th-century town house just below Castle Hill, this self-service place offers stodgy vegetarian and vegan platters, salad and pasta…