Debrecen
One of the best restaurants in town, Ikon commands a prominent position on the main square, but with its trimmed-down decor and classily clad wait staff,…
Must-see restaurants in Great Plain
Great Plain
This is Hungary’s most celebrated roadside inn, built at the end of the 18th century. Sit back and admire the Hortobágy kitsch taking up every place on…
Szeged
The restaurant at the Tiszavirág Hotel serves beautifully presented international and modernised Hungarian dishes, such as guinea fowl with Jerusalem…
Kecskemét
Our favourite new place to eat in the centre, Tepsi has pushed the Kecskemét dining scene into the 21st century with its simple, clean decor and a menu…
Szeged
This great new hipster hang-out is part ruin garden, part pub/cafe and counts upwards of a dozen craft beers on tap. The food is mostly gourmet burgers…
Szeged
Housed in a traditional fisherman's cottage with a terrace on the banks of the Tisza a few kilometres east of the centre, this excellent fish restaurant…
Kecskemét
This csárda trades on folksy charm, with its wooden benches, plates on the wall and Gypsy music. But the food, which comes in huge meaty portions, holds…
Debrecen
In a vaulted cellar, the sharp service, excellent Hungarian specialities and a terrace with live music all help to create one of Debrecen’s most welcome…
Kecskemét
Artistic presentations are standard at this silver-service restaurant in a new location, whether you order the catfish stew or the chicken breast with…
Szeged
This welcoming Serbian place with its lovely inner-courtyard garden (fine for a quiet drink, too) serves up grills like csevap (spicy meatballs of beef or…
Debrecen
Little sister to a big gourmet-feast palace of the same name just a block south, this hole-in-the-wall has cramped seating on two floors and does a brisk…
Szeged
The leafy terrace of this interesting place facing the National Theatre is enough reason to make this restaurant your destination on a warm summer evening…
Kecskemét
Italian-owned and operated, Cezar serves dishes made with ingredients almost entirely sourced in Italy. The minestrone and tomato and mozzarella salad are…
Szeged
This is a very modern take on an old-fashioned idea – the 'milk bar' so popular during socialist times. Though not vegetarian there are dozens of meatless…
Debrecen
You can’t miss the giant red flask jutting out from the wall – a landmark in these parts – and you shouldn’t skip the food either. Poultry and pork top…
Szeged
This very stylish and very comfortable basement restaurant and wine bar has an ever-changing menu that includes everything from sous vide dishes to pasta …
Szeged
For an authentic Hungarian meal that won't break the bank, head for 'At the Old Bridge', a traditional restaurant with all the favourites and a great…
Debrecen
Wedged between the Aquaticum Wellness Hotel and thermal baths in Nagyerdei Park is this gourmet restaurant housed in a lovely old theatre. Try the catfish…
Great Plain
The food is surprisingly good at the entirely kitschy Karikás Csárda, next to the park entrance. The gulyás (beef goulash soup; 1100Ft) is hearty and the…
Kecskemét
This is business-account territory but not for nothing as the rather inventive menu changes seasonally, and options might include stuffed trout with…
Kecskemét
This place goes over the top with its rustic fishing gear on the walls and costumed wait staff. But the food is good, there's a large open courtyard and…
Szeged
This pleasantly authentic Indian restaurant is just metres from the New Synagogue. If you get a hankering for a curry or a spot of tandoor, this is the…
Kecskemét
This cosy place with a small courtyard claims to be a cafe, a restaurant and a pizzeria and perhaps it is. But most come for the pasta (1320Ft to 1840Ft)…
Debrecen
More international than Belgian, this restaurant with a beer-hall atmosphere serves many fish and lacto-ovo vegie dishes; a good choice for those…
Szeged
Taking pride of place on Szeged's most attractive square, Pizza e Pasta serves, well, just that, and is said to be the best in town.
Kecskemét
This simple eatery hiding in the middle of a shopping centre is just the place to try Hungarian soul food, including the eponymous főzelék, twice-cooked…
Kecskemét
Italia is a little short on atmosphere, but it does a roaring trade with students from the nearby colleges. A full menu also includes pasta dishes (990Ft…
Debrecen
Some of the cheapest (if not the best) pizza in town awaits in an interior courtyard just off the main square. A substantial number of the 50 choices are…
Debrecen
This upbeat pasta and pizza restaurant, with more than two dozen of the former on offer and almost four dozen of the latter, is as central as you could…
Great Plain
This central place does Hungarian main courses but most people come to the Sfera for the pizza (1190Ft to 1450Ft).
Kecskemét
Locals love the quick and tasty self-service cafeteria on the ground floor of the city’s largest central hotel.
Szeged
Lovely cafe and cakeshop on the ground floor of the sumptuous Reök Palace.
