Must-see restaurants in Budapest

This cute, spick-and-span cafe in the heart of the Jewish district serves Israeli-style kosher food, from couscous and shakshuka to hummus and pasta…

A classic fish restaurant by the Danube where freshwater-fish soup (from 1550Ft) is served in bowls, pots or kettles, and your carp, catfish or trout…

This odd place, filled with communist memorabilia and kitsch, is a joke that's now almost three decades old. Top marx (sorry) for the Gulag, Snow White…

This attractive cafe-restaurant serves international cuisine that is not especially inspired but is of a certain standard – and it's there in the Allee…

This Thai eatery on two levels offers dishes with a base of rice or noodles (1290Ft) with accompanying toppings (390Ft to 890Ft), and sauces free of…

This unpretentious little bistro on the Big Ring Road, courtesy of Wang Mester out by City Park, has delighted Asian foodies and disappointed others in…

Visit this neighbourhood restaurant on the corner of Pozsonyi út for the ultimate local Budapest experience: gargantuan portions of Hungarian classics,…

Less well-heeled sister restaurant of the ESCA Studio next door, 'Blackboard' (yes, it has one of them) is now open for breakfast and brunch only. Expect…

This is the place to head when you really could eat a horse (which may or may not be on one of the tables). It’s an enormous buffet of more than 100 cold…

This brightly coloured cafe that used to be on Roosevelt tér is a modern take on a Hungarian önkiszolgáló (self-service restaurant) where, along with…

If like us you need a fix of pork dumplings and fried rice every once in a while, the 'Nine Dragons' at the southwestern end of City Park can oblige…

This small eatery serves Hungarian pancakes – both savoury and sweet – round the clock and is often packed. Peckish night owls may also wish to consider…

This branch of ‘Granny’s Palacsinta Place’, the popular chain selling pancakes with savoury and sweet fillings, is handy when visiting Aquincum. Baked …

This very basic (and very central) functional eatery serves vegan sandwiches, pizzas and 'burgers’ and is very popular with students from the nearby…

This popular pizzeria, with more substantial pasta dishes as well, is conveniently attached to Gödöllő's Szabadság tér HÉV station.