Gettó Gulyás

Top choice in Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter


This new spot is just about the best place to try pörkölt – what we call goulash (it's paprikás when you add sour cream) – with everything from chicken, venison and catfish to gizzards and roosters' testicles available. Add some savanyúság (pickled vegetables, from 480Ft) and you've got a feast. Gulyás in Hungary is a thickish beef soup (1200Ft).

Please note: 'ghetto' is what many in Budapest still call the Jewish Quarter. It is not considered pejorative here.


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2. Orthodox Synagogue

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4. Great Synagogue

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5. Hungarian Jewish Museum & Archives

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6. Rumbach Sebestyén utca Synagogue

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7. Makovec Office Building

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8. New Theatre

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