Review: Kredenc Borbisztró, Balatonfüred. Strolling through the elegant quarter of Balatonfüred built during the Reform period (beginning of the 19th century), visitors will come across the Kredenc wine…
Interview with master sushi chef Nobu
“They are acting as though I were a film star!” joked Nobuyuki Matsuhisa at a press conference in the Kempinski Hotel ahead…
Review: Hotel President’s Panorama Terrace, District V. The Hotel President’s glamorous helipad restaurant above the rooftops of Budapest can hardly be beaten as a venue for a romantic dinner.…
Review: Café Briós on Pozsonyi út. Brioche is traditionally eaten for breakfast in France. In Budapest it can also be enjoyed at the recently-opened Café Briós (briós is…
Review: “bq” Beer & Barbecue Grill Terrace and Fashion Lounge on Fashion Street. It is well known that cafés and restaurants near the main tourist streets in big…
Chateau Visz: new head chef, yet principles stay the same.
The restaurant of Chateau Visz to the south of Lake Balaton has had a new head chef,…
Café Eckermann closes.
For some 11 years Café Eckermann had been a fixed point on Budapest’s cultural landscape, attracting students, tourists and intellectuals. The café made…
Review: Corinthia Hotel Budapest Sunday BrunchThe Corinthia Hotel Budapest located on the Nagykörút (Grand Boulevard) not far from Oktogon is rightly lauded as one of the capital’s most…
Review: Cascade, District XII.
Cascade is located far from the typical tourist traps, slightly hidden away in the hilly Buda landscape of District XII, but still…
Since the beginning of the year Pécs, the European Capital of Culture 2010, has been the focus of attention. Now alongside the large-scale festivals, exhibitions, concerts and other events,…
Review: Café A.P.A. Cuka, District VIII. Once you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all, one might think when it comes to the ruin pubs in Budapest. In addition…
Review: Sugar Shop in Paulay Ede utca. Even if the tables and chairs are not made of sugar, Sugar Shop looks like how one might have imagined a…
Few have the drive & dollars to chase a Michelin star.
According to the Michelin Guide exceptional, innovative cuisine is rare in Hungary. One exception is the…
Review: Part II – Peppers! Mediterranean Grill in the Marriott Hotel. Entering the lobby of the Marriott Hotel you could wonder whether you are still in Budapest. Palm…
Review: Chef's table at Peppers! Mediterranean Grill in the Marriott Hotel. A special menu was served to ten select guests on 22 April in the Hotel Marrriot's Mediterranean…
Review: Culináris restaurant, District V. Anyone wanting to buy international gourmet products in Budapest should visit one of the three Culináris shops, in Perc utca (District III), on…
Review: Vakvarjú, District VI.
Vakvarjú on Paulay Ede utca sees its role as a restaurant as much more than simply preparing and serving meals. It sets out…
Russian weeks at the Mirror Café & Restaurant.
A few years ago Budapest boasted a number of Russian restaurants. Of those only Arany Kaviár (“Golden Caviar”) in…
Review: Zsivágó Café, District VI. It would be possible to while away whole days in the Zsivágó Café in the manner of an Anton Chekov character, laughing through…
Review: Poncichter. On Friday at 10pm the noise level is considerable. There is discussion, debate and laughter. Young and old, regulars and first-time guests speak above each other…
Review: 400, District VII.
The owners of the recently opened 400 may have been listening to Abba’s “Thank You For the Music” when they came up with…
Relaxed, not rushed. The Café Jubilee opened a stone’s throw from Jászai Mari tér on Szent István körút at the end of February. Its owner Alex Scicluna hopes…
It’s a real location that plays with fiction. On the corner of Horánszky and Krúdy Gyula utca one can read the words “anno 896” below the pub’s name.…
After two successful years in Bécsi utca, the German-Italian fast food chain Vapiano opened a new branch in Budapest on Bécsi út at the end of last year.…
Spájz is a Hungarianised abbreviation of the German Speisekammer, meaning larder. Árpád Horváth gave that name to his pub/restaurant in Lázár utca, evidently in reference not to the…
Sercli’s name translates as the “bread crust”, but this attractive restaurant serves a far greater range of food. Situated near Ferenciek tere in Veres Palné utca in a…
Olíva, which opened in 2003, is centrally located on the corner of Bajcsy Zsilinszky út and Lázár utca. The warm, dimmed lighting, an abundance of wood and rustic,…
The lengthy queues outside the cellar restaurant in Vigyázó Ferenc utca every lunchtime must say something: the small self-service restaurant Govinda offers one of the most authentic experiences…
On entering Master Wang’s Kitchen (Wang mester konyhája) customers can happily throw away any preconceptions they had of Chinese gastronomy in Eastern Europe. Tucked away in the rather…
Even in winter Szentendre is worth the trip. Anyone who loves hearty dishes such as pork knuckle will be in their element at Erm’s restaurant. Jazz fans will…
