Berlitz Pocket Guide Budapest by Berlitz

Author:Berlitz
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, Hungary
Publisher: Apa Publications
Published: 2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00

Pest

Bagolyvár Étterem €€–€€€ XIV Gundel Károly út 4, tel: 889-8127, www.bagolyvar.com. The Bagolyvár, located just off Heroes’ Square, offers a budget alternative to its sister restaurant, Gundel, just round the corner. The ambience is more informal, and the food more rustic, but the tastiness of the Hungarian cuisine is no less pleasing.

Borkonyha Winekitchen €€€ V Sas utca 3, tel: 266-0835, www.borkonyha.hu. A Michelin-starred wine-oriented restaurant situated in the heart of Pest. It offers the best of Hungarian cuisine with a contemporary touch. The name Winekitchen speaks for itself – the wine list is extensive and diverse, but most of them are Hungarian. 48 out of 200 wines are offered by the glass.

Café Kör €€ V Sas utca 17, tel: 311-0053, www.cafekor.net. Situated near Deák Ferenc tér, Café Kör offers clean white tablecloths, friendly service and reasonable prices. It is popular and you need to book for peak times. Goose-liver paté, spit roast, mixed grill, duck and some fine puddings ensure return visits. Small portions can be ordered for about 70 percent of full price. Cash only.

Centrál Kávéház €€ V Károlyi Mihály utca 9, tel: 266-2110, www.centralkavehaz.hu. This legendary café first opened in 1887 and reopened in 2000 after nearly a half century’s dormancy. Famous Hungarian artists and writers used to frequent it. Now it’s a useful option for a good, affordable meal at any time of day: there are soups, salads, sandwiches and more elaborate meals, as well as a wide selection of cakes and pies. The house speciality, Pesti Kávé, literally a strong ‘coffee from Pest’, garnished with whipped cream and served with a blueberry-jam macaroon, is well worth a try.

Costes €€€–€€€€ IX Ráday utca 4, tel: 219-0696, www.costes.hu. Chef Eszter Pallagyi presents refined dishes in the international style, though drawing every so often on the robust flavours of Hungarian cuisine for inspiration. Alongside meat and fish orientated showpieces, there are seasonal dishes on the menu. Diners at this Michelin-starred restaurant can choose between a four-, five-, six-, or seven-course menu. In 2015, the sister restaurant Costes Downtown opened in Vigyázó Ferenc Street 5; in 2016 it was awarded with a Michelin star.

Cyrano €€€ V Kristóf tér 7–8, tel: 266-4747, http://cyrano.hu. This chic restaurant is located right in the centre of town near Váci utca. The menu is French/Mediterranean-inspired but with some traditional Hungarian touches. Inside, the ostentatious decor features the chandelier from the movie set of Cyrano De Bergerac, starring Gérard Depardieu.

Fatál €€ V Váci utca 67, tel: 266-2607, www.fatalrestaurant.com. The exterior offers little clue as to what Fatál might offer and the name sounds a bit dubious, but it means ‘wooden platter’ in Hungarian, and the platters come heaped with Hungarian food, mostly quite meaty. The clientele are mainly tourists, but the food is good and the prices reasonable for Váci utca.

Fészek Klub €€ VII Kertész utca 36, tel: 342-6549, www.feszek-muveszklub.hu. Located in a pretty, charmingly dilapidated garden courtyard in the city’s old artists’ club, this restaurant serves genuine Hungarian home-cooking such as Reform bárány (roast lamb), ragout of wild boar and or freshwater fish dishes.

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