Historic Highlight: Dunapark Kávéház

Steeped in history, Dunapark Kávéház is an ideal rendezvous choice for lovers of timeless elegance. Opened in 1938, this light-filled Bauhaus and Art Deco landmark captivates with its cosmopolitan milieu. Start a morning date with signature Flódni French Toast, share a lunch of pastrami on sourdough, or linger into the evening for pastries, cocktails, and live music. Step inside and impress your date with pure coffeehouse magic!

1137 Budapest, Pozsonyi út 37. | Facebook

Lakeside Romance: Városliget Café & Restaurant

Surrounded by City Park’s lush greenery, Városliget Café & Restaurant offers a wonderfully scenic setting for a leisurely meal. Elegant panoramic windows overlook Vajdahunyad Castle and the tranquil lake, while the terrace enjoys golden sunsets towards Heroes’ Square. Paired with fresh, seasonal dishes and creative cocktails, it’s the perfect backdrop for a romantic lunch, dinner, or drinks.

1146 Budapest, Olof Palme sétány 5. | Weboldal

Fiery Feasts: Baalbek Lebanese Restaurant

If you’re looking for an extraordinary date spot, Baalbek Lebanese Restaurant is the perfect pick. Steps from the Danube embankment, its breezy terrace and authentic Lebanese cuisine elevate any evening. Start with delicious mezzes, then feast on charcoal-grilled meats, freshly baked pita, and bold Middle Eastern flavors alongside crafted cocktails. It’s easy to lose track of time here, especially when finishing the night with shisha!

1056 Budapest, Belgrád rakpart 22. | Weboldal

Mediterranean Getaway: Vintage Garden

Turn your autumn date into a Mediterranean flavor trip at Vintage Garden, a hidden gem on Dob Street. Thanks to its renewed Italian concept, Neapolitan pizzas, fresh pasta, seafood, and decadent desserts transport you straight to Italy, whether for dinner or weekend brunch. The Riviera-inspired interior even features a pink Vespa, making every detail picture-perfect. Located at the edge of the Party District, it’s a charming choice for any date.

1074 Budapest, Dob utca 21. | Weboldal

Pizza & Fun: Neverland Budapest

At Neverland Budapest, handcrafted pizzas, premium cocktails, and top-tier ingredients set the stage for an unforgettable evening. Enjoy artisan food and drink specialties inside a cozy interior, carefully prepared by hand, then test your problem-solving skills in one of their thrilling escape rooms – an exciting challenge that breaks the routine, strengthens your bond, and creates lasting memories. Pizza, cocktails, and escape games under one roof!

1074 Budapest, Dohány utca 22-24. | Weboldal

Games & Cocktails: Anytime Bar & Entertainment

Anytime Bar & Entertainment is an adult playground designed for memorable date-night experiences. Packed with bowling, billiards, darts, foosball, and shuffleboard, every game offers a fun challenge paired with handcrafted cocktails. Between playful competition, shared victories, and drinks in hand, you’ll easily bypass awkward silences and truly unwind. For a lively, interactive night out, this spot is a guaranteed win!

1068 Budapest, Király utca 56. | Weboldal

Panoramic Sunset Views: 360BAR

One of the best parts of Indian summer is catching Budapest’s finest sunsets, and 360BAR offers front-row seats. Atop the iconic Párisi Department Store, this rooftop bar serves up golden-hour views stretching from St. Stephen’s Basilica to Heroes’ Square. Toast with signature cocktails, revel in Mediterranean bites, and enjoy Friday vinyl DJ sets spinning house and melodic deep house. Be sure to book your table in advance!

1061 Budapest, Andrássy út 39. | Weboldal

Dolce Vita: Lizsé

Nestled by City Park Lake opposite the Zoo, Lizsé is a dream retreat for two, bringing dolce vita vibes to Budapest. This hidden gem offers two romantic settings: lounge on sunbeds at Lizsé Kert with Tuning recipe smash burgers and chilled lemonades, or retreat to the shaded terrace for authentic Neapolitan pizzas (courtesy of Digó), baked burrata, and moka-served tiramisu. It’s the ultimate parkland escape for couples!

1146 Budapest, Állatkerti krt. 3. | Weboldal

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5 Restaurants in Budapest Where the View Is as Good as the Food

Why settle for dinner with a view when you can make the view part of the whole experience?

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Sziget 2020

The first half of the lineup for Hungary’s biggest music festival was announced in the middle of February, a couple of months later than usual. The diverse list of performers (who will make an appearance on Budapest’s Óbudai Island between 5 and 11 August) includes the likes of Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Major Lazer, The Strokes, Foals, Foster The People, ASAP Rocky, Glass Animals, and Jon Hopkins, making sure that each festival-goer (of which there were around 530,000 last year) finds something suitable for their taste.

Same Station, New Name

Following the recent refurbishment of the northern section of metro line M3, the local government of District 13, together with BKK, the city’s public transport company, has decided to rename the line’s ‘Árpád Bridge’ station to ‘Árpád Göncz City Centre’ – a rather misleading designation, as Budapest’s proper city centre is found a good 4 kilometres to the south. Previously bearing the name of Árpád, grand prince of the Magyars, now the station carries the name of Hungary’s first president, who held the office from 1990 to 2000, and died in 2015.

Rail is the Way

In late January, Hungary’s government has created a new institution called Budapest Development Centre, with the aim to unite under one central policy workshop all matters of long-term urban development and transport investments in the capital and its larger metropolitan area. Headed by Dávid Vitézy, the former head of BKK, the centre’s mission will be to focus future projects around a clear concept, such as making rail a more integral part of the region’s public transport system, and transforming the suburban railways into mixed-purpose metro lines.

Restaurant of the Year

Every year, the international jury of the Volkswagen-Dining Guide Restaurant of the Year Gala votes for the top Hungarian culinary establishments, picking their favourite venues and food artisans in 12 categories. This year, the ‘Restaurant of the Year’ award went to Tamás Széll and Szabina Szulló’s Stand Restaurant, the ‘Chef of the Year’ title was awarded to Ádám Mészáros (from Onyx), while Anyukám Mondta has been voted as the ‘Best Countryside Restaurant’ of 2020. For the full list of awardees, visit the Dining Guide website.

TLV Eatery

Inspired by time-tested recipes and the crazy nightlife of Tel Aviv, downtown’s newest Middle Eastern kitchen awaits guests with charcoal grilled dishes, a homely atmosphere, and authentic Israeli hospitality. Located on busy Dob utca close to Gozsdu Courtyard, TLV Eatery offers the flavours of summer in every bite: whether you opt for the perfectly seasoned grilled mackerel, the two-person meat plate (composed of chicken thigh shashlik, Argentinian rib eye, lamb kebab, hummus, fattoush and frisée salad with fennel), or the grilled cauliflower, a dinner at TLV Eatery is a rewarding experience.

1074 Budapest, Dob utca 19.

Freyja

Even though it may have been invented by a Hungarian pastry chef in the 17th century, finding high-quality croissants in Budapest can be a pretty difficult task. Lucky for us, Freyja opened its doors at the end of February just a couple of blocks from Blaha Lujza tér, filling nearby streets with the sweet scent of authentic and ingenious croissant creations. Our personal favourite is the raspberry-almond croissant, stuffed with a delicious mix of marzipan and raspberry, topped with roasted almonds, but the pistachio, chocolate, and buttered varieties also taste heavenly.

1074 Budapest, Szövetség utca 10-12.

Horizont

Opened right next to the eclectic and opulent New York Café, the Grand Boulevard latest new wave café and brunch restaurant is housed inside the Art Deco lobby of the former Horizont Cinema. The round venue’s two strong suits are its unique interiors, furnished with tables and chairs that are reminiscent of the style of the Art Deco era, and its vast drink list, which includes Melbourne-inspired pick-me-ups and tea-based mocktail specialties. The brunch menu of Horizont features no more than 8 dishes at a given time (from avocado toast to tabbouleh), striving for excellence through minimalism.

1073 Budapest, Erzsébet körút 13.

Peet and the Flat White

Astoria’s Peet and the Flat White was born out of founder Péter “Peet” Bujdosó’s love of specialty coffee. Instead of another dime-a-dozen new wave café, however, Peet wanted to give Budapesters something more, so he decided to complement the coffee shop with a kitchen. Peet and the Flat White offers hearty brunch options all day long, nine types of piadina, as well as filling á la carte dishes, such as goulash soup and lamb ragout. The invigorating coffee variations are supplied by Bagira Roastery, while the milk comes from the Living Planet’s Szentgál-based organic farm.

1075 Budapest, Károly körút 1.

Fabrik

Located in the lively but laid-back Újlipótváros neighbourhood, Fabrik is a multi-functional venue true to its surroundings, merging together the world of specialty coffee with the workshop experience. The workshops held at Fabrik cover a number of topics, from home staging to calligraphy and graphic design, with plenty of food and drink options to draw some inspiration from: sip on the Costa Rican brews of Racer Beans, or the cold pressed fruit juices of Superjuice, while munching on toothsome cakes and freshly baked croissants.

1132 Budapest, Visegrádi utca 14.

Ligeti Bolt

With its products sourced solely from Hungarian producers within a 40-kilometre radius, Melinda Ligeti’s Ligeti Bolt is Budapest’s first ever packaging-free shopping chain. Goods offered at the recently opened Buda store range from bio-flour, herbal tea and a wide range of pasta varieties to fruits, vegetables, cold pressed oils and high-quality farm milk. Melinda’s mission with her friendly little eco-conscious enterprise is to raise awareness to and popularize the zero waste movement. Don’t forget to bring a container or a sachet with you.

1111 Budapest, Karinthy Frigyes út 14.

Brunch Bistro Budapest

Our selection’s newest arrival, Brunch Bistro Budapest opens its doors on 1 March, just a stone’s throw away from St. Stephen’s Basilica. They offer seasonal dishes inspired by authentic Hungarian and modern international recipes, made only from locally sourced produce. Breakfast and brunch options (from full English breakfast or porridge to smoked salmon and avocado sandwich) are available every day of the week, while lunch and dinner options are accompanied by an exceptional Hungarian wine list and craft beer specialties.

1065 Budapest, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 19/b

Café Párisi

After taking a two-year involuntary hiatus, the magnificent Lotz Hall of Andrássy avenue’s Paris Department Store has finally opened its doors once again, this time around under the name of Café Párisi. The fresco-covered ceiling (devised by Károly Lotz, Hungary’s most acclaimed fresco-painter) and the walls wrapped in mirrors provide guests with a luxurious turn-of-the-century setting to their coffee-flavoured pastime which is further enhanced by the gorgeous Zsolnay ceramics, and the traditional cakes of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Order a slice of Esterházy with a cup of double espresso and enjoy the timeless experience.

1061 Budapest, Andrássy út 39.

Béla

There’s a new kid on gallery-studded Bartok Bela út: BELA, a portmanteau of the Hungarian words for bar (bar), eatery (étterem), loft (lakás), and botanical garden (arboretum) is the latest, loudest, and most versatile addition to the lively boulevard. The venue is characterized by a huge headroom, subtle-but-crazy decorations, a respectable rum and gin selection, simple and delicious foods, and countless plants. Located close to the Citadel and the Great Market Hall, Bela is still in the start-up phase, so don’t be surprised if the staff isn’t on top of things – they’re learning, and they’re enthusiastic. That’s good enough for us.

1114 Budapest, Bartók Béla út 23.

Arany Tacskó Bistro

Located a bit further out from downtown Budapest, Arany Tacskó (Golden Dachshund) Bistro is a bit like if your grandma had opened her own place in District VIII as reflected by the flavours, the portions, and the impeccable service. Arany Tacskó offers filling soups, hearty mains (like lecsó and Wiener schnitzel), and simple but toothsome desserts. The venue (which offers a discount for anyone who brings their dachshund with them) has a strong ruin bar atmosphere: the walls are plastered with pictures of Jesus and da Vinci, everywhere you turn there’s a plant, while the plastic chairs fit perfectly well with the grandma rugs used as tablecloth.

1083 Budapest, Lósy Imre utca 2.

Ngon Street Food

Ngon (which means “tasty” in Vietnamese) is the most recent addition to the ever-growing culinary scene of Budapest’s Chinatown, offering a simple but brilliant assortment of Thai and Vietnamese dishes in a cool, contemporary environment, right next to tram line number 1. Here, you can experience the hustle and bustle of the Saigon streets while sipping on your bowl of hot pho, or diving deep into the spicy world of a mouth-watering pad thai. The fresh-off-the-Thailand-flight ingredients, the hipsterish design, and the cheerful staff are just the icing on the cake!

1087 Budapest, Köbányai út 35.

Monszun coffee & bakery shop

Situated in the green belt of Buda, Monszun is a tiny coffee shop with white-washed interiors, a lot of plants, and a rustic/contemporary look. This eclectic, Malaysian rainforest-inspired hideout awaits customers with delicious black brews (Jamaica Blue Mountain being one of the varieties served here), freshly baked pastries (including gluten-free products), cakes from the famous Budai Pékség, heavenly sandwiches, cold pressed fruit juices, artisanal ice creams and healthy salads. If you ever find yourself trailing the slopes of the nearby Hárshegy, make sure you drop by Monszun for a refreshing replenishment!

1021 Budapest, Hűvösvölgyi út 112.

Vegan Garden

Vegan Garden opened its gates in the heart of Budapest as the first street food garden in the world, offering an impressive selection of green and healthy foods on one of District VII’s vacant lots, within the Rácskert garden. At Vegan Garden, you can bump into a vegan pub, a vegan burger bar, a vegan pizzeria, a vegan ice cream bar, a vegan cookie booth, and you can even taste vegan Mexican dishes! Fully committed to environmental issues and charity, the venue regularly hosts weekend markets, workshops, and events related to veganism, sustainability and plant-based nutrition. Vegan Garden awaits vegans, vegetarians, as well as curious meat-eaters every day between 11 AM and 11 PM.

1072 Budapest, Dob utca 40.

Traveler’s Bistro

A new place offering beers and burgers in walking distance from the party district? What’s not to like! There’s always something going on at Traveler’s Bistro: game nights, huge discounts for university students and families, karaoke parties and beer pong contests are taking turns every week. Their handmade burgers, created by Konyhafőnök’s Dávid Pallag, come in seven versions: Hungarian retro with mixed pickles, classic with cheddar cheese, BBQ with bacon and roasted onions, vegetarian with fried cheese, fitness with only the meat on a salad bed, Italian with mozzarella and pesto, and Asian with leek and piquant Sriracha sauce. In case you’d get thirsty, ask for one of their divine craft beers and give your taste buds a real trip to flavourtown!

1073 Budapest, Akácfa utca 65.

Double Shot

Ever since its opening, Pozsonyi ut’s Double Shot has been a go-to place for delicious pick-me-ups in the neighbourhood, also serving invigorating drink specialties such as matcha latte or the Blue smurf, a healthy and hot blend of algae, beet and ginger. Now, with its second shop opened on Veres Palne utca near Kalvin ter, they’re bringing something new to the table called Partizan shot, their signature coffee novelty ignores all former conventions and brings about a new level of flavors and quality, completely revolutionizing your morning coffee ritual.

1053 Budapest, Veres Pálné utca 33.

827 Kitchen

Located on busy Kálvin tér, the idea behind 827 Kitchen was inspired by the teachings of Indian spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy. Instead of reaching the state of inner peace only through meditation, the staff of 827 Kitchen also swears on the importance of good, healthy foods. The buffet style eatery (whose big brother was opened two years ago in the Angyalföld neighbourhood of the city) offers a wide range of vegan dishes, from homely Hungarian meals to fares catering to a more international taste, including dishes like cabbage casserole, vegan burger and strawberry cake.

1053 Budapest, Kálvin tér 4.

Holló és Róka

Cheese lovers of the city, rejoice! Here is Budapest’s first raclette bar, ‘The Crow and the Fox’. The assorted plates served at Holló és Róka include melted raclette cheese with garnishes such as yellow potatoes, gherkins, ham, pearl onions and sourdough bread. They also offer delicious tapas selections, like the orange marinated BBQ ribs, Mediterranean farmers’ plate, or the shrimpy Gambas al Ajillo. Pair your raclette or tapas with a fine Hungarian or South African wine and enjoy as the flavors complement each other in your mouth.

1092 Budapest, Ráday utca 23. MAP F5

Ligeti Bolt

With its products sourced solely from Hungarian producers within a 40-kilometer radius, Melinda Ligeti’s Ligeti Bolt is Budapest’s first ever packaging-free shop. Goods range from bio flour, herbal tea and a wide selection of pasta varieties to fruits, vegetables, cold-pressed oils and high-quality farm milk. Melinda’s mission with her friendly little eco-conscious shop is to raise awareness to and popularize the zero waste movement. Ligeti Bolt is situated about five minutes from the Nyugati Railway Station on foot. Don’t forget to bring a container or a sachet with you!

1132 Budapest, Kresz Géza utca 21.

Caffé Dallucci

Fresh food, great coffee and good company. This is what the Budapest establishment of British foodservice company’s Compass Group offers at the side-street venue, situated just a few minutes from Trafó and Élesztő. Caffé Dallucci arrived to the Tűzoltó utca location straight from London, and it presents customers with the same atmosphere and quality as in the Griffin House Hammersmith. Find your inspiration over a cup of fair trade coffee, a filling breakfast or a homemade dessert at Caffé Dallucci!

1094 Budapest, Tűzoltó utca 50-56.

Rocky’s Budapest

Sometimes, when life knocks you out with a right hook and you hit the floor of the boxing ring, there’s nothing better than having a few beers in the company of your friends. Here at Rocky’s Budapest (the male version of Vintage Garden), the downtown’s newest man cave, you can feel like a champion all the time, thanks to the motivational quotes that the walls are plastered with, the finger-licking good burgers coming out of the kitchen, the authentic sports memorabilia hanging above the bar, and the wide range of beers available on tap (including Hungarian craft varieties).

1075 Budapest, Kazinczy utca 52/A

Beefbar Budapest

Located on the ground floor of the recently opened Hotel Clark at the Buda end of the Chain Bridge, Beefbar Budapest is not your regular steakhouse: besides offering you a UNESCO World Heritage view of Pest and a luxurious interior design straight from the 1920s, it also takes its meats very seriously by using a triple cooking process to prepare their Black Angus and Kobe beef-based dishes. From goulash to center cut tenderloin, the menu covers a wide range of tastes, while the daily lunch offer for 5,500 HUF is a great value-for-money option for anyone hungry for some extravagance.

1013 Budapest, Clark Ádám tér 1.

A-Pecsenyés

Downtown Budapest’s A-Pecsenyés has made it its mission to set a new standard for Hungarian fast food culture: the Sas utca buffet focuses on the meaty side of Hungarian cuisine, offering hearty portions of various stews, sausages, soups, grilled and roasted dishes all day long, all freshly made, at friendly prices. If you ever find yourself famished while discovering the neighbourhood around St. Stephen’s Basilica and Szabadság tér, know that the solution to your problems lies just a couple of dozen meters to either direction.

1051 Budapest, Sas utca 25.

Filtery

In the long ongoing battle between coffee and tea, it seems as if the bean-based black brew had an unbeatable advantage over the favourite hot beverage of Britons, at least if you’re comparing the amount of specialty cafés to specialty tea places. Lucky for the lovers of the leafy drink, Filtery is here to bring some balance into the fight with its green, black, oolong, yasmin and osmanthus-based brews, sourced from the Ye Tealeaves team. Besides tea, Filtery also offers cold pressed juices, cookies, cakes, and coffee.

1093 Budapest, Lónyay utca 23.

Matrjoska Kroshka

Eight months after Matrjoska Kroshka’s Lőrinc Pap tér venue was closed, the Russian vegetarian bistro has reopened on Kálvin tér, right in plain view of the FUNZINE HQ! Healthy and delicious, the scents coming out from the open kitchen of Matrjoska Kroshka will turn your head even if you’re not too keen on a non-meat diet. Provocative soups, pelmeni stuffed with amazing fillings, vegan burgers, hedonistic sweets and wine nights await you under Baross utca 6.

1085 Budapest, Baross utca 6.

Ramazuri Bistronomy

Úri utca’s most recent tenant runs a cuisine that was inspired by Nature itself, offering dishes for the present, made from seasonal ingredients with the latest culinary technologies. Ramazuri Bistronomy caters to everyone: you can drop by for a quick lunch, have a great coffee, or give yourself completely to the natural flavors of their degustation menu at dinnertime. An excellent service, picturesque plates, and the view of the neo-Gothic Matthias Church in the background make this place one of the Castle District’s tastiest treasures.

Kemencés Pizza Il Centro

A slice of Naples in the heart of Budapest – Kemencés Pizza, the winner of last year’s Dining Guide street food award, has moved into downtown’s Ötkert club from the faraway land of Rákospalota, to serve the most famous export of Italy for the inner city crowds. The pizzas come in two sizes: 26 and 32 cm, with prices ranging between 1400 to 2100 HUF for the former category, and between 2000 and 3000 HUF for the latter. Due to its peculiar location, Kemencés Pizza only operates during the day – when the night falls, the doughy delicacies are replaced by cocktails and dancing people.

La Panne

The city’s newest sweet haven (named after a coastal town in Belgium) awaits customers with chocolate bars and bonbons procured from artisanal manufacturers, alongside a range of delicious specialty coffees. The rustic-chic coffee shop also offers freshly made croissants, baguettes and crispy sandwiches to help you kick-start your mornings, as well as sugar- and gluten-free cakes and pies of various flavors. Moreover, La Panne is the go-to place if someone in your circle has a birthday coming as, as they compose gorgeous gift packs, complete with wine, fruit jams and dragees.

Slice Budapest

Situated on one of the slopes of Rózsadomb, Slice Budapest opened in mid-September, to present Budapesters with their unique blend of freshness and tasty healthiness. Their aim is to satisfy people’s needs for a healthy diet and a sensual experience at the same time, through fresh, cold-pressed juices, luscious salads, hearty soups, freshly-made bakery items and a variety of sandwiches. For example, “Meat Lovers’” is comprised of cream cheese, chicken ham, bresaola, cheddar cheese, cucumber and lettuce, but our personal favorite is the “Balkan Beat”, stuffed with grilled eggplant, ajvar and aragula.

Ébresztő

Jászai Mari tér needed a good breakfast and lunch bistro for quite some time now, and in the form of Ébresztő (“Wake up”), this long-awaited venue has finally arrived! Located just a few steps from the Pest side of Margit bridge, Ébresztő is a cute little café serving lovely cakes, healthy puddings and delicious pick-me-ups all throughout the day, while offering weekly lunch deals, comprised of a hearty soup and an Italian or Asian-inspired main dish. Start your mornings at Ébresztő from 7.30 AM!

DeliVery

DeliVery is (yeah, you guessed it!) a food delivery service aimed at bringing the taste of downtown street food joints right to your (or your workplace’s) doorstep. Their mission is to create dishes that put each ingredient in equal focus, giving you the joy of discovering the various fresh flavors while munching on their lunch packages. DeliVery offers soups, sandwhiches, salads and desserts, made of high quality ingredients, with seasonality and locality in mind, meeting every culinary standard of the 21th century. Head on to their website and order away!

Börze

Having been open for only a few weeks, Börze is already attracting a lot of buzz and an even larger crowd of guests. No wonder, as the restaurant (which styles itself a French bistro but offers a great blend of Hungarian and international cuisines) does everything flawlessly: its portions are large and reasonably priced, the service is attentive, the atmosphere is like that of a Viennese café, the design is classy and the dishes are not only flavorful, but also laid out in a picturesque fashion. Situated in the heart of downtown but off the beaten tourist path, Börze is worth taking the wrong turn for!

Cose Nostre Budapest

For a slice of Italy, check out the city’s latest pizza shop on Kazinczy utca, Cose Nostre Budapest! Serving all the classic flavors of the doughy dish as well as ice cold Italian gelato, this downtown street food buffet has everything you might need for a great night out with your friends: it’s situated on one of the busiest streets of the Party District, it has an awesome collection of Italian wines and Belgian beer on tap, and it serves PIZZA!

Vágódeszka

Located right next to downtown Pest’s main hipster hangout-slash-art cinema Toldi Klub, Vágódeszka puts sausage in the limelight. The meaty wonder comes in all shapes, varieties and sizes: the Robuci sandwich, for example, looks like a gourmet hamburger, then there’s the juicy Provence grilled sausage, and exciting culinary peculiarities such as the chicken sausage. As for sides, you can ask for the classic mustard-pickles combo, but we’d also like to suggest you try Vágódeszka’s very own ratatouille-like ajvar condiment.

1054 Budapest, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 40.

Typo Bár

This bar-gallery-showroom is situated at the back corner of legendary Corvin Department Store, close to the Party District but far enough to stay unique, awaiting you with an abundance of Berlin coolness everywhere you turn. Having opened in the middle of May, Typo is already a buzzing hub of Budapest’s underground fashion, art and music scene, as the vintage clothing shop hosts not just great exhibitions, but awesome parties as well. Besides emptying your wallet on chic items, you can also stuff your belly full with delicious breakfast bites or a hearty lunch deal during the day.

1085 Budapest, Stáhly utca 14.

Dear Budapest

If you’re looking for something more than what dime a dozen sandwich joints can offer to you, you shouldn’t look further than Dear Budapest. Following recipes put together by a Michelin star Hungarian chef (Olivér Heiszler), each item on the menu of this designer gastro bar tastes like a love letter addressed to the food lovers of the Hungarian capital, and spread on an open side piece of bread. Sophisticated flavors, exciting matches and a cool atmosphere await you in the Veres Pálné utca locale.

1053 Budapest, Veres Pálné utca 16.

Find Food

Found in an offbeat location near the beautiful Rózsák tere church and a couple of minutes from Keleti railways station, Find Food aims to win over the hearts of those with a lactose intolerance with delicious and healthy soups, various ragouts and pasta dishes, grilled sandwiches, mouth-watering desserts and all natural Hungarian fruit juices from the Derecskei Fruit Farm. The venue also serves as one of the bases of Synthesis, a Hungarian craft beer and soda company, refreshingly complementing Find Food’s culinary experience.

1078 Budapest, István utca 5.

MANIA Gourmet Bar

Clear, natural tastes and delicate wines are what you’re in for if you decide to pay a visit to Király utca’s newest gastro hotspot, the rustic style MANIA Gourmet Bar. Led by chef de cuisine József Huszár, the open kitchen’s main genre is Hungarian-International fusion gastronomy, with a special focus on elegant serving and harmonic tastes, to make every meal a true experience. The venue, whose á la carte assortment changes every week, seats 36 persons and is found in the Central Passage, near the Deák tér end of Király utca.

1061 Budapest, Király utca 8-10.

Hermina Terasz

Invigorating pick me ups, grilled dishes, and a seemingly endless crowd of tree foliages? Yes please! Hermina Terasz awaits you six meters above ground level at the north eastern corner of City Park with everything a thirsty throat and an empty stomach would have a fancy for. Refresh yourself with a soothing fröccs, have a couple of scoops of ice cream, or start your night out with a colorful cocktail creation. If you’re hungry, order a juicy hamburger or a spicy chicken fajitas platter, then crown your meal with a traditional cake!

1146 Budapest, Hermina út 17.

Dose Espresso Budapest

Another pearl in the bitter-brown necklace of Budapest’s specialty cafés, Dose Espresso opened its doors in the immediate neighborhood of St. Stephen’s Basilica. Its aim is to serve as the go-to place of nearby office workers for delicious black brews, and a pit stop for sight-seeing tourists, where they can comfortably recharge their low batteries with exciting import coffees (hot and cold alike) from countries such as Colombia and Kenya, and healthy raw juices supplied by JUICY Budapest.

1051 Budapest, Hercegprímás utca 21.

Beef Heaven by Tuning

An affiliate of one of Budapest’s best burger joints, Tuning, Beef Heaven brings the same, almost fanatic enthusiasm to barbecue and beef dishes that made Tuning such a highly esteemed venue in the first place. The menu, dreamt up by owner Róbert Erdélyi and executive chef József Majorszki, ranges from hearty soups and two-hand burgers to Asian infusion BBQ dishes, manly steaks and heavenly sweet desserts, accompanied by a wide selection of whiskeys, wines and craft beers. If you’re a big eater with a fancy for ingenuity, new flavors and quality ingredients, don’t miss out on this one!

1061 Budapest, Liszt Ferenc tér 11.

Salon Drinks & Cuts

The rustic style Salon Drinks & Cuts is situated on the lively Madách Imre út, merging the taste of a refreshing fruit squash or a fiery whisky with the feel of a great new haircut. During the day the barber-bar serves delicious pick-me-ups and heavenly cakes on the ground floor, as well as finger foods to refill your exhausted batteries. When the night falls and the hair salon upstairs closes its doors, Salon transforms into a bustling bar, offering wines, Belgian brews, gins and a wide range of other drink specialties. Whether you decide to drop by for a haircut or a drink, you can be sure to leave our doorstep as a renewed person!

1075 Budapest, Madách Imre út 10.

Astor Food Room

Located in the heart of downtown Pest right around the corner from Astoria, Astor Food Room is the city’s newest culinary hotspot, serving deliciously simple dishes in a mouthwatering manner, representing the best of Hungarian and international cuisines. The line of flavorful soups, Italian pasta dishes, spicy stews and heavenly desserts is complemented by beer specialties and a sunlit terrace, providing the perfect backdrop for a great time, whatever time you choose to visit the place – though around noon is highly recommended, as they offer great lunch deals!

1075 Budapest, Károly körút 1

Pre-Go

Pre-Go is situated at Buda’s busiest traffic junction, on the recently refurbished Széll Kálmán tér, offering all the small things that make a perfect morning or a quick and filling lunch. The stylish venue’s main attractions are their hedonistic coffee creations and healthy and varied pasta dishes (prepared with home-made pasta), but they also serve tasty toasts and crispy-fresh sandwiches for those who only have time for a few quick bites. Being in the immediate vicinity of a number of important tram lines, bus stops and a metro station, Pre-Go is already a favourite place for thousands of people, and we can only hope that other Pre-Go spots will soon be springing up around the city!

1024 Budapest, Széll Kálmán tér

Salad Box Nyugati

Mixing together what it means to be a fast food restaurant and a healthy culinary joint, Salad Box (situated at Nyugati Railway Station) offers filling and hearty salads full of vitamins, fiber and nutrition made right in front of your eyes.There are 9 different salads to choose from, or you can assemble your own delicious green dream from a base ingredient (grilled chicken, bacon, tuna, beef, smoked salmon or halloumi), 5 toppings (baby spinach, pineapple, various peppers, onions, eggs, peas, carrots, radishes, arugula, grapes, celery, beets and more) and a sauce.

1062 Budapest, Teréz körút 55.

Flat White

While Pest is teeming with specialty coffee houses, the new wave of contemporary coffee culture has escaped the Buda side – until now! Flat White opened its doors at the beginning of April in the neighbourhood of comfy Kolosy tér, sitting right on the fence between Óbuda and Újlak. The two most defining characteristics of the venue are its huge windows and artificial grass floor, making the place resembling more like a nice park, rather than a café. Flat White awaits you with cold pressed smoothies, various coffee blends from 42 Coffee, morning burgers and French toast all throughout the day!

1037 Budapest, Szépvölgyi út 15.

Madal Espresso & Brew Bar

The latest shop of trendsetter specialty café chain Madal (named after late philosopher Sri “Madal” Chinmoy) has opened its doors a couple of weeks back in a spacious venue just a stone’s throw away from the Hungarian Parliament building. Madal provides coffee enthusiasts with cups of delicious light roasted java, cascara teas, a laid-back atmosphere dominated by wooden surfaces and a friendly service. If you want to know what it feels like to have coffee on an island of peace, make sure to pay a visit to Budapest’s largest specialty coffeehouse!

1054 Budapest, Alkotmány utca 4.

El Asador de Pata Negra

Budapest’s favourite tapas chain has opened its third restaurant on Paulay Ede utca, bringing to tables the best what Spain has to offer. The minimal style venue’s centerpiece is a charcoal oven the two owners had brought to Budapest straight from Barcelona, which is used to prepare virtually every item on the menu, from steaks and salmon through potatoes to even the desserts! The ingredients are predominantly sourced from Spanish farmers and producers whom the owners personally picked while discovering the country, ensuring a high quality culinary experience.

1061 Budapest, Paulay Ede utca 39.

Három Tarka Macska

Három Tarka Macska (“Three Motley Cats”) is a self-professed artisanal bakery shop situated in Pest’s Újlipótváros neighbourhood, near Jászai Mari tér. The breads, croissants, baguettes, milk loafs, chocolate rolls and other bakery products are made on the site from ten different types of flour, all procured from a French flour mill for maximum taste and quality. Besides obtaining your daily bread, you can also sit down and spend a nice and filling breakfast here (or an even more decadent Sunday brunch), or have a chat with your friend over a hot cup of coffee.

1137 Budapest, Pozsonyi út 41.

Behind the recently opened Stand 25 Bisztró of the Downtown Market Hall stands the duo of Szabina Szulló and Tamás Széll, the executive chef and sous-chef (respectively) of the Michelin star Onyx Restaurant. At Stand 25 everything revolves around Hungarian cuisine and locally sourced, fresh-to-the-kitchen-table ingredients, with such iconic staples of the Szulló-Széll dream-team as goulash soup, potato casserole with beetroot salad or Mangalitza pate with pickled onions. Hungarian wines, craft beers, champagne and coffee specialties are also available here.

1054 Budapest, Hold utca 13.

Budapest Makery

Budapest Makery prides itself on the fact that it’s the world’s first DIY kitchen and bar: the concept is that each group of customers gets its own table with a hot plate, a work plate and a tablet which has loads of recipe videos in its library, and you also get an oven just a few steps from your table. Once the staff has prepared the ingredients all you have to do is play the video and follow the steps feeling like a star chef, but Budapest Makery’s kitchen team is happy to help you out if you’re ever in trouble.

1072 Budapest, Dob utca 38.

Kiskifli

Kiskifli is situated just a corner off from the Váci út office corridor, a clever strategic decision if you ask us, as we’re plenty sure that it will quickly become one of the favorite morning hangouts of the thousands of white-collars busting their butts off in the nearby cubicle towers. For breakfast they usually serve freshly baked pastry products and delicious specialty coffees, but you can also dive into their vegan sweets, tarte and granola selections. During lunch hours Kiskifli offers heart-warming soups and healthy mains, such as Caesar salad with pear and blue cheese or Panini with mixed salad.

1134 Budapest, Apály utca 2/b

Oh My Green Health Bar

If the only thing that’s kept you from a healthy diet was the dull, flavorless taste of the food, then you’ll be happy to pay Oh My Green a visit, as the food bar’s vegetable, fruit and grain-based cuisine is just as tasty as it is colorful. Everything they serve is full-flavored, filling and complex, despite lacking in artificial flavor enhancers and other additives. Oh My Green provides a quick solution to your special needs, but it’s for the meat-eaters, too. Down your superfood lunch with cold pressed juices or ask for a locally roasted Racer Beans coffee on the go if you’re in a hurry!

1052 Budapest, Petőfi Sándor utca 10.

InGame

With the ever-increasing popularity of e-sports and a generally bigger social acceptance of video game culture, it was only a matter of time for the first gamer bar to open its doors in Budapest. InGame is an e-sport lounge and VR arcade venue that’s home to more than 70 different types of whisky, two virtual reality stations and six PCs to play with. Open every day from 9 am to 2 am, currently InGame only serves drinks, but if our sources are correct they will launch their snack kitchen any week now – as it’s not just controller batteries that need to be recharged, but gamers, too.

1073 Budapest, Klauzál utca 26-28.

Chouchou

The name “Chouchou” might be familiar for some of you as the brand behind the delicious delicacies served at the many stores of coffee shop chain Espresso Embassy. Recently, founder and dreamer Kinga Szász (an economist-turned-confectioner) finally moved into her own venue, a cute chocolaterie you can scent a hundred yards away. Located near Jászai Mari tér, Chouchou serves fresh fruits, spices and vegetables coated in top quality Belgian chocolate, culminating in bonbons and truffles as gorgeous as they are savory.

1136 Budapest, Hegedűs Gyula utca 23.

MiaPia Bistro

Located in one of Buda’s busiest neighborhoods, MiaPia Bistro had opened just a few steps from Móricz Zsigmond körtér, awaiting guests with a unique mixture of culinary and cultural delights. Every week they have a new lunch offer on the table, with items such as paprika potatoes, BBQ chicken and lasagna, while each Saturday night the venue hosts an intimate live music performance. If you’re a fan of simple but tasty flavors, friendly prices, good service and nice music, then definitely make sure to check out MiaPia Bistro!

1114 Budapest, Vásárhelyi Pál utca 2.

Kálvin Gastro Bistro

The easy-going Kálvin Gastro Bistro (KGB in short) is the newest gastropub of the city, a culinary genre that sadly is still in a painful shortage of players. On workdays the focus is on the sophisticated but hearty lunch menus (drawing inspiration mainly from the Hungarian cuisine, with the dishes made from fresh and seasonal ingredients), while in the afternoons and the weekends the center of attention shifts from hungry office-workers to the thirsty but curious alcohol aficionados, with a variety of wines and bottled craft beers to choose from.

1053 Budapest, Kálvin tér 5.

Édes Pötty Budapest

Situated behind the Buda shopping mall complex MOM Park, Édes Pötty is the city’s latest sweet spot! Their mission is to prove that it is possible to make and create homemade, decorative confectionery without the usage of artificial additives, by only using fresh and natural raw materials of the highest possible quality. At Édes Pötty you’ll find a wide selection of sugar, gluten, lactose and egg-free cakes and other delicious, healthy sweets every day of the week, except for Monday.

1126 Budapest, Süss Nándor sétány

Belatte Cafe & Bakery

Forget everything you knew about coffee and rediscover the world of specialty cafés at Belatte Cafe, located just two minutes from Jászai Mari square. Serving organic tea products as well as fresh-out-of-the-oven bakeries and pastries, Belatte will sate all of your culinary needs: vegan cakes, superfood yoghurts, grilled sandwiches and unbelievably good coffee creations, made with farmers’ milk await you from sunrise till sundown in the comfy Tátra utca venue, which has already become a sort-of stamping ground of local coffee-fanatics.

1136 Budapest, Tátra utca 12.

Casa Mia Trattoria

We can never get tired of good Italian food! The Italian staff that runs Casa Mia Trattoria believes in simplicity and authenticity over anything: on their menu you will find all the Italian staple dishes without any unnecessary pomp, just the way they were meant to be enjoyed when first cooked up in a kitchen in Sicily or Calabria: dishes served at the trattoria include blue mussels broth, saltimbocca alla romana, and the terrific Sicilian dessert, calzoncino dolce. Most of the ingredients, as well as the soft drinks and wines are imported from Italy.

1137 Budapest, Pozsonyi út 37.

Magvető Café

Literature and coffee houses have gone hand-in-hand since the 1800s, but this will be the first time in Hungary that a publishing house opens its very own café. Magvető Café will officially only open on 11 April, the day of Hungarian poetry, but its test run starts on 15 March. According to the founders’ intentions, the café will be a venue for literature events, theatre performances and book launches, all the while presenting customers with a wide range of wine and coffee specialties, as well as serving mouth-watering breakfast bites in the morning.

1074 Budapest, Dohány utca 13.

Fű Juice Bar

This vegetarian heaven is situated near the recently refurbished Széll Kálmán square in central Buda, and is the love project of Hungarian-American Franciska Jennifer Gráf, who has already proved her talents in the former smoothie bar TüTü. Fű Juice Bar serves freshly pressed and insanely healthy juices, shots and smoothies made from herbs, fruits, veggies and spices, as well as home-made sandwiches and vegan cakes. For a powerful and delicious pick-me-up, choose Fű Juice Bar!

1024 Budapest, Retek utca 5.

Bistro No Waste

A place where you can eat your own plate! Bistro No Waste was developed around owner Zsuzsanna Keve’s novel concept, an eco-friendly bistro where every ingredient comes from their very own organic farm, and the dishes are served on edible plates, with biodegradable cutlery to help you devour the sugar, coloring and preservatives-free foods. The 25 square meters eatery’s menu features both meaty and vegan dishes, so that everybody can join the fight against mindless waste-producing.

1092 Budapest, Ráday utca 24.

Hilda

This freshly opened, elegantly designed downtown restaurant/café, located close by to St. Stephen’s Basilica, boasts the city’s best and crispiest rotisserie chicken dishes, besides succulent duck and pork platters, which are garnished with fresh and healthy salads and home-made chips. Hilda’s breakfast offer includes tasty free range chicken egg dishes and rich sandwiches. Vegetarians and those on a gluten- or lactose-free diet are also welcome!

1051 Budapest, Nádor utca 5.

Dobrumba

Set sails on the culinary waves of the Mediterranean sea and taste the rich and colorful cuisines of the connecting regions at Dobrumba, the newest addition to the Party District’s gastronomy scene. Situated on the corner of Dob and Rumbach Sebestyén utca, this friendly eatery offers a savoury mixture of Balkanite, Middle Eastern and other Mediterranean cuisines, such as baked beetroot with yoghurt, spicy hummus, piri-piri chicken, Köfte burger, and large plates of meze, aka the tapas of the Middle East.

1074 Budapest, Dob utca 5.