dining out: restaurants and cafes

Budapest is full of eating places for all tastes, from chic restaurants to small eateries. In this section we give a selection of restaurants and cafes, including their cuisine and specialties, and also provide our comments on some places.

Please note that some restaurants are closed in the daytime and open from 6-7 p.m. only to serve dinner.

Most restaurants usually stop serving food an hour before closing and do not serve it one hour or so after they are open.

Service is sometimes is included in the bill, so check the bill please before paying.

Bon appetit!

"M" Restaurant

Small unpretentious café with brown wrapping paper on the walls on which they draw the pieces of interior. Simple, home-made like food, good house wine and friendly service. Nice place to have dinner with the friends.

VII. Kertész utca 48

A38 is the former Ukrainian barge Artemovsk 38, which became after reconstruction one of the coolest clubs in Budapest.

On the deck there is a restaurant and a terrace (closed in winter), and in the hold there is a dance floor. A38 is a venue for designers, artists and open-minded persons. Definitely worth visiting despite the above average prices.

Rather posh restaurant in the posh street. Daily specialties from 12:00 and breakfast from 10:00-11:00.

VI. Andrássy út 34

A prison interior and waiters wearing striped overalls. Jazz and Prohibition style parties.

VII. Nyár utca 1

Restaurant in the downtown offering classic and traditional Hungarian cuisine in the folk-style interior. Menu in many languages, including Italian, French and Hebrew.

V. Kecskeméti utca 4

Arany Kaviár Restaurant

Vodka and caviar. Or champagne and caviar. Or only caviar. This restaurant is about delicacies.

I. Ostrom u. 19

Budapest random selection:

Zappa Caffe

Bambi Eszpresszó

Trafó

Csendes Bar

XO Bistro