Budapest — Places to eat
Two cities, one river, and a Parliament lit up like a jewellery box.
- Menza — Retro canteen-style room; Korea's favourite goulash stop
- Gettó Gulyás — Paprika stews by the page, in the Jewish Quarter
- Frici Papa — A kifőzde since 1997: home stews at canteen prices
- Hungarikum Bisztró — Family-run, grandma-style cooking near Parliament
- For Sale Pub — Notes cover every wall; goulash comes in a kettle
- Great Market Hall food stalls (upstairs) — Lángos and goulash at standing counters upstairs
- Retro Lángos (Vécsey utca) — 20-plus lángos varieties, steps from Parliament
- N28 Wine and Kitchen — Bib Gourmand; modern Hungarian with 95% Hungarian wine
- Pest-Buda Bistro — A Castle Hill inn that says it's served guests since 1696
- Kiskakukk — Open since 1913; goose liver and goose leg are the stars
- Szimpla Kert — The original ruin bar, junk furniture in a derelict block
- New York Café — Coffee under gilded ceilings in the 'world's most beautiful café'
- Gerbeaud — Since 1858; home of the Gerbeaud slice
- Molnár's Kürtőskalács — Chimney cakes baked in front of you on Váci utca
- Budavári Rétesvár — Paper-thin Hungarian strudel in a Castle Hill alley
- Százéves Étterem — Goose leg and a live band in an 1831 inn
- Stand25 Bisztró — Michelin-listed Hungarian classics, Mediterranean twist
- Borkonyha Winekitchen — Michelin star since 2014, modern Hungarian and wine
- Costes — Budapest's best-known starred 7-course tasting
- Café Kör — Bistro by the Basilica, known for lunch specials
- Bors GasztroBar — Soups and stuffed baguettes off a chalkboard
- Mazel Tov — Israeli-Med plates in a ruin-bar courtyard
- Espresso Embassy — Tiny specialty coffee bar behind the Basilica
- Auguszt Cukrászda (Fény utca) — Family pastry house going back to 1870
- High Note SkyBar — Hotel rooftop bar facing the Basilica dome
- Boutiq' Bar — Cocktail bar known for a seasonal menu