Local snacks themselves are quite filling and can replace the entire lunch. If you want to enjoy the taste of several courses and leave room for a second dish and soup, then order a couple of different appetizers at the rate of 1 serving for the whole company. Ask each guest for a clean plate and start tasting. Which Hungarian snacks should you pay attention to?
Toltott paprika - stuffed paprika. Large red peppers, skillfully stuffed with a delicate mixture of rice and minced meat and stewed in a thick tomato sauce;
Rantott libamajszeletek - fried goose liver. An amazing dish consisting of thin pieces of liver fried in a breading of flour and eggs that melt in your mouth and have an unsurpassed taste. The highlight of this recipe is that the liver is fried over moderate heat and it retains its juiciness and appetizing pale pink hue. As a rule, liver prepared in this way is offered in combination with boiled fluffy rice and ripe juicy tomatoes;
Palacsinta - pancakes. Hungarian cuisine is replete with pancakes of all kinds. They can be either stuffed or simply seasoned. Start with the traditional Hortobagui palacsinta, flavored with meat goulash, sour cream and paprika, and continue with Juhas palacsinta, stuffed with tender cottage cheese with the addition of fresh dill.
Main courses in Hungary
The basis of Hungarian second dishes is also meat (beef and pork), paprika, onions and lard. It would seem that almost the entire cuisine is based on goulash - liquid, thick or heavy, however, in fact, Hungarians know how to season the same types of meat, so skillfully using various herbs and additives that their taste is radically different and invariably excellent. The meat is prepared both in pieces and in the form of minced meat, from which the most tender dumplings or cutlets are obtained that melt in your mouth. Meat dishes are usually served with various salads and pickled vegetables: cucumbers, sauerkraut, onions and paprika. Some restaurants serve a salad mix for large groups; take advantage of this and try the whole kaleidoscope of vegetable flavors in Hungarian style. Pickled vegetables, along with meat and paprika, form the basis of the Hungarian main course menu. Which of the rich assortment of main dishes should you definitely try?
Porkolt - goulash. A truly Hungarian dish, it is finely chopped meat stewed in wine and tomato sauce, seasoned with onion dressing and spices. Depending on the focus of the restaurant's cuisine, you may find several varieties of goulash on the menu. The most commonly offered beef goulash is Marha porkolt. It is followed by: pork - Sertes porkolt and lamb - Birka porkolt. There is a recipe for preparing this amazing dish for vegetarians - Gomba porkolt (mushroom goulash). For such a meat or mushroom dish, as a rule, dumplings or dumplings are offered - Tarhonya;
Paprikas - paprikash. Another traditionally Hungarian national dish, which is fried meat flavored with fresh sour cream sauce and a generous layer of paprika. In me you can see two variations of this dish: Borju - veal paprikash and Csirke - chicken paprikash. Both of them are worthy of attention, although they differ radically in taste;
Lexo - lecho. Another legendary local dish, the love of many vegetarians. The main components of lecho: paprika, tomatoes and onions. The main secret of the recipe lies in long and moderate stewing of vegetables - until the liquid and natural juices have completely evaporated. Initially, lecho served as a side dish for goulash, but now it is served as an independent dish, delighting lovers of vegetable and light cuisine with its amazing taste;
Brassoi apropecsenye - roast pork. Many restaurants offer this dish, which is one of the leaders in ordering meat dishes. The roast includes fried juicy pieces of pork and potatoes, stewed in an onion-tomato mixture;
Budapest modra - meat in Budapest style. This dish is based on minced meat and consists of beef, veal or pork cutlets, fried with the addition of yellow cheese and mushrooms. Before mincing, the meat is marinated in tomato sauce and herbs, which gives the cutlets a refined taste and delicate aroma;
Csusza - baked pasta according to an unusual recipe for us. An independent dish that does not include meat, a favorite food of local vegetarians and pasta fans. Pasta is baked in a special container with the addition of milk and additional ingredients. Tourists are advised to choose the following types of baked pasta: Makoscsusca - with the addition of poppy seeds, Turoscsusza - with fresh cottage cheese, Dioscsusza - with crushed walnuts;
Gomboc - dumplings. A traditional national dish hiding dough balls or so-called dumplings, which can be either lean or with the addition of meat or even fruit filling. Depending on the recipe, dumplings can be served in restaurants as a side dish for meat dishes, as an independent dish, and even as a sweet treat.
Hungarian desserts
Locals love desserts, so, as a rule, every meal ends with some wonderful delicacy. A little more about some of them:
Vegyes Reres - roll. The most popular Hungarian dessert, which can be found in every restaurant, cafe or delicatessen. This is a confectionery product made from the most delicate French dough, filled with a sweet cheese filling with the addition of poppy seeds, ground nuts, cherries, apples and raisins. To some extent, the roll can be compared to the Viennese strudel, but the Hungarian version is even more magnificent;
Gundel palacsinta - sweet pancakes. The delicacy was invented by the famous Hungarian chef, and will forever go down in the history of the country's national dessert cuisine. Thin lacy pancakes are generously filled with dried fruits and sour cream, and the delicacy is generously poured with hot chocolate and alcohol tincture on top. Traditionally, this dessert is served flaming. As you understand, this effect is created by alcohol flaming from above. However, these days, such a spectacular presentation is not available in all restaurants. However, Gundel palacsinta remains a favorite delicacy for both locals and visitors to the country;
Somboi galuska - mini sponge cakes. Dessert involves a fluffy fresh sponge cake, cut into miniature pieces, decorated with whipped cream and sprinkled with grated chocolate. People with a sweet tooth go crazy over the melting taste of this Hungarian delicacy.
Hungarian drinks
First of all, enjoy the real famous Tokaj wine. Its taste and aroma are unsurpassed, and its taste drives even capricious gourmets crazy. This is not at all surprising, since Budapest is the birthplace of Tokaji wine. In Hungary, this type of wine is present in the wine list or menu of any restaurant, bar or cafe. The strength of Tokayskoye does not exceed the standard limits and contains the traditional 16% alcohol.
Along with Tokaj wines, Hungary is also famous for other varieties: Sopron, Eger and Villany. If you want to not only try local wines, but also buy them for home consumption, choose restaurants at wine cellars or factories. There are a whole scattering of such establishments here. As a rule, here you can enjoy traditional Hungarian dishes, try many types of wines, and immediately buy the varieties you like - they will be brought to you from the cellar or poured from a barrel. Tourists do not leave the country without a couple of liters of their favorite wonderful grape drink.
The low-alcohol list of Hungarian drinks is represented by several types of beer produced by local factories. The following varieties deserve attention: “Soproni”, “Dreher”, “Bak”, “Kebanyai”, “Aranyasok”.
For stronger drinks, we can recommend fruit palinka or Unicum balm - a tincture containing the juice of 40 herbs and sold in colorful round black bottles with a bright red cross on the label. Another interesting strong drink is the Hubertus hunting liqueur, which has a sweet herbal flavor and a high degree of strength. The hardiest of Hungarian hunters mix it with beer to create a cocktail called the Magyar Ruff, but you shouldn't get so excited - it's better to try these drinks separately, savoring every drop of the amazing Hungarian elixirs.
There are no bad dishes in Hungary - you can try whatever you want. Of course, most of them are high in calories and fat, but they are environmentally friendly and incredibly tasty. And is it worth restraining yourself from culinary desires if the calories you eat quickly melt away while swimming in the mineral springs and walks in picturesque surroundings?!
The cuisine of Hungary is known all over the world for its simple, but at the same time satisfying and delicious dishes of meat and beans, and is famous for its excellent strudels and excellent wines. It is also associated and famous for goulash, lecho and wines - Tokaj wine, as well as for its sausage - salami and paprika. In fact, this is just the tip of the iceberg; the Hungarian menu is much more interesting and varied. National dishes very tasty, and prepared from all the ingredients familiar to our stomachs. We also prepare goulash, but if you try the Hungarian one, you will feel the difference, since it is not prepared here anywhere else in the world. By the way, when visiting Hungary, avoid hamburgers and other non-Hungarian food.
Below I would like to highlight the most delicious dishes. Among them, cold appetizers include Pancakes. Hungarians simply love different types of pancakes. They are served in restaurants as cold appetizers; most often you will be offered stuffed pancakes - “juhas palacsinta” and “hortobagyi palacsinta”. The former contain a filling containing cottage cheese with dill, and the latter are filled with meat goulash containing a large number of paprika, served with sour cream.
Among the appetizers, it is worth noting fried goose liver and stuffed paprika. The liver is fried breaded with flour and eggs, and the peppers are stuffed like we do with rice and minced meat, stewed in tomato sauce.
Soups in Hungary are very filling; very often one serving of soup can fill you up completely. As for soups, it is worth trying goulash soup, that is, this is traditional Hungarian goulash as such. Fish soup is the second most popular after goulash; it is prepared from pieces of fish adding paprika and tomatoes. The next delicious soup is Jokai bableves, it is made from fatty sausage or smoked knuckle.
Among the main dishes, Porkolt is popular - the same national goulash, served with dumplings or hard dumplings. Meat a la Budapest modra is cutlets fried with mushrooms and yellow cheese, made from any type of meat, most often beef, pork or veal. A very tasty dish, very loved by the locals - roast pork, consisting of meat and potatoes stewed in tomato and onion sauce. I also recommend trying Hungarian leczo, sweet baked pasta and traditional dumplings stuffed with meat or fruit.
Among the desserts I would like to mention Pancakes a la Gundel. This dish bears the name of the famous chef. Traditionally, the filling consists of dried fruits and sour cream, and the pancake itself is topped with chocolate and alcohol. When serving it was set on fire, it looks very beautiful. But nowadays it is very rare to bring a burning pancake, but this does not change the fact that pancakes are very tasty and a must try. The next type of dessert is rolls, they are served and sold in every cafe. Next worth noting is Somloi galuska - sponge dough, which is cut into small pieces and decorated with whipped cream and grated chocolate.
The capital of Hungary, Budapest, is famous for its huge number of small but very cozy family restaurants, snack bars, taverns and pastry shops. Here tourists are invited to taste all the delights of national Hungarian cuisine listed above.
Visit the following establishments:
“Pantlika Bistro” is a cafe designed in retro style, located at Hermina street 47 among the green central park. On the outdoor terrace you can relax and order one of the dishes, for example, goulash or bean soup with smoked knee, as well as various salads. The cost of a check per person starts from 10 euros.
“Chess Restaurant” - dishes are presented from Hungarian cuisine and international ones. The establishment is located on Dob street 63. The interior is in a chess style, jazz music, tables are located outdoors in the summer. Among the best local dishes, it is worth highlighting: duck fillet, cold melon sous, pork in beer sauce, and among desserts you should try mousses and chocolate desserts. The cost of a visit per person is twenty euros on average.
“Ket Szerecsen” is a small but very cozy restaurant located at Nagymezo u.14. The dishes served here include Hungarian, Japanese and Thai cuisine. Lunch for two starts from 25 euros.
“Paprika” - the restaurant is located on Dozsa Gyorgy street ut 72. But here the menu is more European cuisine, it is in Russian. The signature dish here is duck in raspberry sauce. The place is quite popular, the food is delicious, book tables in advance. Invoice from 25 euros.
You should taste local wines at the “DiVino Wine bar” located at Szent Istvan ter 3, the price for a glass starts from 1.5 euros. There are more than four hundred types of different wines for connoisseurs to choose from.
You can try desserts in the small coffee shop “Ruszwurm”, located on Szentharomsag u.7. The average cost of an invoice is from 8 euros.
During your trip to Budapest, don't forget to try some delicious Hungarian cuisine. You will definitely like Hungarian cuisine. After all, her cuisine consists mainly of hearty soups, stews, game dishes, simple but tasty casseroles, juicy pies and pastries.
Here we give you some tips on what dishes you should try while in Budapest.
What makes Hungarian dishes hearty and spicy are certain ingredients and a certain method of preparation. The main ingredient is paprika powder, which gives the unique taste and bright orange color to typical Hungarian dishes. But do not be mistaken that dishes with red pepper are too spicy.
For the most part, sweet paprika is placed in stews; goulash, chicken with paprika and hot peppers are usually placed to the side.
The main step in creating a real Hungarian stew, goulash, is stewing onions in hot lard with the addition of paprika. Sour cream is also another important ingredient in Hungarian recipes. It is added to soups, pastas, casseroles and desserts.
There are also other main ingredients, such as onion, garlic, cumin, black pepper and various herbs, including parsley, bay leaf, wormwood, celery, thyme, savory.
Although most Hungarian dishes call for lard, nowadays restaurant owners and housewives use vegetable oil instead of lard.
Hungarian soups
Is the nation that consumes soup the most in its diet. A full three-course meal always starts with soup. It can be a hearty meat soup, world-famous goulash or a sweetish vegetable soup.
Each part of Hungary has its own way of preparing goulash. Green beans are added to dishes called "Palócgulyás" - goulash and "Alfoldi" - goulash, and are then cooked along with potatoes, carrots and parsnips. Hearty bean soups are very popular in Hungary.
In restaurants you can find "Jókai" - bean soup - on the menu. Be sure to try the famous "fish soup" in Hungary.
Also, you will find another Hungarian soup on restaurant menus - “Újházy”, that is, chicken broth.
The price varies depending on the order, approximately 400-1000 HUF.
Hungarian main dishes
After the soup, a meat dish is usually served with potatoes, pasta or rice. Also, meat dishes can be served with pickles or a salad of seasonal vegetables.
The most popular meat dishes are "Pörkölt" and "paprikás". "Pörkölt" is a stew made from pork, beef, lamb or chicken with onions and the main Hungarian spice - paprika powder.
"Paprikás" is prepared in the same way as "pörkölt". The only difference is that sour cream is mixed with red paprika and onion sauce. This is necessary to give the dish a creamy appearance.
Fried goose liver ("Libamáj") and game dishes are considered Hungarian delicacies.
Stuffed cabbage rolls ("Töltött Káposzta") is a traditional Hungarian dish that tastes very good. It is prepared for holidays such as Christmas and Easter.
Hungarian cuisine is characterized by pasta dishes. There are a number of such dishes: "Turos csusza" - pasta with cottage cheese, "káposztás tészta" - egg squares with stewed cabbage and, of course, spicy pastas.
Sweet pasta dishes: "túrógombóc" - dumplings, cheesecakes, "szilvásgombóc" - plum dumplings and "palacsinta" - pancakes.
If you are a vegetarian, try "Főzeléks" - these are vegetables stewed in water in a thick form. Try also "tökfőzelék" - brain with dill and sour cream, or "finomfőzelék" - a mixture of vegetables with white sauce.
Restaurants usually serve braised pork chop or scrambled eggs. It depends on which Főzelék vegetable mixture you have chosen. For the preparation of some "Főzeléks", for example, for "Babfőzelék", in which beans are added, smoked meat or sausage is important.
If you are a vegetarian who adheres to the rules, then before ordering "főzelék" you can ask the waiter whether meat, or even meat broth, was used during its preparation.
Price for such dishes: between 1200-3000 forints depending on the restaurant. Some restaurants may even overprice tourists.
Hungarian pastries, cakes, snacks
For those with a sweet tooth, it is impossible not to ignore Hungarian sweets: juicy cakes, delicious pastries. The most best places The best places to try these sweet delicacies are coffee shops and cafes. Take your time choosing the cakes and cream pies that are lined up behind the counters of the shops. Here are some desserts you can try:
"Dobos Torta" is a multi-layer cake with thick chocolate cream, covered with crispy caramel.
"Eszeteházy Torta" - multi-layer cake with nut cream.
"Krémes" is a light vanilla cream that is used between two layers of crispy layer cake.
"Rigó Jancsi" is a chocolate sponge cake filled with airy chocolate mousse and covered with chocolate.
"Rákóczi Turos" - cottage cheese cake.
Buns - "Retes" - puff pastry with various fillings (cottage cheese, apple, poppy seeds and cherries, etc.). For Hungarians, these dishes are favorites.
Typically, at festivals and outdoor events, "Kürtős kalács" are sold - hollow cylindrical dough covered with powdered sugar, cinnamon or walnuts.
"Gesztenye püré" - chestnut puree or "Somlói galuska" - sponge cake made from flaky dumplings with chocolate sauce, rum and whipped cream are typical hearty Hungarian desserts.
For a quick morning snack, you can try the bakery's fresh pastries, such as "Turos taška" - cookies filled with cottage cheese, or "Kakos Csiga" - "coconut snail" - a ball-shaped dough filled with chocolate. In food departments at vegetable markets you can buy "Langos" - round deep-fried dough.
Another option for a quick snack is "Pogácsa", salty cookies with various flavors (cracklings, cheese, cabbage).
The price of these dishes: pastries and snacks cost about 150-200 forints, a piece of pie - between 200-400 forints (they cost more in cafes for tourists).
A tourist who arrives in Hungary will already understand after a day of walking along the capital’s streets that the locals are great lovers of delicious food.
Guests are greeted and fed with the same pleasure in Budapest. Goulash, libimai and other traditional dishes in cafes and restaurants are prepared according to the best national recipes. But Hungarian street food is no less tasty and original - it’s definitely worth trying!
Kürtőskalács
It’s impossible to imagine street food in Budapest without kürtöskalács. It has a cylindrical shape and is cooked over an open fire. The spindle rotates slowly, the most delicate dough is thinly wound onto it and baked.
When the kurteskalach is covered with a golden crust and takes the shape of a cylinder, it is removed and generously sprinkled with powdered sugar mixed with coconut, cinnamon, crushed nuts or vanilla. The food turns out airy, like a cloud whipped into foam.
Kürtőskalács are an indispensable attribute of any public event or holiday in Hungary. For example, you can always try this street food at the Christmas market. The cost of a treat is on average 1.28 € (400 Ft).Turosh tashko (Túrós tasca)
When exploring and tasting street food in Hungary, you can’t go past the light—seemingly weightless—insanely delicious turos tashko. The pastry is a Hungarian version of cheesecakes with cottage cheese. It has an original shape, like a knotted bag.
Turosh tashko is prepared with raisins and lemon zest, due to which the food acquires a special and unique aroma that distinguishes it from ordinary cottage cheese baked goods. The top of the product is sprinkled with powdered sugar. As a result, they turn out very juicy and tender, truly melting in your mouth - it’s simply impossible to pass by and not try!
The price of turosh tashko in Budapest is approximately 0.96€ (300 Ft).
Gurosh (Gyros)
It also has its own variation of the famous shawarma, which has become a popular street food. This food is considered a Turkish heritage along with baklava and the famous baths. Although its name - Gyros - comes from the Greek word for “rotation”.
A street dish is prepared from pork neck, generously seasoned with spices (garlic, salt, oregano, ground black pepper and, of course, paprika). The peculiarity of the Hungarian version is that the meat is placed in a round pita flatbread and supplemented with onions and chopped fresh vegetables. On the streets of the city, gurosh costs from 1.44 € (450 Ft).
Langos
One must-try street food in Budapest is lángos. It is a fluffy yeast cake that is fried in boiling oil.
Since the name of street food means “fiery” in Hungarian, it is not difficult to guess that these pastries are not sweet, but spicy. The rosy flatbread is removed from the hot oil, generously coated with sour cream and garlic sauce, sprinkled with grated cheese and paprika.
In Hungary, everyone, young and old, loves to eat lángos. It is especially popular at various fairs and festivals, where it costs from 1.28 € (400 Ft).
Pogačsa
Among all the street food in Budapest, pogaca has a special place. This is not bread, or a cupcake, or a pie - rather, it resembles buns with a salty or sweet filling. There are varieties of Pogačsa in many Slavic and Balkan cuisines, but the Hungarians have made it a truly special dish.
Long ago, pogača was called both the food of the Gods and the food of the local poor. Now you can try it everywhere in the country: not only in street food establishments, but also at home, in cafes, etc. Pogača is baked from various types of flour, even from bean or potato dough. Additives are also different: cheese, cabbage, cracklings, sheep's cottage cheese, sour cream.
You must try pogača fresh and, even better, hot. This food is an important part of Hungarian culture. It is often offered to eat instead of bread at lunch or dinner. And it is with the pogača that in Hungary it is customary to welcome a newborn baby into the house.Price on city streets - 0.8€ (250 Ft).
Palacinta
Hungarians, like many other peoples, believe that they invented pancakes. Although you really can’t taste pancakes like those sold on the streets of Budapest anywhere else in the world.
Hungarian palacinta are dessert pancakes rolled into a tube. Inside they are filled with thick yogurt, raisins, fresh berries, orange zest, cottage cheese, and sticky caramel. The food is sprinkled with cinnamon, powdered sugar, grated walnuts, and honey or chocolate-rum sauce. The treat costs 0.8-1.6€ (250-500 Ft).
Other types of street food in Budapest
While walking around the Hungarian capital, you can stop and enjoy eating other delicious street food:
- “Mákos guba” - reminiscent of cookies with poppy seeds, price for 1 bag - 1.6-2.08 € (500-650 Ft);
- meat balls with garlic, hot pepper and sweet onion, cost per serving - 1.6-2.24 € (500-700 Ft);
- fragrant baked chestnuts - they are sold from mobile carts at a price of 0.96-1.28 € (300-400 Ft);
- Hungarian Beigli roll with poppy and nut filling is a traditional street food at Christmas markets, its price is 0.96-1.6 € (300-500 Ft).
Where to try street food in Budapest
On the streets of Budapest, every tourist will find something to eat - no one will go hungry. Street food establishments can be found literally on every corner here, because street food is a unique feature of the Hungarian capital. Here are just a few places in the city where you can try it.
Fresh pies, delicious pastries and aromatic coffee are sold in “Princess” tents set up on the street at almost every metro station.
An excellent cafe-bistro, MOST Kortars Bisztro, behind the opera building, is very popular among tourists and local youth. Other famous Hungarian street food establishments include Retro Langos (near Arany Janos Metro Station) and Körösfői Kürtőskalács in Buda Castle.
You can eat tasty and inexpensive food in the Jewish Quarter. Street food establishments are located near major attractions, for example, Karavan on Kazinczy utca near the famous Hungarian ruin bar “Simpla”.
Also, fast food points, the so-called food courts, are located on the territory of all hypermarkets and shopping centers. The largest food court is located in Arena plaza (Kerepesi utca 9). Also, Hungarian street food is presented in numerous establishments on Central market Budapest and Octagon Square.
Restaurants are a significant component of my tourist life; I rarely eat sandwiches in cities. In my opinion, it’s stupid to carry a boiler and a piece of lard into town for three days or eat salami bought in a supermarket. Therefore, food is an important item in the budget, which I am not used to squandering, although I earn a little more than a Munich minibus driver, as it recently turned out... pah-pah
I also love good local cuisine and am ready to give up many things for the sake of gastronomic gatherings with friends; alcohol is generally part of European culture. And the Tokaji in Kyiv is not the same as in Budapest, and the Brunello is not at all like what I drank in Tuscany. I bought it, tried it, but it’s not the same, I’m generally silent about the price. And it’s unlikely that anything will change in the near future, so this post, I hope, will be relevant for those who are planning to hang out in Budapest.
How do I find a suitable establishment? No, I don’t use Trip Advisor, although the stubborn green eye constantly wants me to write a review of the places where, in his opinion, I have been a guest. Where does the information come from, is the FBI still monitoring? Who knows?
In the first place - advice from friends, real ones - not online ones. Then - Internet friends, and I often find information in trip reports and travel notes, which I like to read in my spare time. In 20 percent of cases, I find a restaurant or cafe intuitively, based on external features and the contents of the menu.
1. The first cafe we visited might not have made it onto this list, the reason for this being hunger. The one that is ahead of common sense after an evening stroll through old Buda. The first three restaurants went down the drain, one because of its semi-proletarian orientation, the second because of excessive sophistication, I love delicious food, not starched tablecloths or candelabra, the third simply did not come out with a façade. The people began to riot and threaten me with a Hungarian Maidan if I didn’t feed them within five minutes. Moreover, the instigator was my wife, whoever knows her won’t say that she loves to eat deliciously, you can’t argue with the people. And then I saw what I love. Panoramic windows, a cozy atmosphere, semicircular chairs and national Hungarian cuisine. The portions are huge, the price of a full meal for four with two bottles of wine is 100 euros.
Cafe “Miro” Address: 30 Úri Utca, Budapest, Hungary (Várkerület)
Local cuisine, average prices for food for Budapest, wine from 7 to 30 euros per bottle.
2. For fish lovers, near the embankment: fish restaurant "Horgásztanya". Link to website http://www.horgasztanyavendeglo.hu/fooldal
I really love trying fish soups from different countries. In Marseille, bouyaabes, in Ukrainian Vilkovo - Danube fish soup, and in Budapest - Halasla - soup from river fish, Danube fishermen cooked it over a fire in pots. Here it is also served in cauldrons, always a basket of the freshest white bread and hot red pepper separately.
4. Many reports praise the Trófea Grill Étterem chain. What is this?
This is an option for an endless meat lunch; one of their establishments is located two hundred meters from the Opera, not far from the hotel where we lived. The price of dinner on a weekend is approximately 20 euros per nose, on weekdays it is cheaper - 15 euros for all inclusive. I honestly wanted to go there, but I can't eat all day and just throw away 40 euros for two...? Besides, I don’t really like such mass establishments, well, perhaps after two days of being hungry... in general, I found another use for this money. Although visually we really liked everything there, and the assortment would be the envy of any Turkish hotel operating on the All Inclusive system.
5. Budapest is full of wine bars. I went to Bor la Bor(Veres Pálné u. 7, Budapest) It is located in the center of Pest on a street parallel to Vaci Street.
This is more of a wine bar, however, the main menu here suits me, and the wine list is one of the best I have been to. Cafe Miro had a similar selection of wine; I mentioned it at the very beginning. Suitable for intermediate wine tasting and light lunch.
6. A very popular restaurant on Franz Liszt Square Menza, while the neighboring restaurants were empty, it was packed with people, for the same reason we didn’t get there. But we found a nice Italian trattoria nearby. Exact address I didn’t write it down - I didn’t have time in the evening, after swimming on my birthday - in general, understand correctly. But it’s not difficult to find, there are not many trattorias in the Hungarian capital, a side street from Liszt Ferenc Square. Here we had a hearty dinner, home-style with an Italian-Hungarian accent. They serve dishes of Italian and Hungarian cuisine, and the wines are also Hungarian and Italian, respectively. In general, I drank more wine than in Hungary only in Italy. I made this discovery for myself.
7. I almost forgot about the notorious Vaci Street. The place is extremely touristy and we were not going to have lunch here. However, there are places here where the food is delicious; I can recommend the Italian restaurant Cucina. There's duck breast and lemon ice cream for dessert.
Address: Vaci street, 20.
Let's move on to desserts and coffee.
I can’t imagine my life without coffee when traveling, although I hardly drink it at home. Who can explain why?
There may be quite a few fewer coffee shops in Budapest than in Vienna, Lviv or Krakow. Each has more than ten types of coffee, hot chocolate, a selection of teas, and two dozen desserts, including strudels.
8. You can have real strudels prepared in front of you at the restaurant at October, 6 utca Elso Pesti Reteshaz Kavenaz. It is literally a block from St. Stephen's Basilica. So, feel free to combine spiritual and gastronomic pleasures, especially since the price is humane - about 12 euros for two. Here, an open kitchen and the right price are a sure sign of a gastronomic place. I recommend.
9.For lovers of everything non-standard: Cafe with cats. Alive of course. I warn you, you will have to enjoy the coffee together with the fluffies that are everywhere here, the quantity will please cat lovers 0 I do not recommend it to everyone else. It is also not recommended for those who do not like animals, the squeamish and people without a sense of humor.
Establishment address: Budapest, Revay street, 3
10.Finally, the most glamorous or pretentious place, the famous Gerbeaud confectionery. I never learned to pronounce this name. It is located on the square Vorosmarty, the square from which Vaci Street begins. It is huge and hard to miss.
The place was recommended by Trip Advisor and I probably wouldn't have gone there, but it was my birthday, so I allowed myself to spend a little. The prices are very inhumane. For a dessert for two in any wine bar you can get drunk for the whole weekend. But sooooo tasty. I recommend Irish coffee and hot chocolate. You can safely choose any dessert. For two I paid about 40 euros, which is if you order modestly and economically. It seems to me that 50 percent of the price is due to promotion and Trip Advisor, which is why I don’t like it.
11. Economy option - the Anna coffee chain, I didn’t go in, the atmosphere is typical Central European, the prices are much lower. I liked the look visually, I think the coffee here is just as good.
I don’t recommend the cafe on the Fisherman’s Bastion, except for the view of the city, nothing good, disgusting and tasteless, the service is collective farm. And the view there is already crazy everywhere, no one forbids them to enjoy it without coffee. And drink coffee in other places.
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