Dining Out: Restaurants and Cafes

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

Tel: 342-8991

Open:
Mon-Sun 18-24

CLOSED. BoB is the restaurant and bar with a view of square in front of St. Stephen Basilica. Philippe Starck-y design, TexMex with good selection of salads, extensive list of cocktails, comfortable chairs and big non-smoking area. Surprisingly reasonable prices for food taking into account the very central location; prices for drinks, though, are above average. Superb meat in the burgers.

V. Szent István tér 6

Tel: 266 5248

Open
Sun-Wed 12:00-24:00
Thurs-Sat 12:00-02:00

Barokko is a downtown restaurant with international cuisine, and also a trendy and hip night club & lounge with modern design, Djs and live concerts.

VI. Liszt Ferenc tér 5

Tel: 322-0700

Open:
Thu 17:00 - 01:00
Fri - Sat 17:00 - 03:00
Closed on Sun-Wed

Japanese restaurant with minimalistic, clean design and great view of Chain Bridge and Buda Castle. Good quality sushi and also vast variety of offers for those who is not a fan of sushi. Polite and fast service. Quite expensive, but you know what you are paying for. Summer terrace.

V. Roosevelt tér 7-8

Tel: 801-9862

Open:
12:00-24:00 daily

Very popular bistro-style restaurant in the downtown Budapest. Warm and soft interior, white table clothes, friendly and effective service. Good wine selection and great meats, salads though are pretty average, and desserts are mainly Hungarian. Breakfasts from 10 to 12. Cash only. Table reservation recommended.

V. Sas utca 17

Tel: 311-0053

Open:
Mon-Sat 10:00 – 22:00

Two-level French bistro-style restaurant with soft and charming interior and excellent service (despite it being included in the bill). Though menu is not very extensive (especially the dessert section) food is truly delicious and nicely presented. They also offer daily specials. Borssó might be an ideal place for romantic dinner.

VI. Királyi Pál utca 14

Tel: 789 0975

Open:
Mon-Sun 12:00-23:00

Café, restaurant, confectionery in retro grand interior with a good view of Budapest Opera. Callas offers about 20 home-made dessert specialties, and breakfast menu. It’s versatile enough both for romantic dinner and business meetings. Summer terrace.

VI. Andrássy út 20

Tel: 354-0954

Open:
Mon-Fri 08:30-00:00
Sat-Sun 10:00-00:00

Scottish pub with Scottish menu, big selection of whiskies, beers and ciders, and real Scottish breakfast. Very popular among expats, and always crowded on big sports nights. They also have a shop with all things Scottish.

VI. Mozsar utca 9

Tel: 311 7611

Open:
Mon-Thu 11:00-24:00
Fri-Sat 11:00-01:00

Fecske is an arty café/bar which we consider a good alternative to posh restaurants and low-life drinking holes as it is somewhere in the middle between both. Here you can have good food at reasonable prices (we recommend duck breast with rice and seeds) or enjoy booze night with your buddies in homely atmosphere. They have music programs on some weekends.

VIII. Baross utca 10

Tel: 215 2738

Open:
Mon-Fri 09:00-01:00
Sat-Sun 11:00-01:00

Little arty cafe in the Jewish district of Budapest with creative décor of kitchen utensils that was called "stone soup" after an old folk tale. They offer mostly Jewish specialties with Hungarian bits, and inexpensive daily menu. Jazz concerts every Tuesday at 21:00.

VII. Kazinczy utca 35

Tel: 322 1011

Open:
12:00 - 00:00 daily