Other restaurants, Budapest

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Brace yourself for a truly royal feast in an authentic Indian setting hidden in downtown Budapest. You'll at once be transported to the Mughal Raj if you head down a couple of stairs at 50 Dob utca. The cooks have a rare flair for curries and tandoori dishes alike. Plus, an amazing variety of superb Indian food, would recommend it to anyone stopping over in Budapest. People seem to think likewise as the place was packed on a Wednesday evening. Will be back for their business special in a couple days for sure.

Favorite Dish: Well, on the first visit, I went in for the staple Mughlai dish "murg makhni", being as it is the test of an Indian restaurant - I wasn't disappointed. On the second, I felt an urge for trying "machli masala" and I had tandoori salad for entrée. If the tandoori salad was excellent, then the machli masala beggared description. Sabji raita is an excellent match for the machli masala. They are great at the naan-front as well.

You're never going to find the best Spanish tapas in Budapest, but it's very good all the same. If you're tired of meat stew and potatoes, or want some vegetarian options, this is a good place to try. I found the tapas a bit hit and miss: some were great, some were good, some were ok, but none was awful. The lentil croquettes were particularly tasty.

There's a pleasant Spanish bar atmosphere, with everything from Gypsy Kings to Manu Chao on the speakers, and art house framed covers of bull fighting weekly. The wine list is good, and Spanish, and the service is also friendly and efficient. This place would make a fine start to a night out on the town.

Favorite Dish: Lentil croquettes.

This place is absolutely fabulous! Cosy, has atmosphere, polite service and EXCELLENT cakes!
If you want to relax and turn yourself off for a half an hour, visit this charming little cafe. You won't regret it!

Favorite Dish: They have traditional hungarian cakes and pastries (as well as little sandwiches), and excellent coffee. My personal favorite is XC which was made for the 90th birthday of the owners great grandfather, who was also a sweet-baker!

This local bar/cafe/restaurant located on the Buda side functions as a nice outdoor cafe during daytime and a restaurant in the evening. The location is great next to trams and the metro station Batthyany Ter and offers a superb view of the Parliament building which is just opposite. Seemed well frequented and a popular meeting spot by the locals who enjoyed some drinks after work.

Not the most attentive waiters even if they were numerous. Very good food with a wide selection of main courses. However only 5 different desserts on the menu.

Cheap and a very good quality/price ratio. Serves breakfast as well. Definitely a place to visit if not only to have a drink and to watch people spotting by.

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Located next to the Art'Otel on the Buda side this Belgian brasserie is a perfect place for a nice meal or just a couple of beers.
Very friendly and attentive waiters. Delicious food at reasonable prices. Especially the desserts where something of it's own. Not too busy place with terrific view of the Parliament building. Small terrace outside.

Favorite Dish: Don't think you can go wrong here. See pic 3 for a view of the Belgian Chocolate Cake.

Chose this restaurant by it's nice decor and because it was one of the most visited and loudliest in the area. Got a table outside with a view of a beautiful enlighted church.

Staff was helpful and spoke good english but acted a bit cocky. However, food was good and we left satisfied. They've got quite an extensive cocktail menu as well. Food is oriented around Japan and indian dishes but you also find Duck, pasta and chicken. One of the most expensive restaurants we ate at but compared to western european prices it's still ridiculously inexpensive.

If you are not amazingly hardcore about the facilities being Vegan with no meat products in the area, I would say that you will not have a difficult time in Budapest. Almost every restaurant I went into had some sort of main, side and appetizer dishes that would befit a vegetarian. I don't know how a Vegan would fare, but as I am a fan of pork, beef, etc. I did not pay THAT close of attention to the menu offerings from a vegetarian viewpoint.

But a vegetarian shouldn't have any problems finding good food without meat while there.

I have found the most charming little coffee house! It is called: Auguszt Cukrászda. It is hidden away in a little court, but it is definitely worth to find. It is like an oasis in the busy downtown of Budapest. I felt as if stepping back in time. Old chandeliers, wooden carvings, little marble tables. Quite a lot of people were there at the time of my visit, they all seemed Hungarians. The lady, who served them seemed to know them each, and had a few words with all of them. To my inquiry she told me, that she was the fifth(!) generation, who is continuing the family business, almost everyone in her family is a pastry cook, they have been baking cakes, for a 130 years now. Impressive! I tasted the E-80 cake she recommended, which was delicious. She told me they first made it for her grandfathers 80th birthday! If you want to see tradition in the making or just have a half an hour to pass in the downtown of Budapest, don’t miss Auguszt!

Favorite Dish: Kremes! Its fresh, its delicious, its a dream!