Springtime’s colorful sensations shine throughout the Easter holiday, when vivid flowers and decorated eggs adorn many of Budapest’s best restaurants serving tempting Easter brunches for the entire family. From dainty dishes in the manicured garden of a renovated Buda villa to all-you-can-eat buffets at panoramic riverfront eateries, we present 12 local dining destinations providing Easter Sunday brunches (including quite a few offering brunch on Easter Monday, too), with most of them featuring supervised kids’ activities and grown-up attractions like unlimited glassfuls of sparkling wine.
ARAZ Restaurant
This Art Deco-styled downtown eatery provides a smorgasbord of Easter delights – including smoked pork knuckle with boiled egg and horseradish, and lamb ragout with roasted forest mushrooms – along with unlimited wine and soft drinks, live music, and Easter-egg decorating and hunting for children.
When: April 1, noon-3pm
Price: 7,490 HUF/person (50% discount for kids aged 7-12, kids under 7 eat free) More details
Buda Gourmet
Budapest’s most reasonably priced all-you-can-eat Easter buffet includes regional treats like Esterházy-style rabbit, grilled lamb sausages, and white-chocolate mousse with caramel-cake crumbs; guests can also indulge in endlessly refillable glasses of beer and wines from Hungary’s Szekszárd region.
Address: Budapest 1036, Bécsi u. 38-44
When: April 1, noon-4pm
Price: 3,490 HUF/person, 1,750 HUF/child aged 3-12, kids under 3 eat free More details (in Hungarian)
Buddha-Bar
Flavors of the Orient make Sunday brunches special at Budapest’s deluxe Buddha-Bar restaurant, and for this Easter Sunday edition of their weekly feast, fresh sushi and Asian-fusion specialties are provided along with a rabbit-petting area and other attractions for kids, all enhanced with upbeat music.
When: April 1, noon-4pm
Price: Classic Brunch (includes welcome cocktail and soft drinks) – 9,900 HUF/person; Deluxe Brunch (includes welcome cocktail, sparkling wine, wine, beer, and soft drinks) – 12,900 HUF/person; 3,600 HUF/child aged 6-12, kids under 6 eat free; all prices are subject to a 12% service charge More details
Corinthia Hotel Budapest
The sunshiny glass-roofed courtyard of this historic city-center hotel is ideal for welcoming spring with brunches on Easter Sunday and Monday in the Brasserie & Atrium Restaurant. The exquisite buffet provides plentiful delights along with fine wines, games for kids, and live music by the Csicsó Band.
When: April 1 and 2, noon-4pm
Price: 11,500 HUF/person (50% discount for kids aged 6-12, kids under 6 eat free), plus 12% service charge More details
Corso
Enjoy Easter Brunch directly beside the Danube Promenade at this welcoming eatery providing over 80 local and international dishes in their sprawling buffet, which includes a carving station, sushi, and a wide vegetarian selection. Kids can pet real bunnies and paint eggs while their parents relax.
When: April 1, noon-3pm
Price: Bubbly Package (includes sparkling wine and soft drinks) – 12,900 HUF/person; Gourmet Package (includes sparkling wine, wine, beer, and soft drinks) – 14,900 HUF/person. Kids aged 6-17 receive a 50% discount from the Bubbly Package price, and kids under 6 eat free; all prices are subject to a 12% service charge More details
Émile
Escape the city bustle for a delightful Easter Sunday brunch at a stylishly restored villa in the Buda Hills with a lush garden full of terrace tables. Children can hunt for eggs or enjoy the playroom, while adults savor à la carte dishes like quiche with asparagus, Mangalica ham, and soft goat cheese.
When: April 1, 9am-3:30pm
Price: à la carte menu More details
ÉS Bisztró
This casually elegant downtown eatery focuses on regional flavors with its Easter feasts on Sunday and Monday, when “Family Table” meals include unlimited portions of bacon-wrapped rabbit loin, authentic Austrian tafelspitz beef, and fresh carrot cake, all complete with a kids’ corner and live music.
When: April 1 and 2, noon-3pm
Price: 10,800 HUF/person (50% discount for kids aged 4-12, kids under 4 eat free), plus 12% service charge More details
Hilton Budapest
Sited amid the Castle District’s most iconic monuments – including Fishermen’s Bastion and Matthias Church – this five-star hotel’s sumptuous brunch is held on both Sunday and Monday, when diverse delicacies are complemented by activities for kids and unlimited sips of sparkling wine for adult guests.
When: April 1 and 2, noon-3pm
Price: 9,800 HUF/person (50% discount for kids aged 5-14, kids under 5 eat free), plus 10% service charge More details for April 1 brunch and April 2 brunch
KOLLÁZS Brasserie & Bar
Celebrate Easter amid the unique ambience of the Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, housed within an Art Nouveau landmark building on the Pest riverfront. Along with fine cuisine prepared by the KOLLÁZS team, young Easter Sunday brunch guests can join an egg hunt within the historic hotel.
When: April 1, 11am-4pm
Price: 18,900 HUF/adult, 9,500 HUF/child aged 5-11, kids under 5 eat free; plus 12% service charge More details
Paris Budapest
With a backdrop of marvelous Budapest monuments like the Chain Bridge and Buda Castle, this chic restaurant’s Easter brunches on Sunday and Monday provide French and Hungarian delicacies made with local ingredients. The buffet is laid out amid a market atmosphere, while kids enjoy live entertainment.
When: April 1 and 2, 11am-3pm
Price: 11,000 HUF/person (6,000 HUF per child aged 6-12, kids under 6 eat free), plus 12% service charge More details
Peppers!
Feast your eyes on sweeping views over Gellért Hill and the Várkert Bazaar at this sleek eatery located directly beside the Danube, where Easter Sunday and Monday brunches include Mediterranean-style salads, freshly grilled meats, and an ever-tempting dessert selection appealing for the whole family.
When: April 1 and 2, noon-3pm
Price: 16,000 HUF/person (50% discount for kids aged 6-11, kids under 6 eat free), plus 10% service charge More details
The Ritz-Carlton, Budapest
Steps away from central Deák Square, savor a gourmet Easter smorgasbord of Serrano ham, goose-liver mousse, roasted lamb rack with French green beans, and many other epicurean morsels. Live acoustic music fills the Kupola Lounge with pleasant harmony while kids play games and paint eggs.
When: April 1, 12:30pm-4pm
Price: 12,500 HUF/person with soft drinks, 18,500 HUF/person with beer and wine, 20,500 HUF/person with beer, wine, and sparkling wine More details
