Built 236 years ago, a former silk-winding factory in Óbuda seems an unlikely destination for two of Budapest’s most contemporary venues, craft-beer experts Neked Csak Dezső and street-food specialists TöLTő, to open a new venture. Yet it provides the perfect setting for this summer’s Selyemgombolyító Gourmet Garden, where you can sip Hara'Punk Happy Sour and devour a paprika-infused hot dog a short walk from the Danube in tranquil Óbuda.
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A former silk-winding factory on Miklós tér in Óbuda has a very colourful history in more ways than one. The building once functioned as a tavern, serving the sailors stationed at the former Óbuda Marine Barracks directly opposite.
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No wonder, then, that legendary Hungarian director Károly Makk used the old factory as the film set for his 1977 comedy A Very Moral Night, involving women working at a bordello, Hungary's entry at Cannes the following year.
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Hidden behind the long row of residential blocks lining Szentendrei út, this green mini-oasis has its own atmosphere, a place where you can find shade, screens, small-scale concerts, small-batch beer, an ever-expanding range of street food and a wine bar called Kabar Kert. This is the showcase for the Tokaj Holdvölgy winery and its own branded labels, along with those of other sought-after producers.
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Pride of place goes to the brews of Neked Csak Dezső and superior snacks by TöLTő.
Of the tap beers,
alongside the basic Neked Csak lager (HUF 490/HUF 890),
you can also select Hara'Punk Happy Sour fermented with brettanomyces yeast, refreshing Berliner
Weiße (HUF 750/HUF 1,390), Mad Scientist’s grapefruity Frooth Hoperator (HUF 790/HUF 1,490)
and elegant Jam 72 standard IPA (HUF 690/HUF 1,290), and Brew Your Mind’s MindHack,
kicking at 7.5%. More will follow soon.
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Neked Csak even have their own burger (beef, cheddar, bacon jam, BBQ sauce, pickled red onion, cucumber and lettuce, HUF 2,590) in a top-quality bun. TöLTő’s renowned hot dogs also feature, of course, most notably the paprika-spiced sausage in a homemade bun, with smoked paprika cabbage, Dijon mustard sauce, pearl onions, pickled cucumber, lettuce and fried onion.
As a destination, it cannot be gainsaid, with a children’s playground to one side as you enter, and other features planned.
Selyemgombolyító
Gourmet Garden
District III. Miklós tér 1
Current opening hours: Mon-Thur 4pm-11pm, Fri 4pm-1am, Sat noon-1am, Sun noon-11pm
Bus 9/34 to Raktár utca