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Quality food courtyard and market Hello Buda sets up near Rózsadomb
Find high-quality fish, meat, bread and ice cream at the new Hello Buda market near Rózsadomb, with street-food stalls, fine wine, top cocktails – and live music to follow!
Find high-quality fish, meat, bread and ice cream at the new Hello Buda market near Rózsadomb, with street-food stalls, fine wine, top cocktails – and live music to follow!
First food then fiesta – La Movida serves the classic dishes of Brazil, Peru and Mexico before the tables are pushed to one side and a DJ gets the dancing going.
Delights for carnivore and non-meat eater alike can be found at Magic Burger and Magic Snack, just opened beside the Bottomless Lake in Buda.
Find 14 quality craft beers on tap and top-notch steak, including the rarely found hanger variety, at bistro-like Beerstro 14, renewed and ready for action opposite Rákóczi tér.
Relax at the Picnic Garden, the newly opened alfresco café within the Mihály Mőcsényi Botanical Garden in City Park – you can even hire an actual classic picnic basket!
Authentically retro right down to its floor lamp, Pántlika in City Park has a history dating back over six decades, but it's only since a 2007 renovation that it has attracted a real cult following.
IPANEMA Brazilian Grill offers the flavours of an authentic churrascaria with authentic cocktails in a lively Latin atmosphere, all alfresco on Fashion Street.
Get away from it all on the lazy terrace of the Nocsak Bár, lapped by the Ráckeve-Soroksár branch of the Danube, with fine wines, classic pizzas and craft burgers. SUP and boat rental a plus!
Tuck into French tacos at Edy's on Andrássy út and see what the whole of France has been raving about all these years. Meat and vegan versions available – plus rare Czech beer and artisanal cider!
More then 30 cafés across Budapest are participating in a new campaign run by venerable Viennese coffee firm Julius Meinl, offering a free coupon to anyone buying a coffee between now and 31 July.
New interiors, recipes and menus, all accompanied by chill tea and vegan desserts – there's a fresh look to hummusbar outlets this spring.
Announcing their presence in up-and-coming District IX with a big sign declaring Hello Mester utca!, the Manu Bakers Club has just opened, created by the same team who brought you Pizza Manufaktúra.
Grab a slice of Naples at Amore di Napoli, an authentic new pizzeria opened on the Buda side, paying homage to Neapolitan tradition and a certain divine Argentine footballer.
Find all your Russian favourites, borscht, pelmeni and blini, at the MoszkvaTéЯ Pop-Up Garden, relocated until 27 May to Moné Garden on Fő utca in Buda.
Revered retro presszó Bambi is 60 years old this month. We celebrate one of Budapest's most enduring urban legends with a few tales about famous regulars, fake cars and discos for bookworms.
Tuck into authentic pizza and other Mediterranean delights at Felicita Budapest, just opened at the Hegyvidék Shopping Center in Buda.
Don't forget to duck – new food truck DUCK YOU! wins over carnivores on its first outing this weekend, with promises of a flying return to events and festivals around Budapest this summer.
Setting up in Újlipótváros, the Pancs Gasztroplacc team aim to win over trendy local residents with their new zero-waste outlet, Pancs Bolt – Újlipócia. A terrace and gastro events are expected soon.
Husband-and-wife team Carolyn and Gábor Bánfalvi have taken their wine tastings virtual – with surprising success – to keep afloat amid coronavirus uncertainty.
When the hostel business went bust, expats behind some of Budapest's most successful party hostels are turning to a new project... wine for all!
The man behind the legendary Spago in Beverly Hills, Austrian chef Wolfgang Puck is now bringing his culinary know-how to Budapest, and the luxury Matild Palace hotel due to open in spring.
Canadian expat Aniko Fenyvesi talks to us about moving to Hungary, and keeping her café afloat during the pandemic uncertainty.
Find four types of rice dishes, including the classic Valencian version, at La Paella, opened by a Hungarian who has spent the last ten years in the city of Calatrava.
Tuck into traditional Hungarian pasta dishes at Nudli Tésztakantin, the latest creation by leading gastro blogger András Jókuti and culinary entrepreneur Károly Gerendai.
Down at Lőrinc market in District XVIII, the Lőrinci Halsütöde serves up a fine if select range of fish – fresh and in gluten-free coating.