Start the day the healthy way at Twentysix Budapest, an urban jungle and contemporary kitchen with a fresh Mediterranean approach to breakfast thanks to a star Neapolitan chef.
There's a whole new world of food to share at the recently opened UMO restaurant in Víziváros, where unique barbecue techniques are brought to the fore.
Now in Budapest, Circo Pizza makes classic varieties Neapolitan-style, also offering natural wines and lightly roasted Bagira coffee.
Sample stroopwafels at Waffle Wonderland Buda for an authentic Dutch experience with Holland's favourite winter dessert.
Start the day at newly opened Cookie Beacon, a brand successfully conceived in Spain and now offering the Scandinavian tradition of coffee get-togethers in downtown Budapest.
Drink a quality coffee at the newly opened Mizaru Mambou café and contribute towards the wellbeing of chimpanzees and their habitat – all part of the work of the Jane Goodall Institute based here.
A legend revived – new ownership and management at the Gundel now looks to its culinary heritage for inspiration and to democratise its customer base.
The New Year’s Eve party at the Párisi Passage, The Show Must Go On, involves artists, jugglers and musicians, plus a splendid five-course meal with champagne, all in the atmosphere of bohemian Paris.
Find top-quality global street food at Budapest's Winter FoodFest, a downtown gastro fair involving major players such as Mazel Tov, Tereza, Smoke Riders, the 101BISTRO and dessert team Chimney Cake.
Treat the ones you love to Advent brunch at the ARZ Lebanese restaurant in the riverside InterContinental Budapest, where dinner on Christmas Eve and breakfast on Christmas morning are also available.
Surrounded by the lively cafés of Bartók Béla út, DiVino Bartók serves quality wines, classy lunch menus and tasty platters – you can also reserve your own cosy private space.
Five outlets around Budapest now serve the divine brisket and other meaty treats prepared by the Smokey Monkies team, their BBQ technique based on authentic experiences in the States.
Find exotic international street food at the Winter Food Fest on central Deák tér, where Mexican, Middle-Eastern and Taiwanese treats replace the standard Yuletide fare.
There's more to Ferencváros than soccer and students, as proved by a top-quality international bistro just opened in the university quarter, Crazy Dean.
You can't believe it's not meat – savour a delicious plant-based burger at Jimmy'Z, a busy spot in District VI, with a takeaway outlet now in operation offering vegan pizzas in District VII.
Soon to reopen, Gundel, Budapest's most legendary restaurant by City Park, can look back on more than a century of gilded gastronomic history. Here are some of the highlights!
This winter-style terrace with warming snacks reopens amid the rolling hills of Buda as star chef Lajos Bíró revives his Alpine-tinged KisBíró restaurant.
You can now sample delicious and authentic Greek meat dishes with fresh vegetables and trimmings sourced from the southern Balkans at three Blue Agori outlets around Budapest.
Once an Ottoman fortification, revived from ruins as an ornate villa by Miklós Ybl of Opera House fame, the Aranybástya has just been rebuilt as a panoramic café-bistro in the Castle District.
Opening at 7.55am on relaxed Saturdays, at 7.30am during the week to cater to the many students and workers nearby, 7:55 near trendy Bartók Béla út in Buda offers fine specialty coffee and snacks.
Tuck into juicy steaks at Beef Heaven by Tuning, now being reopened by Róbert Erdélyi and his old team on Liszt Ferenc tér.
Crafted by executive chef Lajos Lutz, the exciting new menu at the Párisi Passage Café & Brasserie combines Hungarian and French flavours at the Párisi Udvar Hotel Budapest.
Go and grab a freshly squeezed beverage at the Lényeg juice bar on your way to work! Just off the tram 4-6 line, this innovative drink outlet is run by a former bartender and his two friends.
Sourdough suppliers to outlets and restaurants in town, the Marmorstein Bakery has just opened its first store, with a sit-down area for cake and coffee, and a showcase area to see how it's all done.
Recently honoured at the Asia Beer Challenge awards, Budapest craft-beer pioneers Horizont are expanding their range of brews and their taproom down in Kőbánya.