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Winter Food Fest

The first Winter Food Festival presents the most delicious Hungarian and international wintertime dishes throughout 11 days at downtown's imposing festival venue

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5 spots for sipping mulled wine in Budapest

Spiced mulled wine is an emblematic drink of wintertime in Hungary’s capital. Here’s where to drink steamy cupfuls of red, white, or rosé around Budapest.

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Etyek Picnic

Join the Hungarian Carnival celebrations at the traditional Etyek Picnic

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Budapest Fish Festival

The Budapest Fish Festival promises to be a fun event

Tue, 3 Jan 2017

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Budapest’s Pajtás cafeteria is a retro relic

Continuously serving students and locals since Hungary’s communist era, this low-budget lunch hall serves hearty meals amid a setting of living nostalgia.

Mon, 2 Jan 2017

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Good Chemistry: Budapest’s NANO offers fresh molecular gastronomy

Some Budapest restaurants present molecular gastronomy as an added bonus, but the new NANO restaurant actively specializes in this experimental cuisine.

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Mulled Wine Festival

Between January 13-15

Thu, 29 Dec 2016

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8 great new Budapest coffee shops of 2016

From a French-styled bijou bar to the city’s tiniest café to gourmet specialty hangouts, we rounded up eight great cafés that opened in Budapest during 2016.

Tue, 27 Dec 2016

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8 great Budapest eateries for special diets that opened in 2016

Serving gluten-free pastries, organic burgers, and hearty vegan meals, many new hangouts popped up this year citywide to satisfy anyone on an alternative diet.

Mon, 26 Dec 2016

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Budapest’s Élesztő opens a food-truck court in a former barracks

Steaming hot soups, heavenly gnocchi, barbecued meats, and many other specialties are now available in a long-neglected area of an erstwhile military facility.

Thu, 22 Dec 2016

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MALTeR fills a legendary Budapest locale with good vibes and beer

After the recent closure of downtown Pest’s iconic Kispipa restaurant, a new gastropub carries on the location’s traditions with 21st-century verve.

Wed, 21 Dec 2016

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Where to buy Christmas beigli in Budapest

Hungary's traditional Christmas dessert is trickier to make than it looks. To make things a bit easier, we rounded up places that still accept beigli orders.

Tue, 20 Dec 2016

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8 Budapest eateries that serve truly extraordinary sandwiches

From pulled pork to pastrami to Serrano ham, a wide variety of gourmet ingredients make sandwiches an appealing attraction at these Budapest restaurants.

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KIOSK provides holiday-season meals for Budapest’s homeless

The management of Budapest’s popular KIOSK eatery decided to provide 500 homeless people with a delicious meal instead of sending gifts to corporate partners.

Mon, 19 Dec 2016

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KIOSK NYE

Try the mouthwatering traditional tastes and wines of the various regions of Hungary at the New Year's Eve dinner of KIOSK

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Fröccsterasz New Year's Eve House Party

Fröccsterasz 's winter garden prepares a grand house party for the last Saturday of the year

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Japanika's NYE

Celebrate the New Year with tons of sushi

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Tütü x Susu - The Gatsby New Year's Eve Dinner and Party

Tütü cordially invites everyone to a party evoking the atmosphere of the decadent parties at the Gatsby mansion

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Mr. Funk provides Budapest with deluxe designer doughnuts

Playful creativity and top-quality ingredients are evident in this new hotspot’s doughnuts and bagels – both made and baked on the spot, in front of your eyes.

Fri, 16 Dec 2016

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10 must-have market foods at Budapest’s Christmas Fairs

From chimney cake to roasted chestnuts to rooster-testicle stew, we rounded up all kinds of Christmas treats to try at Budapest’s Christmas markets this year.