Candlelight, delicious dishes, your special someone, and Budapest – enjoy this recipe for romance at any of these dining destinations on the night of February 14th, when many restaurants in the Magyar metropolis offer special Valentine’s Day dinner-date events with uniquely alluring meals and intoxicating beverages.
2/13
ARAZ Étterem
Love is all around at ARAZ, where – beginning at 7pm on Valentine’s Day – the aroma of mouthwatering meals wafts in the air, while pleasant live music performed by Hungary’s Oti Voice & Bass band creates an especially romantic atmosphere. The special four-course festive menu features a non-alcoholic welcome cocktail, alongside such heavenly courses like saffron-flavored fish soup with tiger shrimp, lamb ragout with roasted corn pie and Armagnac sauce, or red velvet parfait with lavender strawberry ragout. Throughout the evening, a professional photographer snaps everlasting memories of couples on request.
Price: 9,490 HUF per person + 10% service charge
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3/13
Baraka Étterem (Closed)
Artful creativity is infused into every dish at this uncommonly cool fine-dining destination located near Vörösmarty Square, and Baraka’s alluring Valentine’s Day dinner event features especially attractive flavor combinations. The five-course meal begins with blue-lobster bisque with sweet potatoes and a shrimp wonton, before guests savor seductive delicacies like goose foie gras with cherry chutney and a long pepper crisp, the veal chop crusted with beetroot and raspberry and served with calvados apple and truffle celery, and a Manjari-chocolate mousse with passionfruit and praline; the dinner can be accompanied with a wine or cocktail pairing.
Price: 24,990 HUF + 12% service charge
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4/13
Costes Downtown
Lovebirds can embark on a Michelin-starred journey amid an exclusive setting in the city’s stylish gourmet haven found within the deluxe Prestige Hotel Budapest. The award-winning Costes Downtown pampers taste buds with a four-course menu that includes such delicacies as scallops with grapefruit and passion fruit, wild boar saddle with salsify and red cabbage, and white chocolate with raspberry and lemon offered as a truly tempting conclusion to the feast. The menu is also available with wine pairing, where fine libations are offered with each course picked by the restaurant’s accomplished sommelier.
Price: 24,000 HUF per person without wine pairing and 38,000 HUF with wine pairing + 12% service charge
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5/13
Gerbeaud Bistro
The historic red and golden salons of Budapest’s most famous confectionery are transformed into an elegant candlelit-dinner setting on Valentine’s Day. After an aperitif of Kreinbacker Prestige Brut Champagne served with freshly baked bread, the meal features an amuse-bouche of coconut-breaded prawns with chili and avocado, goat cheese with figs and dates, soft-boiled eggs with rosti potatoes, beef loin with smoked celery and Mangalica bacon, and a scrumptious chocolate tart flavored with mango for dessert. Courses are paired with Hungarian wines from the Mátra, Villány, and Tokaj regions, all to be savored amid light jazz tunes played live.
Price: 39,900 HUF for 2 people; fixed arrival time at 7pm
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6/13
High Note SkyBar
Guests at this multistory rooftop hotspot – crowning Budapest’s award-winning Aria Hotel – are surrounded by wraparound cityscape views, and on Valentine’s Day this provides the sexy 360-degree backdrop for a high-spirited dinner. The meal begins with oyster ceviche paired with Sauska Extra Brut rosé from Tokaj, before diners devour a main course of lamb spine with beetroot, pomegranate, and sweet potato served with Heimann Bikavér from Szekszárd; for dessert, a chai tea créme brulée is provided along with a treat of chocolate, spices, and pear to delight in along with sips of top-quality 6-Puttonyos Aszú 2006 from Tokaj’s Királyudvar winery.
Price: 33,500 HUF + 15% service charge
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7/13
InterContinental Budapest
While admiring romantic panoramic views over the Chain Bridge and Buda Castle, guests at this five-star hotel’s aphrodisiacal Valentine’s Day meal savor succulent welcome bites like smoked-trout mousse with green apple, before delighting in Jerusalem artichoke cream soup with roasted walnuts and lovage milk foam, black seabream with salsify and cauliflower textures served with vanilla butter sauce, a “surf & turf” main dish of grilled beef tenderloin with tiger-prawn tail, and an extraordinarily crafted dessert collection featuring cardamom white-chocolate mousse with orange-strawberry ragout. Every course is paired with premier Hungarian wines.
Price: 35,000 HUF + 10% service charge; fixed arrival time at 7pm
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8/13
Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest
A variety of dreamy date-night options entices couples on Valentine’s Day at this modern downtown-Pest five-star hotel. Within the warmly sophisticated , romantic three- or four-course meals feature a welcome cocktail to enjoy before delicacies like goose-liver terrine with pickled tomatoes or veal tenderloin with green asparagus and truffled mashed potatoes served with shallot-and-parmesan sauce. Meanwhile, at the hotel’s exclusive location, guests receive a 14% discount on all cocktails along with a complimentary surprise dessert when ordering anything from the à la carte menu, while live music adds to the upscale enchantment.
Price: ÉS Bisztró offer – 13,900 HUF for three courses, 17,100 HUF for four courses + 12% service charge
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9/13
KIOSK
This central Budapest hotspot found near the Pest side of is oftentimes a sparkling scene filled with starry-eyed couples sipping on colorful cocktail concoctions and devouring delicious dishes; for Valentine’s Day, the cavernous restaurant organizes a candlelight dinner that anyone can join, whether you fancy dining here with the love of your life or you are single and you want to have a great night out with a group of friends. Beginning at 7pm, the epicurean event features a four-course meal with tasteful treats like fried artichokes, spinach risotto, and a duck duo, while the live piano music played in the background helps elevate the dreamy atmosphere.
Price: 8,800 HUF per person
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10/13
M Étterem
Using fine-quality ingredients fresh from local markets and boasting a menu that changes daily, this tiny downtown eatery is a popular spot all year round among locals and foreign visitors alike. On Valentine’s Day, the chef invites couples to experience a wild love story, where a mysterious epicurean journey is the highlight of the night – the special menu on this day includes such exciting food pairings as walnut and pomegranate, sorrel and orange, sour cherry and Roquefort, or prawns and prosciutto, all transformed into courses like Pesto Fettuccine with duck breast or dark chocolate fondant and white chocolate parfait.
Price: 7,000 HUF per person (incl. unlimited champagne consumption during the dinner)
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11/13
Paris Budapest
At this stylish riverfront restaurant that features sweeping views over the Buda Castle and Chain Bridge, French head chef Stéphan Remon is crafting a special five-course Valentine’s Day dinner to remember. The magnifique feast begins with an artichoke heart served with lemon confit and mint, parmesan foam, and Tahoon cress, before diners delight in a duo of scallop and poêled duck liver with saffron-vanilla quince, and then enjoy roasted goose breast with white salsify and grilled radicchio, all concluded with a heart-shaped dessert. The dishes are paired with excellent wines, and every guest receives a special surprise gift before leaving.
Price: 21,000 HUF
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12/13
Robinson
Enjoy a high-class feast on Valentine’s Day in Budapest’s vast parkland at the Robinson Restaurant, a fine-quality eatery built amid panoramic settings on ’s lake. Surrounded by pleasant scenery, this charming restaurant boasts a romantic ambience even on an ordinary day, but on February 14th, a special four-course menu is designed to enhance this loveable atmosphere with delicate dishes, like savory salmon, tender duck breast, and luscious barbecued Wagyu ribs; the scrumptious chocolate lava cake served with rose petals is the icing on the cake.
Price: 13,900 HUF per person without wine pairing and 18,900 HUF with wine pairing + 12.5% service charge
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13/13
Spoon
Celebrate love while swaying on water aboard – a spacious riverboat transformed into an elegant eatery – docking amid scenic settings between the and on the Danube. The restaurant presents an irresistible feast for Valentine’s Day, when a special four-course meal is served to guests that includes marinated salmon with saffron-celery salad, chicken breast with beetroot and cheese brownie, and chestnut chocolate truffle with Bailey’s espuma, while a separate menu is offered for those on a vegetarian diet. Guests who reserve a table near the window looking at the Buda side enjoy panoramic vistas over the Royal Palace, which is especially striking when lit up during the night.
Price: 15,000 HUF per person + 14% service charge
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