Changing annually according to the phase of the Moon, the Lunar New Year falls on January 28th in 2017 – an occasion when millions of cheerful Chinese people will celebrate worldwide by filling the streets with colorful costumes and blasting firecrackers, creating an amazingly animated atmosphere. In Budapest, exuberant festivities are happening across varied settings over the next couple of weeks, including at deluxe and casual eateries – we present three locales where you can ring in the “Year of the Rooster” with gluttonous gatherings, authentic Oriental music, and stimulating dance shows.

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Rickshaw Restaurant

1073 Budapest, Erzsébet körút 43-49.
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Feast on delicate Asian dishes amid historic settings at the lavish Corinthia Hotel Budapest, which celebrates the Chinese Spring Festival in the Hungarian capital with an epicurean offer spanning January 27th-February 5th. The special menu – served at the hotel’s exotic Rickshaw Restaurant – includes authentic Oriental meals like Cantonese seafood soup, wok-fried Sichuan noodles, and Tang Yuan, a dessert of sweet dumplings traditionally served during the Chinese New Year’s celebrations. Adding to the event, during January 27-29, vibrant dragon dancers entertain guests in the hotel’s lobby.

Price: 9,900 forints per person
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BAOTIFUL

1054 Budapest, Szabadság tér 17.

This concealed food truck with a permanent parking spot at downtown Budapest’s celebrates the Lunar New Year with an exotic Sunday market, proffering Far-Eastern delicacies like spicy rice cakes, fragrant fried dumplings, and tapioca pudding with cinnamon and whisky, all prepared and served in reimagined forms on January 29th from noon to 6pm. Besides the aromatic Asian edibles, visitors to this intriguing indoor locale can join craft workshops during the day and prepare creative oddities using rooster feathers.

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