46 of the best · Budapest, Hungary
From the two-MICHELIN-starred Stand and the city’s one-star dining rooms to family institutions, Hungarian classics and the most enjoyable bistros in Buda and Pest.
Our 46 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Budapest.
Two MICHELIN Stars
Budapest’s two-MICHELIN-starred dining room, where chefs Tamás Széll and Szabina Szulló turn Hungarian classics and produce into precise, elegant tasting menus.
Székely Mihály utca 2Explore View on map
MICHELIN Star
A relaxed MICHELIN-starred bistro a few steps from St Stephen’s Basilica, with modern Hungarian cooking and one of the city’s best lists of Hungarian wines.
Sas utca 3Explore View on map
A family institution
A much-loved family restaurant near Keleti station, cooking generous Jewish and Hungarian home-style dishes for decades.
Mosonyi utca 3Explore View on map
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Budapest’s MICHELIN-starred tables and its most ambitious dining rooms.
MICHELIN Star
A MICHELIN-starred dining room near Elisabeth Bridge, with creative tasting menus in an elegant, intimate room.
Piarista köz 2Explore View on map
MICHELIN Star
A relaxed MICHELIN-starred bistro a few steps from St Stephen’s Basilica, with modern Hungarian cooking and one of the city’s best lists of Hungarian wines.
Sas utca 3Explore View on map
MICHELIN Star
The restaurant that won Hungary’s first MICHELIN Star in 2010, on lively Ráday Street, still serving polished contemporary tasting menus.
Ráday utca 4Explore View on map
MICHELIN Star
A MICHELIN-starred restaurant where Portuguese and Hungarian cooking meet, run by chef Tiago Sabarigo and Éva Hegyi near the Basilica.
Sas utca 17Explore View on map
A fine-dining pioneer
One of the pioneers of Hungarian fine dining, on Vörösmarty Square in the Gerbeaud House, celebrating its 19th birthday in 2026.
Vörösmarty tér 7-8Explore View on map
MICHELIN Star
A MICHELIN-starred chef’s table by Jenő Rácz on Petőfi Square, where the meal is cooked and served around a counter, close to the Danube.
Petőfi tér 3-5Explore View on map
MICHELIN Star
A MICHELIN-starred chef’s table in Hotel Rum, built around wild and foraged Hungarian ingredients, old preserving techniques and natural flavours.
Királyi Pál utca 4Explore View on map
Two MICHELIN Stars
Budapest’s two-MICHELIN-starred dining room, where chefs Tamás Széll and Szabina Szulló turn Hungarian classics and produce into precise, elegant tasting menus.
Székely Mihály utca 2Explore View on map
Goulash, goose and Gundel pancakes: Hungarian and Jewish-Hungarian cooking at its best.
In the Castle District
Modern Hungarian cooking on Fortuna utca, one of the best tables in the Castle District.
Fortuna utca 21Explore View on map
Views from Gellért Hill
A Hungarian restaurant on the slopes of Gellért Hill.
Kelenhegyi út 58Explore View on map
Hungarian wine and food
A Hungarian wine restaurant, café, cellar and wine shop.
Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 1Explore View on map
On the Danube promenade
A restaurant with a terrace on Vigadó tér, facing the river.
Vigadó tér 3Explore View on map
Cheap and cheerful
A no-frills Hungarian eatery on Király utca, with daily stews and soups at low prices.
Király utca 55Explore View on map
A historic institution
The grand old restaurant of City Park, made famous by Károly Gundel in the early 20th century and home of the Gundel pancake.
Gundel Károly út 4Explore View on map
The anglers’ inn
An old-fashioned fish restaurant on Fő utca, below the Castle District.
Fő utca 27Explore View on map
Classic Hungarian dishes
A cosy bistro near the Parliament serving classic Hungarian home cooking: goulash, paprika chicken and stuffed cabbage.
Steindl Imre utca 13Explore View on map
A tiny étkezde
A tiny old-style eatery near the Basilica, with home-cooked Hungarian lunches.
Október 6. utca 17Explore View on map
Beside the market hall
A small, much-loved bistro beside the Hold utca market hall, cooking hearty Hungarian dishes with market produce.
Hold utca 13Explore View on map
Modern Hungarian, live music
Modern Hungarian cooking near the Basilica and in the Castle District.
Hercegprímás utca 18Explore View on map
Retro style
A retro-styled favourite on Liszt Ferenc Square, serving modern takes on Hungarian comfort food.
Liszt Ferenc tér 2Explore View on map
A Castle Hill classic
An elegant restaurant in a former bakery in the Castle District, with Hungarian and international dishes.
Fortuna utca 14Explore View on map
A family institution
A much-loved family restaurant near Keleti station, cooking generous Jewish and Hungarian home-style dishes for decades.
Mosonyi utca 3Explore View on map
Hungarian classics
The bistro of the Stand team in Buda, cooking Hungarian classics such as goulash and layered potatoes with real care.
Attila út 10Explore View on map
Fish soup by Gellért Square
A traditional restaurant by Szent Gellért Square, known for Szeged-style fisherman’s soup.
Bartók Béla út 1Explore View on map
A classic étterem
A traditional Hungarian restaurant beside the Hold utca market hall.
Hold utca 15Explore View on map
Dinner on the Danube
A restaurant on an old paddle steamer moored at Vigadó tér, facing Buda Castle.
Vigadó térExplore View on map
Creative bistros, grand arcades and celebrity kitchens.
By the Basilica
A grill and wine restaurant facing St Stephen’s Basilica.
Szent István tér 9-11Explore View on map
Wine and Hungarian cooking
The Budapest bistro of the Villány winemaker József Bock, with modern Hungarian dishes and a big wine list.
Erzsébet körút 43Explore View on map
Buda favourite
A lively, elegant bistro on Krisztina Square in Buda, popular for breakfast, weekend brunch and dinner.
Krisztina tér 3Explore View on map
A modern bistro
A stylish bistro and bar on Nádor utca, near the Basilica.
Nádor utca 5Explore View on map
Theatre-district bistro
A charming bistro and coffee house in the theatre district, serving Mediterranean-style plates, small dishes and good coffee.
Jewish Quarter favourite
A lively restaurant on Kazinczy utca, mixing Hungarian and Jewish cooking, next to its own garden bar.
Kazinczy utca 41Explore View on map
At the Four Seasons
The brasserie and bar of the Four Seasons Gresham Palace, facing the Chain Bridge.
Széchenyi István tér 5-6Explore View on map
Creative bistro
A creative bistro near the Danube in the MICHELIN Guide, cooking imaginative modern Hungarian dishes in a relaxed room.
Vigyázó Ferenc utca 4Explore View on map
Under the glass dome
A café and brasserie beneath the restored glass domes and painted ceilings of Párisi Udvar, one of Budapest’s most beautiful arcades.
Ferenciek tere 10Explore View on map
In Matild Palace
Wolfgang Puck’s Budapest restaurant in the grand Matild Palace, mixing his Californian classics with Hungarian ingredients.
Váci utca 36Explore View on map
Modern bistro
A modern bistro near St Stephen’s Basilica, with creative, seasonal plates and a lively atmosphere.
Sas utca 6Explore View on map
Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and caviar.
Caviar and seafood
An elegant Buda restaurant at the foot of Castle Hill, known for caviar, seafood and refined Russian-inspired cooking.
Ostrom utca 19Explore View on map
A family Italian
A small, much-loved Italian restaurant near Vörösmarty Square.
Aranykéz utca 2Explore View on map
Modern Indian
Modern Indian cooking from north and south.
Vigyázó Ferenc utca 4Explore View on map
Garden courtyard
A leafy courtyard in the Jewish Quarter, serving Middle Eastern and Israeli dishes to share, with cocktails and music.
Akácfa utca 47Explore View on map
With a little theatre
A charming café-restaurant in the Jewish Quarter, with Jewish and Hungarian dishes and its own small theatre.
Dob utca 15Explore View on map
Indoor garden
A huge, plant-filled glasshouse of a restaurant on Király Street, serving Mediterranean dishes from breakfast to late.
Király utca 26Explore View on map
Price guide per person: € under about 8,000 HUF (about €20), €€ 8,000–18,000 HUF, €€€ 18,000–40,000 HUF, €€€€ over 40,000 HUF. Book ahead for tasting menus.
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