8 brunch worth the trip across Hungary, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Hungary guides.
Costes Downtown ★ 4.5 · Budapest
lipotvaros · Vigyázó Ferenc utca 5, 1051 Budapest
Costes Downtown opens its Sunday lunch service from 12:00 to 15:00 inside the Prestige Hotel near Parliament, the set-priced midday option from the modern European kitchen.
Tip: The midday set price is the value seat; book several days ahead for weekend service.
Auguszt Cukrászda ★ 4.4 · Budapest
lipotvaros · Kossuth Lajos utca 14-16, 1053 Budapest
Auguszt on Kossuth Lajos runs a weekday morning brunch counter with pastry, savoury bites and small black coffee in a Belle Epoque downtown Budapest room since 1870.
Tip: Closed Sun and Mon; the Paloma Garden terrace opens from May onwards.
Espresso Embassy ★ 4.4 · Budapest
lipotvaros · Arany János utca 15, 1051 Budapest
Espresso Embassy on Arany Janos near the Basilica pours flat whites, single-origin filter and a small brunch menu of sandwiches and bakes weekend mornings in Budapest.
Tip: Open weekend mornings from 09:00; the daily bake from the counter pairs with filter coffee.
STIKA Budapest ★ 4.3 · Budapest
erzsebetvaros · Dob utca 46/A, 1074 Budapest
Stika on Dob utca in the Jewish Quarter is a Budapest brunch bistro reopened after COVID with sourdough open sandwiches, laminated pastry and good espresso, brunch under HUF 6000.
Tip: Sundays close at 17:00; the line runs out the door by 09:30 on weekends.
Mazel Tov ★ 4.3 · Budapest
erzsebetvaros · Akácfa utca 47, 1073 Budapest
Mazel Tov on Akacfa in the Jewish Quarter is a Mediterranean and Israeli ruin garden with shakshuka, mezze and lamb shawarma on the daytime menu, popular for weekend brunch.
Tip: Book a week ahead for weekends; the glass-roof courtyard fills first.
Két Szerecsen ★ 4.2 · Budapest
terezvaros · Nagymező utca 14, 1065 Budapest
Ket Szerecsen on Nagymezo runs a weekend Mediterranean and Hungarian brunch menu, with eggs, charcuterie and a few warm plates, a Pest theatre-strip morning room in Budapest.
Tip: Weekend brunch menu runs Sat to Sun 09:00 to 15:00; the upstairs balcony is the quieter room.
Felix Kitchen & Bar ★ 4.2 · Budapest
varkerulet · Ybl Miklós tér 9, 1013 Budapest
Felix Kitchen and Bar inside the Varkert Bazar by the Danube is a Michelin-recommended Buda dining room with refined Mediterranean and Hungarian plates and a Wine Spectator award.
Tip: Buda-side terrace faces the Danube and the Pest skyline across the river.
Kelet Kávézó és Galéria ★ 4.1 · Budapest
ujbuda · Bartók Béla út 29, 1114 Budapest
Kelet Kavezo on Bartok Bela ut in Ujbuda is a cafe and book-exchange room with bagels, bowls and filter coffee, a Buda-side weekend morning corner near Gellert in Budapest.
Tip: Bring a book to swap; the back room is the quietest seat in Ujbuda.