Klassz Étterem és Borbolt is a modern hungarian restaurant in Erzsebetvaros, Budapest.
Klassz on Andrassy ut sits on the boulevard near the Opera, a chef-driven Hungarian carte run by Bortarsasag with the city's deepest sommelier-led wine list.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Mangalica pork plates, Foie gras course
Must order: Mangalica pork with a glass of Hungarian Furmint from the sommelier's list.
Tip: Reservations not accepted; arrive 11:30 or after 21:00 to avoid the wait.
Address: Andrássy út 41, 1061 Budapest
Mazel Tov on Akacfa in the Jewish Quarter is a Mediterranean ruin garden in an early 1900s courtyard, with mezze, shawarma and live klezmer most nights.
Signature: Mezze plate, Lamb shawarma
Order: The mezze plate to share, then the lamb shawarma.
Tip: Open noon to midnight daily; book a week ahead for weekends.
Mazel Tov on Akacfa in the Jewish Quarter is a Mediterranean ruin garden in an early 1900s courtyard, with mezze, shawarma and live klezmer most nights.
Signature: Mezze plate, Lamb shawarma
Order: The mezze plate to share, then the lamb shawarma.
Tip: Open noon to midnight daily; book a week ahead for weekends.
Szatyor on Bartok Bela ut in Ujbuda shares a building with Hadik Kavehaz, an eclectic art-bar dining room with Hungarian and Mediterranean small plates.
Signature: Hungarian small plates, Mediterranean tapas
Order: The mixed small-plate selection with a glass of Hungarian dry Furmint.
Tip: Next door to the historic Hadik Kavehaz; ask for the gallery room with the rotating local artist shows.
21 Magyar Vendeglo on Fortuna utca in the Buda Castle district has cooked modern Hungarian classics in red pots since 2008, with a 21 private-label Hungarian.
Signature: Beef goulash soup, Wiener schnitzel
Order: The signature beef goulash soup in the red pot with a glass of 21 private-label Furmint.
Tip: Daily noon to 23:00; book ahead for dinner, the upstairs room is the quieter one.
Halaszbastya occupies the neo-Romanesque Fisherman's Bastion on Castle Hill, with modern Hungarian tasting menus and panoramic Danube views over Pest.
Signature: Hungarian tasting, Goose liver
Order: The seasonal multi-course tasting at sunset for the Pest skyline view.
Tip: Three rooms (Restaurant, Bistro, Cafe); the Restaurant is the slowest, longest evening.
Hungarikum Bisztro on Steindl Imre near Parliament cooks the canonical Hungarian classics, with goulash, chicken paprikash and stuffed cabbage in a tiny.
Signature: Goulash soup, Chicken paprikash
Order: The chicken paprikash with house nokedli and cucumber salad.
Tip: Online reservation only; the small room books out for both lunch and dinner.
Menza on Liszt Ferenc ter is a retro 70s-style Budapest bistro off Andrassy, cooking modern takes on the Hungarian canteen canon at a steady boulevard pace.
Signature: Hortobágyi palacsinta, Goulash
Order: The Hortobagyi palacsinta, savoury crepes stuffed with veal stew under sour cream.
Tip: 11:00-23:00 daily, kitchen runs 11:30-22:30; the terrace fills first.
