MÁK Restaurant is a modern hungarian fine-dining restaurant in Lipotvaros, Budapest.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Vigyázó Ferenc utca 4, 1051 Budapest
Babel in Lipotvaros, near Vaci utca and the Basilica, cooks Austro-Hungarian fine dining with Transylvanian roots over 8 and 13-course tasting menus.
OrderThe 13-course tasting; the smoked sturgeon course is the room's calling card.
Book3 to 4 weeks ahead
TipAsk for a counter seat by the kitchen pass; the room runs Wednesday to Saturday only.
Costes Downtown sits in the Michelin Guide on the ground floor of the Prestige Hotel near Parliament, the sister kitchen to Costes Raday in a calmer.
OrderThe full tasting menu with a glass of Tokaji Furmint as the opener.
Book2 to 3 weeks ahead
TipLunch service is the value play; the room is open Tuesday to Saturday and the Sunday brunch books out a week ahead.
Chef Szilard Toth's Salt Budapest holds one Michelin star in a quiet downtown room on Kiralyi Pal, cooking 15-course tastings around fermentation.
OrderThe 15-course dinner tasting with the 36,000 Ft local wine pairing.
Book3 to 4 weeks ahead
TipCounter seats face the open kitchen; the optional pairing leans into Hungarian Furmint and Kekfrankos.
Jeno Racz's Rumour is a 21-seat counter restaurant on Petofi ter where an eleven-course menu mixes Hungarian roots with Asian and European influences.
OrderThe eleven-course tasting at the counter; the venison course is the chef's signature.
Book3 weeks ahead
TipThe room is hidden behind an unmarked door; arrive at the address ten minutes early so the host can collect you.
Szabina Szullo and Tamas Szell's Stand holds two Michelin stars for modern Hungarian tasting menus in a quiet Terezvaros room near Andrassy.
OrderThe full chef's tasting; the paprika fish soup with smoked carp tortellini is the room's signature.
BookUp to 60 days, Tuesday to Saturday dinner only ahead
TipBookings open 60 days ahead via SevenRooms; a credit card secures the booking and cancellation must be by 24 hours.
Babel in Lipotvaros, near Vaci utca and the Basilica, cooks Austro-Hungarian fine dining with Transylvanian roots over 8 and 13-course tasting menus.
OrderThe 13-course tasting; the smoked sturgeon course is the room's calling card.
Book3 to 4 weeks ahead
TipAsk for a counter seat by the kitchen pass; the room runs Wednesday to Saturday only.
Costes on Raday utca was Hungary's first Michelin-starred restaurant in 2010 and still cooks a refined seven-course tasting in a Ferencvaros townhouse off.
OrderThe seven-course tasting menu with the wine pairing; the butter, preserves and ham are made on the premises.
Book3 weeks ahead
TipCostes Downtown is the sister kitchen in Lipotvaros; the original on Raday is the slower, longer evening.
Costes Downtown sits in the Michelin Guide on the ground floor of the Prestige Hotel near Parliament, the sister kitchen to Costes Raday in a calmer.
OrderThe full tasting menu with a glass of Tokaji Furmint as the opener.
Book2 to 3 weeks ahead
TipLunch service is the value play; the room is open Tuesday to Saturday and the Sunday brunch books out a week ahead.
Chef Szilard Toth's Salt Budapest holds one Michelin star in a quiet downtown room on Kiralyi Pal, cooking 15-course tastings around fermentation.
OrderThe 15-course dinner tasting with the 36,000 Ft local wine pairing.
Book3 to 4 weeks ahead
TipCounter seats face the open kitchen; the optional pairing leans into Hungarian Furmint and Kekfrankos.
Jeno Racz's Rumour is a 21-seat counter restaurant on Petofi ter where an eleven-course menu mixes Hungarian roots with Asian and European influences.
OrderThe eleven-course tasting at the counter; the venison course is the chef's signature.
Book3 weeks ahead
TipThe room is hidden behind an unmarked door; arrive at the address ten minutes early so the host can collect you.
