14 mid-range rooms in Budapest, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good rooms in Budapest — no surprise on the bill, real cooking. All Budapest food.
Hungarikum Bisztró ★ 4.5
lipotvaros · Steindl Imre utca 13, 1051 Budapest
Hungarikum Bisztro on Steindl Imre near Parliament cooks the canonical Hungarian classics, with gulyás, chicken paprikash and stuffed cabbage in a tiny old-school room, Budapest.
Tip: Online reservation only; the room is small and books out for both lunch and dinner.
Kispiac Bisztró ★ 4.5
lipotvaros · Hold utca 13, 1054 Budapest
Kispiac Bisztro next to the Hold utca market in the 5th district is a six-table Hungarian room cooking veal liver, pork belly and roast duck right by the open kitchen, Budapest.
Tip: Six tables, lunch Mon to Sat noon to 22:00; book at least two days ahead.
Hungarikum Bisztró ★ 4.5
lipotvaros · Steindl Imre utca 13, 1051 Budapest
Hungarikum Bisztro on Steindl Imre near Parliament cooks the canonical Hungarian classics, with goulash, chicken paprikash and stuffed cabbage in a tiny old-school Budapest room.
Tip: Online reservation only; the small room books out for both lunch and dinner.
Kispiac Bisztró ★ 4.5
lipotvaros · Hold utca 13, 1054 Budapest
Kispiac next to the Hold utca market is a six-table Hungarian room cooking veal liver, pork belly and roast duck right by the open kitchen in downtown Budapest.
Tip: Six tables, Mon to Sat noon to 22:00; book at least two days ahead.
Mazel Tov ★ 4.4
erzsebetvaros · Akácfa utca 47, 1073 Budapest
Mazel Tov on Akacfa utca in the Jewish Quarter is a Mediterranean ruin garden in an early 1900s courtyard, with mezze, lamb shawarma and live klezmer most nights, Budapest.
Tip: Open noon to midnight daily; book a week ahead for weekends.
Gettó Gulyás ★ 4.4
erzsebetvaros · Wesselényi utca 18, 1077 Budapest
Getto Gulyas on Wesselenyi in the Jewish Quarter cooks 14 varieties of Hungarian stews and goulashes alongside Jewish-Hungarian classics, Budapest.
Tip: Tiny room, no walk-ins after 19:00; reserve a day ahead.
Gettó Gulyás ★ 4.4
erzsebetvaros · Wesselényi utca 18, 1077 Budapest
Getto Gulyas on Wesselenyi cooks 14 varieties of Hungarian stews alongside Jewish-Hungarian classics in a tiny ghetto-era room in the Jewish Quarter of Budapest.
Tip: Tiny room, no walk-ins after 19:00; reserve a day ahead.
Mazel Tov ★ 4.4
erzsebetvaros · Akácfa utca 47, 1073 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, Budapest.
Tip: Open noon to midnight daily; book a week ahead for weekends.
Két Szerecsen ★ 4.2
terezvaros · Nagymező utca 14, 1065 Budapest
Ket Szerecsen on Nagymezo utca, Pest's Broadway theatre strip, is a two-floor bistro and cafe serving Mediterranean-Hungarian crossover plates from breakfast to midnight, Budapest.
Tip: Open 08:00 to 24:00 weekdays, 09:00 to 24:00 weekends; the upstairs balcony is the quieter room.
Két Szerecsen ★ 4.2
terezvaros · Nagymező utca 14, 1065 Budapest
Ket Szerecsen on Nagymezo's theatre strip is a two-floor Mediterranean-Hungarian bistro and cafe serving from breakfast to midnight in Pest, Budapest.
Tip: Open 08:00 to 24:00 weekdays, 09:00 to 24:00 weekends; the upstairs balcony is the quieter room.
Kőleves Vendéglő ★ 4.2
erzsebetvaros · Kazinczy utca 41, 1075 Budapest
Koleves Vendeglo on Kazinczy in an old kosher meat plant cooks affordable Hungarian and Jewish-Hungarian lunch menus, with a summer garden across the road, Budapest.
Tip: Lunch menu Mon to Fri until 16:00; the summer garden across the road is the better seat from May.
Menza Étterem ★ 4.1
terezvaros · Liszt Ferenc tér 2, 1061 Budapest
Menza on Liszt Ferenc ter is a retro-70s Budapest bistro just off Andrassy boulevard, cooking modern takes on the Hungarian canteen canon at a steady boulevard pace.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 23:00 daily; the kitchen runs 11:30 to 22:30 and the terrace fills first.
Menza Étterem ★ 4.1
terezvaros · Liszt Ferenc tér 2, 1061 Budapest
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.
Tip: 11:00 to 23:00 daily, kitchen runs 11:30 to 22:30; the terrace fills first.
Szatyor Bár és Galéria ★ 4.0
ujbuda · Bartók Béla út 36, 1111 Budapest
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 in Budapest.
Tip: Next door to the historic Hadik Kavehaz; ask for the gallery room with the rotating local artist shows.