Babel Budapest is a modern hungarian restaurant in Lipotvaros, Budapest.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
3 hours
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Address: Piarista köz 2, 1052 Budapest
Costes Downtown sits in the Michelin Guide on the ground floor of the Prestige Hotel near Parliament, a calmer Lipotvaros sister kitchen to the original.
OrderThe five-course tasting with the Tokaji Furmint as the opener.
TipTuesday to Saturday only; the Sunday brunch is bookable separately and fills a week in advance.
Szilard Toth's Salt holds one Michelin star on Kiralyi Pal utca, a quiet downtown room cooking 15-course tastings built around fermentation.
OrderThe 15-course dinner tasting; 36,000 Ft local wine pairing pours mostly Hungarian.
TipCounter seats face the open kitchen; book at least three weeks ahead.
Jeno Racz's one-star Rumour is a 21-seat counter kitchen 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 the chef's signature.
TipEntry is via an unmarked door; arrive at the address ten minutes early for the host.
Essencia on Sas utca holds one Michelin star for Portuguese chef Tiago and his Hungarian wife Eva, a small warm room cooking Portuguese-Hungarian tastings.
OrderThe full tasting; the bacalhau course is the bridge between the two cuisines.
TipEva chooses the pairing in the room; ask for Hungarian pairings over the Portuguese list.
MAK Restaurant on Vigyazo Ferenc near Parliament is a long-running Michelin Guide modern Hungarian room with seasonal tastings and a sharp Hungarian wine.
OrderThe four-course lunch tasting; the value seat in the room.
TipBook the chef's counter to talk to chef Janos Mizsei mid-service.
Costes on Raday utca was the first restaurant in Hungary to earn a Michelin star in 2010 and still cooks a seven-course tasting in a Ferencvaros townhouse.
OrderThe seven-course tasting with the matching wines.
TipClosed Sundays and Mondays; the in-house butter, preserves and ham are made on site.
Costes Downtown sits in the Michelin Guide on the ground floor of the Prestige Hotel near Parliament, a calmer Lipotvaros sister kitchen to the original.
OrderThe five-course tasting with the Tokaji Furmint as the opener.
TipTuesday to Saturday only; the Sunday brunch is bookable separately and fills a week in advance.
Szilard Toth's Salt holds one Michelin star on Kiralyi Pal utca, a quiet downtown room cooking 15-course tastings built around fermentation.
OrderThe 15-course dinner tasting; 36,000 Ft local wine pairing pours mostly Hungarian.
TipCounter seats face the open kitchen; book at least three weeks ahead.
Jeno Racz's one-star Rumour is a 21-seat counter kitchen 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 the chef's signature.
TipEntry is via an unmarked door; arrive at the address ten minutes early for the host.
Essencia on Sas utca holds one Michelin star for Portuguese chef Tiago and his Hungarian wife Eva, a small warm room cooking Portuguese-Hungarian tastings.
OrderThe full tasting; the bacalhau course is the bridge between the two cuisines.
TipEva chooses the pairing in the room; ask for Hungarian pairings over the Portuguese list.
MAK Restaurant on Vigyazo Ferenc near Parliament is a long-running Michelin Guide modern Hungarian room with seasonal tastings and a sharp Hungarian wine.
OrderThe four-course lunch tasting; the value seat in the room.
TipBook the chef's counter to talk to chef Janos Mizsei mid-service.
