Costes Downtown is a modern european restaurant in Lipotvaros, Budapest.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Vigyázó Ferenc utca 5, 1051 Budapest
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.
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.
Klassz on Andrassy ut in Budapest's Erzsebetvaros runs a modern Hungarian carte around mangalica pork and foie gras, paired with the country's deepest.
OrderMangalica pork with a glass of Hungarian Furmint from the sommelier's list.
TipReservations not accepted; arrive 11:30 or after 21:00 to avoid the wait.
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.
OrderThe mezze plate to share, then the lamb shawarma.
TipOpen noon to midnight daily; book a week ahead for weekends.
