Gettó Gulyás is a traditional hungarian restaurant in Erzsebetvaros, Budapest.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Wesselényi utca 18, 1077 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.
OrderThe breaded veal liver with mashed potato and cucumber salad.
TipSix tables, lunch Mon to Sat noon to 22:00; book at least two days ahead.
Pierrot on Fortuna utca, the first private cafe-restaurant in Budapest since 1982, sits in a 13th-century bakery in the Buda Castle, with modern Hungarian.
OrderThe seasonal Hungarian tasting menu with the Tokaji pairing.
TipWed to Sun 11:30-23:00; book the 13th-century garden seats for a slow Castle Hill evening.
Halaszbastya Etterem occupies the neo-Romanesque Fisherman's Bastion on Castle Hill, with modern Hungarian tasting menus and panoramic Danube views over Pest.
OrderThe seasonal multi-course tasting at sunset for the Pest skyline view.
TipThree rooms in the bastion (Restaurant, Bistro, Cafe); book the Restaurant for the tasting and the terrace.
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.
OrderThe Hortobagyi palacsinta, savoury crepes stuffed with veal stew under sour cream.
TipOpen 11:00-23:00 daily; the kitchen runs 11:30-22:30 and the terrace fills first.
Ket Szerecsen on Nagymezo utca, Pest's Broadway theatre strip, is a two-floor bistro and cafe serving Mediterranean-Hungarian crossover plates from breakfast.
OrderThe Mediterranean breakfast plate with avocado, jamon and Hungarian sausage.
TipOpen 08:00-24:00 weekdays, 09:00-24:00 weekends; the upstairs balcony is the quieter room.
Szabina Szullo and Tamas Szell's Stand cooks two-Michelin-star modern Hungarian tasting menus from a Terezvaros room near Andrassy and Liszt Ferenc ter.
OrderThe full chef's tasting; the smoked carp tortellini is the signature.
TipBookings open 60 days ahead via SevenRooms; arrive on time, tables held only 20 minutes.
