9 restaurants in Budapest, editor-picked for monday dinner. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Budapest.
Borkonyha Winekitchen ★ 4.6
lipotvaros · Sas utca 3, 1051 Budapest
Hours: Mon-Fri 18:00-00:00; Sat 12:00-00:00
Akos Sarkozi's Borkonyha behind St Stephen's Basilica on Sas utca holds one Michelin star and pours from a 200-bottle Hungarian wine list, downtown Budapest.
Tip: Mon to Fri open from 18:00, Sat from 12:00, closed Sunday; book a Saturday lunch for daylight on the wine list.
Costes Downtown ★ 4.5
lipotvaros · Vigyázó Ferenc utca 5, 1051 Budapest
Hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-15:00, 18:00-23:00
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.
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday only; the Sunday brunch is bookable separately and fills a week in advance.
Hungarikum Bisztró ★ 4.5
lipotvaros · Steindl Imre utca 13, 1051 Budapest
Hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-14:30, 18:00-22:00
Hungarikum Bisztro on Steindl Imre near Parliament cooks the canonical Hungarian classics, with gulyás, chicken paprikash and stuffed cabbage in a tiny.
Tip: Online reservation only; the room is small and books out for both lunch and dinner.
Klassz Étterem és Borbolt ★ 4.4
erzsebetvaros · Andrássy út 41, 1061 Budapest
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:30-23:00
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.
Tip: Reservations not accepted; arrive 11:30 or after 21:00 to avoid the wait.
Mazel Tov ★ 4.4
erzsebetvaros · Akácfa utca 47, 1073 Budapest
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-23:00; Fri-Sun 12:00-00:00
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.
Tip: Open noon to midnight daily; book a week ahead for weekends.
Gettó Gulyás ★ 4.4
erzsebetvaros · Wesselényi utca 18, 1077 Budapest
Hours: Mon-Tue 12:00-22:30; Wed 12:00-23:00; Thu-Fri 12:00-23:45
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 Booking recommended for weekends.
Két Szerecsen ★ 4.2
terezvaros · Nagymező utca 14, 1065 Budapest
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:30-23:30; Sat-Sun 09:00-23:30
Ket Szerecsen on Nagymezo utca, Pest's Broadway theatre strip, is a two-floor bistro and cafe serving Mediterranean-Hungarian crossover plates from breakfast.
Tip: Open 08:00-24:00 weekdays, 09:00-24:00 weekends; the upstairs balcony is the quieter room.
Menza Étterem ★ 4.1
terezvaros · Liszt Ferenc tér 2, 1061 Budapest
Hours: Mon-Sun 11:00-23:00
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.
Tip: Open 11:00-23:00 daily; the kitchen runs 11:30-22:30 and the terrace fills first.
Halászbástya Étterem ★ 4.0
varkerulet · Halászbástya, 1014 Budapest
Hours: Mon-Sun 10:00-22:00
Halaszbastya Etterem occupies the neo-Romanesque Fisherman's Bastion on Castle Hill, with modern Hungarian tasting menus and panoramic Danube views over Pest.
Tip: Three rooms in the bastion (Restaurant, Bistro, Cafe); book the Restaurant for the tasting and the terrace.