7 hidden gems worth the trip across Hungary, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Hungary guides.
Kispiac Bisztró ★ 4.5 · Budapest
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 by the open kitchen in a quiet corner of downtown Budapest.
Tip: Book two days ahead; the room is shared tables, dress smart-casual.
Kadarka Wine Bar ★ 4.3 · Budapest
terezvaros · Király utca 42, 1061 Budapest
Kadarka on Kiraly utca pours 150-plus Hungarian small-grower wines by the glass with eight types of Kadarka and the Szekszard region front and centre, a Budapest insider room.
Tip: Daily 16:00 to midnight; the staff run themed Hungarian wine tastings on Wednesdays.
Fekete Kutya ★ 4.3 · Budapest
erzsebetvaros · Dob utca 31, 1074 Budapest
Fekete Kutya on Dob utca pours 25 Hungarian craft beers from rotating taps in a Jewish Quarter front room, where Budapest brewers come to drink each other's beer.
Tip: Cash and card; the room is tiny, share a table or stand at the bar.
Kőleves Vendéglő ★ 4.2 · Budapest
erzsebetvaros · Kazinczy utca 41, 1075 Budapest
Koleves on Kazinczy in an old kosher meat plant cooks affordable Hungarian and Jewish-Hungarian lunch menus, with a hidden 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.
Palack Borbár ★ 4.2 · Budapest
ujbuda · Szent Gellért tér 3, 1114 Budapest
Palack Borbar near Szent Gellert ter in Ujbuda is a Buda-side wine bar pouring Hungarian small-grower and natural wines, with bistro plates and a quiet terrace, Budapest.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; the back room has a stand-up bar with a 10-glass rotation.
Frici Papa Kifőzdéje ★ 4.1 · Budapest
terezvaros · Király utca 55, 1077 Budapest
Frici Papa on Kiraly utca has run a kifozde with shared tables and no English menu since 1997, a Budapest lunch room locals send friends to for under HUF 3000.
Tip: Cash preferred; no reservations and quick turnover at lunch, no English menu.
Szatyor Bár és Galéria ★ 4.0 · Budapest
ujbuda · Bartók Béla út 36, 1111 Budapest
Szatyor on Bartok Bela ut shares a building with Hadik Kavehaz, an art-bar with rotating local exhibitions, Hungarian wine and Mediterranean small plates in Buda's Ujbuda.
Tip: Daily 11:00 to 24:00; the gallery rotates new local artists monthly.