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Best restaurants in Budapest 2009

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I just thought I’d throw away some old papers and magazine here the other day, and then I found the November edition of Time Out Budapest. In the paper they published their Budapest Restaurant awards for 2009, and I thought I’d just share their results, for those who haven’t read the magazine. One thing interesting to see is that in 2009 November, before Coster received its Via Michelin star, Time Out Budapest already considered the restaurant to be the best contemporary international restaurant in Budapest.

Best restaurants in Budapest 2009 (according to Time Out Budapest):

Best contemporary international:

  1. Costes
  2. Bábel Delikát
  3. Baraka
  4. Bio & Vegetáriánus

Best progressive Hungarian:

  1. Olimpia
  2. Cafe Kör
  3. Onyx
  4. Csalogány 26

Best traditional Hungarian:

  1. Múzeum
  2. Kádár Étkezde
  3. Fülemüle
  4. Vadrózsa

Best Italian:

  1. Fausto’s
  2. Krizia
  3. Il Terzo Cerchio
  4. Millenium Da Pippo

Best Asian:

  1. Wang Mester
  2. Momotaro Ramen
  3. Fuji
  4. Mennyei Ízek

Best fancy, but cheap lunch:

  1. Flores
  2. Ruben
  3. Két szerecsen
  4. Centrál Kávéház

Best Sunday brunch:

  1. Peppers!
  2. Gundel
  3. Bistro Jardin
  4. Brasserie Royale

Best wine restaurants:

  1. Klassz
  2. Bock Bistro
  3. Borbíróság
  4. Tigris

Best burger:

  1. Gresham
  2. New York Pizza
  3. Café Déryné
  4. The Caledonia

We wish everyone a good lunch, and why not eat a dinner outside today?

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Most popular Budapest restaurants March 2010

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From time to time we make up a list of most popular Budapest restaurants based on the amount of table reservations we make in Budapest restaurants for our guests. This is of course not an official list showing the actual popularity of a restaurant, but it is more for fun to show what restaurants our visitors like to visit.

In March 2010 the most popular restaurant based on our table reservations was Sir Lancelot. That is not unusual at all, rather normal in fact, as Sir Lancelot often ends up with most table reservations. On the second place in March Gundel was to be found, while several restaurants had to share the third place; Pampas, Matyas Pince and Trofea Grill!

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March program in Fat Mo’s

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Earlier we wrote about the fact that Fat Mo’s seems to be closed down forever. Well, they have risen up from the grave and they are back in business. Every day they arrange special programs with artists performing, and below you can find the program for March. More information about Fat Mo’s.

Fat Mo’s program for March:
1.: Sophie Blues Trio – blues
2.: Bory Saxophone Lounge – lounge
3.: Pribojszki Duó – blues
4.: Lakatos Krisztián & Band: Frank Sinatra Show
5.: Roll Skate Boogie – Rock and Roll
6.: Yasya- acoustics rock
7.: Hot Jazz Band – Jazz & Swing
8.: Lukács Linda Vocal & Piano
9.: T.Rogers Blues Band – blues
10.: TurnarounD – blues
11.: BlackriderS – Irish-Country
12.: Pedrofon – Swing & Roll
13.: Harakyru Band – Soul & Funky
14.: Török Ádám & Mini: koncert és rajongói klub – blues-rock
15.: Rhytym Sophie Band – Boogie & Blues
16.: Cséki Kálmán a Jazz zongorista – evergreen
17.: Pribojszki Mátyás Band – blues
18.: Tóth Vera és Zenekara – Funky & Soul
19.: Rudi Rock and Roll Show – Rock and Roll
20.: Kapuzárás Előtti Pánik – R&B
21.: Hot Jazz Band – Jazz & Swing
22.: Lukács Linda Vocal & Piano
23.: T.Rogers Blues Band – blues
24.: Beauty Four – soul
25.: Freak – funky
26.: Mustang Band – Country rock
27.: Voga Viki koncert – Soul & R’N’B
28.: ABBA SHOW
29.: Nemes Zoltán Duó ( Mr. Yambalaya) –blues
30.: Cséki Kálmán a Jazz zongorista-evergreen
31.: Pribojszki Duó – blues

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Bread lángos at Vakvarjú

Bread lángos at Vakvarjú

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Lángos is a speciality in Hungary, and normally you buy this along the street and eat it with sour cream, garlic and other delicious stuff. It is fired in oil or fat, so it is not to healthy though. Kenyerlangos, or Bread lángos, is the version which is made in oven, so it is not so much oil stuck in your hands after eating it.

Vak Varju Budapest
Vak Varju Budapest

I always thought that I could only get hold of this on Hungarian national days and other special events, but then someone told me about Vakvarjú, a restaurant near the Opera where I can get it throughout the entire year. My friends who told me about it also told me that Vakvarjú was what they called the bread lángos in former days.

The bread lángos as I ate it in Vakvarjú was not something that should be included in a diet, but at least it was not fried in oil! For those who have never tasted anything like it, you should try to imagine a pizza, but with sour cream instead of tomato sauce on the doug. If it sounds interesting, try it yourself at Vakvarjú!

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Best brownie in Budapest

Best brownie in Budapest

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Are you wondering where to eat the best brownie in Budapest? I am… I always enjoy trying out brownies as I go to restaurants and I almost end up disappointed in every place. Long time ago I remember someone telling me that Spoon has the best brownie in town. I tried, but I was not at all impressed! Then I heard that Negro has it… yet another disappointment. Then I tried it at Cream Cafe and Restaurant, and though the brownie portion I was served was extremely big, the taste was not!

Brownie in Burger King
Brownie in Burger King

I have for sure tried to eat brownies elsewhere as well, but so far I have to admit something that makes me kind of sad. Or I do not know, because in my eyes and in my opinion the best brownie in Budapest currently costs 420 Forints, and you can get it with vanilla ice cream in every single Burger King in town! I am not sure if the problem is with me, or what the problem is, but that is at least my thoughts on this matter.

Another similar case is the subject if onion rings. I read a comment on Pampas Steakhouse last week where someone wrote that their onion rings taste like the ones you get at Burger King (meaning that you almost don’t feel the onion inside). As I go to Pampas Steakhouse I order their onion rings almost every times, because they simply taste very good – exactly as I like them and love them. Maybe I am an anti-gourmet, or I don’t know, but the onion rings do not need to have an extreme onion taste – they just need to taste good!

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Gluttonous Thursday mistake made up for

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Cream Cafe & Restaurant
Cream Cafe & Restaurant
Last week we wrote about how we had to pay full price for a Brownie and a Coke Light at Cream Cafe Restaurant in Budapest. We complained to the restaurant afterwards, and they apologized for the problems and the misunderstanding – and invited us for a free dinner, to make up for inconvenience!

Visiting the restaurant again we looked forward to taste the food, especially since the menu looked very good on the first visit as well. The menu was full of delicious meals and we had no problem finding something that sounded good. We ended up with two soups and two main courses. The fish soup was really good and everything else was okay as well. It must be mentioned that the most expensive food on the menu costs less than 5000 Forints, which means that the restaurant should be enrolled in a “not-to-expensive” category!

If you ever walk around in the 7th district of Budapest, and maybe would like something to eat after a visit to the Synagogue in Dohány Utca (or the one in Kazinczy Utca), then Cream Cafe & Restaurant could be a place to grab something to eat!

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Full price brownie at Gluttonous Thursday

Full price brownie at Gluttonous Thursday

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Yesterday was Gluttonous Thursday (Torkos Csütörtök) and I tried to enjoy as much as I could. Since long time ago I wanted to visit Angus Steakhouse restaurant in Kazinczy Utca, but as I did not find it on the list of restaurants participating I though I’d just walk over there to find out if it still existed. It did not…

Brownie at Cream Cafe
Brownie at Cream Cafe

But, a new restaurant has taken over their facilities, Cream Cafe Restaurant. I stopped to take a look at the menu and it looked really good. Earlier I had eaten a good lunch at Hild Vendéglő so I thought I’d try to stop by just for an easy desert, brownie with vanilia icecream. Safely inside I told them that I would only stay for a few minutes (enough to eat my brownie and to get an impression of the restaurant from the inside), and they could receive on those conditions.

I got my brownie, it tasted fairly okay and I wanted to get my bill. As I got it I noticed that everything was on full price. I asked how come, “after all, it is Gluttonous Thursday”. The answer I got was that since I had not reserved a table I had to pay full price! Lucky me who did not buy anything else, but still I feel sorry for others who might suffer from restaurants abusing the happy visitor looking forward to eat on half price.

It was a pity, because the restaurant looked really nice, but in my eyes they really fooled themselves of someone who might have wanted to return to the restaurant!

By the way… the rules for the Gluttonous Thursday says clearly that everything from the menu should be served at 50% throughout the entire day (such a thing as only to guests reserving a table does not exist anywhere)!

Gluttonous Thursday 2010 – today

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We wrote about it yesterday and we write about it again today! Gluttonous Thursday 2010 (Torkos Csütörtök) has come upon us again, and that means that we can eat and drink at half price in a whole lot of Budapest restaurants today. Our plans are not yet ready, but I guess we will drop by at least 1 restaurant today, maybe more (time will show)!

A full list of restaurants participating can be found at menjunkenni.hu. Take a look, be prepared and watch out as well, as many restaurants often abuse this event to earn more money in different ways. And as you have been out eating, please come back and share your experience with us and our readers. We would be delighted to hear about your Gluttonous Thursday experience in Budapest or somewhere outside Budapest, so if you have visited a restaurant – please write a comment below to let us know what it was like!

List of some restaurants participating:

If you want updated information about Gluttonous Thursday in Budapest, click the link.

Auguszt confectionary near Ferenciek Square

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Auguszt Confectionary (Auguszt Cukrászda) can be found three places in Budapest, and the newest location is located in the Kossuth Lajos Utca, not far from the Ferenciek Square. The confectionary has been operating since 1870, and the department that can be found near the Ferenciek Square looks stylish, old-fashioned and nice.

Augsuzt Confectionary Budapest

If you would like to taste cakes in the new Auguszt confectionary, take on your shoes and head towards Kossuth Lajos utca 14.00-16.00 and enjoy life. The confectionary is open from 9-19 on weekdays and from 10.00-17.00 on Saturdays.

Other Auguszt confectionaries in Budapest:
Auguszt Pavilon:  Sasadi Út 190
Auguszt Cukrászda: Fény utca 8