Trófea is an all you can eat restaurant chain all over the city including currently 6 restaurants. Mainly being a grill or barbeque restaurant in Trófea you can choose the meat yourself out of the fridge and give it to the grill master who then freshly prepares it for you in front of your eyes. But that is not all, you also get fresh salads, grilled vegetables or fish, other dishes such as stews and of course a large variety of side dishes and desserts. In a nutshell that is it but the variety of food is just endless with mainly typical Hungarian dishes such as soups, pickles or stews but you can also have BBQ chicken wings or other dishes from all over the world. The heart obviously is the grill where you pick your meat and it is being grilled freshly for you. Sometimes if you get in early and are lucky you might even catch some nice steak or shrimps and not only chicken and pork meat….

Das Zeller Bistro ist derzeit neben dem Chez Daniel das beste Restaurant in Budapest. Es ist das Gesamtkonzept was stimmt und den Besuchern einen perfekten und runden Abend beschert. Egal ob mit Kindern oder romantisch zu zweit das Zeller schafft es jeden so zu bedienen wie es gewünscht wird. Die Karte ist übersichtlich aber doch ausreichend um viele Geschmäcker zu treffen ohne die Gäste vor die Qual der Wahl zu stellen. Hinzu kommt die Qualität der Produkte die frisch vom Markt kommen, teilweise sogar aus eigener Produktion bzw Anbau der Familie. Das alles verbunden mit einem guten Koch bringt ein fantastische Essen auf den Tisch. Doch das alleine ist nicht ausschlaggebend um das Zeller Bistro in Budapest zu einer Topadresse zu machen, es ist vor allen Dinge auch der Service der weit über ungarischen Standards ist. Freundlich, zuvorkommend und auch eine persönliche Note machen den Besuch unvergessen. Zudem wird hier auf Kinder geachtet mit diversen Spielzeugen und Malsachen die die Kinder bei Laune halten was sowhl den Eltern als auch…

Das Restaurant Hemingway hat nicht viel aussergewöhnliches zu bieten ausser fantastisches Essen, sehr gute Cocktails und den Blick auf einen kleinen See. Das Hemingway befindet sich auf der Buda Seite und ist ein fantastisches Restaurant mit vielen guten Gerichten, die wirklich jeden Gaumen bedienen. Fleisch, Fisch, Salate, Süssspeisen und alles andere was das Herz begehrt bekommen Sie im Hemingway. Hemingway Fotos Hemingway auf der Karte View Larger Map Restaurant Hemingway Information Addresse: Kosztolányi Dezso tér 2 Telefon: +36 (1) 381 0522 Öffnungszeiten: Monday – Saturday 12h-24h, Sunday 12h-16h Mehr auf der Hemingway Webseite oder auf Facebook. ￩ ￫ x × Previous Next

Zeller Bistro is the top rated restaurant in Budapest according to TripAdvisor (what effect that has I will discuss later in the article) so I thought I will give it a try. Located in Izabella utca (Between Oktogon and Heroes’ Square) in the 7th district Zeller is not too far off the track and can be reached easily from the city center. The little family run restaurant is situated in the cellar of a normal apartment house and offers a refreshing, modernized Hungarian menu. Away from Goulash Soup and Pörkölt Zeller is driving more in a modern direction using fresh products from the market and traditional dishes with a drift to exotic ingredients. The menu is really straight forward and not longer than a page so you do not get lost in the mass of choices but in the same time there is something for everybody from fish to duck and vegetarian to soups. Few starters a choice of a dozen main courses and 3 desserts that’s what you have…

M Restaurant in Budapest is a small but very stylish eatery near Oktogon in downtown with a small but wisely chosen menu of excellent food. Passing by the location M restaurant would not really catch your eye and even if you would recognize it from outside it rather looks like a little, cheap bar with a few tables and chairs. There are more tables upstairs which you cannot really see from outside so in total M can hold something like 30 people and it would be packed. This all sounds not too interesting but once you check the menu which you can have a look into outside your mouth will be watering and you might take the step inside. The restaurant itself reminds me a lot of the very famous Ruin Bars in Budapest with simplistic decoration, paper table covers with a stamp on which you can paint on and little interior highlights here and there. Nevertheless M Restaurant in Budapest is a very comfortable and stylish place to have…

Sunny Lounge in Budapest is a small restaurant located in the North of Budapest, in Óbuda, right next to the main road leading you towards Szentendre. On their Facebook page they describe their style very divers saying that the kitchen is American, Italian, Thai which is true so you can find burgers on the menau as well as pizza and Thai dishes. Also in the corner of the restaurant there is a Sushi bar which seems to be unused or at least during the lunch time when I have visited Sunny it was closed. For me that is a bit too much of a mixture but what I have ordered was really nice. As a starter there was a Tom Yam, a spicy Soup originated in Laos and Thailand followed by grilled vegetables with roasted goat cheese which actually has been a starter but I ate it as a main course. As said it all tasted very nice but to be honest Sunny in Budapest is quite overpriced. A main…

About Pastrami At first I thought that Pastrami in Budapest would be a copy cat of the successful Italian restaurant Vapiano in Budapest as the pictures looked very similar. With its central, very open kitchen and a lot of little bits and bobs stading and handing around, the menu written up in large above the kitchen it just felt like Vapiano, going to the counter where the chef takes you order, cooks a fresh pasta and off you go to your seat. But enough of that comparison because restaurant Pastrami turned out to be a regular but fantastic restaurant including waiters, a proper menu and without self service but all in a very modern and good atmosphere. ￩ ￫ x × Previous Next

The restaurant Melba in Budapest is located on the so called Marina Part, which is a newly built area in the 13th district right next to the Danube. Restaurant Melba is offering a wide variety of internation and traditional Hungarian dishes on a above average price level but thats what you have to pay sitting right on the Danube enjoying your lunch or dinner. The so called Marina Part is an area of newly built houses with masses of apartments and offices and in these places usually a restaurant is not missing. But the restaurant Melba is located on the, fairly small, port of that area. The food in restaurant Melba is very good and the staff really friendly. You can get here international as well as traditional dishes, so from a NY Rib Eye Steak down to the all Hungarian Gulash Soup you can find everything here. The restaurant is really nice with a large area to sit outside in the sun enjoying your lunch or dinner and also…

Recently I have been to Restaurant Robinson in Budapest which has probably one of the coolest location of all restaurants in Budapest. Built on the lake in the city park Robinson offers a super romantic atmosphere with a nice view on the city park itself which especially in summer time is really nice while sitting outside on the terrace with a glass of wine and a good dinner. The arrangement of the restaurant itself is very nice and stylish with a lot of flowers as you can see on the image (click to enlarge) which makes the restaurant really cosy and enjoyable. The only critics I had when I went to restaurant Robinson is that the menu is fairly small and meaty. Of course you get some soups and also not so heavy dishes but the majority, and that seems to be what they are famous for, of the selection is steaks. Not that I don’t like a proper steak for dinner but it seems that its all about meat….

Restaurant Roxane is probably not one of the most visited restaurants in Budapest due to its location and missing word of mouth propaganda. Thats what I would like to change because Roxane is a very good quality restaurant and café in the 11th district of Budapest, so Buda side in the south part. Roxane is one of these restaurants which is located in the middle of a living area where it gets most customers from and thats it. Usually these types of restaurants are cheap but offer lower quality food. Not so Roxane which serves international cuisine in a very nice ambience, with a fantastic garden and really friendly staff. From really good pasta over massive meat dishes up to fancy salads and good cocktails you will get anything in Roxane and all that for a fair price. So if you live in 11th district or by mistake have a stop there I recommend you to go to restaurant roxane. Adress: Csorbai út 3/c 1119 Budapest Phone: 06-1-206-5677 Opening Hours:…

Until recently I haven’t heart anything about the restaurant Két Szerecsen in Budapest. It is located in the city center, near Andrássy út and Nagymező utca. At first I thought it is a simple café serving coffee, tea and cakes but it is not only. Két Szerecsen has a very good kitchen, and when I say very good, I mean very good. The menu is not too long and the food to choose from is special but what you get served is just amazing. Két Szerecsen means “Two nutmeg” and the name comes from tradition. In early years 2 people from Muskat opened up a store where they sold tea and in that time an unknown drink called coffee. It used to be a little shop in the outskirts, what is today the city center of a 2 million city. So by that time people came there to drink coffee or tea imported from Muskat. Later the coffee shop turned into a restaurant but the coffee shop stayed aside so…

Good breakfast If you are searching for a good place in Budapest to have a breakfast I can recommend to you Café Déryné in the heart of Buda. It is located right at Krisztina Tér, which is behind the tunnel and on the foot of the Buda Castle disctrict. ￩ ￫ x × Previous Next

A38 in Budapest is a ship at the danube shore. Welome aboard to a club, restaurant and bar on the water. Tired of drinking on dry land? Than come to A38 ship in Budapest and see famous Hungarian bands playing, drink a cocktail on roof terrace of the boat or have a good dinner. A38 used to be an old stone carrier from the Ukraine which was build in 1938 and was reconstructed in 2003 and reopend as one of the hottest places to be in Budapest. The Restaurant The restaurant on A38 offers a delicious kitchen. With dishes from all around the world the card is large. No matter if you want meat or pasta, salad or soup A38 restaurant offers almost everything to affordable prices. The wines are great as well. If you get a place (better reserve a table) and want to you can sit outside and watch the Danube while eating, drinking and chatting. The Club The Club on A38 is famous for live concerts. Many…

Expensive upper class! The Dunapark Café in Budapest is located on the Pest side next to a little park near the Danube. It’s a quiet poshy place and if you want to see a Maserati or some expensive car like that, this is your place. I don’t know if it was bad luck which I had but when I arrived in Dunapark Café and opened my laptop the internet was not working there. Additionally they didn’t have Lager beer anymore and the salad I ate was nothing but some lettuce with a chicken breast which was supposed to be a “Saté Chicken”. In total the Dunapark café in Budapest was a rip off, expensive, low quality even though the place has some flair with comfortable corners to sit in, Poker tables and much more. Nevertheless I would recommend to go to some other café, bar, restaurant in Budapest. ￩ ￫ x × Previous Next

Restaurant Mongolian Barbecue Budapest is a restaurant which is quiet amazing. The system is that you re actually not ordering your food but yu go to some kind of buffet, take out the meat you would like to have and bring it to the barbeque guys who fry it for you. During the frying you can choose your side dishes and after pick up your fresh fried meat. The variety of meat offered there is amazing, not just the different spices and tasts but also “exotic” meat types like sheep or horse meat. I know that horse meat sounds a bit hard but probably this is what mongolians like to eat. The interior and location of the Mongolian Barbecue in Budapest is some communistic left. So the place and ambience of the Mongolian barbecue restaurant is not that nice but the food is very good and the prices are fair. Thus it is worth a visit if you are interested in eating Mongolian.  Adress:  Márvány utca 19/a. District 12, 1126…

If you want to eat Mexican food there is not only Iguana bar and grill in Budapest even though it is still the best. Anyways, the restaurant Mezcal in Budapest is a quiet nice and good restaurant. It serves good food and not only maxican, but mainly. If you don’t know the difference between Fajita, Quesadilla, Burrito and another one named quiet alike no problem the waiters can tell you the difference. I ate some pork Fajita (it is the one which you have to mix yourself, the meat comes in a pan) which came with a lot of different vegetables aside and 3 different kind of sauces was very good. The other dishes look quiet nice as well and also tasted very good. So f you like Mexican food and you are sick of Iguana go to Mezcal you will not regret it.  Address: Tompa utca 14, Budapest. Reservations: +36 20-428-28-72 Or visit the Mezcal website ￩ ￫ x × Previous Next

The Cafe Intenzo in Budapest is located directly at Kálvin tér and thus suffering very much from the constructions for the Metro 4 station. Nevertheless when I was in Cafe Inenzo, which is actually a restaurant, the place was not empty, rather well visited. The service is not the best one as simple orders such as a drink take ages even till the waiter is coming to your table takes quiet long. But once you get your food you won’t care anymore since the food is really good. The dishes vary from all Hungarian traditions such as Goose liver to international food like steak or fish dishes. I was drinking some cocktails there but I think it would be better to drink a simple beer as the cocktails were not so good, far too sweet. Anyways Cafe Intenzo is a nice place to go to, they have an outside garden in the backyard and a nice interiored inside area. If you are aroung go have a lunch or a breakfast….

The restaurant Choco in Budapest is a nice, well styled restaurant in the outscirts of Budapest. Choco offers what is nowadays called fusion food. Duck Asian style and weird seafood creations. Nevertheless the food is good and interesting but proced a bit above average. Restaurant Choco is located in a shopping complex outside of the Budapest city centre.  The prices are a bit expensive but for the food which is served there it is acceptable. But combined with the location outside of the city there are much better restaurants in Budapest.  Adress: Hűvösvölgyi út. 138 1021 Budapest Tel: +36 1 44 24626 Or visit the Choco website ￩ ￫ x × Previous Next

Restaurant Mokka in Budapest is situated close to the Basilica in Sas utca. The first impression makes it a high quality restaurant but on the second view it is an expensive middle class restaurant. The prices are way above average but the food is very good. Interesting are the tappas as a starter. You have to choose 6 different tapas you get served next to a salad and some dips. Small portions but very good. The prices for main dishes go up to 10.000HUF which is very expensive for Hungary but for “Langostino” it is fair. Nevertheless Mokka in Budapest is too expensive compared to better quality restaurants like Chez Daniel or Goa.  Adress: Sas u. 4, Budapest. Reservations: +36 1 328 0081 ￩ ￫ x × Previous Next

Restaurant Kacsa Budapest is a restaurant specialized on duck. Kacsa is the Hungarian word for duck. On the menu you mainly find duck dishes in all varieties no matter if boiled, fried, with orange or without anything Kacsa offers duck duck duck. Besides that you can of course eat other meals but it is recommendable to try the duck because it is very good. The ambiance is a little bit old fashioned. The waiters are friendly and obliging which makes the stay very enjoyable. Also a trio of musicians brings a certain flair to the restaurant Kacsa.  Opening hours daily are 09:00 – 0:00 Address: Fő Utca 75 District 2, Budapest Reservations: +36 1 201 9992 ￩ ￫ x × Previous Next

Stex Ház in Budapest is a large restaurant at Ferenc Körút, one of the biggest streets of Budapest. In Stex Ház you can eat good fish, salads, meat dishes or soups. It is a big mix of different nationalities offered. Mainly you get served Hungarian food. Stex Ház also offers a big range of entertainment like pool or darts. Usually Stex Ház is crowded so it is recommended to make a reservation. You find many locals in Stex Ház which says that it is a good and trustworthy restaurant.  Address: József krt. 55-57 district 8, Budapest Reservations: +36 1 318 5716 Visit the Stex Ház website or become a fan on Facebook. ￩ ￫ x × Previous Next

Leroy Café is a wide spread restaurant chain in Budapest. They offer many kind of dishes but mainly American food like Steaks or Sandwiches. The interior is kept in Asian-Buddha style which makes Leroy Budapest very comfortable and enjoyable. Also very good are the Leroy Cafe cocktails and longdrinks as a starter in the night or for the afternoon coffee. Other Leroy Cafes have another interior but the same card. For example Leroy Cafe at the Basilica in Budapest has a colorful pink, green, blue, brown painting and offering also to sit outside with a great view on Basilica. Adress: Sas u. 11 District 5 Budapest (Basilica) Phone: +36 (1) 266-5248 Adress: Liszt F. tér 10 District 6 Budapest (Liszt Ferenc tér) Phone: +36 (1) 411-0915 Adress: Váci út 1-3, District 6 Budapest (West end City Center) Phone: +36 (1) 411-0915 or visit the website. ￩ ￫ x × Previous Next

Barokko in Budapest at Liszt Ferenc tér is more than a bar as the others are. Barokko is also a restaurant and has a fantasitic lounge. In the heart of the Budapest Bar scene Barokko offers great international food, cocktails and a music club to dance. It is an all in one place. Barokko Bar: Barokko bar is inside as well as outside the building and offers many place to sit and a wonderful selection of drinks, shakes, coffee, tea and cocktails. In cool summer nights you can sit outside talk and drink to get started. The quality of the cocktails is one of the best in Budapest.  Barokko Restaurant: The food in Barokko restaurant is international and very good. From salads over pasta to grill dishes, deserts and much more you have a big menue to choose. Everybody will find something he likes in Barokko restaurant. With more than 70 seats Barokko restaurant is very big but on weekends a reservation is of advantage due to the popularity of Barokko restaurant. Next to your dinner…

The location of the restaurant, cafe and lounge Spoon is unique in Budapest. In the heart of Budapest the Danube directly at chain bridge is the 2 floor boat with restaurant Spoon> on it. The ambiance is incorrigible because you have one the one hand the feeling of being on the water and on the other hand the view from restaurant Spoon is amazing. Docked on the Pest side next to chain bridge you have a brilliant view on all attractions of the Buda side like Castle district or Gellért hill. Of course next to ambiance and outlook the restaurant Spoon offers excellent food. Starters and soups like red tuna tartar, octopus from Barcelona or thai shrimp soup start a wonderful dinner followed by duck breast, king prawns, Steak or a big variety of sushi dishes.  Address: In front of InterContinental at Chain Bridge District 5 Budapest Phone: +36 (1) 411-0933 Visit the website or become a fan on Facebook. ￩ ￫ x × Previous Next

Arcade Bistro in Budapest is a first class restaurant offering delicious food, good wine and excellent service. Actually the location of Arcade Bistro looks like a normal restaurant with just one room and a small bar. The kitchen is in the cellar but what they cook down there is fantastic. The prices of Arcade Bistro in Budapest are above average but justified for outstanding international, french kitchen. The menu offers everything from different starters like soup, cold and warm over all types of meat (veal, beaf, pork, chicken, duck…), fish as well as vegetarian dishes. Some dishes have interesting combinations with for example meat and fruit which is very tasty. Additionally you have a rich selection of wines as well as desserts. In total Arcade Bistro in Budapest is a place which we definitely recommend to you if you are heading for a good evening with outstanding food.  Address: Kiss János Alt. u. 38, 1126 Budapest Phone: 225-1969 Opening hours: Monday – Saturday 11:00 – 16:00 and 18:00 – 24:00…

Unfortunately Restaurant Goa in Budapest does not exist anymore! Goa Cafe and Restaurant in Budapest is located at the beginning of Andrassy ut in the heart of the city. To be honest it is my favourite restaurant in Budapest. The menu is very well with all types of food starting with wonderful salad creations, soups and special starters to self made pasta, steaks, a massive selection of good fish and of course tasty deserts you dream of the day after. In Goa Budapest the waiters and waitresses are very friendly and speak several languages. The ambience is wonderful designed and silent music is running in the background. Opening hours daily are 12:00 – 0:00 Adress: Andrássy út 8, district 13, Budapest. Reservations: +36/1-3022570 The Goa Cafe and restaurant in Budapest also offers a free Wi-Fi hotspot for your laptop. ￩ ￫ x × Previous Next

Menta Terasz in Budapest is a location where you can find everything from decent food, a very nice garden, a lounge and a club. The food they offer is this typical international style where you can get a bit from everywhere and some more from Hungary. The location of Menta Terasz is very nice and cozy even though it is situated on one of the roads with the highest traffic on Buda side, the Margit Körut. Anyways the menu offers all kinds of starters such as soups, salads and hot and cold starters. You get Italian Bruscetta, Hungarian Fish Soup or green pea soup with Wasabi and shrimps. So really it is a bit from everywhere in the world. It looks exactly the same for the main dishes, Wok fried chicken with chili and ginger or Gypsy steak with potatoes just to name 2 dishes which probably come from the other end of the world. Well than there is the dessert which is kind of unspectacular. I haven’t eaten in…

There are passports and there are passports. Not with every passport you can travel freely in every country for various reasons. But which are the passports you can travel into most of the countries freely? And which are the ones that don’t allow you to enter most of the countries? The list below gives clarity and as the refugee topic is more actual then ever these days I think it is worth to publish this list. The first place is shared between the UK and the USA followed by France, Germany and South Korea on a shared second place. So the list goes on with mainly Western countries but with less free access to many countries. On a shared ninth place comes Hungary alongside Czech republic and Australia. On the bottom of the list on a shared place 80 you find Solomon Islands, Myanmar (Burma), South Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe and Palestinian Territories. This should not be a political post which I ever since I do BudapestAgent.com avoid. So…