Il Terzo Budapest

Until now I was absolutely convinced that Trattoria Toscana is the best Italian restaurant in Budapest but since I have been to Il Terzo Cerchio in Budapest I have am not sure anymore. Il Terzo Cerchio is a super cosy and authentic Italian restaurant in the heart of Budapest, located in Dohány utca in the the 7th district. Next to the really superb food and drinks they have there the ambience is what makes a big difference. As you can see on the picture Il Terzo Cerchio is kept in a nice mediterranean style.

Of course that does not yet make a superb Italian restaurant so lets have a look in the menu which is stuffed with fantastic food, freshly prepared and really authentic. You can find here from Northern Italian food to Southern Italian food everything your appetite desires. From well known dishes such as Pizza and Pasta as well as the Caprese salad over to meat and fish dishes you will get it, even fresh lobster.

As starters you have classics like Minestrone Soup, Parma Ham or Caprese made from Buffalo Mozzerella (thats how it should be) and a lot more to chose from. Of course you can also, as traditionally done in Italy, eat some pasta as a starter and chose from classics such as Spaghetti Carbonara or Lasagne even though I think that the portions are rather meant to be main courses. One highlight is for sure the Pizza in Il Terzo Cerchio because it is made in a stone oven with real fire and not in the pan in some big oven so the flavour is simply amazing. The Pizza menu is not too long but something for everybody from Quattro Stagioni to Margeritha and back to Calzone. Also available in Il Terzo Cerchio is a large selection of fresh fish and meat which is also very popular in Italy and in the aquarium, which you can see on the picture on the right, you have lobster waiting for you, living, fresh and for you to chose from. What would an Italian restaurant be without sweet and good deserts, so you have a nice list of classics like Tiramisu or the not so Italian Creme Brulé.

But the heart of Il Terzo Cerchio for sure is the wine list which is almost a bible full of Italian, Hungarian and other international wines. Most of them are just available served in bottles but some of them are open wines as well. The wine list is probably around 100 wines long and truly full of nicely tasting wines.

So if you want to have a nice Italian dinner in the middle of the city and enjoy Southern European food and drinks than I truly recommend to go to Il Terzo Cerchio in Budapest.

Il Terzo Cerchio Information:
Address: 1074 Budapest, Dohány u. 40
Tel: (+36-1) 354-07-88
Or visit the Il Terzo Cerchio website.

Restaurant Bistro Aldente Budapest

Aldente Bistro Italiano is a newly openened Italian restaurant in the environment of Allee Shopping Center on Buda side offering a wide variety of dishes. You can find here the regular Italian menu covering Pizza, Pasta, Salads but also meat dishes from rather Northern Italy.

The interior design of the restaurant is really cosy and invites for nice evenings with a glass of wine and a good dish including great desserts and fantastic starters.

It all sounds too good to be true but of course there are negative points as well which I don’t want to leave out. I had pasta the second time I went there and according to my feeling the chef, maybe it was only on that day, used way too much oil for my “Spaghetti Bumm Bumm” so at the end of the meal there was an oil soup left. Nevertheless the Spagetthi where great until I saw the left overs.

All in all I have to say that Bistro Aldente is a good alternative to the other Italian restaurants even though my favourites still remains Vapiano for a quick meal and Trattoria Toscana for a nice evening in great atmosphere. But both of them are on Pest side and if you are on Buda side or shopping in Allee Shopping Center than Bistro Aldente is a very good place to go and for sure the best Italian restaurant on Buda side I have been to so far.

Bistro Aldente Contact Information:
Október 23. u. 8-10. Allee Shopping Center
Table reservation: +36 20 779 3356
Opening hours: Daily 11.00-24.00
For more information including the English menu please visit the website.

Restaurant Vapiano in Budapest has its origin in Germany. The young startup franchise company started in 2005 in Hamburg and is currently expanding to whole Europe and US.

The main difference to other restaurants is that all food is made in front of your eyes. Vapiano uses only fresh made pasta and creats exotic dishes while you are watching. In three minutes you hold a delicious menu in your hand. In 2007 Vapiano opened up in Budapest and you can taste a bit of Italy right here. The restaurant is located in a parallel to Váci utca, the large touristic shopping street in Budapest.

Around the corner are several hotels such as the Kempinski hotel Budapest and it is also closed to the new opened fashion street and to Déak tér, Basilica, chain bridge and many more interesting places.

Restaurant Vapiano is a very good Italian restaurant which is a little bit above average in price but the food is absolutly recommendable.

Vapiano Budapest Information:

Vapiano City Center
Bécsi utca 5.
5th district
Telefon: 411-0864

Vapiano Bécsi Corner
Bécsi út 33-35.
2nd district
Telefon: 336-0610

Vapiano MOM Park
Alkotás út 53. (MOM Park) 1. emelet, Étterem szint
12th district
Telefon: 710-1790

Or visit the official website

Actually you cant call it an Italian restaurant but as the dishes are Italian it is the closest. The waiters are friendly, most of the time speak English and don’t want to rip you off. For a quick grab of food Don Pepe is very good, for a romantic dinner I would recommend other restaurants.

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Adress:
Nyugati tér 8., Budapest.
Reservations: +36-1 332-2954

Pizza Marzano in Budapest is a very good Italian restaurant serving delicious pizza and pasta as well as good salads and other dishes. To make the dinner complete Marzano Budapest offers great wines. The pizza at Marzano is really fantastic because it is not the typical Hungarian pizza, fat and greasy but more the Italian way of pizza which tasts definetly better.

Also the pasta is well made and tasts really good. The waiters and waitresses at Pizza Marzano Budapest are very friendly compared to the average waiter in Budapest. Also for a romantic dinner it is a good place to go. Give Pizza Marzano a try when you are in Budapest.

Adress: 
Andrassy ut 41
District 6, Budapest
Phone: +36 (1) 413 6589

Adress:
Vecsey utca 5
District 5, Budapest
Phone: +36 (1) 354 5459

Adress:
Batthyany ter 6
District 1, Budapest
Phone: +36 (1) 225 2700

Visit also the Pizza Marzano website

Pomodoro is defenetly one of the best italian restaurants in Budapest you can choose. The restaurant is kept in luxury interior and the food is one of a kind. Pomodoro Budapest is devided in four section. The Loft, the Bastion, the Non-smoking area and the Bar counter area. The prices are affordable, a pizza comes around 6-7€, fish dishes around 7-8€, pasta starting at 6€ and main meat dishes in average 10-12€. Therefore an excellent meal is waiting for you and you can be sure, taste and quality of the food is super. 

Restaurant Pomodoro hosted several celebrities from all over the world like Steven Spielberg, Calvin Klein, Lothar Matthäus, Rob Niedermayer, Jose Carreras or Ed Harris. Next to the excellent food in Pomodoro you have a wonderful wine card with Hungarian and Italian wines. There is no chance to avoid restaurant Pomodoro Budapest when you are in the city but reserve a table. 

Adress: 
Arany János str. 9
District 5, Budapest
Phone: +36 (1) 302-64-73 
or vistit the Pomo D’oro website

Il Treno is one of the most spread Italian restaurants of Budapest next to Pizza Hut. With 5 restaurants in the city you can reach it very easy and fast from every part of Budapest. In the restaurants Il Treno offers all traditional Italian food like a big variety of pizza, all different kinds of pasta, a lot of salads and much more. The Pizza is very good at Il Treno but you should saty with the Italian food because dishes like Cevapcici are not the way you would expect them.

In total Il Treno is worth is visit for a good, quick dinner where you don’t spend millions and get full. For a romantic candle light dinner it is not recommendable. So go out and try one of the big pizzas at Il Treno. Il Treno also offer home delivery in Budapest. 

Adress:
Becsi ut 38-44
District 2, Budapest
Phone: +36 (1) 437-8230

Adress:
Retek u 12
District 2, Budapest
Phone: +36 (1) 356-4251

Adress:
Fehervari ut 120
District 12, Budapest
Phone: +36 (1) 371-1826

Adress:
Ifjumunkas u. 6
District 9, Budapest
Phone: +36 (1) 341-0126

Adress:
Hösök utja 3/a
District 9, Budapest
Phone: +36 (1) 415-0708

Visit also the website

Pink Cadillac in Budapest is famous for its pizza. It is located on Ráday utca and delivers the food to many restaurants there. Some bars offer the pizza of Pink Cadillac as their own. The prices are fair and the service is good as well. If you search for a decent evening with Italian food for a good price and you are around Ráday utca go there and enjoy your meal. 

Adress: 
Ráday u. 22., Budapest.
Reservations: +36-1 216-1412

 
Trattoria Toscana in Budapest is a fabulous restaurant at the Danube side on Pest side next to the excellent Greek restaurant Taverna Dionysos. On the menu Trattoria Toscana offers a variety of specialities from the Toscana. As a starter for example the tomato soup is very good but also the salads and little snacks like Bruscetta.

The main dishes are normal Italian dishes like pasta and pizza but also excellent steaks, duck or wonderful fish. For dessert typical Italian sweets like Tiramisu or ice cream are served as well as the tradtional espresso wich is actually very very good. 

Adress: Belgrad rakpart 13. District 5, Budapest
Phone: +36 (1) 327-0045
or vistit the Trattoria Toscana website