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1. Stand

Modern Hungarian fine dining$$$$Terézváros

Tamás Széll and Szabina Szulló's two-Michelin-star restaurant, reinterpreting Hungarian dishes such as goulash and Somlói sponge in tasting menus.

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2. Borkonyha Winekitchen

Modern Hungarian and wine bar$$$$Lipótváros

A Michelin-starred wine kitchen near St Stephen's Basilica, pairing modern Hungarian dishes with a long list of Hungarian wines by the glass.

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3. Gundel

Classic Hungarian fine dining$$$$City Park (Városliget)

A grand City Park restaurant with more than 130 years of history, known for classic Hungarian dishes and the rum-flamed Gundel pancake.

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4. Rosenstein

Hungarian-Jewish family restaurant$$$Józsefváros

A family-run restaurant near Keleti station serving Hungarian and Hungarian-Jewish dishes such as matzo ball soup, sólet and flódni.

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5. Menza

Hungarian restaurant and café$$Terézváros (Liszt Ferenc tér)

A popular restaurant on Liszt Ferenc tér with a nostalgic Budapest café interior, serving Hungarian comfort food and a good-value weekday lunch menu.

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6. Kőleves Vendéglő

Hungarian and Jewish-inspired bistro$$Jewish Quarter (Erzsébetváros)

One of the first restaurants in the Jewish Quarter, open since 2005, serving Hungarian and Jewish-inspired dishes, with its own garden bar next door.

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7. Mazel Tov

New Jewish and Middle Eastern$$Jewish Quarter (Erzsébetváros)

A garden restaurant in the former Jewish Quarter serving modern Jewish and Middle Eastern sharing plates such as shakshuka, falafel, hummus and mezze.

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8. Gettó Gulyás

Hungarian stews and goulash$$Jewish Quarter (Erzsébetváros)

A small Jewish Quarter restaurant focused on Hungarian pörkölt stews, goulash and other traditional dishes reworked with a lighter touch.

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9. Paprika Vendéglő

Traditional Hungarian tavern$$Erzsébetváros (near City Park)

A rustic Hungarian tavern near City Park serving family-recipe classics such as goulash, fisherman's soup, goose leg and goose liver.

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10. Frici Papa

Budget Hungarian kifőzde$Jewish Quarter (Erzsébetváros)

A low-priced, homely kifőzde on Király utca serving everyday Hungarian dishes such as főzelék vegetable stews, roasts and home-made cakes.

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