Diners' Choice: Neighborhood gem restaurants in Hungary

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Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for the best restaurants that are the best neighborhood gems in Hungary? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Goli

4.9

4.9 (74)

€31 to €50

Middle Eastern

Budapest

About the restaurant

Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand Award 2024
Dining Guide - The most likeable restaurant 2024

Welcome to goli!

We are excited to share our dream with you! Let us take you hand in hand, throughout this fresh, fire adventure of ours. Here, we celebrate food, drinks and people, all wrapped with our life soundtrack. Goli brings a bold, different, spicy and colourful experience to share with the people you love.

"For the first time in my life I feel free from boundaries. In a place with no rules, my kitchen language expands into true honesty crafted on charcoals. Together with such an amazing and diverse team from all around the world, we find true connection between food, drinks, people and fire. I'm proud to be a part of this family called goli!" Harel Zakaim, chef

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Éva

Dined 5 days ago

Highly recommended for vegans while meat-eaters won't be disappointed either.

Konyha

4.7

4.7 (48)

€30 and under

Hungarian

Budapest

About the restaurant

Authentic Hungarian flavours in the heart of Budapest.

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Lukas

Dined 3 days ago

Perfect atmosphere, nice service, extremely tasteful food and fair prices, we will come back!

Porcellino Grasso

4.7

4.7 (472)

€31 to €50

Italian

Budapest

About the restaurant

„ …The most Italian Italian…”
One of our primary goals is to attract a clientele who like traditional Italian cousine and find a homely ambience important
Since we have opened our Italian countryside style restaurant in 2007, our continuous hard work, improvements and self-development have helped us reach a point where we can truly be proud of our freshly made pastas, which are prepared using the best Italian ingredients and the most modern equipment
Our pizza dough recipe follows such an ancient technique that is only used by a few today, mainly due to its time consuming nature
According to an old teaching it’s impossible to firm the knowledge of something that we don’t know, therefore training and continuously educating our colleagues is an important part of our daily routine…!
You can only love what you know...

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GergelyVIP

Dined on Nov 30, 2024

The food is always delicious and the staff is friendly but also super professional. Top service!

Gerlóczy Cafe

4.7

4.7 (171)

€30 and under

Café

Budapest

About the restaurant

Gerlóczy is one of the best cafe & brasserie with stylish boutique rooms above the cafe in the historical downtown of Budapest. Gerlóczy is said to be the most „Parisian” place in Budapest;

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Dennis

Dined on Nov 14, 2024

Ambience right out of Paris. Wait staff attentive and interesting. Exceptional menu and food preparation. A delightful surprise among Budapest dining experiences.

Black Swan Bar

4.7

4.7 (138)

€30 and under

Cocktail Bar

Budapest

About the restaurant

The Black Swan's nest is hidden in ordinary surroundings, inside walls that look average. A little light filtered out onto the street from behind heavy velvet curtains shows you are heading in the right direction. Once inside you will witness a magical world in an art deco environment where special drinks and a passion for gastronomy create miracles!

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Peter

Dined on Nov 22, 2024

Very romantic ambiance and amazing cocktails with great hosts!

Macesz Bistro Budapest

4.7

4.7 (149)

€31 to €50

Hungarian

Budapest

About the restaurant

Macesz Bistro is an Eastern European bistro in the Old Jewish district of Budapest. It offers the hidden and well known treasures of the Hungarian and Jewish cuisines, with traditional and reimagined courses for their guests. The continuously updated menu is ensured by chef Ákos Tasnádi, beyond the á la carte assortment the daily offer’s seasonal specialties diversify the selection.

We take great care of assembling the wine list, offering from the best domestic wineries with some specialities.

We reopened Macesz after the pandemic in the spring of 2022. We can not wait to meet again our haunters and new guests as well.

The restaurant is suitable for exclusive events with up to 60 people as well.

Macesz Bistro is one of the most exciting culinary spots in downtown Budapest, an excellent choice for a romantic dinner, a family lunch or a business meeting.

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Steven

Dined 6 days ago

Excellent dinner restaurant. The food was amazing and they had no problem with our group of 7. The staff was very friendly, definitely recommend!

Hugo’s Mexican Bar and Kitchen

4.7

4.7 (192)

€30 and under

Mexican

Budapest

About the restaurant

A sports bar with a unique atmosphere in the heart of the city center! Tex-Mex food and fantastic cocktails!
Broadcast sports events!

A belváros szívében egyedi hangulatú sportbár! Tex-Mex ételek és fantasztikus koktélok!
Sportesemények közvetítése!

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Breda

Dined on Nov 26, 2024

Visited here from Ireland and have to say it was fab!! Great food, great atmosphere and fantastic staff, the decor is just cool, food was delicious, would definitely recommend.

Mazi Greek Kitchen

4.6

4.6 (169)

€30 and under

Greek

Budapest

About the restaurant

Autentikus görög bisztro, kortárs térben várja szeretettel a mediterrán életérzés és a görög gasztronómia kedvelőit.

A görög séfek vezette látványkonyhás bisztro hagyományos, sok esetben mégis újragondolt tengeri fogásokat és görög,hegyvidéki ételeket kínál.

A görög vendészeretet, a gondosan válogatott alapanyagok és a jó társaságban 'együtt' eltöltött idő a Mazi filozófiája.

Mely törekvés vezetett el az "AUTHENTIC GREEK CUISINE GOLDEN AWARDS 2022 - GREEK TASTE BEYOND BORDERS GTBB" elismeréshez.

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Martina

Dined 3 days ago

The restaurants was more then perfect. I reserved there for my best friend'a birthday and it was the best Greek restaurant in the city! The guy who served us was so kind and help me a lot with all my allergies and my request for the birthday, also the chef was very kind and help me a lot to let me eat good and healthy for my allergy problem. We ordered all different dishes and everything was super good! I will sure reccommend them and when I'll be back in Budapest they will be for sure my first choice again! Thank you everyone!

TATI Farm to Table

4.5

4.5 (713)

€31 to €50

Hungarian

Budapest

About the restaurant

FARM TO TABLE – LITERALLY.
When we say farm to table, we mean it.

Because we have our own farm. And the love for it brought this restaurant to life. That is why we believe in Hungarian smallholders, local ingredients and enjoy the beauties of the countryside.

Our mission is to take along this feeling to the downtown of Budapest. But we also bring our passion for seasonal dishes and sustainability with us. To showcase local products in new and more contemporary way.

Welcome to TATI!

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Zoli

Dined 5 days ago

It's worth trying at least once in your life. Don't choose a food, which can be made by your mother too, because maybe her recipe fits better for you. This place is really good restaurant, if you are open for fresh and tasty plates, but don't expect cheap prices. The place, the staff, the food, the selection of drinks are perfect.

Kismezö Budapest

4.4

4.4 (133)

€30 and under

Bistro

Budapest

About the restaurant

Welcome to Kismező!

An authentic Hungarian restaurant in the heart of Budapest, nestled under the shade of a plane tree, situated on the iconic street of fashion, music, theatre, and contemporary art. The menu features characteristic and beloved dishes from Upper Hungary, Transylvania, the Great Plain, and Southern Hungary, prepared with traditional recipes and local ingredients, presented sometimes in a modern style and sometimes in a rustic fashion. By day, it's an exciting and vibrant bistro; by night, a quiet and cosy dinner spot where families and groups can explore the culinary delights of Hungary's hidden or distant regions. At Kismező, you can embark on a unique wine tour featuring excellent selections from the eastern wine regions of Hungary: wines from the Mátra, Eger, Bükk, Tokaj, Transylvania, and the Great Plain wine regions, including ancient Hungarian grape varieties and trendy cuveés, are showcased on the wine, sparkling wine, and pálinka menu.

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Hillary

Dined on Dec 13, 2024

It was difficult to find a same-day reservation at any restaurant in Budapest so w were happy when we found a spot at Kismező. With all our searching we were just glad to finally have some place to eat but what a surprise and a delight to eat here! We were warmly welcomed upon entry and the staff were all friendly and professional. The ambiance is nice and casually cool - stylish with an open kitchen. Food was served relatively quickly and it was all delicious. We had the pumpkin soup, goulash, salad with grilled ricotta and the chicken stew which was like pulled chicken inside a dumpling, along with desserts. We absolutely recommend Kismező and wish we were staying in Budapest longer so we would have a chance to return.

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