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Top 10 Restaurants in Budapest

A list of the 9 best restaurants in Budapest, including Stand (Terézváros, Budapest). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

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Updated Sep 5, 2026Checked Sep 5, 2026

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  1. 1

    Stand

    restaurant

    Terézváros, Budapest

    Restaurant on Székely Mihály utca run by chefs Tamás Széll and Szabina Szulló, holding two Michelin stars since 2022, serving a tasting menu of modern Hungarian cuisine.

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  2. 2

    Babel

    restaurant

    Belváros, Budapest

    Restaurant in the Piarist High School building near Ferenciek tere, Michelin-starred since 2019, serving modern tasting menus rooted in Hungarian gastronomy.

    Checked against444.huoffbeatbudapest.com

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  3. 3

    Lipótváros, Budapest

    One-Michelin-star restaurant on Sas utca near the Basilica, pairing modern Hungarian cooking with a list of over 200 Hungarian wines, open since 2010.

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  1. 4

    Costes

    restaurant

    Ferencváros, Budapest

    One-Michelin-star restaurant on Ráday utca, the first restaurant in Hungary to earn a Michelin star, in 2010, serving modern European tasting menus.

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  2. 5

    Józsefváros, Budapest

    Family-run vendéglő near Keleti station since 1996, blending Hungarian-Jewish and Hungarian home cooking; reopened September 2026 after a summer renovation.

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  3. 6

    Dunacorso

    restaurant

    Belváros, Budapest

    Danube-side restaurant on Vigadó tér in the historic Thonet House, family-run by the Schuch family since the 1970s, with live music and a riverside terrace.

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  4. 7

    Salt

    restaurant

    Belváros, Budapest

    Restaurant on Királyi Pál utca, entered through Hotel Rum, Michelin-starred since 2021 and also holding a Green Star, built around foraged and small-producer Hungarian ingredients.

    Checked againstitshungary.comsaltbudapest.com

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  5. 8

    Erzsébetváros, Budapest

    Traditional Hungarian and Jewish étkezde on Klauzál tér in the old Jewish quarter, open since 1957 and reopened in autumn 2025 after a pandemic-era closure.

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  6. 9

    Belváros, Budapest

    Restaurant on Petőfi tér built around an open-kitchen counter, opened in 2021 by chef Jenő Rácz and Michelin-starred since 2022, with a tasting menu drawing on Hungarian roots.

    Checked againstgault-millau.huoffbeatbudapest.com

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