# Top 10 Restaurants in Budapest

Budapest's standout restaurants, from Michelin-starred tasting menus to classic Hungarian étkezdék and Jewish Quarter cooking. · community starter list

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.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Hungary](/hungary.md) / Budapest
**Updated:** 2026-09-05 14:47:50

1. **[Stand](/e/stand---1811.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://diningguide.hu/sajnos-sok-esetben-a-jonak-elkonyvelt-szakacs-es-felszolgalo-sem-eri-el-azt-a-szintet-amelyet-a-stand-megkovetel-masodik-michelin-csillaganak-varomanyosa-lehet-az-orszag-leg/, https://index.hu/kultur/2025/12/24/stand-restaurant-pajta-michelin-csillag/
2. **[Babel](/e/babel---1812.md)** (restaurant) — Restaurant in the Piarist High School building near Ferenciek tere, Michelin-starred since 2019, serving modern tasting menus rooted in Hungarian gastronomy. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://444.hu/2019/03/27/michelin-csillagos-etterem-lett-a-stand-es-a-babel-is, https://www.offbeatbudapest.com/places/babel-budapest/
3. **[Borkonyha Winekitchen](/e/borkonyha-winekitchen---1813.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.offbeatbudapest.com/places/borkonyha-winekitchen-restaurant/, https://borkonyha.hu/
4. **[Costes](/e/costes---1814.md)** (restaurant) — One-Michelin-star restaurant on Ráday utca, the first restaurant in Hungary to earn a Michelin star, in 2010, serving modern European tasting menus. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.offbeatbudapest.com/places/costes-restaurant/, https://www.costesrestaurant.hu/
5. **[Rosenstein Vendéglő](/e/rosenstein-vendeglo---1815.md)** (restaurant) — Family-run vendéglő near Keleti station since 1996, blending Hungarian-Jewish and Hungarian home cooking; reopened September 2026 after a summer renovation. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://index.hu/kultur/degusztator/2026/05/24/rosenstein-vendeglo-30-ev-felujitas-hollywoodi-sztarok-gasztrobudapest/, https://rosenstein.hu/en/
6. **[Dunacorso](/e/dunacorso---1816.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://welovebudapest.com/cikk/2022/06/23/gasztro-a-schuch-csalad-mar-tobb-mint-50-eve-orzi-a-hagyomanyt-a-dunacorso-etteremben-borjubecsi-naplemente-es-hot-jazz-band-a-menu/, https://www.dunacorso.hu/
7. **[Salt](/e/salt---1817.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://itshungary.com/gastronomy/discover-salt-a-michelin-starred-budapest-gem-redefining-fine-dining/, https://saltbudapest.com/
8. **[Kádár Étkezde](/e/kadar-etkezde---1818.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://welovebudapest.com/hely/kadar-etkezde-1/, https://444.hu/2025/10/06/kadari-nosztalgia-kulinaris-skanzen-a-klauzal-teren
9. **[Rumour by Rácz Jenő](/e/rumour-by-racz-jeno---1819.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.gault-millau.hu/en/rumour-by-racz-jeno-en, https://www.offbeatbudapest.com/places/rumour-by-racz-jeno/

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