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HUNGARIAN
BORKONYHA
3750-7150Ft; noon-midnight Mon-Sat; 15, M1 Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út)
The third restaurant in Budapest to receive a Michelin star well and truly deserves the hon-
our. When we last visited - before said honour was bestowed - we were overwhelmed by
the food, the astonishing selection of fine Hungarian wine (200 types, four dozen by the
glass) and the warm and knowledgeable service.
Chef Ákos Sárközi's approach to Hungarian cuisine is contemporary and the menu
changes every week or two. Go for the signature foie gras appetiser wrapped in strudel
pastry and a glass of sweet Tokaj wine. If
mangalica
(a special type of Hungarian pork) is
on the menu, try it with a glass of dry Furmint.
INTERNATIONAL
MÁK
2700-6200Ft; noon-3pm & 6-12am Tue-Sat ; 15, 2)
Still one of our favourite restaurants in Lipótváros, the 'Poppy' serves inventive internation-
al dishes that lean in the direction of Hungary from a chalkboard menu that changes daily.
Casual surrounds and seamless service with good advice on wine. At lunch two/three
courses from the menu are a budget-enhancing 2800/3500Ft.
HUNGARIAN
LACIPECSENYE
noon-midnight; 15, M1 Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út)
Inside this minimalist-chic bistro next to the basilica, the changing daily mains on black
slate are brought to you by trendy young staff in 'Who the **** is Laci?' T-shirts. Dishes are
mostly for the carnivorously inclined, and some are truly inspired, such as calamari stuffed
with meat and anything with duck liver.
You can order a la carte or in sharing 'sets' (three/four/five dishes for 6740/8100/9450Ft).
Two/three-course lunch is 2450/2950Ft.
HUNGARIAN
TIGRIS
noon-midnight Mon-Sat; 15, 2)
What at first appears to be no more than an upbeat modern Hungarian restaurant, with its
wooden tables covered in white linen tablecloths and antique-looking cupboards, is a very
serious Michelin-rated restaurant with links to the Gere family of wine fame.
