'Budapest'


Café Bouchon, Very Hungarian

We visited Budapest over the American Thanksgiving holiday in 2007. In doing so, we chose to forego our traditional Thanksgiving meal. It would have been odd to choose to travel and to hope for a Thanskgiving meal at the same time. Just the same, when we arrived at our restaurant for that evening […]

Andante Wine Bar, Budapest Restaurant Review

We were recommended this restaurant by some Hungarian friends who are living in Boston. This wine bar (or borpatika, in Hungarian) is a fairly new venture in Budapest and has a great location right along the Danube river on the Buda side. It is near the Chain Bridge and is easily accessible by tram #19. […]

Lou Lou, Budapest Restaurant Review

We experienced Lou Lou on Saturday, November 24, 2007. This restaurant came to our attention because it was listed on the Top 100 restaurants in the world (Top 100 Restaurants), San Pellegrino’s list. The only entries in Hungary are numbered 86 (Lou Lou) and 88 (Café Kor). We decided either one was appropriate for a […]

Take a Bath at Szechenyi Baths

The number one must-do thing in Budapest is to take a bath. Saying that, I’ve already set myself up to sound like a fool since, by making the statement, I am proclaiming some kind of expertise when, in fact, I have only been to one bath in Budapest (although, in the interest […]