Budapest
Elegant streets, careful choices. 10 places, chosen and checked for 2026.
Budapest is grand, a little faded and full of character: the Gresham Palace on the Danube, Michelin-starred dining, and thermal baths for the morning after.
Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace
A masterpiece of Hungarian Art Nouveau completed in 1906, facing the Chain Bridge and the Buda Castle across the Danube.
Matild Palace
A 1902 palace built for Archduchess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg, opened as a Luxury Collection hotel in 2021 beside the Elisabeth Bridge.
Stand
Budapest's only two-star restaurant, celebrated for refined versions of Hungarian classics.
Borkonyha Winekitchen
A wine-focused restaurant near St Stephen's Basilica with a long list of Hungarian wines by the glass.
Babel Budapest
Kornél Kaszás's tasting menus draw on the cooking of the old Austro-Hungarian lands, in a small room in the inner city.
Salt Budapest
Szilárd Tóth's long tasting menu explores Hungarian produce and forgotten traditions, starred since 2021.
