Csalogány 26

Top choice in Castle District


The decor is spartan at this intimate restaurant, which turns out creative and superb food. Try the roasted lamb with butter squash lecsó (a kind of ratatouille, 5000Ft) or other meat-heavy dishes that make the most of local ingredients. An eight-course tasting menu costs 6000Ft (23,000Ft with paired wines) though there is a budget-pleasing three-course set lunch on weekdays for just 3100Ft.

Four-/eight-course tasting menus are 8000/12,000Ft.


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