Budapest Travel Blog
Local tips for your trip to Budapest and Hungary. Want me to show you in person? See my tours.
Kaptafa Brunch in Budapest’s Jewish Quarter
My husband and I had brunch at Kaptafa in the Jewish Quarter and left smiling, half from the food and half from the menu names. Here's why this Akácfa utca place is on my Budapest breakfast list.
Where Budapest Really Shops: Inside the Klauzál Square Market Hall
Everyone knows the Great Market Hall. Locals know Klauzál Square Market. Here's the real history, what to eat, and why the cute little square outside is worth a visit of its own.
Budapest’s Most Beautiful Historic Cafés (A Local Guide’s Picks)
Long before third-wave coffee, Budapest ran on its grand coffee houses. Here are the oldest and loveliest ones still open, and exactly which cake to order at each.
A Local Baker's Guide to Budapest's Best Bakeries
After years of walking this city with visitors, I know which bakeries are worth a detour. My list, from Artizán to LUI, with what to order at each.
Best Goulash in Budapest: Where Locals Actually Go
Everyone asks me where to get real goulash in Budapest. Here's my list of the 8 places I recommend, from historic Gundel to a small bisztró where locals book a table.
Etyek: Ham, Wine and a Half Day Out of Budapest
Etyek is famous for its wine, but its real secret is the ham. Here’s how to spend a relaxed half day just outside Budapest, tasting both with a private guide.
Pozsonyi út: Budapest’s Most Loveable Street
There's a street in Budapest I walk down whenever I need to remember why I love this city. No crowds, no souvenir shops, just good coffee, great strudel and everyday Budapest life.
What Hungarians Eat for Lunch, the Main Meal of the Day
In Hungary, lunch is the main meal of the day. What we actually eat at lunchtime, where we eat it, and how to have a proper Hungarian lunch in Budapest.
Paprika: The Story of Hungary's Most Famous Spice
Paprika is in every Hungarian kitchen, but it didn't start here. Here is how a pepper from the Americas became our national spice, how it led to a Nobel Prize, and which paprika I tell my guests to buy.
Hungarian Breakfast: What Locals Eat in the Morning
Guests on my food tours always ask if the hotel breakfast is what Hungarians eat. It isn't. A Hungarian breakfast is simple: good bread, salami, peppers and coffee. Here's what's on the table.
12 Traditional Hungarian Dishes You Must Try
After ten years of food tours in Budapest, these are the 12 traditional Hungarian dishes I recommend to every guest, the ones that make people ask why they've never heard of them before.