Flódni in Budapest: Where to Buy the Jewish Layered Cake and What Is Inside

Flódni is a Hungarian Jewish cake of thin pastry sheets layered with poppy seed, walnut, apple and plum jam, and in Budapest you can buy a slice for 1,100 Ft at Nándori Cukrászda on Ráday utca, Monday to Saturday. For a whole box, A Flódnis sells ten slices for 16,990 Ft from its café in MOM Park, while in the Jewish Quarter it is a 2,650 to 3,290 Ft restaurant dessert at Mazel Tov, Gettó Gulyás and the kosher Carmel.

📋 At a Glance

🍰 What it is	Four fillings (poppy seed, walnut, apple, plum jam) between thin sheets of dough
💶 Cheapest slice	Nándori Cukrászda, Ráday utca 53, 1,100 Ft, lactose-free
📦 Box to take home	A Flódnis, ten slices 16,990 Ft, kosher box 18,690 Ft
✡️ Kosher	Carmel, Kazinczy utca 31, 3,290 Ft; A Flódnis kosher box
🍨 As a dessert after dinner	Gettó Gulyás, with house walnut ice cream, 2,690 Ft, daily 12:00-23:00
📅 Sunday	Nándori is closed; A Flódnis, Gettó Gulyás, Mazel Tov and Carmel are open

What flódni is

A slice of flódni with its layers on show, poppy seed at the bottom and the egg-glazed lid on top, photographed at a Budapest cukrászda. Photo by Illustratedjc, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized, via Wikimedia Commons.

Think of it as four cakes stacked into one. A rich dough, yeasted or short, is rolled very thin and laid down in sheets, and between them go a poppy seed cream, a walnut cream, grated apple and a layer of plum jam (szilvalekvár). White wine often goes into the dough, and the poppy and walnut fillings are cooked with it. The top sheet is brushed with egg yolk and baked golden, then the slab is cut into small squares, because each one is dense and filling.

The order of the layers changes from baker to baker, and so do the extras: raisins, honey, orange or lemon zest, a little ginger. What stays fixed is the four-filling stack, and that is what tells flódni apart from its Christmas cousin, the bejgli roll, which has one filling.

Where flódni comes from

The name is Yiddish (flodn), and its roots go back to the medieval German fladen, a flat filled pastry; the four-filling cake in its current form took shape among Hungarian Jews in the late 19th century. In Austria the same idea goes by Fächertorte. In Hungarian Jewish homes it became the sweet of Purim and Hanukkah. Early recipes used goose fat and kosher wine, later replaced by butter and ordinary semi-dry wine.

In Budapest its modern story runs through Dob utca. In 1953 the confectioner György Fröhlich took over the shop at Dob utca 22, in a building that also housed a bakery, and ran a kosher cukrászda there, which helped carry flódni beyond the Jewish community in the decades that followed. The shop closed during the pandemic. In the 2000s pastry chef Ráchel Raj made flódni her signature and, in 2012, baked 1,600 pieces, enough to reach the height of Parliament if stacked. Her cake business has since closed too: her torta.hu site now carries a farewell after 20 years, with a note that she hopes to pass the flódni into good hands.

Today you find it from a Ráday utca pastry counter to a Buda shopping mall. If you want the streets where its Budapest story began, our Jewish Quarter walking route covers Dob utca and Kazinczy utca.

Sources: Erzsébetváros district profile of Erika Fröhlich (PDF), Offbeat Budapest on flódni and Fröhlich, Taste Hungary on flódni, A Flódnis on the history of the cake, Wikipedia: Flódni and the closing notice on torta.hu, read on 3 November 2026.

Where to eat or buy flódni in Budapest

Place	District	What you get	Price	Hours
Nándori Cukrászda	IX	Slice, lactose-free	1,100 Ft (about $3)	Mon-Sat 7:30-19:00
A Flódnis	XII (MOM Park)	Box of 10 slices	16,990 Ft (about $52); kosher 18,690 Ft (about $58)	Mon-Sat 9:00-20:00, Sun 10:00-18:00
Mazel Tov	VII	Dessert portion	2,650 Ft (about $8)	Mon-Thu 12:00-23:00, Fri-Sun 12:00-00:00
Gettó Gulyás	VII	Half-dome with walnut ice cream	2,690 Ft (about $8)	Daily 12:00-23:00
Carmel (kosher)	VII	Dessert portion	3,290 Ft (about $10)	Kitchen Sun-Thu 12:00-22:00, Fri 12:00-14:30

Prices are in HUF, which is what you pay at the counter or the webshop. Converted at 1 USD = 325 HUF, the ECB rate on 2 November 2026. Rates move, so treat the dollar figures as indicative.

Nándori Cukrászda: the cheapest slice on this list

What is it? A neighborhood cukrászda on Ráday utca in District IX, which also sells Bíborfehér, the Cake of Hungary for 2026. Its price list carries flódni among the house pies (piték), marked lactose-free.

Why it’s worth it: It is the only counter on this list where flódni costs about the same as an ordinary slice of cake, so it suits anyone who wants to try it without committing to a restaurant dessert or a box of ten. The catch is Sunday: the shop is closed all day.

Insider tip: It opens at 7:30, early enough for flódni with your morning coffee before a day of sightseeing.

The facts: Flódni 1,100 Ft a slice. 1092 Budapest, Ráday utca 53. Open Monday to Saturday 7:30 to 19:00, closed Sunday. nandori.hu

Source: Nándori price list and opening hours, checked 3 November 2026.

A Flódnis: boxes, trays and a kosher line

Flódni cut into squares on a glass dish, the way it reaches a family table. Photo by Hhgygy, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized, via Wikimedia Commons.

What is it? A bakery named after the cake, founded by confectioner Juci Vámos, who bakes flódni with yeasted dough, poppy seed cream, walnut cream, apple and plum jam. It sells through a webshop and a café on the first floor of MOM Park, and since October 2024 part of its range has been certified kosher.

Why it’s worth it: This is the one for a birthday, a family gathering or a suitcase: flódni comes by the box or by the tray. It is in Buda, well away from the Jewish Quarter, so it is a deliberate trip unless you are staying on that side of the river.

Insider tip: Order at least three working days ahead. Sliced boxes are collected at the MOM Park café; whole trays are collected at the bakery on Nádorliget utca, open on weekdays only. Delivery within Budapest is free for orders of 50,000 Ft or more.

The facts: Box of ten slices 16,990 Ft, kosher box of ten 18,690 Ft, half tray (20 slices) 24,800 Ft, full tray (40 slices) 47,600 Ft. Café: MOM Park, first floor, 1123 Budapest, Alkotás utca 53, Monday to Saturday 9:00 to 20:00, Sunday 10:00 to 18:00. Bakery: 1117 Budapest, Nádorliget utca 4, Monday to Friday 8:00 to 14:30. aflodnis.hu

Source: A Flódnis shop, contact and hours, terms of sale, kosher range and kosher certification note, checked 3 November 2026.

Mazel Tov: flódni in a garden

What is it? The courtyard restaurant on Akácfa utca that calls its cooking “New Jewish Kitchen”. Flódni sits on the short dessert list next to a Jerusalem cheesecake and an apple-tahini crumble.

Why it’s worth it: It turns flódni into the end of an evening out rather than a bakery errand, and it is open late every night. Its menu pairs meat and dairy, so it is not a choice for anyone keeping kosher; Carmel is.

Insider tip: The kitchen closes at 22:00 from Sunday to Thursday and at 22:30 on Friday and Saturday, earlier than the bar, so order dessert with your mains if you are eating late.

The facts: Flódni 2,650 Ft. 1073 Budapest, Akácfa utca 47. Open Monday to Thursday 12:00 to 23:00, Friday to Sunday 12:00 to midnight. mazeltov.hu

Source: Mazel Tov menu, opening hours and Hungarian homepage, checked 3 November 2026.

Gettó Gulyás: flódni as a plated dessert

What is it? A Hungarian comfort-food restaurant on Wesselényi utca, with a menu of stews and túrógombóc, which lists flódni among its chef’s specials (Séf ajánlat) as a half-dome with house-made walnut ice cream. Specials can change, so check the menu before going.

Why it’s worth it: It is the most restaurant-style take on the cake in this list, and the walnut ice cream echoes the walnut layer inside. It suits a dinner in the Jewish Quarter that ends on something Hungarian; it does not suit anyone who wants a plain slice to go.

Insider tip: Book a table online for the evening; the restaurant takes reservations through its website.

The facts: Flódni half-dome with walnut ice cream 2,690 Ft. Budapest, Wesselényi utca 18. Open daily 12:00 to 23:00. gettogulyas.hu

Source: Gettó Gulyás menu and contact and hours, checked 3 November 2026.

Carmel: kosher flódni on Kazinczy utca

What is it? A kosher restaurant on Kazinczy utca, right next to the Kazinczy Street Synagogue, with flódni listed as its homemade cake.

Why it’s worth it: For an observant traveler this is the sit-down place to have flódni as part of a kosher meal. It is also the priciest slice on this list, and the kitchen keeps Shabbat hours.

Insider tip: On Friday the kitchen closes at 14:30, and Shabbat dinner and lunch are for pre-booked guests only, so plan flódni here from Sunday to Thursday or for Friday lunch.

The facts: Flódni 3,290 Ft. 1074 Budapest, Kazinczy utca 31. Kitchen open Sunday to Thursday 12:00 to 22:00, Friday 12:00 to 14:30. carmelrestaurant.hu

Source: Carmel menu and contact and hours, checked 3 November 2026.

Our kosher and Jewish food guide covers the rest of Carmel’s menu and the other kosher kitchens on Kazinczy utca.

Which one to choose

• One slice, lowest price: Nándori, any day but Sunday.
• A box for a party or to fly home with: A Flódnis, ordered three working days ahead.
• Kosher: Carmel for a slice at the table, A Flódnis for a certified box.
• After dinner in District VII: Gettó Gulyás for the plated version, Mazel Tov for a late table in the garden.

If you are building a whole afternoon around cake, our guide to the best spots for Hungarian desserts and the Budapest cafés list pick up where flódni leaves off.

How flódni is made at home

A home flódni is a weekend project rather than a quick bake. You make a rich dough (some bakers use yeast, others a short pastry), divide it into five thin sheets, and prepare four fillings: poppy seed and walnuts, each cooked with wine and sugar, grated apple, and plum jam. Raisins, honey or citrus zest often go in too. The sheets and fillings go into a deep tray in turn, the top is brushed with egg yolk, and the cake bakes until golden. It is cut into small squares only once it has cooled. For the wider family of Hungarian sweets it belongs to, see our guide to Hungarian desserts.