New Restaurants in Budapest: Autumn 2026

For dinner at one of Budapest’s new places this autumn, book KOHO on Horváth Mihály tér. If you want a show with your meal, try Apostolok on Kígyó utca, a 1903 beer hall relaunched in October as a medieval feast with fire acts every night; skip it if you are after a quiet dinner.

For coffee, Serene brews Turkish coffee in hot sand, and Padre Pio is worth it if you are already up in the Buda hills. Early risers can start the day at Mizu or at Le Pain Quotidien on Andrássy út, both open from 7:00. If you missed Restaurant Week in October, its EXTRA round brings the winning menus back from November 13 to 22.

KOHO, Horváth Mihály tér

KOHO is a design-led dining room on Horváth Mihály tér in the Palace Quarter, built around technique-led cooking, a curated wine list, cocktails and an analogue sound system. Tóth József “Azsi” runs the kitchen as executive chef.

Come for the plates: trout with plum, daikon and Arabica coffee ponzu, cod with pumpkin chili and lobster bisque, aged beef steak with Kyoto carrot purée and quince salsa. A starter, a main and a dessert make a full dinner. The catch is the calendar, since it is closed on Monday and Tuesday, and a 10% service charge goes on every bill.

Insider tip: the tasting menu, A Taste of KOHO, costs 24,990 HUF, and you can swap the cabbage for the aged beef for 3,990 HUF more.

• Address: Horváth Mihály tér 14, District VIII (Palace Quarter)
• Hours: Wed 8:30-21:00, Thu 8:30-22:00, Fri-Sat 8:30-23:00, Sun 8:30-17:00, Mon-Tue closed
• Dishes: 2,390-9,790 HUF ($7-$31)
• Tasting menu: 24,990 HUF ($78), plus the 10% service charge

Website and booking | Menu (PDF, English)

Checked at kohobudapest.com, 1 November 2026.

Our Palace Quarter guide covers the rest of the neighborhood.

Serene Specialty Coffee, József körút

Serene is a specialty coffee bar on the Grand Boulevard in District VIII, and its twist is Turkish coffee brewed in hot sand, served next to the usual espresso drinks and a matcha made with real fruit.

It sits near Blaha Lujza tér, at the edge of the Palace Quarter, and opens every day from morning to early evening. Its website lists no drink prices, so expect to read them off the board when you order.

Insider tip: the Turkish coffee blends are also sold by the bag, so the flavor you liked can come home with you.

• Address: József körút 14, District VIII
• Hours: Daily 9:00-19:00

Website

Checked at serene.hu, 1 November 2026.

Padre Pio Café, Cédrus utca

Padre Pio is a neighborhood café and bakery up in District XII, made for an unhurried coffee, a fresh pastry or a cold lemonade, with a small program of community events.

It suits you if you are already out in the Buda hills, not as a trip in its own right. The hours are short: it closes at 17:00 on weekdays and 13:00 on Sunday, and stays shut on Saturday.

Insider tip: the form on its website takes pastry orders for the next day, Monday to Friday, so your favorite is waiting when you arrive.

• Address: Cédrus utca 2, District XII
• Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30-17:00, Sun 9:00-13:00, Sat closed

Website

Checked at padrepiocafe.hu, 1 November 2026.

Mizu Brunch & Coffee, Fáy utca

Mizu serves brunch all day, every day, from 7:00: eggs Benedict on a butter croissant, avocado bowls, burrata, açai bowls and waffles, plus ciabatta sandwiches.

It is a good find if you are staying in District XIII, and the 7:00 start suits early risers. Fáy utca is a residential street away from the sights, so it is not worth a special trip.

Insider tip: the seasonal cream soup (1,990 HUF) and the sandwiches (2,490-3,390 HUF) are the cheap way in.

• Address: Fáy utca 75, District XIII
• Hours: Daily 7:00-17:30
• Brunch plates: 4,490-4,690 HUF ($14-$15)
• Sandwiches: 2,490-3,390 HUF ($8-$11)
• Seasonal cream soup: 1,990 HUF ($6)

Website

Checked at mizubrunch.hu, 1 November 2026.

Le Pain Quotidien, Andrássy út

Le Pain Quotidien is the Brussels bakery-restaurant chain, and its Budapest branch, announced this autumn, sits at number 2 Andrássy út, at the city end of the avenue. The twist is the organic sourdough baked every morning and eaten at a long communal table, with tartines, seasonal salads and homemade soups at lunch, plus vegan and vegetarian options.

It is the easy breakfast before a day on the avenue: the doors open at 7:00 every day, the weekend brings brunch, and you can sit inside or out front. Some plates are simpler than the polished room suggests, and the online menu carries no prices, so you only see them once you sit down.

Insider tip: everything also goes out as takeaway, so a loaf of the morning’s sourdough can leave with you.

• Address: Andrássy út 2, District VI
• Hours: Daily 7:00-20:00

Website | Menu

Checked at lepainquotidien.com, 17 October 2026. Budapest branch announced on Le Pain Quotidien’s LinkedIn, 1 October 2026.

Café Arkitekter, Petőfi Sándor utca

Café Arkitekter is a design-led brunch café and bar on Petőfi Sándor utca, the inner-city street that runs north from Ferenciek tere, serving specialty coffee, matcha, brunch plates and cocktails, with talks and events on its program. It is open every day from 8:00 and takes no bookings at the moment, so you simply walk in.

• Address: Petőfi Sándor utca 12, District V
• Hours: Daily 8:00-19:00

Website

Checked at cafearkitekter.com, November 6, 2026.

VERÁS by PalKonyha, Csárda utca

VERÁS is the Budapest outpost of PalKonyha, the guesthouse and bakery in the village of Palkonya in the Villány wine region, opened in June 2026 in Őrmező by the singer Tóth Vera and her husband Pauli Zoltán. Come for the king-wheat sourdough, baked to the Palkonya recipe and fresh from noon, plus croissants, panettone, cakes, homemade ice cream and specialty coffee. Weekends start with VERÁS brunch from 10:00 to 12:00, and on Fridays an aperitivo afterwork begins at 17:00. Őrmező is a quiet residential corner of District XI, so it pays off if you are staying in south Buda, less so as a detour from the center.

• Address: Csárda utca 1, District XI (Őrmező)
• Hours (from 9 November 2026): Mon-Fri 8:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00

Website

Checked at veras.hu, 8 November 2026.

New cafés this fall

Three new cafés to know this fall, each with a twist beyond the coffee: a table of ceramics to paint, a room full of cats, and the first own bar of a Hungarian roaster.

Keramikcafe, Rökk Szilárd utca

Keramikcafe is a ceramic-painting café in the Palace Quarter: you pick a plain piece from about 170 shapes, paint it in your own colors over coffee, lemonade or cake, and the staff glaze and fire it for you. The price depends only on the piece you choose and covers paints, tools, glazing and firing, while drinks and snacks are paid for separately.

It suits a rainy afternoon, a date or a family with kids (under-12s need an adult with them), and you are welcome to come in just for a coffee. The catch for visitors is the firing: the finished piece is ready to collect four to five days later, or within 24 to 36 hours on a rush firing, and it is kept for 14 days.

Insider tip: paint early in your trip so the piece is ready before you fly. A booking holds your table for two and a half hours, and walk-ins only get a seat when the room is not full.

• Address: Rökk Szilárd utca 3, District VIII (Palace Quarter)
• Hours: Wed-Fri 13:00-21:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-19:00, Mon-Tue closed
• Ceramics: from 3,990 HUF ($12), paints and firing included

Website and table booking

Checked at keramikcafe.hu, 10 November 2026.

Silver Cat Cafe, Galamb utca

Silver Cat Cafe is a new cat café in the inner city, a few steps from Váci utca and the Danube promenade, run by a breeder of Thai cats who lives with them every day. The menu runs from coffee, tea, homemade syrups and mulled wine to cakes, sandwiches, panini, pasta and cream soup.

You choose how close you get: some tables sit among the cats, others are set apart, and the upstairs gallery has no view of them at all, which makes it a quiet spot to read or work. Before you step into the cat area you sanitize your hands and swap your shoes for socks or the slippers they provide, so it is less of a quick stop than an ordinary café.

Insider tip: there is no entry fee and no minimum spend, and no booking is needed; call ahead only if you want to be sure of a table. Children of any age are welcome, but pets of your own stay outside.

• Address: Galamb utca 4, District V
• Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 8:00-24:00

Website

Checked at silvercatcafe.hu, 10 November 2026.

Bagira Coffee, Dob utca

Bagira has roasted coffee in Hungary since 2015, and in 2026 it opened its first own café on Dob utca in the Jewish Quarter. The espresso bar pairs a house blend for milk drinks with changing single origins, and the filter bar serves two batch brews a day plus V60 by hand, next to fresh pastries, sandwiches and seasonal specials.

It is the stop for a serious coffee before the Seventh District’s sights, and it opens at 7:30 every day. It closes at 16:00, though, so it is a morning and early-afternoon place, not somewhere to linger into the evening.

Insider tip: the beans on the shelf are for sale, so the coffee you liked can go home in your luggage.

• Address: Dob utca 27, District VII
• Hours: Daily 7:30-16:00
• Espresso: 850 HUF ($3)
• Cappuccino: 1,250 HUF ($4), flat white 1,450 HUF ($5)
• Hand brew (V60): 1,950 HUF ($6)

Website and drinks menu

Checked at bagira.coffee, 10 November 2026.

Apostolok, Kígyó utca

Apostolok is a beer hall from 1903 in the inner city, and since October 2026 it runs as a medieval dinner show. The new operator has themed it on the court of King Matthias, with fire-breathers, belly dancers and jesters performing every night from 18:00, free with dinner.

A feast platter for the whole table, and hands are welcome. Photo: Apostolok, used with permission

It suits groups and first-timers who want a show with their meal, and the feast platters are made for sharing. If you came for the protected 1913 interior and a quiet dinner, this is now the wrong place: the show runs until 23:00.

Insider tip: the operator advises arriving between 18:00 and 19:00 to catch the whole show, and groups of 8 or more book by phone or e-mail rather than online.

• Address: Kígyó utca 4-6, District V
• Hours: Daily 17:00-24:00, show 18:00-23:00
• Feast platters: 33,900 HUF ($106) for two, 59,900 HUF ($187) for four, 87,900 HUF ($275) for six
• Mains: 9,890-18,900 HUF ($31-$59), plus a 15% service charge

Website and booking | Menu

Checked at apostolokbudapest.com, 22 October 2026.

Our full Apostolok guide covers the show, the menu and how to book.

Restaurant Week EXTRA, 13-22 November

DiningCity’s National Restaurant Week ran from 1 to 18 October 2026 in Budapest and the surrounding area, with three-course menus from 6,900 HUF at TOP restaurants up to gourmet menus from 17,900 HUF at Michelin-starred ones. Its EXTRA round runs from 13 to 22 November 2026: for ten days, the 28 best-rated restaurants of the autumn edition serve their winning three-course menus again.

Tables are booked on etteremhet.hu from 6:00 on 5 November.

Checked at etteremhet.hu, 1 November 2026: the EXTRA dates, restaurants and booking start. The October menu prices were checked at etteremhet.hu on 1 October 2026.

Prices are in HUF, which is what you pay at the counter. Converted at 1 USD = 320 HUF, the ECB rate on 25 September 2026. Rates move, so treat the converted figures as indicative.

Previous months

• September 2026: Csupor, Celsius, Lazy Lion, Saboré, Susi by Cork, Galamb Vendéglátás, Temporary Budapest and Édes Virágszálam.

Keep exploring

• The best cafés in Budapest
• The best breakfast in Budapest
• Budapest’s best pizza
• Budapest’s best burgers