http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31386 This traditional 'vendeglo' or local, family-run eaterie, dates back to 1948 and has been renovated to keep all the original features such as the wine bar in the cellar where you can see the cave walls (Buda Hill is almost hollow and riddled with caves and passages).
Diners enjoy Hungarian home cooking on red checked tablecloths and, while munching, admire the Pest Buda carpets; vignettes of old Budapest life which have been scanned in and made into wallpaper.
One of the favourites on the menu is 'kenyer langos' (a kind of 'bread flamed doughnut') advertised as Hungarian pizza and a substantial lunch of oven baked dough with Magyar toppings of sausage and lecso (ratatouille), duck breast and spinach or tomato and tangy sheep's cheese.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31386 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30187 During the warmer spring and summer months, the square is packed with beautiful people and tourists sitting in the bars, cafes and restaurants and filling the terrace areas. You can do this in winter too, as all the cafes have huge heaters. Every kind of cuisine, cocktail and coffee is served here from pizza at Pompeii to retro Magyar dishes at Menza to French style at Cafe Vian to Cuban at Buena Vista cafe. There's also an Incognito jazz cafe, Karma restaurant for good vibes and a late night drinking den at Mediterran.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30187 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30030 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30030 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30029 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30029 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30028 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30028 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30012 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30012 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30009 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30009 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30008 Named after Gyula Krúdy's book The Red Post Coach the whole restaurant oozes the turn-of-the-twentieth century atmosphere of the book.
The eclectic building was built in 1876 and housed a coffee house at one time. Since 1970 it has housed the Vörös Postakocsi where a mixture of authentic and modern Hungarian cuisine is served.
Traditionally heavy dishes are rendered light, courtesy of organic meat, dairy products and vegetables.
The menu offers several game and vegetarian options. The restaurant's wide selection of modern Hungarian wines is a treat for all. There is also an extensive range of pálinka.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30008 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24582 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24582 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24081
The cafe downstairs serves a mouth watering selection of cakes and pastries and there is a leafy terrace in summer which stretches out onto Szent Istvan Park and the Danube in the distance.

Once a favourite of the bourgeoisie and urban gentry, this place is now a hip hangout, but still with a healthy proportion of old ladies in hats gorging on cake!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24081 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19415 Casual atmosphere - even pool tables inside! - and nice outdoor sidewalk dining area.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19415 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19114
Located in Pest off the Vaci Utca, the restaurant is easy to find, cheap and offers huge traditional meals, mostly cooked and served in the dish dish, atop of a wooden plate.

I had the pork knuckle and only got halfway - highly recommended but book in advance if you're going in the evening.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19114 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18386 It has a wealth of information for people who really love Budapest and want to know the city better.
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