What's the best brunch in Budapest?

Local favourites include Great Market Hall and the all-day kitchen at Borkonyha. We prioritise spots that take walk-ins or open early on weekends.

Do I need a reservation for brunch in Budapest?

The marquee spots fill up by 11am on Saturdays and Sundays — book ahead, or arrive before 10 for a walk-in seat at a counter.

We flag every venue that runs a bottomless mimosa or cocktail menu inside the brunch shortlist.

Brunch · Budapest

Where to brunch in Budapest — neighbourhood cafés, all-day breakfast counters and weekend institutions.

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Great Market Hall
Food & Drink
Pest
Paprika, lángos, and the best chimney cakes upstairs.

Borkonyha
$$$
Modern Hungarian · Pest
Michelin-starred wine kitchen — 200 Hungarian wines by the bottle.
Kádár Étkezde
$
Jewish-Hungarian · Jewish Quarter
Open weekday lunch only since 1957 — sólet on Saturdays.
Gettó Gulyás
$$
Hungarian · Jewish Quarter
Seven kinds of gulyás, paprika chicken, no reservations after 7pm.
Mák Bistro
$$$
Contemporary · Pest
Bistronomy — playful Hungarian, natural wine list.

Local favourites include Great Market Hall and the all-day kitchen at Borkonyha. We prioritise spots that take walk-ins or open early on weekends.