csalogany 26
Feb 24 '10
Apropó is... Apropos
As reported on these pages all too often, Budapest is awash with high-priced, high-concept restaurants that fail to live up to their own hype once the oversized plate of undersized food lands on the pristine white tablecloth. And while...
Jan 25 '10
Costes announced as "Restaurant of the Year" winner for 2009
Costes was declared the "Restaurant of the Year" for 2009 by the dining website Dining Guide, which organized the contest for the fifth time. The winner of the award was decided by a 36-member jury. The kitchen of the Ráday...
Jul 17 '09
Special Lunch Specials: World's Most Tender Chicken Versus World's Most Elegant Főzelek @ Csalogány 26
Our last check-in with Csalogány 26 (follow link for contact details and user feedback) occurred after someone had trashed the restaurant's service at lunch. Back then we found the service just fine, and the specials on offer just delicious....
Nov 05 '08
An Olympic Achievement in Culinary Invention
The two most recent restaurant reviews I've written on this site - of glamorous Japanese dining spot Kyoto and the more humble Chinese eatery Wang Mester Konyhája - were both very positive, but prefaced with lots of grumbling about...
Oct 29 '08
A Critical Look at the First Critical Hungarian-Language Restaurant Guide
We know, we know. We're late again bringing you our take on an important development in the Hungarian restaurant scene. The Étterem és bor kalauz (Restaurant and Wine Guide), published by Alexandra press and written by Tamás Molnár B. and...
Feb 22 '08
Great Italian Restaurant Tops Not-so-Great Hungarian "Best of" Restaurant List
Longtime readers will know that we don't give much space to the endless "best of" restaurant lists churned out in Hungary, for the simple reason that most are nothing more than shameless, "pay-for-play" PR stunts. But sometimes the results...
Sep 18 '07
Service Blog Snaps at Csalogány 26, Unbeatable Lunch Special Bites Back
The last time we checked in with Csalogány 26 we were worried that the very promising Hungarian/International restaurant would not stay long on the "Top 33" because of a lack of patrons. Now, however, there is a different concern....
Jun 05 '07
Ciao Budapest (II): Krizia Has Almost Everything, Except You
In our first proper "Italy Week" post, we take you to District VI eatery Ristorante Krizia. If you haven't been to Krizia, we're not surprised. Despite the fact that it's been on our list of Top 33 Restaurants in...
May 22 '07
Tune in To Csalogány 26 Before it Gets Cancelled
One of the great mysteries of the Budapest dining scene is how so many tables in so many "white tablecloth" restaurants can manage to remain empty on any given night. In one sense this glut is a boon to...
