cuisines: asian
Dec 08 '09
Most! a Most Welcome Addition to the Budapest Restaurant Scene
According to one of my colleagues over at the drink-focused Pestiside.hu, the recently-opened Most! is a most welcome addition to the Budapest bar scene. Good news! And it gets better, because in my view it's an equally welcome addition...
Oct 20 '08
No Real Reason to Say No to Kyoto
Regular readers will notice that this site has of late been pretty bereft of proper restaurant reviews. There are a few reasons for this, but the biggest is that the chief editor - that would be me - has...
Mar 12 '07
Desk Test: Slow Sushi Make Good Sushi
The Delivery: Bambuszliget sushi box (Ft 2,290), Lazacos maki (Salmon maki – 6 pieces, Ft 690), Avokádós maki (Avocado maki - 6 pieces, Ft 490), Pácolt retek maki (Pickled radish maki - 6 pieces, Ft 590), Lazac nigiris-sushi (Salmon...
Jan 25 '07
Quick Asian Lunch (II): The Indian Swedish Table
The race for the Best Budapest Indian Restaurant award is a keenly fought. Salaam Bombay has the upper hand right now, mainly because it's currently the only representative from the subcontinent on the prestigious Chew.hu TOP 33 list. Kis koszos...
Jan 25 '07
Quick Asian Lunch (I): The Indonesian Democrat
Have you ever worked in an office? Have you ever felt hungry while working in an office? Have you ever felt the urge to not eat in front of your damn computer or in the cramped office kitchen while...
Jan 23 '07
Budapest’s Only Tuk-Tuk Breaks Down
Chew.hu hasn’t been around for long enough to allow us to indulge in the re-reviewing of restaurants, but we have to make an exception now, because we’ve made a horrible mistake, and we just can’t live with the thought of...
Jan 15 '07
Let’s get ready to plov!
According to a well-informed source writing at Index’s "Hova érdemes menni vacsorázni Pesten?" (Where to eat in Budapest?) messageboard, an Uzbek restaurant is set to open in Pesthidegkút, a Budapest suburb not exactly known for its fine dining. This same...
Jan 09 '07
The Majesty and Mystery of Taiwan's Prawn Dumpling Soup
As we said back in September, some of our more favorite sentences contain the two words "shellfish" and "soup." It is therefore no surprise that one of our long-time local Asian standbys is the Ráktáska leves (prawn/shrimp dumpling soup)...
Nov 02 '06
Exploring Budapest's Four Tigers Food Market (V): Rong Rong is Right Right
Living in Hungary one can easily forgets that there are things known as "green vegetables." While most of our expatriated food needs have been either satiated or squelched over the course of time, our craving for good and diverse...
Oct 30 '06
Exploring Budapest's Four Tigers Food Market (IV): The Büfé of the Gods
While Budapest doesn't really have a distinct Chinatown with a great selection of fresh Asian ingredients, a bit of poking about reveals the secret places where Chinese "home style" and prepared food is available. First on our list is...
Oct 27 '06
Exploring Budapest's Four Tigers Food Market (III): Saying "Yes" to Pho
Even though Budapest's Four Tigers Chinese Market is best known as a place to get your kínai fix, there are other great tastes of the East to be had, including pho, the delicate soup found wherever Vietnamese are serving....
Oct 26 '06
Exploring Budapest's Four Tigers Food Market (II): The Dumpling Lady
As the weather gets cold, nothing warms the folks at the Four Tigers Chinese Market like shiu-jiao, or boiled dumplings. Boiled dumplings are the comfort food of North China, and a specialty of Beijing in particular. Most of the...
Oct 25 '06
Exploring Budapest's Four Tigers Food Market (I): Introduction
The old adage goes that if you want good Chinese food, look for the places where Chinese people eat. While kínai büfék seem to crowd every Budapest district, you never see Chinese folks eating in them. That's because they...
Sep 22 '06
Cheap 'n Cheerful Korean-Chinese Returns to Downtown
A few years back there used to be a great little Asian joint down on the little disjointed stretch of Zichy Jenő utca where it terminates at the körút. What made it great was that it served both the...
