gerbeaud pub

Apr 29 '09

Dismay as Hungary's Most Prestigious Café Falls Victim to Plastic Chef Plague

What does it say about a country when one of its few internationally-recognized culinary landmarks - in this case the Gerbeaud Cukrászda - thinks it's good marketing to lure passers-by in with a big fiberglass chef? No, don't answer...

Dec 05 '07

Insurgent Readers Interrupt Temporary Burgerwar Cease-Fire

Some readers have recently written in to enquire about the status of our Budapest Burgerwar™, apparently worried that they missed the conclusion, or that the entire conflict had been quietly settled through some sort of Central European-style "negotiated solution."...

Oct 31 '07

Budapest Burgerwar: The Clock Mexicanos Toro Hamburger

Before I start this Budapest Burgerwar™ review of the Clock Café burger, I must confess that before chowing down I had just raked in a nice poker pot and was in a particularly good mood. I should also disclose...

Sep 06 '07

Budapest Burgerwar: The Gerbeaud Pub Burger

The first 20 pages of Arthur Phillips' famous but divisive novel Prague is an ode to lounging at the Gerbeaud Café on tourist hub Vörösmarty Square, and considering the adjoining Gerbeaud Sörház offers a burger, I was hoping to...

Jul 16 '07

The Budapest Burgerwar is On!

Here at Chew.hu we've never been particular comfortable with the idea of "best of" restaurant contests. As we've discovered time and time again with our own "Top 33" list of Budapest restaurants, ranking or grading restaurants is a very subjective...