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Könyvbár & Restaurant
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Zsidónegyed, Budapest
"One of the best places to have lunch in Budapest."(2 Tips)
"Modern Hungarian food."(2 Tips)
"Exciting new book inspired menu every two weeks!"(14 Tips)
"Interesting concept restaurant/bookstore"(2 Tips)
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Berk ArtunerApril 17, 2017Every second week, Chef's suggestions are changed, based on a book; very creative! The best beef tenderloin i had in Budapest, so far! For chocolate cake; i can stop by, only to have it! Worth to try!Upvote2Downvote- ArchitAugust 28, 2015One of the best places to have lunch in Budapest. Fantastic food, excellent service by friendly staff and delicious cocktails (Bailey's comet is highly recommended).
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Nic PoulosJuly 12, 2017Hands down my favorite lunch in Budapest. New Hungarian cuisine: Filet w/ Foie Gras was killer. Like a tiny high end restaurant was built amidst a trendy bookstore. Excellent service!
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Philip MSeptember 4, 2022Great place, the food is delicious and generous portions if you don’t take the tasting menu (one dish is enough), the atmosphere is pleasant. Enjoy
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Oleg ShvetsovApril 22, 2015Restoran cozy with a large wine list and excellent cuisine. Liked Perkelt.Staff helpful but not intrusive, there is no feeling that after you watch. For a romantic dinner - the best place in Budapest.UpvoteDownvote
Ildikó BékyJanuary 8, 2015The best book restaurant I have ever been to :) Lovely place to eat Hungarian and international food. Nice staff, good atmosphere. To be here is better than to be at home.UpvoteDownvote
Malte L.April 18, 2017Really good food. Fine dining! Cool place - Books and Food belong together.
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FabricioMay 28, 2016Excellent service, amazing food, good environment! Don't hesitate to come here!! (Go for the duck plate!!!)
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Alline KobayashiApril 8, 2017Nice place with great service and two vegetarian options (not vegan) as main dishes. It's not cheap, but it's a really great experience.UpvoteDownvote
Emre GuneySeptember 2, 2016Chicken with risotto is excellent, very cool and authentic place. Warm waiters, delicious desserts...
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Dimitra GavrelaOctober 28, 2017Amazing concept restaurant! Everything we tried was very tasty. Best goulash soup ever!
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Elena OJuly 28, 2019The food was amazing, all 4 dishes we took. The service was fast only utill the moment we wanted to have a bill.Small dark toilet doesn't fit the place and it's price range (expensive for Budapest)
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Lily LinMay 14, 2018Good service and the bookstore theme looks interesting and innovative. Food has good looking and taste delicious as well
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Chris Claud DayJune 29, 2019Tried the Notre Dame tasting menu. Amazing food. Had some sorbet before the beef course and sometimes service slow when busy. Good meal though.UpvoteDownvote
Daniel VasilyevJanuary 21, 2022Really nice service, cozy restaurant, food was good, but not great, anyway I recommend you to visit if staying near by
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Koncz TerézMay 7, 2016The mango mousse cake with fresh raspberries, raspberry sauce and basil crumbs was wow. Tallya late harvest dessert vine is omg.
UpvoteDownvote- Magduc KaMay 2, 2015Awesome literary themed menu that's actually good. And even better service. Definetly a new favorite.
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Chris Giapitzis-PapandreouFebruary 3, 2019Very interesting concept. The menu is small but they have a special "book" menu alternating each week. The food is nice but way overpriced IMO. It has a large bookcase but nothing special as a place.
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Pavlos SantamasJune 30, 2017A unique concept where the menu is based on popular books. Food is wonderful and service is really good. Nice ambiance..UpvoteDownvote
MarkMarch 26, 2016One of my top favourites. Amazing food, very nice staff, quick service and a very good idea behind the place!UpvoteDownvote
Katya BychkovaMay 23, 2017Small portions, but delicious cuisine. Highly recommended if you're tired of goulash and other "simple, but honest" Hungarian food.UpvoteDownvote
Fang WikaweeDecember 22, 2015Another nice restaurant in Budapest. Good food + good ambiance + good service + reasonable price! :)UpvoteDownvote
AdamApril 9, 2015lovely place not only for book friends. good kitchen with creative meals and the prices are also okUpvoteDownvote
Tamas KekesJanuary 8, 2015Nice place, unique atmosphere with 1000+ books. The meal was ok. The waiter should be a little bit more relaxed, he was quite formal with us. Good luck!Upvote3Downvote
- AlexandraMay 4, 2019Still best service in town (Ati + Máté), design is always a surprise.
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Nandor GasparJune 25, 2015Lovely place with very kind service. The menu was delicious.UpvoteDownvote
Sarah WiesmannApril 18, 2017Books and Food together?? Why??? The food was really good. But I really don't need the books all over the place!UpvoteDownvote1
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