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Plant-based food product market grows 22%

The market for plant-based food products in Hungary grew 22% last year, business daily Világgazdaság said, citing data from retail...

Drinks

New Neszmély Emerging From Underrated Region

Think of the Neszmély wine region and it is often the large, internationally successful Hilltop winery that springs to mind....

Food

Pick concludes HUF 2.6 bln R&D project with Szeged Uni

Hungarian salami maker Pick Szeged and the University of Szeged (170 km southeast of Budapest) wound up a HUF 2.6...

Food

Hungarian team runner-up at Bocuse d’Or continental qualifier

The sous chef and commis of Budapest's Michelin-starred Stand Restaurant have come in second place at the 2022 Bocuse d'Or...

Drinks

Lidl Magyarország sells over 30 mln bottles of local wine

Lidl Magyarország sold 30.1 million bottles of Hungarian wine last year, 1.6 million more than in 2020 to reach a...

Food

Kometa 99 Lays Cornerstone for HUF 31 bln Investment

Italian-owned Hungarian meat processor Kometa 99 laid the cornerstone of a HUF 31 billion investment that will boost exports of...

Food

Egg prices could reach HUF 55 by Easter – Agroinform

Consumer egg prices could climb to around HUF 55 by the Easter holiday from over HUF 50 at present, news...

Drinks

A Pilgrim’s Progress to Worship Wine at Pannonhalma

As does its famous Benedictine Abbey, the hills of the Pannonhalma wine region in Hungary’s northwest rise majestically out of...

Drinks

Borsodi introduces Amber Ale

Borsodi Brewery's range of beers will be expanded this year with the brand new Amber Ale, and the brewery will...

Drinks

A Return to Kékfrankos and Kadarka Tasting

The local wine tasting scene appears to be returning to something resembling normality, with a couple of bumper tastings coming...

Food

California-style pizzeria opens at Erzsébet tér

Caza Pizzabar, the first restaurant in Budapest to serve California-style pizza has opened in downtown Budapest, according to a press...

Drinks

Reaping the Research With the University of Pécs

Countless winemakers and grape growers who I encounter on my travels around the Hungarian wine regions mention they are working...

Drinks

On-trade bounceback, Unicum Barista sales lift Zwack earnings

Zwack Unicum, Hungary's biggest spirits maker, booked after-tax profit of HUF 3.5 billion in Q1-Q3 of its business year started...

Drinks

A Somber Festive Season for Hungarian Wine World

The festive season started on a downbeat note with the sad news of the passing of Vilmos Thummerer, one of...

Drinks

Dry January: Is it Really Good for You?

It seems wrong to knock Dry January, given that it’s all about stopping boozing and, as the Alcohol Change charity...

Gastronomy

Plating the Landscape: Summer Dining in Tállya

At Barka Galéria Hotel, we believe that food is one of the most authentic ways to experience a place. Every...

Food

Popeyes Opens Second Hungarian Restaurant at Árkád

Popeyes has opened its second restaurant in Hungary on June 11, following the American fast-food chain’s successful entry into the...

Holdvölgy Wines Win Three Gold Medals at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles

Tokaj wine estate Holdvölgy has won three gold medals at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles competition in Thuir, France, according...

Pizza Hut to Expand Hungarian Network to 31 Restaurants

Pizza Hut plans to open restaurants in Nagykanizsa and Budapest in 2027, expanding its Hungarian network to 31 locations, local...

ÉS Bisztró Launches Sunday Brunch at Kempinski Budapest

ÉS Bisztró at Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest launched a weekly Sunday brunch, combining an à la carte menu of brunch...

White Raven Sees Growing Demand for Alcohol-Free Cocktails as Summer Traffic Holds Steady

White Raven Skybar & Lounge welcomed more than 33,000 guests and served over 22,000 cocktails between late April and the...

Alcohol-Free Beer Sales Rise as AI and Climate Change Reshape Brewing Industry

Alcohol-free beer accounted for 10% of domestic beer sales in Hungary in the first eight months of 2026, up from...

McDonald’s Opens New Flagship Restaurant at Budapest’s Erzsébet Square Terminal

McDonald’s has opened a new flagship restaurant in the Terminal building on Erzsébet Square in Budapest, combining preserved architectural features...

Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill Budapest Opens to a Full House

Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill Budapest is now officially open at Dorothea Hotel, Budapest, Autograph Collection, marking the Gordon Ramsay...

Plating the Landscape: Summer Dining in Tállya

At Barka Galéria Hotel, we believe that food is one of the most authentic ways to experience a place. Every...

Popeyes Opens Second Hungarian Restaurant at Árkád

Popeyes has opened its second restaurant in Hungary on June 11, following the American fast-food chain’s successful entry into the...

Nobu Budapest Enters New Era After HUF 1.5 bln Revamp

Nobu Budapest has entered a new chapter following a renovation worth over HUF 1.5 billion, with Nobu Matsuhisa, founder of...

Cova to Open 1st Hungarian Location at Matild Palace

Budapest is set to welcome a brand new addition to its high-end hospitality scene as Cova prepares to open its...

Tokaj Art Wine’s Spring Premiere Celebrates 1st Wines of 2025

Spring is not only the season of nature’s renewal; it also marks a time of new beginnings and fresh flavors,...

ÉS Bistro Reopens After Reset, Refining Concept

Budapest’s ÉS Bisztró has reopened following a months-long closure that went beyond a conventional renovation, marking what its operators describe...

National Restaurant Week Begins With 252 Restaurants Offering Fixed-price Menus

Hungary’s spring National Restaurant Week begins today and runs through March 29, offering diners multi-course menus at fixed prices at...

Soproni Expands Portfolio With Citrus Lager and Alcohol-Free ‘Balatoni Nyár’

Soproni is expanding its product range with two new offerings, introducing a citrus-flavored unfiltered lager and an alcohol-free watermelon-lime radler...