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BBJ’s Fine Restaurants hands out 18 certificates

One of Budapest’s major business publications, the Budapest Business Journal has a more-than 25-year history. Over the years, the publisher...

Drinks

Wizz Air CEO launches wine webshop

József Váradi, the CEO of low-fare Hungarian carrier Wizz Air, on Monday announced the launch of a wine webshop called...

Food

Czechs consumed record amount of food last year

Food consumption, including foodstuffs lost through waste, reached record rates in 2019, according to the Czech Statistics Agency....

Drinks

Winter Warming Reds From the Top 100

As we move into winter, big red wines are just the ticket for warming winter cockles, and there are plenty...

Food

Sales of holiday sweets set to fall 10%

Sales of holiday sweets could fall 10% to HUF 9 billion-9.5 bln this year, the head of the Hungarian Sweets...

Drinks

Hungary among top wine producers in EU

Hungary was the sixth-largest wine producer in the European Union last year, according to a recent report by EU statistical...

Drinks

Varga processes 17.8 mln kg of grapes

Varga Pincészet, Hungaryʼs biggest seller of bottled wine, processed 17.8 million kg of grapes this harvest season, 800,000 kg less...

Food

Budapest named 2nd most underrated foodie destination

According to a survey of 250 chefs and foodies by Chefʼs Pencil, Budapest is the second most underrated foodie destination...

Drinks

Etyek: Proximity, Pioneering Practices and Perfect Pinot

With 30 plus wine cellars, Etyek, part of the Etyek-Buda wine region, has much more going for it than just...

Drinks

Zwack earnings practically flat as lower costs balance decline in sales

After-tax profit of Zwack Unicum, Hungaryʼs biggest spirits company, edged down 1% year-on-year to HUF 653 million in the first...

Drinks

Borjour: A Tale of Two Hungarian Reds

While Hungary is blessed with a broad palette of indigenous white grape varieties, there are much slimmer pickings when it...

Food

Pulling Stunts, Attracting Locals: How Budapest Restaurants are Surviving

Onyx and Costes, two of Budapest’s finest Michelin-starred restaurants, recently pulled stunts to keep their name in the public eye....

Drinks

Sales volume falls 5.5% for Hungaryʼs biggest brewers

Sales volume of Hungaryʼs five biggest brewers fell 5.5% to 4.9 million hectoliters in January-September from the same period a...

Drinks

Competition Office fines Heineken for compliance reporting failure

Hungaryʼs Competition Office (GVH) on Wednesday said it fined brewer Heineken HUF 75 million for failing to properly report on...

Drinks

Borsodi makes Belle-Vue Extra Kriek available in shops

Borsodi Brewery announced making popular Belgian cherry beer Belle-Vue Extra Kriek available in shops for the first time, after decades...

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...