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Badacsony: a Bevy of Balaton and Basalt

Badacsony, with its series of magical yet brooding sawn-off mesas (isolated, flat-topped elevations, ridges or hills) and shapely volcanic cones,...

Food

Serbia plans food exports to W. Balkan countries

Serbia plans to launch exports of flour to countries in the Western Balkans region in the coming days to help...

Food

NAK: Food industry will ensure continuous supply

Hungary is an agricultural economy, and a serious exporter self-sufficient enough to provide for 120% of its basic food, so...

Food

Coronavirus impact on CESEE to be worst since global financial crisis, institute says

The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) said on March 17 that countries in Central, East and Southeast Europe...

Food

Czech government closes shops, restaurants, casinos

The Czech government ordered the closure of all shops with the exception of grocery stores, pharmacies, drugstores and petrol stations...

Food

Hungarians increasing food purchases

Due to the global spread of the coronavirus and the emergency announced in Hungary, ever more Hungarians are stocking up...

Food

Czech government closes shops, restaurants, casinos

The Czech government ordered the closure of all shops with the exception of grocery stores, pharmacies, drugstores and petrol stations...

Food

Hungarians prefer originals, beer is no exception

According to the Great Originality Test, a survey made on behalf of Czech brewer Pilsner Urquell, 68% of Hungarians would...

Food

Fuel prices to drop significantly on Wednesday

The average price of gasoline is set to fall by HUF 7 per liter on Wednesday, while that of diesel...

Food

Industrial production up 2.4% y.o.y. in January

In January 2020 the volume of industrial production grew by 2.4% year-on-year. Based on working-day adjusted data, production rose by...

Food

House prices outpace wage rises

Salaries have grown significantly in recent years, with net wages at county levels rising by 46-59%, but housing prices have...

Food

Croatian president confirms withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan

Croatian President Zoran Milanović confirmed on Tuesday that Croatia will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in the next few months,...

Food

Retail sales up 7.6% y.o.y. in January

In January 2020, the volume of sales in retail shops, according to both raw and calendar-adjusted data, increased by 7.6%...

Food

46% of adults lack pension savings

Almost half of the adult population in the 10 European countries surveyed do not have any pension savings at all,...

Drinks

Furmint Finding Fame, but Hungary has Much More to its Game

As we wave goodbye to this year’s “Furmint February” and the ever-growing list of tastings related to Hungary’s flagship grape,...

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...