Páva Restaurant (Pava Étterem) in Four Seasons Gresham Palace, Budapest was closed down. Sorry.

Formerly it was not only luxury with its food, service and the architecture of the Art Deco Gresham Palace, but quite extraordinarily, with its views too. The panoramic-view windows of Páva are overlooking the Chain Bridge spanning over the River Danube, leading the eyes to the Royal Palace, the green forests of the Buda hills making you feel at home. As Fodor’s travel guide puts it: “The hotel’s premier restaurant is everything you’d expect from the Four Seasons chain: discreet luxury in a unique and historic building. The international menu hardly let’s you know you’re in Hungary, but the food is so expertly prepared you’re willing to settle for the breathtaking views of the Chain Bridge and Budapest Castle as a reminder. Service is friendly but white-glove all the way.”Frommer’s refers to this ‘friendly but’ factor as “While the atmosphere here is a tad stiff, the dining experience is memorable.”

Interestingly enough the official website tells you that the menu is Italian, Frommer’s guide says it’s Italian (“serves really great Italian cuisine: this is a 3-hour, six-course meal,“) but several other reviews dub the kitchen international.

Address: Roosevelt tér 5-6, 1051 Budapest
Phone: 00-36-1-268-5100
Opening hours: (dinner hours) Mon – Sat 18:00 – 22:30
Getting here:

• metro (blue line) Deák tér station,
• tram/streetcar: number 2 or 2A
• bus number 15, 16, 105

Note: Book a table in advance (closed on Sundays). Expect the experience to be pricey & memorable. Attire: business casual. Pava restaurant seats 78 people, while the private dining room 14. Páva means peacock in Hungarian (see the motif on the gate)
See the location of Páva Restaurant in Gresham Palace on the Budapest Tourist Map (check the knife and fork map icon in the middle, and click on the icons to learn more about the neighboring places of interest or click on the View Larger Map blue link under the map). Notice that Páva Restaurant in Gresham Palace is very close to the Parliament, the Basilica and Roosevelt square with the Chain Bridge, plus there’s the Funicular Railway on the other side of the bridge (5-10 min walk).

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