Borárium Wine Shop, Budapest is in the Mammut Shopping Center (Mammut 1 building, on the first floor). Founded in 1999 in order to help wine friends learn about new wines quickly, organize wine tours, etc. The wine shop has its own Wine Club too with discount prices, newsletter, etc. You can buy wines at wine [...]
Several Budapest Wine Society vendors were praised on traveler forums, so let’s have a closer look at the Society. It was founded in 1993 by a group of friends under the initiatives of Attila Tálos and Tom Howells. The Wine Society started off with a store at the Buda Castle Hill, and now they have [...]
Fény Utca Market Hall (Fény utcai Piac) is located just behind the Mammut Shopping Mall. It is not as elegantly rustic, and architecturally grand as the Vásárcsarnok (Central Market Hall) on the Pest side, but it is a good market with fresh fruits, vegetables, paprika, home-made dairy products and honey, bakery, herbs, fish, meat, poultry, [...]
Lehel téri Piac (Lehel Square Market Hall) is one of the most popular market halls in Budapest – more appreciated by locals than tourists though. Locals are price sensitive and Lehel piac has usually better prices than the more expensive, beautiful, multicultural and touristy Vásárcsarnok (Central Market Hall). Yes, the market is located in a [...]
Lángos (say lahn-gosh) is a sort of salty fried dough, usually served with sour cream (tejföl in Hungarian) and grated cheese. It was originally a by-product of making bread. There are all sorts of toppings, including cabbage, mushroom, beef, ham, etc. Tips: put some garlic sauce, or rub lots of garlic on top of the [...]