Prague
Budapest
Zluta Pumpa
€
€€€
(
11 Belgicka, +420 608 184 360
) This
no-frills Vinohrady fixture has a strong local following and
with good reason: its daily lunch special is one of the best
bargains in town. The €4 meal includes soup with
a burrito or quesadilla.
Sansho
€€
€€
(
25 Petrska, +420
222 317 425
) One of the newest Asian-fusion restaurants
to hit the Prague dining scene has earned rave reviews
for its soft-shell crab sliders and jungle curry with rabbit.
There’s a fixed-rate six-course dinner menu to choose,
while the lunch selection is mixed up daily.
Hemingway Bar
(
26 Karoliny Svetle, +420 773 974 764
)
With dark, masculine furnishings and numerous prints of the
eponymous American novelist, this upscale establishment
drips with nostalgia. The drink emphasis is on the writer’s
choice of tipples: absinthe, rum and Champagne.
Usher in 2014 in the
Golden City
, which throws one of
the biggest street parties in Europe on 31 December. For
a prime viewing spot along the riverbank, such as Prague
Castle, you’ll need to arrive hours in advance.
julie o’shea
Belvárosi Disznótoros
€
€€€
(
17 Karolyi Mihaly Utca,
+36 361 267 3795
) This standing-room only restaurant
is a modern take on a traditional butcher’s shop, and a
carnivore’s paradise. Sample many traditional Hungarian
dishes like sausages, knuckle of pork, roasted duck, salads
and pickled vegetables.
Café Kör
€€
€€
(
17 Sas Utca, +36 361 311 0053
) A
perennial favorite in Budapest, Café Kör is a cosy bistro
just a few steps from the basilica. The food is traditional
Hungarian, with a long list of specials offered daily.
Boutiq’bar
(
5 Paulay Ede Utca, +36 363 0229 1821
)
The bartenders here take their craft seriously. As a result,
there’s a number of ingredients on the cocktail menu
which would be perfectly at home with the food. Sample
something made with
pálinka
, Hungarian fruit brandy.
Hidden inside a building near St Stephen’s Basilica, the
Romani Design shop
is a great place to pick up
handmade souvenirs.
romanidesign.hu
carolyn bánfalvi
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The fireworks at Prague
Castle will give you
something to tweet about
Eat your way
round Budapest’s
Christmas market
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