Our first meal after unpacking and zipping downtown on the Metro was at a lovely restaurant overlooking the Danube River named Fresco. The restaurant is located in one of Budapest’s most beautiful squares, near to the Pest Concert Hall. The place is extended with an exceptional terrace from May to October. The menu includes Hungarian specialities, international cuisine, and Japanese sushi as well.
Who ever heard of sushi in landlocked Budapest? Although I was a bit leery, it was very fresh and totally wonderful.
After a very filling meal made up of sushi appetizers and a Hungarian dinner for each of us, we lingered over a delicious apple strudel and cappuccino. The goulash with spaetzel here was excellent.
The restaurant offers a wild selection of beverages including several varieties of Hungarian wine, malt whisky or French cognac. Besides all these You can enjoy a nice selection of Cubaian cigars too. They have a well ventilated cigar bar.(We did not partake) The menu is written in 6 different languages. The pleasures of romantic dinner at FRESCO are further enhanced by live music with a different band each night.
Since the weather was unseasonably warm and sunny for May, we opted to eat at one of the inside dining rooms, as there were no available tables with an umbrella on the outside terrace.The atmosphere was a charming mix of old and new Hungarian, and the wait staff was courteous and friendly and spoke enough English for us to get by.
The location is ideal: the restaurant is situated between the Vaci Utca shopping boulevard and the Chain Bridge, which leads to the Buda castle.
The restaurant's website is at http://www.fresco.hu.