Traditional Hungarian beef pörkölt with tarhonya at Borlabor Restaurant, Budapest

Traditional Hungarian cuisine in the heart of Budapest.

Goulash, pörkölt, Hortobágyi pancake and Hungarian wines — in a brick wine cellar, a short walk from the Danube.

Candlelit dining room with brick walls at Borlabor Restaurant, Budapest

Traditional Hungarian kitchen

The classics of Hungarian cooking, served under cellar vaults.

Borlabor is a traditional Hungarian restaurant in Budapest’s 5th district, minutes from the Danube. We cook the dishes visitors come to Hungary for — gulyásleves, hortobágyi palacsinta, marhapörkölt, csülök and somlói galuska — from local ingredients, with Hungarian wines, brick walls and candlelight.

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Candlelit dining room with brick walls at Borlabor

Hungarian wine bottles on wooden cellar shelves

Hortobágyi palacsinta, a traditional Hungarian meat pancake

Wine barrels and ivy in the Borlabor cellar

Gulyásleves — traditional Hungarian goulash soup

You can try any of these Hungarian classics with us!

Private dining for groups visiting Budapest

A 40–50 seat cellar room for business dinners, family celebrations and tour groups. Traditional Hungarian menus, separate from the main dining room, in the heart of the city.

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Round table set for a private dinner at Borlabor

Private dining & groups

A Hungarian evening shaped around your guests

40–50 seats · separate room

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A table of Hungarian classics

Begin with Hortobágyi pancake or goulash soup, continue with beef pörkölt or oven-baked pork knuckle, finish with Somlói sponge cake or Gundel pancake. Traditional Hungarian cuisine, priced in forints, served daily in the city centre.

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