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What makes Hungarian food unique? Which traditional Hungarian dish should you try? What are the changes due to seasons? Recipes from Budapest chefs. Read about this and more in our blog posts.
“In Hungary, we don’t count calories, we count memories made around the table.”
“A day without paprika is like a day without sunshine.”
“Hungarians don’t need an excuse to eat; we need an excuse to stop.”
Jánosi Zsolt: The Chef Off Duty
There's a version of Jánosi Zsolt that the city sees. He's the executive chef at ISSEI, the new Nikkei-style Skybar & restaurant floating above the Basilica, on the top of the Radisson Collection hotel. The man behind plates that carry Japan...
Budapest Looks Better From ISSEI
High above Pest, where the spires of St. Stephen's Basilica meet an open sky, there's a place where two distant culinary worlds collide in the most delicious way possible. This is ISSEI Skybar & Restaurant, one of the best rooftop bars in...
The Food That Steals Your Mind
For decades, the conversation around dementia has centered on genetics, age, and lifestyle factors like exercise and sleep. But a striking new body of research is shifting the spotlight somewhere most of us interact with every single day: the...
Sissi Ice Cream Parlor Creates Royal Violet Flavor for Anniversary
The charming Hungarian city of Gödöllő has found a deliciously unique way to commemorate its 60th anniversary as a designated city in 2026. The internationally acclaimed Sissi Ice Cream Parlor has crafted a special flavor called "Gödöllő60" that...