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Food & Drink
Treats on the go!
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Specialty foods
Baldaszti’s Market
(I. Lánchíd utca 5; www.baldasztis.com)
With a strategic location at the
foot of Castle Hill, Baldaszti’s
has truly cornered its market.
Gourmands beware, for the rare
stock at this premium food shop
is among the best in Budapest:
a full range of imported fare,
Asian sauces, Italian pastas,
French terrine, Clearspring
organic products and fresh
olive oil dispensed from an
atomizer. Superb local products
also feature at the deli counter
including mangalica bacon with
truffles, grey-cattle salami and
aged hams. Sample all these fine
ingredients at work in the bistro
next door.
Culináris
(V. Balassi Bálint utca 7;
www.culinaris.hu)
Culináris was the first shop to
bring imported delicacies to
Hungary and now runs three
shops with an ever-expanding
stock. Fresh fish, steak, aged
cheeses, Beluga caviar, duck
rillette and freshly baked breads
are just some of the wonderful
produce on offer. Add to that a
freezer full of Häagen-Dazs, and
a good selection of wines, spirits
and imported beers, and you may
never leave. A small dining hall
at the front serves tasty breakfast
and lunch. Open until 7pm on
Sundays.
Sarki Fuszeres
(XIII. Pozsonyi út 53;
www.sarkifuszeres.hu)
The ‘Corner Spice Shop’ caters
mostly to area locals of upmarket
District XIII, in search of
imported cheeses, aged hams and
wines from all over the world, as
well as champagnes. Chocolate,
spices and rare olive oils also
grace the shelves. Occupying
the front corner of an acuteangled
residential building,
the interior mirrors this shape.
Curved windows offer a view of
foot traffic and provide a nook to
sample freshly baked goods along
with you cappuccino.
Chocolate
Cadeau Csokoládé
(V. Veres Pálné utca 8;
www.cadeaubonbon.hu)
The name Cadeau pays homage to
a flourishing trade of Hungarian
bonbon manufacturers between
the two world wars. Based out of
Gyula with a small shop in the
city center, Cadeau brings to the
table 80 varieties of hand-made
bonbons and truffles made of
Belgian chocolate, pistachio or
almond marzipan, and infused
with Tokaj Aszú, Hungarian
liqueurs or whisky. Also bonbon
replicas of renowned Hungarian
cakes such as Eszterházy and
Sacher.
Keserédes
(XIII. Katona József utca 22;
www.keseredes.hu)
Artisan chocolatier creates
irresistible chocolate sensations
in multiple flavors, shapes
and sizes. Pralines, truffles,
bonbons, salty caramel, chili- and
lavender-flavored chocolate or
more subdued and traditional
flavors. Dark chocolate bars made