The Audi-Dining Guide Restaurant of the Year Awards Gala took place on 16 May. The most prestigious event of the Hungarian gastronomy was hosted by the Várkert Bazaar. A eagerly awaited The event was attended by the stars of the hospitality sector, the media and many others, as many people were eager to find out who this year's winners would be.
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The Restaurant of the Year was awarded to Rumour by Jenő Rácz.
The Restaurant Best of The Best award went to Restaurant Stand.
Ex-Michelin director Fausto Arrighi helped select the TOP10 restaurants
As in previous years, the Dining Guide has asked Fausto Arrighi to help it compile this year's TOP10 ranking. Fausto Arrighi, ex-director of the legendary Michelin Guide, has been a leading consultant to the Dining Guide for the 6th year in a row. In recent years, he has been constantly testing the performance of Hungarian restaurants, and with him, he has created a internationally well an expert in the field, who is well aware of the achievements of top Hungarian gastronomy in the broad sense in recent years.
Zoltán Herczeg: „Although the world and domestic gastronomy has been hit particularly hard by recent events, with temporary restaurant closures, but the number of domestic topététros has increased. He also stressed that the list, which is the result of a thorough examination and consideration of the final results of restaurant tests, is not intended to „give away” positions, and certainly not to „punish” performance. „The aim of the publication is to assess the performance of restaurants in Hungary from the perspective of the restaurant-going consumer and to recommend them to readers.”
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TOP10+2 Restaurant
- Rumour by Jenő Rácz - Chef Jenő Rácz
- Platan Gourmet Restaurant - Chef István Pesti
- Essência Restaurant - Tiago & Éva fine dining based on Portuguese-Hungarian traditions
- Salt Budapest - The outstanding gastronomic concept Szilárd Tóth
- Pastel - Chef János Erdei
- Restaurant Borkonyha - Executive Chef Ákos Sárközi / Chef Csaba Puskás
- Babel Budapest - Hlatky-Schlichter Hubert / Daniel Berlin Swedish nationality „chef consultant
- Golden Caviar - Nyíri Szása / Attila Molnár owners / Chef László Kanász / José Guerrero R&D
- Costes Restaurant
- 42 Restaurant & Bar - Ádám Barna co-owner-chef
- Costes Downtown - Executive chef Márk Molnár
- Laurel Budapest - Chef Ádám Mede
Winners of new award categories
The best of the best and the top cocktail bar in the country. A new feature of the Audi-Dining Guide TOP100 Restaurant Guide introduced this year is the creation of a new category, Best Of The Best, in line with international practice. This will be awarded to those who have been featured in the Restaurant Guide at least 3 times in recent years and have set an example for the industry with their outstanding work. The Dining Guide Best of The Best ranking can be maintained as long as the professional management of the unit and the location of the unit remain unchanged.
The domestic bar scene has been developing in recent years. Several cocktail bars in Hungary have shown that we have caught up with the world in terms of quality and creativity in this area. Today, Hungarian bar culture is not only satisfying the needs of foreign guests, but also serving the growing number of Hungarian connoisseurs.
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Dining Guide Best of The Best: Stand Restaurant
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Dining Guide Cocktail Bar of the Year Award: Black Swan Budapest
Special prizes
- The first Cocktail Bar of the Year award went to Black Swan Budapest.
- The Sustainability Award was won by the Pajta in Marisentpeters.
- The Pastry Shop Best Of The Best award went to Mihályi Patisserie.
- The Confectioner of the Year Award went to Attila Menyhárt.
- The Pastry Shop of the Year was Málna The Pastry Shop. Zoltán Kolonics and his wife.
- A special award was given to the Hungarian Bocuse d'Or team for Chef of the Year.
- The Young Chef of the Year was Rutin's young chef, Dávid Pallag.
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- Dining Guide-Audi Lifetime Achievement Award winner Katalin Pintér.
- The Chef of the Year is Austrian-born chef legend Wolfgang Puck, who opened his first European restaurant in Budapest last year.
- The Restaurant Service of the Year award went to Déryné, and the Wine List of the Year award went to Felix Kitchen & Bar.
- The Innovative Kitchen of the Year award went to Mák Restaurant.
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