Budapest Food & Wine Experience | From Markets to Monarchy
Technical details
Tour times
Price
The price includes the guided tour, food tastings and wine.
Meeting point
Hunyadi Square (Hunyadi tér), in front of Líra terasz café. The guide holds an "Imagine" sign.
Walk from Oktogon metro station (line 1). The tour ends at Auguszt Confectionery downtown.
Notes
Up to 20 participants per group.
Get to know Budapest through its flavors, stories and traditions on a small-group food walk. This is not just another tasting tour but a journey through Hungarian culture, history and everyday life, showing why food plays such a central role in Hungarian identity.
What you'll taste
- Traditional pastries
- Jewish-Hungarian delicacies
- Sausages
- Lángos, the classic Hungarian street food
- Classic desserts
- Hungarian wine
The story behind...
Get to know Budapest through its flavors, stories and traditions on a small-group food walk. This is not just another tasting tour but a journey through Hungarian culture, history and everyday life, showing why food plays such a central role in Hungarian identity.
What you'll taste
- Traditional pastries
- Jewish-Hungarian delicacies
- Sausages
- Lángos, the classic Hungarian street food
- Classic desserts
- Hungarian wine
The story behind the plate
Between bites, we'll hear about the bustling coffeehouses of the 19th century, family recipes and the influences that shaped Hungarian cuisine: from nomadic traditions and Ottoman rule, through the golden age of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, to today's street food culture.
Tour structure:
Ferdinand Monarchia Restaurant
Flavors of the Monarchy, from the cuisines of Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Bratislava and Transylvania.
Liszt Ferenc Square and Klauzál Square Market Hall
The market hall in the heart of the historic Jewish District.
Budapest Bites
Hungarian street food with a modern twist, from classic lángos to lángos burgers and goulash.
Color Bar & Bistro
Central European wines, including Hungarian wines.
Sissi Statue and Auguszt Confectionery
A sweet finish at a confectionery with a 150-year tradition.
Guide details:
Imagine Budapest
"What we have in common at Imagine is that we can't wait to show you all the hidden beauty that cities hold!"
⬤ A Budapest tour company with expert local guides.
⬤ Small-group tours, up to 20 participants.
⬤ On some tours, access to places usually closed to the public.
⬤ Human stories, not dry facts.
⬤ Forbes wrote about them: "Imagine Budapest isn't your typical tour company."
