The urban, more accessible counterpart to the original Costes. Rooftop bar above the Danube and Mediterranean cooking that earns its Michelin star without requiring a tasting menu commitment.
Costes Downtown occupies the historic Párizsi udvar — a magnificent glass-roofed arcade in the heart of Pest that functions as the lobby of the Párisi Udvar Hotel. The building's arched ironwork ceiling and tiled floors create a setting that achieves something genuinely unusual: architectural spectacle delivered without pretension. Guests arrive through one of Budapest's most beautiful spaces and proceed to a restaurant that matches the building's ambition.
The kitchen produces Mediterranean cooking — principally Italian and French inflections applied to Hungarian produce — with precision the Costes group has developed across its Budapest operations. A carpaccio of Mangalica beef demonstrates both the cut's quality and the kitchen's understanding of it. A risotto made with Hungarian lake fish rather than conventional Italian varieties. A dessert programme incorporating Hungarian pastry traditions into modern plating without losing the essential character of either.
The rooftop bar, accessible via a separate lift and operating through summer months, provides one of Budapest's most spectacular evening settings with views extending toward the Chain Bridge. Explore all Budapest restaurants.
Costes Downtown offers something rare in Michelin-starred dining: flexibility. À la carte service means guests can eat at their own pace and proportion, making it ideal for team dinners where appetites vary, or birthday celebrations that need to accommodate different budgets without differential treatment. Perfect occasions: Birthday · Team Dinner · First Date.
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