Best Restaurants Open Sunday in Budapest 2026

Why a Sunday list matters in Budapest

Budapest's independent fine-dining rooms keep restaurant-industry hours. Babel and Stand25 both close Sunday, and a long list of the city's ambitious bistros hold the same closed weekend tail. That leaves a real gap on a Sunday, and it is filled mainly by two kinds of room: the hotel dining rooms with the staff to run seven days, and the Costes group's flagship, which treats Sunday as a working day.

The order below leads with the Michelin-pedigree Costes Downtown and the two grand-hotel rooms at the Matild Palace and the Four Seasons, then the riverside Zona, the Buda Castle view at Halaszbastya and the historic Gerbeaud cafe. Every name links to its full review, and hours are checked against each restaurant's published schedule. For the rest of the week, start with the Budapest dining guide.

The Sunday list

Costes Downtown

Contemporary fine dining · District V, Budapest · about €70–130 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–15:00 and 18:00–23:00

The Costes group brought Hungary its first Michelin star, and Costes Downtown carries that pedigree on the ground floor of the Prestige Hotel near Vamhaz korut in District V. The kitchen runs a refined seasonal carte and tasting under a living green wall, and a meal lands around €70 to €130 a head. It is one of the very few Michelin-listed Budapest rooms open Sunday, serving lunch from noon and dinner from six. That makes it the standout Sunday booking when the independent tasting rooms close, so reserve ahead.

Spago by Wolfgang Puck

Modern Californian, Italian · District V, Budapest · about €60–110 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, brunch 12:00–15:00 and dinner 18:00–24:00

Spago is Wolfgang Puck's Budapest room inside the Matild Palace hotel at Vaci utca 36 in District V, run day to day by executive chef Istvan Szanto. The menu blends Californian and Italian cooking, and a dinner runs roughly €60 to €110 a head. Sunday is a full day here, the celebrated Puck brunch from noon to three and then dinner from six to midnight. The grand belle-epoque dining room and the long Sunday hours make it the polished choice for a Sunday lunch that runs into the evening.

KOLLAZS Brasserie & Bar

French brasserie · District V, Budapest · about €55–100 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, dinner 18:00–22:00 (open from 06:30)

Kollazs is the brasserie of the Four Seasons Gresham Palace on Szechenyi ter, a marble room looking across to the Chain Bridge and the Danube. It cooks a French brasserie menu with Hungarian touches, and a dinner runs about €55 to €100 a head. It opens Sunday from half-six in the morning straight through, with the famous Sunday brunch from noon to four and dinner from six to ten. The setting, one of the great art-nouveau interiors in Europe, is reason enough to book the Sunday table.

Zona

Modern international · District I, Budapest · about €45–85 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–24:00

Zona sits on the Buda side at Lanchid utca 7 in District I, a sleek room a step from the Chain Bridge with a terrace over the river. The kitchen runs a modern international menu that has long featured in the city's dining guides, and a meal lands around €45 to €85 a head. It opens Sunday from noon to midnight, the widest Sunday window on this list, so it covers a riverside Sunday lunch and a late dinner alike. Ask for a terrace table on a warm evening for the bridge view.

Halaszbastya Restaurant

Hungarian, Mediterranean · Buda Castle, District I · about €50–95 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 10:00–22:00

Halaszbastya is built into the neo-Romanesque towers of the Fisherman's Bastion on Castle Hill, with a terrace that looks across the Danube to the Parliament. The kitchen runs a Hungarian and Mediterranean menu aimed at the occasion, and a meal lands around €50 to €95 a head. It opens Sunday from ten in the morning to ten at night. The view does the work here, which makes it the Sunday booking for a special-occasion lunch or a sunset dinner; reserve a terrace table well ahead in summer.

Cafe Gerbeaud

Grand cafe, Hungarian · District V, Budapest · about €30–60 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 09:00–20:00

Gerbeaud has anchored Vorosmarty ter since 1858, a gilded grand cafe that is as much a Budapest institution as the Opera. Beyond the famous cakes and the Dobos torte, the kitchen serves a full Hungarian menu, and a meal runs roughly €30 to €60 a head. It opens Sunday from nine in the morning to eight at night, seating first-come without reservations. It is the value pick here and the easy Sunday stop for coffee, cake or a relaxed lunch when the dining rooms are booked or closed.

How to book a Sunday table in Budapest

Budapest is a book-ahead city for its hotel rooms and the Costes flagship, and a walk-in city for its grand cafes. Costes Downtown, Spago and Kollazs all take Sunday bookings and their brunch slots go first, so reserve early if Sunday lunch is the plan. Zona keeps terrace tables back for walk-ins, which makes it the easy solo dining in Budapest move on a Sunday by the river. Gerbeaud seats first-come, no booking. Marking a special occasion on a Sunday? Halaszbastya's castle terrace suits a Budapest birthday or a client lunch with a view, and either grand-hotel room works for a polished Sunday celebration.

Frequently asked questions

Which upscale restaurants are open on Sunday in Budapest?

Several of Budapest's best rooms keep a Sunday service even though most independent tasting rooms close. The Michelin-listed Costes Downtown opens Sunday for lunch and dinner, the grand-hotel rooms Spago at the Matild Palace and Kollazs at the Four Seasons both run Sunday brunch and dinner, and the riverside Zona, the castle-top Halaszbastya and the historic Gerbeaud cafe all open Sunday. Rooms such as Babel and Stand25 close Sunday, so a confirmed list helps.

Is Costes Downtown open on Sunday in Budapest?

Yes. Costes Downtown opens Sunday for lunch from noon to 3pm and dinner from 6pm to 11pm, on the ground floor of the Prestige Hotel in District V. It carries the pedigree of the Costes group, which brought Hungary its first Michelin star, and it is one of the very few Michelin-listed Budapest rooms keeping a Sunday service. A meal runs around €70 to €130 a head. Because the choice is narrow on a Sunday, book ahead.

Are most fine-dining restaurants in Budapest closed on Sunday?

Many of Budapest's ambitious independent kitchens close Sunday and Monday to rest their teams, including Babel and Stand25 and a long list of the city's tasting-menu bistros. The rooms that stay open on a Sunday are mostly the hotel dining rooms with the staff to run seven days, the Costes group's flagship and the grand cafes. That is why a verified Sunday list is worth keeping in a city that quietens at the weekend.

Where can I get Sunday brunch in a top Budapest restaurant?

Two grand-hotel rooms run the standout Sunday brunches. Spago by Wolfgang Puck at the Matild Palace serves its Sunday brunch from noon to three, and Kollazs at the Four Seasons Gresham Palace runs an a la carte brunch from noon to four in one of Europe's great art-nouveau rooms. Both take bookings, and the prime midday slots fill first on a Sunday, so reserve a few days ahead, particularly in high season.

Where can I eat with a view on a Sunday in Budapest?

Halaszbastya is the Sunday view pick, built into the towers of the Fisherman's Bastion on Castle Hill with a terrace across the Danube to the Parliament, open Sunday from ten to ten. On the Buda riverbank, Zona at Lanchid utca 7 has a terrace beside the Chain Bridge and opens Sunday from noon to midnight. Both reward booking a terrace table ahead in summer, when the Sunday sunset slots go first.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule and reservation platform as of June 2026; confirm directly before travelling, as service days change. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.