2 places I recommend•2 in the Michelin guide
These are the two restaurants in Budapest I have eaten at myself and would recommend.
Costes Downtown is the more relaxed of the two Costes restaurants in Budapest, tucked into the Prestige Hotel just back from Széchenyi István tér. Still proper fine dining with tasting menus and a chef's table, but a lot less formal than the original over in the ninth district. Everything tastes good. Simple dishes prepared well.
Address: Vigyázó Ferenc u. 5, 1051 Budapest, Hungary
KOLLÁZS is the brasserie and bar inside the Four Seasons at Gresham Palace, right on Széchenyi István tér at the Pest end of the Chain Bridge. Enjoyed my Wiener schnitzel here, and in general the service and food are of the highest quality.
Address: Széchenyi István tér 5-6, 1051 Budapest, Hungary