Budapest’s NOBU in the Kempinski Hotel

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When I arrived in Budapest, I said to my host, “feed me Hungarian,” but of course I didn’t know in the first 24 hours that he was a vegetarian and that if we really wanted to eat out at traditional Hungarian restaurants every night, I’d be the size of a house by the time I left and he wouldn’t be able to eat much on the menu.

While we did take in a number of Hungarian greats during my time there, one night, we ventured to Nobu Budapest, which I know from their New York location, a long time popular favorite among locals.

Nobu Budapest is one of the latest additions to Chef Nobu Matsuhisa’s worldwide dining empire, located in the upscale Corvinus Kempinski Hotel close to St. Stephan’s Basilica, the Chain Bridge and the Financial District.

Because of its modern design and the fact that its in the Kempinski, you feel as if you could be in Singapore or Los Angeles and the fact that it is located in Budapest means very little.

In traditional Nobu fashion, there is a ton of sushi and sashimi to choose from but word of warning, the menu isn’t cheap…by Hungarian standards or by American ones. 3 oysters were a wopping 2800 FT and sweet shrimp went for 4,900 FT. Toro Tartar was 4,400 on the menu. We went with an assortment and one of my colleagues actually ordered the Foie Gras with Truffle Yam Potato and Grilled Paprika Den Miso. (note that Paprika is nearly on everything in Hungary; the country is world renown for its yummy Paprika and is sold everywhere).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now for the sushi:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition to light seafood and sushi, you can order more traditional dishes as well such as the Squid Pasta with Light Garlic Sauce, a Grilled Asparagus with Egg Sauce, Snow Crab with Creamy Spicy Sauce, Lobster with Wasabi Pepper Sauce, Alaskan Black Cod Saikyo Miso, Chilean Sea Bass with Black Bean Sauce, Yellowtail Collar with Ginger Ponzu, Ocean Trout with Crispy Baby Spinach and Crispy Pork Belly Butter Lettuce with Spicy Miso.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was a little disappointed with the wine menu and probably should have ordered Saki or a cocktail because of it. I ended up with the Faustino V. Reserva 2004 (Bodegas Faustino Rioja) followed by the Cuvee 11 Sauska Pinceszet Villany 2007. They did offer wines from Australia, Hungary, California, France, Italy and a dessert wine I couldn’t figure out its origin: the Choya Original Plum Wine (szilvabor).

 

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