In the 2025 Michelin Guide, there are 10 restaurants in Hungary with a Michelin-star rating. The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. They were created to provide drivers with all the necessary information for travelling, including recommended eateries. In the 1920s, Michelin began sending undercover inspectors to restaurants and awarding Michelin stars to the best-rated ones. Over time, Michelin stars became the most prestigious award restaurants can achieve.
Before stars are given, restaurants are visited multiple times by different anonymous Michelin Inspectors. They rate the restaurants' food on five criteria: the quality of ingredients, mastery of flavour and cooking techniques, the personality of the chef represented in the dining experience, balance and harmony of the flavours, and consistency between visits. Inspectors have at least ten years of experience. They create a list of popular restaurants supported by media reports, reviews, and diner popularity, for inspection. If the Michelin Inspectors reach a consensus, Michelin awards the restaurant between one and three stars. One star means "high-quality cooking, worth a stop", two stars signify "excellent cooking, worth a detour", and three stars denote "exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey". The stars are not permanent and restaurants are continuously re-evaluated. If the criteria are not met, the restaurant loses one or more of its stars.
Michelin Guide Hungary launched in 2022 with support from the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA), although Michelin had reviewed just the city of Budapest for many years prior as part of The Michelin Guide Main Cities of Europe edition with the first Hungarian restaurant to receive a star being Costes in 2010.
2022–2025 nationwide lists
+Michelin-starred restaurants Name Cuisine Location 2022 2023 2024 202542 Modern Esztergom Babel Modern Budapest – Pest Borkonyha Winekitchen Modern Budapest – Pest Costes Modern Budapest – Pest essência Modern Budapest – Pest PajtaModernŐriszentpéter Platán Gourmet Creative Tata Rumour Creative Budapest – Pest Salt Modern Budapest – Pest Stand Modern Budapest – Pest Reference
2010–2021 Budapest-only lists Before 2022, Michelin only reviewed the city of Budapest.
+Michelin-starred restaurants Name Cuisine Location 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021Babel Modern Budapest – Pest Borkonyha Winekitchen Modern Budapest – Pest Costes Modern Budapest – Pest Costes Downtown Modern Budapest – Pest essência Modern Budapest – Pest OnyxModernBudapest – Pest Salt Modern Budapest – Pest Stand Modern Budapest – Pest TantiModernBudapest – Buda Reference
See also List of restaurants in Hungary
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External links Hungary at Michelin Guide