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MENU FOR HARP

Fill your soul every Friday with a unique, multi-sensory dinner and book a table for the Zsolnay menu for harp.

Our set menu for Friday’s harp performance with three light dinner courses costs HUF 8.990. The final dessert is the Madrigal, perfected with hazelnut sponge cake, tonka bean custard, dark chocolate mousse, and ganache. This famous Zsolnay artisan dessert is a monophonic melody of tonka beans, offering lactose-free, no added sugar or wheat flour delights. Noémi Kutor will provide the special harp music, solo harpist of the Debrecen Philharmonic, between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. every Friday in the Zsolnay Café. The menu is offered for this period and can be booked via the book a table button below.

Zsolnay Menu for harp

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Meat soup with Gyosa dumplings

Chicken Supreme, truffle potato mousse, roasted root vegetables

Madrigal

The menu price does not include drinks and a 10% service charge.

AT THE ZSOLNAY CAFÉ, DESSERTS ARE AN ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE

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The Zsolnay Café’s selection of desserts is unmatched in Budapest, and many of the treats on offer are made without traditional sugar, using hazelnut and almond flour. So as well as diabetics and slimmers, we’ve also thought of those with lactose intolerances. Madrigal represents three attributes: no sugar, no-wheat flour, and no-lactose without compromising the taste. The organic flavours of the Zsolnay Café’s exclusive Ronnefeldt tea range make for an even more memorable experience.

THE ORIGIN OF SO-CALLED“ZÓNA” (ZONE) MEALS

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We have been wondering about the origin of this Hungarian word that denotes small meal portions. In the 19th century steam engines had to resupply water and coal on their route. As a result, trains had to make frequent stops, and their routes were divided into zones where such stops had to be made. Clever restaurant owners took this opportunity to offer small meal portions to passengers during these short stops. Small portions may still be a good choice for guests before theatre or at a business meeting. Can you think of a clever word for “zóna” meals?

OUR SPECIALITY COFFEES

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Roncadi Family representing the Italian coffee culture, started brewing in their family-owned brewery 50 years ago in Modena. Their vision reflects prime quality, humble for coffee, and attentive care. These features make the coffee brewed based on family recipes a perfect choice for our specialties.

CUBA SERRANO SUPERIOR – Our light roast Arabica coffee with a mixture of tobacco, hazel, and cocoa flavours and with a bitter chocolate aftertaste. Although its body is rather high, the sourness is only mildly felt.

SANTO DOMINGO – An exquisite coffee specialty made from carefully selected, high-quality Arabica coffee beans. During the roasting process, we only use coffee beans from one particular plantation. The flavor speaks for itself. A luxury taste for the most demanding customers. It is supplied through selective distribution, providing our partners a reflection of the high quality of their establishment with this very product.

SECRETS OF THE HARANGHY DOME

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Did you know that Jenő Haranghy’s original Art Nouveau stained glass dome had miraculously survived in the Radisson Blu Béke Hotel, Budapest to the present day? The Haranghy dome symbolizes the historic roots of the hotel was placed in the immediate vicinity of the entrance of the Zsolnay Café during spring 2018. This special piece of art decorated with stained glass is going to take place in the revival of the cultural life.

The interior designed by Nathalie Rottenburg Spanish interior designer works as one unit: the cozy cafeteria chairs and sofas, the fireplace, the enclosed spaces, and the newly designed long, open bar area create a community space preserving the cozy atmosphere of the cafeteria.

„MY CAFÉ, MY HOME FROM HOME”

WHY THE ZSOLNAY CAFÉ?

We’re in the heart of the city, just a few paces from Oktogon.
We are open from 10 am until 10 pm every day.
Free WIFI
It is easily accessible for people with baby carriages and wheelchairs.
Our chefs serves fresh, locally inspired menu in every season.
Our pastry chef makes a range of exquisite desserts. Many of them are lactose free or prepared with no added sugar / wheat flour.
Your dog’s also welcome.
You can conveniently park your car in our underground car park.

THE ZSOLNAY CAFÉ NOWADAYS

The Zsolnay Café is one of the most special places in Budapest. Some of our customers come for our delicious, hot food, while others are looking for a place to chat over a cup of coffee or tea, and some might simply fancy a mug of hot chocolate with home-made whipped cream while leafing through the daily newspapers. It’s the perfect venue for sitting down to congenial business lunches and suppers, holding inspiring company meetings, sharing a romantic bottle of champagne, or just enjoying an evening of cocktails with friends. Our customers tell us that we’re an oasis of calm on the busy Teréz körút stretch of the Grand Boulevard, where every member of our team works to make sure that everyone who walks through our door feels right at home.

Let’s meet again for a coffee, supper, or perhaps a drink. The main point is to have a good chat, and to enjoy a sociable, coffee-house experience!

HOME OF THE ZSOLNAY CAFÉ

In Budapest it’s a notable achievement for an old, venerable institution to have existed for a hundred years, especially having remained a hotel for all this time. The secret of survival for the Britannia, Béke and Radisson Blue was to carefully preserve traditions while constantly innovating and adapting.

The building located at Teréz körút 43, formerly known as the Britannia Hotel, first opened for business on 10 May 1913. Its first owner, the wealthy coffee merchant Henrik Fábri, based his new establishment on the English model. The hotel was fitted with the latest amenities: the rooms had running hot and cold water, steam and water-based central heating, and a central vacuum cleaning system were installed. Above the doors to the rooms special lights were fitted for calling room service.

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In Budapest it’s a notable achievement for an old, venerable institution to have existed for a hundred years, especially having remained a hotel for all this time. The secret of survival for the Britannia, Béke and Radisson Blue was to carefully preserve traditions while constantly innovating and adapting.

The building located at Teréz körút 43, formerly known as the Britannia Hotel, first opened for business on 10 May 1913. Its first owner, the wealthy coffee merchant Henrik Fábri, based his new establishment on the English model. The hotel was fitted with the latest amenities: the rooms had running hot and cold water, steam and water-based central heating, and a central vacuum cleaning system were installed. Above the doors to the rooms special lights were fitted for calling room service.

In its heyday, the hotel was run by Aladár Németh and his wife, who honed the catering and entertainment to perfection. Back in the day, the famous novelist Ferenc Móra had a room here, and this was also when the Szondi pub was established, and it was in the hotel that the novelist Zsigmond Móricz founded his unique literary and political club that was centred on the literary journal ‘Nyugat’ (West).

The glass painting and illustrations in the halls were all works of Jenő Haranghy, professor of the College of Applied Arts. Because of these, the Britannia was also jokingly referred to as the Haranghy Museum. And of course, he was the natural choice to paint the fresco that adorns the cupola room, which was opened in 1937. In the ‘60s and ‘70s a whole host of famous Hungarian performers took to the stage here, including Kamill Feleki, Hanna Honthy, György Klapka, Ilona Medveczky, György Korda, János Koós, László Aradszky, Péter Máté, Kati Kovács and Géza Hofi.

Following nationalisation after the Second World War, it went on operating as the Béke (Peace) Hotel, and its Orfeum Night Club was a key fixture on the entertainment circuit: Andrea Szulák, today a household name in Hungary, was one of many who launched their careers here, and Tibor Bitskey and György Klapka were also regularly on the bill. It has traded under its new name since 2009. Located in the city centre, the Radisson Blu Béke Hotel, Budapest enjoys all the advantages of belonging to a top international hotel chain, while taking a pride in its traditions. The hotel’s staff do all they can to make everyone feel at home in this exciting building.

OUR TEAM

“Nowadays cooking is all about kitchen technology. I am proud of being a real cooking chef; I love the smell of the kitchen, the humour of my colleagues, creativity in my job and our achievments. I beleive that everything is teamwotk in the kitchen, so I only claim from my colleagues that I personally can do. Zsolnay Café is a highly inspirative surrounding, the ideal place for phantasy as you can feel all the tradition of a 100 years old café but the everchanging environment pushes you towards a very cool gastronomy line. Lets the culture of 100 years return but let me give a little flick to it…”

Zoltán Tóth, Executive Chef

„We offer the old Hungarian classics – Dobos Torte and Eszterházy Cake – as well as reinventions of the traditional sweets, such as a layered version of Somlói Galuska, or the completely new desserts, conjured up by us, which cannot be tasted anywhere else, like the Szófia Míra.”

László Barna, Pastry Chef

László Barna believes that his work can only be performed with total dedication, with heart and soul, because this is the only way of working the magic that goes into making a truly special dessert. He is a dedicated and energetic craftsman willing to learn every day. As a student and as a pastry chef, he remains faithful to the traditions of his craft and the creative strength of his team.

ZSOLNAY ART

Zsolnay Corner & Shop

The beautiful Zsolnay porcelain and ceramic products are known and recognised the world over. Our coffee-house is named after the legendary porcelain maker. And in keeping with tradition, for decades the coffee, tea and desserts have been served in Zsolnay cups and on Zsolnay dessert plates specially designed for the Radisson Blu Béke Hotel, Budapest.