Onyx
Fine dining restaurant · Belvaros ·
Michelin-starred dining: modern Hungarian cuisine, tasting menus, wine pairings
Michelin-starred dining: modern Hungarian cuisine, tasting menus, wine pairings
"The city of Budapest is the larder and the inspiration for this 16-seater test kitchen, where the latest menu traces a trip along the metro and every ingredient comes from the city—an about-face for a team that once imported much from France. With a Sustainability Manager steering a process split into seven key areas, the operation scrutinizes everything through a green lens: waste reduction aided by Tomin Japanese liquid freezing technology that almost eradicates food waste; plastics avoided and recycling rigorously applied; energy efficiency targeted throughout; only environmentally friendly detergents used; and the carbon footprint regularly calculated. Guests are brought into the conversation as well, with clear communication around sustainable cooking and even the option to offset the carbon produced in creating a meal." - Elizabeth Winter
"The rebirth of Onyx is underway… starting with Onxy Mühely, a 16-seater test kitchen which offers dishes that will go on to form the core of the menu at the new Onyx. All guests arrive at the same time for drinks and nibbles, before being shown through to an elegant ‘workshop’ with a beautiful open kitchen and a glass-enclosed, galleried library. Diners are also invited to be critics and are encouraged to talk to the chefs and leave written feedback on the menu. Sustainability is a focus of the refined dishes, and the whole experience is interactive and engaging." - Michelin Inspector
"Green Stars identify restaurants at the forefront of the industry when it comes to their practices regarding sustainable gastronomy." - The MICHELIN Guide UK Editorial Team
"This luxurious restaurant next to the venerated Cafe Gerbeaud has been around for a decade but its combination of tradition and innovation remains as on point as ever. Chef Ádám Mészáros has earned a Michelin star with his intriguing takes on meats and seafoods, often served in six- and eight-course tasting menus with well-chosen wine pairings. The Hungarian degustation menu, for example, offers modern takes on local specialities, like beef stew. The dark-hued, comfortable interior, complete with gilt chairs, marble statues, chandeliers, and brocade wallpaper, as well as the impeccable service (not a given in this part of the world) invites guests to linger, and we highly recommend you do."
"In the city's heart is this glitzy restaurant where you sit on gilt chairs, under sparkling chandeliers, surrounded by onyx adornments. Passionate, highly skilled cooking keeps classic Hungarian flavours to the fore but also has interesting modern twists. Dishes are precisely prepared and intensely flavoured." - Kenneth Goh