Firkász

Frommer's Review

A reminder that traditions can live on and become reborn in the form of new and lively places like Firkász. "Tradition is our future" is their motto of sorts, one that the immaculately dressed manager Gergely Sallai takes very seriously. There is a turn-of-the-last-century feeling to the restaurant, and yet it remains contemporary. This place has the roots of a magical place that keeps old-style traditions alive. The eatery is decorated with a wealth of wine bottles, and the walls are pasted with early-20th-century newspapers, old pictures, telephones, or clocks. It is the favorite eatery of the finest young Hungarian film-director, the 30-year-old Kornél Mundruczó, who is an almost daily regular here, in the old-world style. Some regulars venture in for a drink or meal at the bar, while others are seated and watch the lively accordion player, or a tad tipsy or more gathering of tourists. The restaurant serves a wide selection -- 60 to 80 strong -- of Hungarian wines. We had a tender and rich deer ragout with mashed potatoes, but choose from a vast selection of Hungarian specialties like Szeged Goulash, gooseliver, or wild game.

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