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This year, for the first time, the French Michelin Guide will publish a list of restaurants (National Selection of Hungary) for the whole of Hungary, which until now has only published a rating for restaurants in Budapest.
The world-renowned publication, which now also rates restaurants in the countryside, can contribute to increasing the turnover of restaurants in the short term and to the competitiveness of the sector in the longer term. The selection can, however, also draw attention to rural areas and subsequently to Hungary’s gastronomic and touristic diversity, the Hungarian Tourism Agency stressed in a statement sent to MTI on Monday.
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The French restaurant guide has a history of more than 100 years, and since its inception it has evaluated around 30,000 establishments in more than 40 countries worldwide, focusing on outstanding quality. This is one of the reasons why the Michelin Guide is still the most prestigious gastronomic guide.
The tourism agency expects that the Hungarian edition of the Michelin Guide will give a good idea of the changes that Hungarian gastronomy has undergone in the last 10-15 years.
Successful domestic and foreign appearances and quality Hungarian ingredients have all contributed to the fact that rural Hungary can now also be placed on the world gastronomy map. The recognition is an emphatic confirmation that all levels and business types of Hungarian catering are making steady progress at the international level as well,”
the agency noted in a statement.
The restaurants recommended in the 2022 edition of the Michelin Guide for Hungary, including the Michelin Star or BIB Gourmand awards, will be published on November 3.
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Speaking of dining, it is also worth mentioning that in Hungary, Dining City recently organized a restaurant week in the first half of October, during which visitors could taste three-course menus at fixed prices in renowned restaurants in Budapest and the countryside. The event is held every autumn and spring, and is such a success that places at the most popular restaurants often sell out in no time.
Some of the participating restaurants offer three-course meals for as little as HUF 5,000 per person (EUR 12) but the list also includes premium and exclusive venues where the menu ranges from HUF 7,000 to 10,000 (between EUR 17 and 25). As Dining City wrote in its review of the event, “dining in a really good quality restaurant is usually expensive, except during National Restaurant Week.”
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