Belonging to the same Zsidai family as Pest Buda, Baltazaar (further up the hill) was our next and last stop in Budapest. With suitcases and Armands’ aching back, we slowly approached the hotel, still soaking up the beauty of the old city around us.

“Gastronomy is our profession, but it is also our life’s passion. For decades we have made it our goal to resuscitate Hungarian cuisine and restore its glorious, pre-war reputation - a thrilling era when Károly Gundel and Auguste Escoffier were colleagues.”