Legendary Kádár Canteen revived in Budapest!

The legendary Kádár Canteen (Kádár Étkezde) will reopen in Klauzál Square, Budapest in the autumn, following the purchase of the property and the brand by Károly Gerendai. The restaurant owner promises that “everything will stay the same, just the way guests are used to”.

Iconic Kádár Canteen to reopen

Kádár Canteen. Source: wikipedia.org

“Kádár Canteen was a landmark of the city that should not be lost,” Károly Gerendai told Index.

The entrepreneur’s Costes restaurant was the first to receive a Michelin star in Hungary in 2010, followed by Costes’ Dowtown restaurant in 2016 and two years ago the Rumour by Jenő Rácz restaurant, also part of the group, received a star as well.

According to Gerendai’s plans, after the mandatory renovation, the restaurant will reopen with the old menu and furniture. Even the photos on the walls and the panelling will remain.

The cuisine will certainly follow the old recipes of chef Lajos Takács. “We want to revive the old Kádár, not open another place called Kádár,” said Gerendai. This means that they are trying to keep the spirit of the place and the operating model.

There is only one significant change in their plans: they will not close after lunchtime. Thus, in the future, we will be able to have dinner at the Kádár Canteen, where celebrities such as Hanna Honthy, Hilda Gobbi, Marcello Mastroianni, Sylvester Stallone, Nobel Prize-winning scientists and members of the Hungarian water polo team once visited.

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