5Cintányéros
Cintányéros isn’t so much a posh wine bar as a charming neighborhood wine tavern — the type of place where local residents gather for banter and wallet-friendly house wine. The place is situated in the once-seedy outer District 8, an area currently undergoing large-scale real estate development perfectly symbolized by Nokia’s gleaming headquarters towering over the neighborhood.
Upstairs, there are small tables and snug corners; no wonder that lovebirds occupy many of them. The house wines are perfectly satisfying and there are also well-known Hungarian labels. Don't sleep on the food, either: toasted sandwiches; grilled sausage with pickled cabbage; and the sausage-studded molnárka roll!
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