Costes Restaurant

Costes Restaurant is a Budapest fine-dining choice for modern European cooking with avant-garde touches. The basics are clear: it is priced at $90 per person, the dress code is smart casual, its opening pattern is limited to Wednesday through Sunday.

Choose it when you want a polished restaurant meal in Budapest rather than a casual, loosely planned stop. The available information supports a fine-dining expectation, but specific claims about the room, chef, menu format, service style or off-premise options should be confirmed directly with the restaurant before you plan around them.

Choose Costes Restaurant for modern European fine dining

The grounded reason to book Costes Restaurant is its modern European fine-dining cooking with avant-garde touches. At $90 per person, it sits firmly in occasion-dining territory, so it makes the most sense for travelers and locals who want a more considered Budapest meal.

The restaurant also holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence (2026), which is a useful recognition point for diners comparing higher-end options. Beyond that confirmed award, avoid assuming specific beverage pairings, menu lengths or formats unless they are confirmed directly at the time of booking.

Smart casual dress is the stated code. That makes it a better fit for a polished meal than for an ultra-casual stop, especially on Wednesday through Friday, when the hours are 6–11 PM.

Who should actually choose this meal

Costes Restaurant is well suited to diners looking for modern European fine dining in Budapest at a clearly premium price point. It can work well for special occasions, visiting food travelers or anyone who wants a more refined meal than a casual neighborhood dinner.

Plan around the schedule: Costes Restaurant is closed Monday and Tuesday; open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 6–11 PM; and open Saturday and Sunday from 12–11 PM. Because the hours are specific and the price is premium, it is sensible to check current availability before making it the centerpiece of a Budapest itinerary.

Travelers building a larger itinerary can use our full Budapest restaurants guide, then widen the trip with our full Budapest hotels guide, our full Budapest bars guide, our full Budapest wineries guide and our full Budapest experiences guide. For comparison, consider other Budapest dining rooms generically, with Costes Restaurant as the fine-dining reference point here.

How to fit it into a Hungary food trip

For travelers using Budapest as the anchor, Costes Restaurant is a modern European fine-dining option to schedule around its Wednesday-to-Sunday opening pattern. It is not a bargain pick at $90 per person, but it is a clear candidate when the trip calls for a polished Budapest meal with smart casual dress and confirmed Wine Spectator Award of Excellence recognition.