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Babel (restaurant)

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Babel is a restaurant in Budapest. In 2017 the restaurant was chosen by Decanter magazine's reviewer Fiona Beckett as restaurant of the year. As of 2023 it was one of Hungary's seven Michelin-1-star-rated restaurants.

Description

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The restaurant offers modern cuisine.[1] Most of the restaurant's ingredients come from Hungary and Transylvania.[2] Its walls show evidence of the 1838 Great Flood of Pest.[3]

History

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The restaurant was opened 2008 in Budapest by Hubert Hlatky-Schlichter, an entrepreneur with no restaurant experience. He hired a chef István Veres from Transylvania;[3][4][2] Veres left in August 2020 after the restaurant had closed due to the COVID pandemic.[4]

Reception

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In 2017 the restaurant was chosen by Decanter magazine's reviewer Fiona Beckett as restaurant of the year.[2] As of 2023 it was one of Hungary's seven Michelin-1-star-rated restaurants.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Michelin Guide: 1-star restaurants in Hungary". Michelin Guide. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Beckett, Fiona (2018-01-07). "International Restaurant of the Year 2017: Babel, Budapest". Decanter. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  3. ^ a b "Michelin Guide: Babel". Michelin Guide. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Bezárások, újranyitások, cserék: 10 hír, amiről tudnod kell, ha kicsit is érdekel a magyar gasztro". Forbes.hu (in Hungarian). 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2023-05-24.