Iulia from Budapest

About me I was born and raised in Romania and come from a family of mixed Romanian and Hungarian heritage. I am a native speaker of both languages and my parents are teachers, so I was always very interested in learning new things and trying to have a balanced and informed view on whatever topic I was dealing with. I moved to Budapest to study and majored in English and Finnish. After univer...

Sep 6, 2025

Ukrán Udvar Budapest

Delights from babusya's courtyard

""Ukrán Udvar" in Budapest means 'Ukrainian courtyard' -- come eat some borsch and dumplings with sour cream exactly like at your grandmother's..."

It’s a shared Eastern European experience that goes beyond the borders of any specific country: you arrive at your grandma’s place, and you are expected to eat. Not nibble away, but EAT: soup, main course, salad and pickles, dessert, and something strong to wash everything down with. You protest feebly, and she gets upset. You will eat everything. Your body is young (irrespective of your age, since you will definitely be younger than her), and craves nutrition. So, you eat away, and regret nothing, because everything is delicious, and you know that you won’t get food like this anywhere else.

Except in Ukrán Udvar you do. The restaurant’s name means Ukrainian courtyard, and the interior is designed as such: the walls are painted to resemble the outside of a Ukrainian village home, with mock windows, wood beams and traditional pottery. The food perfectly matches the surroundings: the classical borsch is a feast, with extra sour cream, fresh rye bread, lard and garlic. I’m totally full after the borsch, but how can I say no to fresh dumplings, with some more sour cream on the side (perhaps time for a shot of Ukrainian horilka here) and then comes dessert, to which in most places I would politely say no, but one does not simply say no to sirniki, sweet cheese patties with jam and whipped cream. I am full to the brim, but happy, and know my grandma would be proud of me. Sometimes that’s all you need in life.

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Ráday utca 17

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