Eat & DrinkStaysRestaurantsDistrict V
ESSÊNCIA Restaurant
About
ESSÊNCIA brings a brilliant, one-of-a-kind fusion of Portuguese and Hungarian cuisine right to the heart of downtown. The flavors are rooted in the chef’s childhood memories and they come to life against the stunning backdrop of blue azulejo tiles and an open kitchen. Crafted to the highest Michelin standards, the dishes are elevated even further by exceptional Portuguese wine pairings and intimate live fado nights, all delivered with an incredibly warm, relaxed, and highly personalized style of service.
Location
Budapest, Sas u 17, 1051District V
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Hours
Open right nowCloses 23:00
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 18:00 - 23:00
- Thursday
- 12:00 - 15:00, 18:00 - 23:00
- Friday
- 12:00 - 15:00, 18:00 - 23:00
- Saturday
- 12:00 - 15:00, 18:00 - 23:00
- Sunday
- Closed
Welcome Message from the Owners
The story of Essencia Tiago & Éva
“Are you lost?”It was the somewhat unusual question our relationship started with in May 2015. It soon turned out that in spite of speaking different mother tongues, we share the same love language: we are both obsessed with delicious food.Along with our love, a dream began to take shape: a restaurant that would combine the tastes evoking our – Portuguese and Hungarian – childhood with modern top gastronomy in an informal still elegant style. Now, after 5 years we are aware of the answer to that particular first question: fortunately enough neither of us is lost, we have definitely found our path together. And so that our guests wouldn’t be lost either, in our restaurant we can show...
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