A Kert Bisztró brought its three-part anniversary programme to a close on 4 November with a dinner called The Bistro of the Future. According to Turizmus Online, part of the kitchen moved into the dining room for the evening. Guests could see what happened to ingredients they would usually encounter only after the plates reached the table.
The menu opened up some unexpected possibilities. Roasted beetroot was served as a cappuccino with cardamom milk foam. Sturgeon from Szentgyörgyvár, Hungarian goose and mouflon loin from the Zselic region also featured, with rosemary-roasted figs accompanying the goose. The beetroot cappuccino was the clearest illustration of the evening’s experimental approach. It put a familiar vegetable into an unfamiliar form, while several of the menu’s main ingredients had identifiable Hungarian origins.
A second life for the family restaurant
The Thököly Road address has a history far longer than the bistro’s first decade. Judit Antalffy’s family ran the former Borház restaurant there in the last century. It operated until nationalisation in 1948, and Judit and her husband Miklós Antalffy reopened the garden restaurant in May 2016. The garden remains a visible part of that family history, and the covered terrace serves as a winter garden in colder weather.
For the first anniversary dinner, Past and Roots, the kitchen revisited dishes from earlier years. The summer Fire and Ice party moved the celebration outdoors, with grilling and cocktails. In the November account, Judit Antalffy singled out the regulars who returned for all three occasions.
The final dinner also showed the direction the owners want to explore over the next decade. They intend to keep experimenting in the kitchen and stay open to new technology, while retaining the personal attention that shapes their approach to hospitality. On 4 November, guests saw a small example of what that could mean. The kitchen moved closer to the tables so diners could watch the work behind the dishes.
The restaurant’s history · The opening dinner in May · The summer garden party
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Inna: A Kert Bisztró marks ten years with a live kitchen finale. Budapest Global Review, 4 November 2026. https://globalreview.hu/en/cikk/a-kert-bisztro-tizeves-jubileum-zuglo