Experience the best of
Budapest with Withlocals

"Our family of four with a 10 and 6-year-old had a great experience with George. He walked us through the market, sharing local insights and history. The market experience definitely made this feel authentic, like a local purchasing fresh ingredients. He clearly has a passion for food, cooking and Hungarian culture which he shared with us. We enjoyed his cooking tutorials- even our 6 y/o picked up some chopping skills under supervision. He fully engages everyone to be part of the cooking and we made an excellent chicken paprikash whole enjoying local wine. His cooking space (new this summer) is excellent as well. Overall, this felt like a genuine local experience and would highly recommend."

"We had the best Foodapest cooking experience with George!! We are a family of 5 and the children are 17, 12 and 8, and George did brilliantly to include them all in everything that we did. A lovely stroll around the market, and then such fun cooking delicious food. It was so good that our middle son was desperate to cook it all again as soon as we got home! George was great to share the recipes with us and we had a lot of fun. Thanks again George!"

"Our afternoon with George was incredible. We had so much and the overall experience was amazing. We got to see the market and learn a bit of its history then cook a wonderful meal together and see a true apartment in Budapest. This was one of the main highlights to our trip and we would recommend to anyone visiting. Truly a great way to learn about Hungarian culture and food. Thank you again for such an amazing time and experience. Feel like we’ve made a new friend. "

"Daniel is a great host and his family is super nice. It felt comfortable and fun right from the start. The fish soup was very good. I'm glad we tried this experience."

"We spent a very special and unique evening with Daniel and his family. We cooked the Hungarian fish soup on open fire. It was so delicious. Daniel and his family were so hospitable and we enjoyed it to be guests in their house for some hours. We can fully recommend this experience of cooking. It made our visit of Budapest perfect!"

"We had a wonderful time with Daniel and his family. It was great to learn how to make traditional fisherman's stew, and to get to participate in the process. The stew itself was fantastic. We also enjoyed a number of pastry creations his wife prepared. And throughout our time there we had numerous opportunities to down shots of homemade pálinka. :-) All in all, a great time was had by everyone. Thank you again!"

"Daniel is a superb host and a 'strict' master (it is called a soup cooking class after all!) - creating a great atmosphere and helping to get acquainted with the feeling of a proper Hungarian garden party. The fish soup takes some effort and time to prepare but it's absolutely worth it! Great time spent there, great food and the experience is just something else. Home cooked fisherman's soup is a must-try. Note: easy with the pálinka, it's tough stuff."

"I didn’t exactly know what I could expect but the host did an excellent job in introducing me to Hungarian cusine through the fish soup. The local setting gave a very real touch to the experience. I am not a great cook but this is a simple dish so I really enjoyed participating in making it. I also loved the pie. It was great fun!"

"I had a great time at the fih soup cooking course. I met a friendly family. I learnt the difference between the Baja and Szeged versions of Hungarian Fish soup. I was taught how to make „match-style” noodles served in the soup. Above all, I got to taste a delicious fish soup, along with other wonders of Hungary, for example the the Palinka , the wine. The desert was Hungarian style apple pie prepared by the host’s wife. I really recommend this truely Hungarian program!"

"Daniel is a great person and the whole cooking procedure is fascinating. The whole experience is super nice, the soup tastes superb and really calming that it takes place in the green suburb. I highly recommended!"