For a simple snack, check out the stand serving lángos (fried dough). It's in a narrow alley off Fo tér (Main Square): look for the passage between a shop marked 'Kristály' and a shop marked 'Souvenir.' The lángos stand opens after March 15. As of this writing, Szentendre is still without any ethnic cuisine worth noting: Hungarian, and international, dishes are all you'll find.
Dixie Csirke (Dixie Chicken)
Open 08:30 - 20:30. Plain but good dishes, worth trying
address: Dumtsa Jeno u. 16
tel: 311 008
Aranysárkány (Golden Dragon)
Founded in 1977, the Golden Dragon claims to have been Hungary's first private restaurant. While sitting in the dining room, you can watch the cooks preparing your food in the open kitchen. Hungarian dishes on offer include goose, fried pigeon, and venison. The wine list includes 78 kinds of vintage, drawn from across Hungary's regions.
fax: 311 670
address: Alkotmány u. 1/a
tel: 301 479
Rab Ráby
Decked out like a homestead in the Hungarian countryside, the Rab Ráby is cluttered with bells, clocks, musical instruments and farm tools. Sit on wooden benches around the candlelit tables and soak in the atmosphere. The traditional Hungarian fare is reasonably priced, and excellent. The waiters are happy to recommend a wine to go with it.
address: Kucsera Ferenc u. 1
tel: 310 819
Százéves Sólyom (100-Year-Old Hawk)
This new restaurant, decked out in a plush red, comes off as elegant but not stuffy (witness the french fries served as garnish). Open 11:00 - 23:00. Closed Tue. (1000 - 1500 Ft)
address: Dumtsa Jeno u. 7
tel: 311 484
**Vidám Szerzetesek (Merry Monks) **
You'll know the place when you see a statue of a friar hoisting a plate of fish. The menu here appears in more languages than Berlitz, and the riot of foreign banknotes displayed inside bears witness to how many foreigners have visited the Merry Monks over the years. The speciality, Monk's Pleasure, is a meat-and-vegetable platter big enough to share.
address: Bogdányi u. 3-5
tel: 310 544