Budapest has four Spanish restaurants in our directory, and two of them are on the same avenue, Bartók Béla út. Their listed hours make a simple weekend plan: Pata Negra Asador and Pintxo on Saturday, the two Bartók Béla út addresses on Sunday. Hours below are from each restaurant's listing, so confirm before you go.
Saturday lunch: Pata Negra Asador
Pata Negra Asador Tapas & Steak is at Paulay Ede utca 39, and its listing places it a few steps from the Opera House on Andrássy Avenue. It opened in 2017 as the most exclusive concept in the Pata Negra group, which says it has been promoting Spanish food in Hungary for nearly two decades. The focus is Spanish meat and fish cooked in a charcoal oven, with cuts such as Iberian pork and Basque chuletón alongside traditional tapas. Inside, the listing mentions Andalusian tiles and jamones serranos hanging from the ceiling.
It is listed as open every day from 12:00 to 23:00, so Saturday lunch is easy. A chuletón is normally a large bone-in cut meant for sharing, so it suits a table of two or more. Our guide to ordering Spanish grilled food covers how these cuts are usually sold and cooked.
Saturday evening: Pintxo on Henszlmann Imre utca
Pintxo is at Henszlmann Imre utca 1. Its listing describes Spanish cooking with strong Basque influences, and a dining room styled after Basque and Catalan design, in yellow, terracotta, olive green and slate blue. It opens Tuesday to Thursday from 18:00 and on Fridays and Saturdays from 17:00, closing at 23:00. It has no Sunday or Monday hours listed, which is why it belongs on Saturday.
Sunday: Ultramarinos Martínez on Bartók Béla út
Ultramarinos Martínez at Bartók Béla út 16 is a tapas bar and delicatessen founded by Spanish restaurateur Christian Martínez. It combines a bar, a gourmet shop and a tapas kitchen, with wine barrels used as tables and décor modelled on Andalusian taverns. Because it is also a gourmet store, it sells Spanish wines and artisanal products as well as serving them. We profiled it in more detail in our Ultramarinos Martínez spotlight.
Its listing shows Sunday hours of 12:00 to 23:00. From Monday to Thursday its listed hours start at 17:00.
Sunday later: La Nube at Bartók Béla út 41
La Nube is at Bartók Béla út 41, on the same avenue as Ultramarinos Martínez. Its listing describes traditional recipes from across Spain and décor that includes the Osborne bull. It says the restaurant has been recognised by Gault & Millau and by We Love Budapest, and names director Yeniesqui Santa Teresa Hernández and waiter César Eguidazu as the people behind it.
La Nube lists the same hours as Ultramarinos Martínez: 12:00 to 23:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and from 17:00 Monday to Thursday. Both are listed as open from noon on Sundays, so you can visit both on the same day.
The weekend at a glance
- Saturday lunch: Pata Negra Asador, Paulay Ede utca 39 (daily 12:00–23:00).
- Saturday dinner: Pintxo, Henszlmann Imre utca 1 (Fri–Sat from 17:00, no Sunday or Monday hours listed).
- Sunday from noon: Ultramarinos Martínez, Bartók Béla út 16, then La Nube, Bartók Béla út 41 (both Sun 12:00–23:00).
All four are in our Budapest listings.
