42 Restaurant

42 Restaurant: Contemporary Hungarian Cuisine in Esztergom

42 Restaurant is in Esztergom, Hungary, and serves Hungarian-rooted cuisine with an international perspective. Its approach centers on ingredients and seasonality, with an ongoing search for the best available quality and a style built around clean, defined, honest flavors. The restaurant presents itself as a Hungarian project with boundless curiosity, where the team’s travels, experiences, and encounters influence what reaches the plate.

A Team with Fine-Dining Experience

The kitchen is led by Szabó Kevin, the restaurant’s executive chef, whose career has developed in competitive gastronomy. He joined the Hungarian Bocuse d’Or team at a young age and has gained experience in numerous national and international culinary competitions. That background has shaped an approach based on technical precision, discipline, and respect for exceptional ingredients. At 42 Restaurant, he represents an international fine-dining vision in which outstanding products and modern techniques meet seasonal inspiration.

Owner Varga Sándor has an unusual profile in the industry: rather than remaining behind the scenes, he takes an active role in shaping the project’s identity. He is an internationally recognized figure in fine dining and became known through a YouTube channel with more than 570,000 subscribers, where he showcases some of the world’s leading restaurants. He has traveled extensively and visited more than 150 Michelin-starred restaurants.

Food and Service

The restaurant offers a food menu and wine list on its website. Guests can also purchase gift certificates and packages or reserve a table. The experience is intended for diners seeking chef-driven cuisine with Hungarian roots and contemporary execution.

Families and Younger Guests

Children under 12 are welcome only with prior agreement by phone. The dinner menu is not recommended for diners under 8.

Location and Reopening Information

42 Restaurant is at Széchényi tér 23, 2500 Esztergom, Hungary. At the time of the source review, the website said the restaurant was temporarily closed and would reopen on September 9.

Contact Details

Széchényi tér 23, 2500 Esztergom, Hungary · Phone: +36 20 442 4242 · Email: info@42restaurant.hu