"Now, where should a superhero take some fröccs on the weekends?"
Strolling along the Danube side, or crossing over the bridges in Budapest, it can happen that you feel a sudden urge to take a wine and linger with your eyes on the Gellért hill with the magical lighting statue on the top. Or wouldn't it be nice to eat something so typical it makes you feel so Hungarian that you suddenly would like to be able to pronounce and know the names of all the illuminated bridges. I mean, everybody gets the Chain Bridge part, but the tricky ones are the - by foreigners commonly referred to - as Green Bridge and White Bridge - try to be a magyar superhero and learn them :)
There is a quiet place among all these colourful bridges on the Pest riverbank, where quality wine, good yet simple food and panorama come together. It is a family owned winery, bistro, bar - call it how you want, a cozy and yet exquisite place for a dinner.
The place was dreamed by Szekszárd-born Heimann Zoltán, an economist turned to one of the top winemakers in Hungary. You can admire his land and vineyards on a nearly life-size photo of the property and get to know the children and past of the family on the many pictures hung on the wall.
Heimann wanted to mix the village peasant ambient with stylish urban bistro feeling. The wine is good but not necessarily expensive, and is usually served as fröccs (white wine mixed with soda water) - which would not be common in restaurants, more in bars and terraces. The food is simple, joyful and honest, just as a Hungarian countryman would be.
It is named after one of the family's best wines, Fuchsli, a so called siller wine which is neither rose neither red, somewhere in between. A famous Hungarian artist', sef Zámbó's picture was chosen for the design on the bottle: Superman hugging a so called miskakancsó (literally translated Miska Jar and usually refers to a jug with folcloristic "macho" motifs) depicts the duality of Heimanns philosophy.
The other part of the bistro's name, 1sz Borgyógyászat is already a bohemian joke representing the owners attitude to life, it means something like "1st WinePharmacy". Endless glasses of fröccs, traditional Hungarian cuisine, the sob-inducing panorama and the gentle smiles of the waiters all sum up to the cure.
It is well worth trying a treatment :)
Find them also on facebook
http://www.facebook.com/fuchsli.hu
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