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The Balázs Restaurant Budapest II. district, at 207 Hűvösvölgyi út. The restaurant was opened in 1838 on the site of an 18th-century pub. Until the nationalization, it was led by 6 generations of the family, who also had restaurants on János Hill, Máriaremete and Pesthidegkút. Because of its good cuisine, it was popular with both the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy. The restaurant is located in the Hungarian Museum of Commerce and Hospitality. The restaurant building burned down in 1979, but was rebuilt in its contemporary form and also received monument protection. Nevertheless, due to the lack of clarity of ownership, it closed in 2004 and then became a homeless homestead in parallel with the deterioration of its condition. In October 2009, the building burned down. In 2012, the privately owned building was removed from the monument register. Demolition of the building has begun, so it will disappear permanently. Yet there are few restaurants throughout Europe that have been in operation since the late 1700s. Even if at first it was just a freak, where the grate carts heading to Buda stopped for a big splash. Later, the innkeeper Márton Balás (then his son and his four descendants) already served hot food, and when the 19th century. At the end of the 19th century, Hűvösvölgy became a popular excursion destination for the audience in Pest-Buda, and pilgrims to Máriaremete also stopped here for lunch, and the Balázs Restaurant became a concept. Its popularity was increased by the fact that the Hűvösvölgy tram line was built in 1900. The menu included fried and paprika chicken, this year’s goose and duck, homemade pork tenderloin, and Swabian steam dumplings (Dampfnudel). As well as honest wines from Buda. Sashegyi red, honey white, Buda green, slank mango. Today, we have also forgotten their names.

Thanks to György Takács for restoring what "ruin" and "tourist attraction" are. It’s a horror to be listed that way on Google Maps. The Hűvösvölgyi Vigadó, which burned down a few years later under unclear conditions, is not even half a minute's walk away.