Herend

Herend is one of Hungary’s two most famous porcelain manufactories (the other being Zsolnay), both of which were established in the 19th century and flourished during the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Herend was favored by foreign courts: Queen Victoria fell in love with a large table service at the London World Exhibition of 1851 and ordered the entire set.

Herend’s hand-painted porcelain is now available everywhere from Tokyo to Los Angeles, and the price tags you’ll see in Budapest are roughly comparable to the ones back home. You may, however, be able to find special, not readily available patterns, like the decorative chinoiserie-inspired Gödöllö, at the Hungarian branches, which are all over the city.