To Csikós restaurant, Hungarian restaurant in Altstadt, Düsseldorf, Germany
To Csikós was a Hungarian restaurant in Düsseldorf's Altstadt that served traditional dishes like Szeged goulash, stuffed peppers, and Debrecziner sausages in a wood-paneled dining room. The interior created a comfortable setting for diners throughout its years of operation.
The restaurant opened in December 1950 when Otto and Trude Schuster founded it as a modest business before relocating to establish itself in the Altstadt. It operated for nearly 70 years until closing in 2018.
The name references Hungarian horsemen from the Puszta region. The restaurant served as a gathering place for artists and thinkers in Düsseldorf who came to share ideas and conversation.
The restaurant occupied a protected baroque building from 1687 on Andreasstraße in the heart of Düsseldorf's Altstadt. The location made it easy to combine a visit with exploring other historic sites in the surrounding area.
Nobel Prize winner Günter Grass worked as a doorman in the early 1950s and drew inspiration from this experience for his novel The Tin Drum. This connection linked the restaurant to the literary history of the city.
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