Guidebook for Budapest
Drinks & Nightlife
A must see pub, only 10 minutes walking. Szimpla was the first "ruin bar" in Budapest, which is packed with young local people and tourists from all over the world. Sunday market until noon is a must!
1582 locals recommend
Szimpla Kert
14 Kazinczy u.A must see pub, only 10 minutes walking. Szimpla was the first "ruin bar" in Budapest, which is packed with young local people and tourists from all over the world. Sunday market until noon is a must!
Another must see place in Budapest. A bar is located on the very rooftop (elevator takes you) of the shopping center where beside the great view you will enjoy great drinks and a nice breeze as well.
288 locals recommend
Corvin Club & Roof Terrace
1-2 Blaha Lujza térAnother must see place in Budapest. A bar is located on the very rooftop (elevator takes you) of the shopping center where beside the great view you will enjoy great drinks and a nice breeze as well.
Super8 is located at 8 Kőfaragó Street, just around the corner from my place. A really cool in and outside place for people who are into artes and music. A must see!
Kőfaragó Street
Kőfaragó utcaSuper8 is located at 8 Kőfaragó Street, just around the corner from my place. A really cool in and outside place for people who are into artes and music. A must see!
Doboz - meaning BOX in English is yet another fashionable bar that is a must to see. Located inside an old apartmmet building the place offers different rooms designed by famous Hungarian architects.
17 locals recommend
Klauzál Street
Klauzál utcaDoboz - meaning BOX in English is yet another fashionable bar that is a must to see. Located inside an old apartmmet building the place offers different rooms designed by famous Hungarian architects.
Another great open-air place you should check out while in Budapest. Great drinks, food, a lot of really cool people.
107 locals recommend
Mika Tivadar Mulató
47 Kazinczy u.Another great open-air place you should check out while in Budapest. Great drinks, food, a lot of really cool people.
Have a beer or a 3 course daily menu for about 4 EUR on weekdays. Old fashioned pub, great kitchen!
Suszterinas
31/A József krt.Have a beer or a 3 course daily menu for about 4 EUR on weekdays. Old fashioned pub, great kitchen!
The world of ruin bars - you just can't make any mistakes if you visit this Street/neighborhood!
228 locals recommend
Kazinczy Street
Kazinczy utcaThe world of ruin bars - you just can't make any mistakes if you visit this Street/neighborhood!
A really cool high-end ruin bar and club in the very center of the city. Just opened in Summer 2013.
830 locals recommend
Andrássy út
Andrássy útA really cool high-end ruin bar and club in the very center of the city. Just opened in Summer 2013.
Bar, DJ, on the ground and on the TOP floor, couple of minutes walk from our home. Check out the surrounding bars open to the streets as well!
12 locals recommend
Kecskeméti Street
Kecskeméti utcaBar, DJ, on the ground and on the TOP floor, couple of minutes walk from our home. Check out the surrounding bars open to the streets as well!
A top floor bar at the famous Gozsdu Courtyard, within 10 minutes walking distance from our home. A must see!
Holló Street
Holló utcaA top floor bar at the famous Gozsdu Courtyard, within 10 minutes walking distance from our home. A must see!
Food Scene
3 minutes walking from my home, a realy cool bistro where you can eat inside and outside as well. Really good food, huge selection of great wines for a reasonable price!
101 locals recommend
Jelen Bisztro
1 Blaha Lujza tér3 minutes walking from my home, a realy cool bistro where you can eat inside and outside as well. Really good food, huge selection of great wines for a reasonable price!
A recently refurbished beautiful square just off my street. Packed with restaurants and bars, where on weekdays you can enjoy a full daily menu for about 3 EUR/person. In the evening it's for drinks!
6 locals recommend
Mikszáth Kálmán tér
A recently refurbished beautiful square just off my street. Packed with restaurants and bars, where on weekdays you can enjoy a full daily menu for about 3 EUR/person. In the evening it's for drinks!
A non-stop café place which can also be visited after a party when you just don't feel to go home yet. Don't worry, you will find many people hanging there even at 5 am during the week! :)
16 locals recommend
Múzeum Kávéház és Étterem
12 Múzeum krt.A non-stop café place which can also be visited after a party when you just don't feel to go home yet. Don't worry, you will find many people hanging there even at 5 am during the week! :)
Traditional Hungarian, international dishes, pizza, GREY BEEF BURGERS, great price!
English website: https://english.kaja.hu/
Kaja.hu Kft.
Traditional Hungarian, international dishes, pizza, GREY BEEF BURGERS, great price!
English website: https://english.kaja.hu/
Have a cup of coffe and a delicious piece of cake in the Boscolo New York Palace, it's within a couple of minutes' walking distance.
26 locals recommend
New York Palace, The Dedica Anthology
9 Erzsébet krt.Have a cup of coffe and a delicious piece of cake in the Boscolo New York Palace, it's within a couple of minutes' walking distance.
Coffee and delicious food, great value during the day for lunch, a fun place to go out in the evening.
115 locals recommend
Café Csiga
2 Vásár u.Coffee and delicious food, great value during the day for lunch, a fun place to go out in the evening.
Ráday Street - starting from Kálvin Square is packed with restaurants where you can taste Hungarian and international dishes. 10 minutes walking, on your way you can pass the National Museum.
194 locals recommend
Ráday Street
Ráday utcaRáday Street - starting from Kálvin Square is packed with restaurants where you can taste Hungarian and international dishes. 10 minutes walking, on your way you can pass the National Museum.
Sit outside and enjoy a nice dinner and a glass of wine on Liszt Ferenc square, where you can find many restaurants. I recommend Menza!
355 locals recommend
Liszt Ferenc tér
4 Liszt Ferenc térSit outside and enjoy a nice dinner and a glass of wine on Liszt Ferenc square, where you can find many restaurants. I recommend Menza!
Try delicious traditional Hungarian and international dishes in a beautiful, old fashioned restaurant.
Vidám Étterem
30a Bródy Sándor u.Try delicious traditional Hungarian and international dishes in a beautiful, old fashioned restaurant.
Great Hungarian and kosher restaurant within minutes of walking distance. A must see and eat at! :)
33 locals recommend
Fülemüle Étterem
5 Kőfaragó u.Great Hungarian and kosher restaurant within minutes of walking distance. A must see and eat at! :)
Bródy Café Kft.
1 Horánszky u.Authentic Indian restaurant. Delicious and very close to our home! :)
Traditional jewish dishes, you can't leave Budapest without trying it! A bit pricey but is worth every penny! :)
106 locals recommend
Rosenstein Vendéglő
3 Mosonyi u.Traditional jewish dishes, you can't leave Budapest without trying it! A bit pricey but is worth every penny! :)
A real time travel! A great vintage restaurant with great food, everybody must try! They are open between 11:30 - 3:30 pm, and can be reached by walking from our home in about 10 minutes!
69 locals recommend
Kádár Étkezde
9 Klauzál térA real time travel! A great vintage restaurant with great food, everybody must try! They are open between 11:30 - 3:30 pm, and can be reached by walking from our home in about 10 minutes!
Russian restaurant. Good food, nice atmosphere, 3 minutes walk from our home! :)
7 locals recommend
Lőrinc Pap tér
Lőrinc Pap térRussian restaurant. Good food, nice atmosphere, 3 minutes walk from our home! :)
Horánszky Street
Horánszky utcaA brand new spanish tapas bar just around the corner.
A really cool restaurant thet looks just like a vintage doctor's office and hospital from the socialist era. Great food, nice staff, you should try their 2 or 3 course daily specials for great prices!
Somogyi Béla Street
Somogyi Béla utcaA really cool restaurant thet looks just like a vintage doctor's office and hospital from the socialist era. Great food, nice staff, you should try their 2 or 3 course daily specials for great prices!
A very cool coffee place just around the corner alongside with many other cafés and restaurants.
85 locals recommend
Lumen Café
5 Horánszky u.A very cool coffee place just around the corner alongside with many other cafés and restaurants.
OINOS WineBar Bistrot
7 Rákóczi térA new restaurant in the neigborhood, try their daily menu.
A cute place to have breakfast, only 10 minutes walking from our home. On your way, you can see the beautiful buildings of Brody Sándor Street, pass by the National Musem, and you have arrived! Enjoy!
69 locals recommend
Zoska Reggeliző Kávézó
28 Ferenczy István u.A cute place to have breakfast, only 10 minutes walking from our home. On your way, you can see the beautiful buildings of Brody Sándor Street, pass by the National Musem, and you have arrived! Enjoy!
Black Cab Burger
46 Mester u.Real burgers with real fries. Yummy.
Amazing daily menus for less than 3 eur, available 7 days a week, until 3 pm, but worth to be there around noon. Located just around the corner. Open on Saturdays and Sundays as well!
Horánszky u. 20
20 Horánszky utcaAmazing daily menus for less than 3 eur, available 7 days a week, until 3 pm, but worth to be there around noon. Located just around the corner. Open on Saturdays and Sundays as well!
Vostro
4 Krúdy UtcaEnjoy a nice breakfast just around the corner.
Shopping
Just about 3 minutes walking you will get to Blaha Lujza Square, where you can take the M2 subway. Also, there is a shopping center for clothes, pharmacy goods, and a huge grocery store, I shop here.
236 locals recommend
Blaha Lujza tér
Just about 3 minutes walking you will get to Blaha Lujza Square, where you can take the M2 subway. Also, there is a shopping center for clothes, pharmacy goods, and a huge grocery store, I shop here.
Shopping center with over 400 stores offering designer and everyday wear, electronics, food, movie theaters, and everything one can dream of! Located next to the Nyugati Railway Station.
970 locals recommend
Westend Shopping Center
1-3 Váci útShopping center with over 400 stores offering designer and everyday wear, electronics, food, movie theaters, and everything one can dream of! Located next to the Nyugati Railway Station.
Corvin Plaza is a shopping mall located a couple of minutes away from our apartment. Clothes, groceries, foodcourt, electronics can be found here.
32 locals recommend
Corvin sétány
Corvin sétányCorvin Plaza is a shopping mall located a couple of minutes away from our apartment. Clothes, groceries, foodcourt, electronics can be found here.
Sightseeing
Hungarian National Museum
14-16 Múzeum krt.The Hungarian National Museum, speaks for itself! :)
Rent a bike just a couple of minutes away from our home and enjoy Budapest on wheels! Guided tours are available in many languages. If you love cycling, don't miss this great adventure!
36 locals recommend
Wesselényi utca / Erzsébet körút
Rent a bike just a couple of minutes away from our home and enjoy Budapest on wheels! Guided tours are available in many languages. If you love cycling, don't miss this great adventure!
Interested in our famous thermal baths? Enjoy Széchenyi Thermal bath while you are here, and if you are also into great parties, don't miss the Saturday night party in this beautiful bath!
1248 locals recommend
Széchenyi Thermal Bath
9-11 Állatkerti krt.Interested in our famous thermal baths? Enjoy Széchenyi Thermal bath while you are here, and if you are also into great parties, don't miss the Saturday night party in this beautiful bath!
The House of Terror Museum - the only one of its kind - is a monument to the memory of those held captive, tortured and killed in this building during the communist era, which ended only 23 years ago.
875 locals recommend
House of Terror Museum
60 Andrássy útThe House of Terror Museum - the only one of its kind - is a monument to the memory of those held captive, tortured and killed in this building during the communist era, which ended only 23 years ago.
A must see secret hospital underneath the Buda Castle where thousands of people were treated during the World War. You will be surprised how this building was kept as a secret for decades!
90 locals recommend
Hospital in the Rock Nuclear Bunker Museum
4/c Lovas útA must see secret hospital underneath the Buda Castle where thousands of people were treated during the World War. You will be surprised how this building was kept as a secret for decades!
Are you visiting Budapest with friends? Rent a Rolling Beer, enjoy Budapest on wheels with friends while you drink your beer! :)
Ajtósi Dürer sor
Ajtósi Dürer sorAre you visiting Budapest with friends? Rent a Rolling Beer, enjoy Budapest on wheels with friends while you drink your beer! :)
Beautiful building with foreign language guided tours.
1905 locals recommend
Hungarian Parliament Building
1-3 Kossuth Lajos térBeautiful building with foreign language guided tours.
Travel by Millennium Underground (yellow metroline), which was Europe's first underground service!
233 locals recommend
Oktogon
OktogonTravel by Millennium Underground (yellow metroline), which was Europe's first underground service!
A very nice area, recently completely refurbished, you can have nice food, coffee, icecream, but just wondering around is also a good idea.
Baross Street
Baross utcaA very nice area, recently completely refurbished, you can have nice food, coffee, icecream, but just wondering around is also a good idea.
Walk through the green bridge, which is about 15 minutes walking from our home, it is called Liberty Bridge, and you are at the bath! Enjoy a nice bath and the view!
897 locals recommend
Gellért Thermal Bath
4 Kelenhegyi útWalk through the green bridge, which is about 15 minutes walking from our home, it is called Liberty Bridge, and you are at the bath! Enjoy a nice bath and the view!
Essentials
24 hour grocery store accross the street, you can get basically anything you might need: Beer, wine, bread, milk, toothpaste, sausage, cigarettes, and you can pay by bank card as well. Very friendly!
9 locals recommend
Gutenberg tér
Gutenberg tér24 hour grocery store accross the street, you can get basically anything you might need: Beer, wine, bread, milk, toothpaste, sausage, cigarettes, and you can pay by bank card as well. Very friendly!
Bio groceries, meat, vegetables, and everything you need. Cosmetics as well. Very fresh goods and kind staff. You can use your bank card here as well.
Bio-Csemege
Bio groceries, meat, vegetables, and everything you need. Cosmetics as well. Very fresh goods and kind staff. You can use your bank card here as well.
A great marketplace to buy fresh fruits, dairy and meat from farmers from the countryside. Great deals, only cash is accepted.
81 locals recommend
Rákóczi tér
A great marketplace to buy fresh fruits, dairy and meat from farmers from the countryside. Great deals, only cash is accepted.
Gyulai Pál Street
Gyulai Pál utcaGet fresh farmer stuff from the street every Saturday until 2 pm.
Grocery store just around the corner, fresh bakery, fruits, vegetables, wines, everything that you need.
27 locals recommend
G'Roby Józsefvárosi Supermarket
20 Krúdy uGrocery store just around the corner, fresh bakery, fruits, vegetables, wines, everything that you need.
Everything Else
If you would like to try your luck, play the Hungarian lottery here! :) It's less than a euro! Good luck! :)
Békési Street
Békési utcaIf you would like to try your luck, play the Hungarian lottery here! :) It's less than a euro! Good luck! :)
Courtyard by Marriott Budapest City Center
5 József krt.Marriot Hotel *****
Karolyi Garden
25 Károlyi kertRelax in the Károlyi Garden, a calm green spot in the city center!
One of the latest subway stations in Budapest, handed over in Spring 2014. Amazing sight, a must see, a couple of minutes away from our home. Rent BUBI bikes here, that can be used all over the city!
81 locals recommend
Rákóczi tér
One of the latest subway stations in Budapest, handed over in Spring 2014. Amazing sight, a must see, a couple of minutes away from our home. Rent BUBI bikes here, that can be used all over the city!
One of the latest subway stations in Budapest, handed over in Spring 2014. Amazing sight, a must see, a couple of minutes away from our home.
124 locals recommend
Kálvin tér
Kálvin térOne of the latest subway stations in Budapest, handed over in Spring 2014. Amazing sight, a must see, a couple of minutes away from our home.
You are locked up and have 60 minutes to escape from their tricky rooms. In order to find your way out, you need to solve various puzzles, using creativity and common sense. Perfect for 2-5 people.
Mária u. 19
19 Mária utcaYou are locked up and have 60 minutes to escape from their tricky rooms. In order to find your way out, you need to solve various puzzles, using creativity and common sense. Perfect for 2-5 people.
Fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, cheese, etc. from local farmers, worth to get there as early as possible.
117 locals recommend
Rákóczi Market Hall
7-9 Rákóczi térFresh fruits, vegetables, meat, cheese, etc. from local farmers, worth to get there as early as possible.
A reliable place to change money, they have very good rates and are about 5 minutes walking distance away from our home.
József krt. 40
40 József körútA reliable place to change money, they have very good rates and are about 5 minutes walking distance away from our home.
Entertainment & Activities
Fővárosi Állat- és Növénykert
Speaks for itself! :)