Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Considered the most beautiful cafe in the world when it opened in 1894, this neo-Renaissance-style place on the ground floor of the New York Palace Hotel…
Must-see nightlife in Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Drop into this basement bar if you fancy a craft beer, of which it stocks a large range of Hungarian and international labels. Friendly staff are on hand…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
The bare-brick interior of this relaxed corner bar gives it a bohemian vibe. A mixed-age crowd mingles at the bar or chats at the tables ranged around the…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
A low-lit 'speakeasy' serving expertly mixed cocktails (1950Ft to 5950Ft) using fresh juices and an educated selection of craft spirits. For something…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
This grand one-time copper factory dating from 1907 sports a chilled ground-floor bar, a small venue downstairs and a fantastic garden courtyard, which is…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Arguably the best coffee on this side of the vaguely recalled Iron Curtain, this little place on two levels (look for the not-so-true sign proclaiming 'I…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
This 'Shanghai-inspired bar' – but aren't tuk-tuks (like the one on the pavement outside) from Bangkok, we cry? – is an ever-so-Asian gay hang-out at the…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Brick-lined and candlelit, Doblo is where you go to taste Hungarian wines, with scores available by the 1.5cL (15mL) glass for 900Ft to 2150Ft. There’s…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
A little Russian living room with lace tablecloths, wooden dressers, mismatched tea sets, hat stands and vintage lamps provides a relaxing daytime coffee…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
This enormous ruin pub has a large covered courtyard with a large (and eponymous) füge (fig) tree in the centre. There are lots of side rooms with music…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
True to its name (which translates as 'Only Good Beer'), this now expanded shop has shelves stacked high with brown bottles containing an extensive…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Grandio is a large kert (outdoor garden club) in a courtyard below a budget hostel. What sets it apart are the hearty urban weeds that have taken back…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Probably the cruisiest gayme in town nowadays, this place with the in-your-face name has 400 sq metres of hunting ground, a mammoth bar and some…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Lie back in a hammock at this large, brightly decorated garden club, popular with diners from parent restaurant Kőleves next door.
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
A big, bold and bustling bistro bar on the nightlife central that is Gozsdu udvar, Spíler serves craft beer, wine, cocktails and full meals (tapas 390Ft…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
A welcome stop along Andrássy út with its mostly limited catering facilities, this simple cafe serves great coffee alongside smoothies, juices, teas,…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Vittula is a great studenty cellar bar (not club!) covered in graffiti, where hedonistic folk and bearded men drink late into the night accompanied by…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
This huge tree-filled complex, with courtyard and eight bars and four dance floors in two buildings, hides a warren of good times, including live music…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
This bar on the roof of what was once the fashionable Paris Department Store eight floors above Andrássy út 39 offers nothing extraordinary in the way of…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
This Spanish restaurant/bar/club at the southern end of the Gozsdu udvar is a one-stop-shopping night out in Budapest. Arrive mid-evening and grab a seat…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
One or two of your fellow elbow-benders in this convivial neighbourhood boozer might just be Hungary's next big star as this is a favourite of the nearby…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Owned by the tour agency of the same name, the Yellow Zebra cellar pub is meant for cyclists. It has a half-dozen Czech and Hungarian craft beers on tap,…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Supposedly Budapest's largest outdoor beer garden, this achingly cool, grown-up courtyard pub surrounded by seriously ruined buildings has monochrome…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Named after a dark-skinned variety of wine grape that originated in Hungary, this buzzy, modern wine bar serves a dizzying array of varieties (mostly…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
A calm little teahouse (and now cafe too) on a busy street, with a lovely upper level where you can grab a piece of chalk and leave your mark while you…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Diagonally opposite the Hungarian State Opera House, the 'Artist Coffeehouse' is an interesting place to people-watch (especially from the shady terrace),…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
OK, so what's not to love about a tiki bar, with those fake coconut trees, palm-frond huts, colourful idols and mai tais (2350Ft) that go down like water…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
One of the most popular cafe-bars in Pest, the 'Négyszáz' is a big space, with outside seating in a no-car zone near Gozsdu udvar. Come just to relax over…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
What was the gold standard among hipster meeting places a few years back has lost something of its lustre of late, but 'Centre' remains popular among…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
A bar-bistro with Asian-inspired food and drinks (including a choice of Chinese, Japanese and Singaporean beers). It's just across the road from its…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
This intimate club with two small bars overlooks the courtyard of ruin pub and club Fogas and Budapest's only venue devoted solely to techno music.
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
A lot more than a 'Simple Cafe', this small, relaxed establishment, part of the Szimpla stable, serves cocktails, craft beer and coffee, as well as food,…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
This tiny watering hole has lots of craft beer that's available from Csak a Jó Sör, plus a dozen more on on tap.
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
The 'Black Dog' is a tiny bar, popular with a local expat crowd who come to drink craft beer in a casual setting.
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
OK, we'll admit it: we come to this little greener-than-green (as in the colour) cafe because of the name. But it does some excellent waffles (850Ft) and…
