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 Budapest
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…
Budapest
Sharing the same building as the Hadik Kávéház and separated by just a door, the Szatyor is the funkier of the twins, with cocktails, street art on the…
Budapest
This temple to craft beer, which takes its odd name from the slaughtered pig (note the wooden portrait on the wall) in the iconic Hungarian 1969 film A…
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…
Budapest
We love this ambitious, spacious and bohemian cafe-bar tucked down a backstreet off Rákóczi út. Food is available, from breakfast (990Ft to 2190Ft) to…
Budapest
If you need to impress someone – even yourself – lead them up to this rooftop bar above the Aria Hotel. With your noses stuck into the dome of the…
Budapest
This fabulous, recently relocated cafe is as close as you’ll find in 21st-century Budapest to the old-style intellectual hangouts that were so prevalent…
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…
Budapest
Located on the northern side of Pest’s busiest square, Gerbeaud has been the most fashionable meeting place for the city’s elite since 1870. Along with…
Budapest
What is probably the first kosher cake shop-cafe to open in Újlipótváros since WWII serves all the usual favourites, including the city's best – trust us …
Budapest
The 'Snail Cafe' is a very popular, welcoming place alongside the Rákóczi tér market. The relaxed space on two levels, with battered wooden floorboards,…
Budapest
This super-cool cafe moonlights as a used-book exchange on the ground floor and boasts a large, bright gallery with additional seating upstairs. There are…
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…
Budapest
This enormous venue with multiple rooms, including covered and open courtyards facing a huge brick smoke stack of what was once a pipe factory, does…
Budapest
Inside the Széchenyi Baths, Sparty (see what they did there?) organises a variety of weekly club nights combining drinking, a light show, house and funk…
Óbuda & Buda Hills
People come to this place dating from 1901 for its macarons, traditional Hungarian cakes and pogácsa (savoury scone). You can also enjoy a coffee and cake…
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…
Budapest
This ruin pub, set in a former glass-blowing workshop, has three sections: a cafe, a wine bar with tapas (890Ft to 1390Ft) and the reason we come...a bar…
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…
Budapest
At the northern foot of Széchenyi Chain Bridge on the Pest side sits this fair-weather boozer with seating directly on the Danube 'beach' and in a stilted…
Budapest
Far and away Budapest’s biggest party venue, this cavernous club attracts a younger crowd with its six dance floors and as many bars (including one in a…
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…
Budapest
Still Budapest’s premier gay club, Alterego has the chicest crowd and the best dance music on offer. Don't miss the drag shows by Lady Dömper and the…
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.
Budapest
A very welcoming watering hole, Good Spirit Bar comes fully stocked with more than 300 types of whisky in its collection, with malts and blends from…
Óbuda & Buda Hills
Run by a tattooed Filipino-American, this thimble-sized coffee house aims to spread the fame of Liberica Barako coffee from the Philippines. While arabica…
Budapest
We are pleased to see a real wine bar open on the Buda side, with well over 100 types from a dozen Hungarian regions available by the 1.5dL (150mL) glass …
Budapest
Think anything Scottish and the Caledonia (sometimes spelled with a 'K') does it – whisky (140 types) with or without Irn-Bru, plus smoked salmon,…
Budapest
Housed inside the futuristic (and whale-shaped) Bálna Budapest and with a terrace overlooking the Danube, 'Jonah' (get the connection?) delights beer…
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…
Castle District
As its name implies, this pub – now in its 29th year – is right at the Chain Bridge head and has a wonderful retro Magyar feel to it, with old movie…
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,…
Budapest
The 'Pulp Fiction' is a quirky little basement cafe that has a loyal following despite all the competition in this part of south Buda. The old books and…
Budapest
Some people say that this upbeat cafe just south of Szabadság tér has the best espressos, flat whites, cappuccinos and lattes in town (500Ft to 850Ft)…
