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…
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Budapest
This modern cafe is among the leafiest in Pest thanks to an ingenious 'urban gardening' plan and has first-rate views of Szabadság tér through the foliage…
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…
Budapest
A popular drinking spot in the week with indoor and outdoor spaces (including a cool central courtyard), the 'Five Garden' ('five' as in district V)…
Budapest
With an unfinished, grungy look, and break-your-neck stairs to the small seating area upstairs, this thimble-sized coffee shop is serious about java. The …
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…
Budapest
This serene place with quite a mouthful of a name just north of Liszt Ferenc tér is rather serious about its teas (940Ft to 1590Ft). Climb up the stairs…
Budapest
A very relaxed open space and club with multiple rooms opposite the southern edge of City Park, Dürer Kert boasts some of the best DJs on the ‘garden’…
Castle District
Named after a communist-era local soft drink, Bambi has hardly changed since the 1960s and that’s just the way the clientele here likes it. Friendly…
Budapest
Named after a flaky rolled pastry, this welcoming neighbourhood gay bar on ‘Beautiful St’ (could it be anywhere else?) is a cafe with a tiny mezzanine…
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.
Castle District
Essentially a wine bar with an extensive list of Hungarian wines, this classy place also does meals. Perch by the beautiful bar or take it out on to the…
Budapest
This tiny place with excellent biscuits and cakes has apparently been here since 1957. A sign advising clients to take a number and join the queue is an…
Budapest
A quirky cafe just off the Little Ring Rd with junkyard chic decorating the walls and floor space, the ‘Quiet’ is just that until the regular DJ arrives…
Budapest
An anchor tenant in a car-free square loaded with students and locals, this large, laid-back cafe (and bar and bistro) has one of the largest terraces in…
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,…
Budapest
Perennial favourite gay and mixed hangout celebrated for its events (karaoke, anyone?) and fabulous views of the Danube and Buda Castle. Great place to…
Budapest
A relaxed cafe and bar with a little terrace on Mikszáth Kálmán tér, this plant-bedecked joint roasts its own coffee and serves wine and Hungarian craft…
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.
Castle District
Attached to an 18th-century church, Angelika is as much a restaurant as a cafe, with a raised outside terrace. The more substantial dishes (mains 2890Ft…
Budapest
In what was once a bus terminus, this popular open-air bar heaves in summer, when young crowds flock here to drink a fröccs (wine spritzer), meet friends…
Budapest
A little oasis in the concrete jungle that is Újlipótváros, this seasonal cafe sets itself up in an empty lot on the corner of Katona József utca and…
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…
