The Danube BendEntertainment

Entertainment in The Danube Bend

  1. A

    Béla Bartók Concert Hall

    Szombathely has devoted a lot of attention to music ever since Bishop Szily engaged the services of full-time musicians to perform at church functions - not services. One important venue is the Béla Bartók Concert Hall, attached to the former synagogue, where the Savaria Symphony Orchestra performs throughout the year.

    reviewed

  2. Erzsébet

    The local Kanizsai beer flows as freely throughout the year as it does at the Kanizsai Days Festival at the beginning of October, and there are a lot of decent pubs and bars, including Erzsébet, a more refined café/bar, with street-side seating suitable for coffee during the day and drinks at night.

    reviewed

  3. Blue Café

    The local Kanizsai beer flows as freely throughout the year as it does at the Kanizsai Days Festival at the beginning of October, and there are a lot of decent pubs and bars, including Blue Café, with its retro glass-brick bar and neon lighting.

    reviewed

  4. B

    ticket office

    For tickets to most events head to the ticket office just south of the old Savaria Hotel. Enter from Mártírok tere. An excellent source of information is the free biweekly entertainment guide Szombathelyi Est.

    reviewed

  5. C

    Banya Café Bar

    This impressive basement (bánya means 'mine'), a former workers' pub, has been dragged into the 21st century and wouldn't look out of place in London. There are parties and live music on weekends.

    reviewed

  6. D

    House of Arts

    House of Arts is another place in Szombathely which has devoted a lot of attention to music ever since Bishop Szily engaged the services of full-time musicians to perform at church functions - not services.

    reviewed

  7. E

    Termál Sörkert

    The 'Thermal Beer Garden' in the outdoor thermal pool grounds is a great place to be on a balmy summer evening; its outdoor seating area is jam-packed with a young crowd trying to be heard over the music.

    reviewed

  8. Borbirodalom

    A good place to start is this wine cellar and restaurant, diagonally across from the Kolostor restaurant in the town centre. It has an extensive selection available for tasting.

    reviewed

  9. F

    Royal Söröző

    A popular pub with sidewalk tables on the northeastern side of Fő tér, opposite the House of Arts. What's more, it has Internet access (Ft130 per half-hour).

    reviewed

  10. Woodstock Bar

    Situated at the end of a courtyard just off Ady Endre utca, this is a modern joint with outdoor seating. The crowd is often young and rather exuberant.

    reviewed

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  12. G

    Gambrinus Music Pub

    If you want to kick your heels up, head for this popular pub-bar with the retro Hungarian look (curios and 'antiqued' stuff) and canned music.

    reviewed

  13. H

    Wilkinson Pub

    This friendly pub should be your first choice for a sundowner in Esztergom. It has a terrace overlooking busy Bajcsy-Zsilinszky utca.

    reviewed

  14. I

    Danube Cultural Centre

    This centre stages theatrical performances, concerts and folk dance gatherings and can tell you what's on elsewhere in Szentendre.

    reviewed

  15. J

    Art Café

    This sedate café-pub on the main square attracts watchers and talkers, not party people. Come here for a quiet drink.

    reviewed

  16. K

    House of Culture & Sport

    An important venue for full-time musicians to perform is the ugly House of Culture & Sport dating from the 1960s.

    reviewed

  17. L

    Murphy's Mojo Club

    This bar is not exactly in the city centre, but worth the trip for the music (canned). It also serves reliable food.

    reviewed

  18. M

    Tropical Café

    This pub by the bus station has cheap beer and is popular with students from the nearby trade school.

    reviewed

  19. N

    Avakum

    Dive into this place, a cellar bar near Castle Hill, to escape the tourist hordes and rehydrate.

    reviewed

  20. O

    Premier Club

    A big, raucous pub with eight pool tables in the Uránia Udvar shopping arcade.

    reviewed