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…
Must-see nightlife in Hungary
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…
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…
Eger
This rather precious wine bar in the cellars of master vintner Tibor Gal has tastings and serves wine by the glass and bottle. A large, comfortably…
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…
Pécs
Between the alfresco garden with mismatched furniture painted in bright pastels and the fairy lights strung from the trees, it's easy to see why Csinos…
Pécs
Tucked away in a green courtyard is one of Pécs' best coffee spots. Inside, it's a quirky cross between a study space (complete with cute reading lights)…
Pécs
It's a rare phenomenon for a place to successfully wear three hats at once, yet Egylet manages it with flair. It's primarily a craft beer pub with 12…
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 …
Pécs
This big club has been revamped lately with a state-of-the-art sound system, and it features all-night DJ sets with illustrious guests working the decks…
Szentendre
There are two reasons to love this place: they know their craft beers and you can sample three dozen beers from around Hungary, as well as a good Belgian…
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…
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…
Eger
Cool or what? This cafe/drinks bar at the bottom of the steps leading up to castle's Dobó Bastion is in a huge Turkish-style tent – a marquee really –…
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…
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…
Northern Hungary
This is one of those nouveau cafes that takes its coffee very seriously (and its cakes too, judging from the oh-so-homemade taste; 300Ft to 450Ft). They…
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…
Eger
A subdued ruin bar by day, the 'Cardinal' transforms into a raucous dance club late in the evening; the cops at the door most weekend nights are a dead…
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…
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…
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)…
Budapest
This grande dame of a traditional cafe dates back to 1887. Awash with leather and dark wood inside, it's also a great spot for people-watching. It serves…
Budapest
This place has brought history back to Bartók Béla út. The Hadik is a revived old-world cafe that pulled in the punters for more than four decades before…
Budapest
Design-led decor and excellent locally roasted coffee make this little cafe, down a tiny pedestrian alleyway, a great place to pause. Go across the road…
Castle District
This diminutive cafe dating from 1827 is the perfect place for coffee and cakes (550Ft to 750Ft) in the Castle District. Be warned: in high season it’s…
Budapest
The 'Rocking Horse' (with appropriate decor) is a two-storey affair with Czech beers on tap, friendly bar staff whose eye you can catch and DJs some…
Castle District
Dark, wood-panelled, underground bar specialising in an extensive range of Belgian beers. There are just under a dozen on tap and a much more extensive…
Budapest
This small but comfortable cafe on the ground floor of delightful Bedő House is tailor-made for fans of the Secessionist style, with sinuous art nouveau…
