Pótkulcs

Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter


The 'Spare Key' is a fine little drinking venue with a varied menu of live music most evenings and occasional táncház (Hungarian music and dance). The small central courtyard is a wonderful place to chill out in summer.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter attractions

1. Lindenbaum House

0.11 MILES

The first Hungarian architect to look to art nouveau for inspiration was Frigyes Spiegel, who designed this block at the northern end of VI Izabella utca…

2. Nyugati Train Station

0.22 MILES

The large iron-and-glass structure on Nyugati tér is the 'Western' train station, built in 1877 by the Paris-based Eiffel Company. In the early 1970s a…

3. House of Terror

0.26 MILES

The headquarters of the dreaded ÁVH secret police houses the disturbing House of Terror, focusing on the crimes and atrocities of Hungary's fascist and…

4. Ferenc Liszt Memorial Museum

0.29 MILES

This wonderful little museum is housed in the Old Music Academy, where the great composer Liszt lived in a 1st-floor apartment for five years until his…

5. House of Hungarian Photographers

0.42 MILES

An extraordinary venue in the city’s theatre district, the House of Hungarian Photographers has top-class photo exhibitions. Located in Mai Manó Ház,…

6. Liszt Music Academy

0.46 MILES

The art nouveau Liszt Music Academy, built in 1907, attracts students from all over the world and is Budapest's top classical-music concert hall. The…

7. Pinball Museum

0.49 MILES

This quirky museum housed in a basement is one of Budapest's hidden attractions. It’s home to 140 vintage pinball museums – yes, you can play all but the…

8. Léderer House

0.49 MILES

This lovely residence with phenomenal stained glass and grillwork was designed by Zoltán Bálint and Lajos Jámbor in 1902.