Guidebook for Budapest
Food Scene
Nice atmosphere, really nice contemporary Hungarian dishes, reasonably priced.
151 locals recommend
Gettó Gulyás
18 Wesselényi u.Nice atmosphere, really nice contemporary Hungarian dishes, reasonably priced.
A real time travel. An eatery as it looked 40 years ago. Simple menu, simple food but really good for trying basic Hungarian dishes.
69 locals recommend
Kádár Étkezde
9 Klauzál térA real time travel. An eatery as it looked 40 years ago. Simple menu, simple food but really good for trying basic Hungarian dishes.
A great place especially for breakfast but actually any other time of the day. Chill out and stylish.
198 locals recommend
Két Szerecsen
14 Nagymező u.A great place especially for breakfast but actually any other time of the day. Chill out and stylish.
A small place, street food at its best! Highly creative and delicious. You may need to queue for some time depending on the time of the day but their soups are out of the world. Baguettes are great too.
208 locals recommend
Bors Gastro Bar
10 Kazinczy u.A small place, street food at its best! Highly creative and delicious. You may need to queue for some time depending on the time of the day but their soups are out of the world. Baguettes are great too.
If you fancy some Bengal Bay (Indian) food, visit the small Bangla Büfé across the street.
14 locals recommend
Bangla Bufe Premium
40 Akácfa u.If you fancy some Bengal Bay (Indian) food, visit the small Bangla Büfé across the street.
For some Middle Eastern food, visit Mazel Tov next door. Great atmosphere both daytime and evening, Occassionally live music,
306 locals recommend
Mazel Tov
47 Akácfa u.For some Middle Eastern food, visit Mazel Tov next door. Great atmosphere both daytime and evening, Occassionally live music,
A nice collection of food trucks selling all sorts of great street food. Right in the middle of the party street.
115 locals recommend
Street Food Karavan Budapest
18 Kazinczy u.A nice collection of food trucks selling all sorts of great street food. Right in the middle of the party street.
Fekete Kutya
31 Dob u.Good beer and tapas place!
Great for breakfast! Everything is made fresh and local with wholesome ingredients. Go for the quiche, or the brownie, also the almond croissant! Nice coffee too!
14 locals recommend
arán bakery budapest
23 Wesselényi u.Great for breakfast! Everything is made fresh and local with wholesome ingredients. Go for the quiche, or the brownie, also the almond croissant! Nice coffee too!
Great variety of different kinds of street food, very good if you don't know what dish you'd like to have, fast and tasty too!
115 locals recommend
Street Food Karavan Budapest
18 Kazinczy u.Great variety of different kinds of street food, very good if you don't know what dish you'd like to have, fast and tasty too!
Nice food, they also have daily menu on weekdays, close to Andrassy boulevard that takes you to City park and Heroes Square.
27 locals recommend
Kiadó Kocsma
3 Jókai térNice food, they also have daily menu on weekdays, close to Andrassy boulevard that takes you to City park and Heroes Square.
Great daily selection of traditional Hungarian dishes that are really tasty and at a more than reasonable price! I recommend it if you don't have the time to book a table and sit at a restaurant, but you still want something different than fast-food!
Gulyás Tunkoló Büfé
35 Kazinczy u.Great daily selection of traditional Hungarian dishes that are really tasty and at a more than reasonable price! I recommend it if you don't have the time to book a table and sit at a restaurant, but you still want something different than fast-food!
Nice local products, also a very good breakfast option, gets crowded, so I recommend you go early.
31 locals recommend
Szimpla Sunday Farmers' Market
14 Kazinczy u.Nice local products, also a very good breakfast option, gets crowded, so I recommend you go early.
Lisboa Pastry & Bakery
12 Holló u.Drinks & Nightlife
Definitely the best wine bar in Budapest. It's very popular so definitely book a table if you want to go there after 7 PM. Only Hungarian wines from small wineries, great selection and very good staff to tell you about the drinks. Also serve great food for wine.
67 locals recommend
Kadarka Wine Bar
42 Király u.Definitely the best wine bar in Budapest. It's very popular so definitely book a table if you want to go there after 7 PM. Only Hungarian wines from small wineries, great selection and very good staff to tell you about the drinks. Also serve great food for wine.
Another great wine bar, romantic, rustic brick walls, lovely jazz music in the evenings. Recommended to book ahead esp for more than 2-3 people.
132 locals recommend
DOBLO Wine Bar and Shop
20 Dob u.Another great wine bar, romantic, rustic brick walls, lovely jazz music in the evenings. Recommended to book ahead esp for more than 2-3 people.
A very friendly place that attracts Budapest's intellectuals. Also notable the fantastic rum and whiskey selection (more than 100 types each!).
78 locals recommend
Kisüzem
2 Kis Diófa u.A very friendly place that attracts Budapest's intellectuals. Also notable the fantastic rum and whiskey selection (more than 100 types each!).
Horizont Taproom by Léhűtő
12-14 Holló u.Great craft beer selection for all tastes.
THE ruin pub, the mother of all, the first one which brought life to the district and is ever changing. A must see at least once. Very different from the afternoon chill time to the evening party scene. Walk in and feel like Alice in Wonderland!
Also, they have a farmers market on Sundays 9-14!
1582 locals recommend
Szimpla Kert
14 Kazinczy u.THE ruin pub, the mother of all, the first one which brought life to the district and is ever changing. A must see at least once. Very different from the afternoon chill time to the evening party scene. Walk in and feel like Alice in Wonderland!
Also, they have a farmers market on Sundays 9-14!
If you want to drink a proper cocktail, this is your place. A tiny small bar but they create their cocktails with great heart.
17 locals recommend
Bar pharma
35 Kazinczy u.If you want to drink a proper cocktail, this is your place. A tiny small bar but they create their cocktails with great heart.
A beer place with great beer selection both on tap and in botles.
6 locals recommend
HOPS BEER BAR BUDAPEST
13 Wesselényi u.A beer place with great beer selection both on tap and in botles.
One of the larger ruin bars, several floors, various bars, get lost till the wee hours!
743 locals recommend
Instant Club
51 Akácfa u.One of the larger ruin bars, several floors, various bars, get lost till the wee hours!
A weird place for meeting the weird creatures of the night. This is where they go before finishing the night. Good drinks, relaxed atmosphere. Open till late (or rather say early).
35 locals recommend
DZZS Bar
32 Nagy Diófa u.A weird place for meeting the weird creatures of the night. This is where they go before finishing the night. Good drinks, relaxed atmosphere. Open till late (or rather say early).
A place indoors when it's chilly and a great garden open from Spring. A nice place to relax!
107 locals recommend
Mika Tivadar Mulató
47 Kazinczy u.A place indoors when it's chilly and a great garden open from Spring. A nice place to relax!
Füge Udvar
19 Klauzál u.Has the spirit of a ruinpub but it's not so touristy and crowded!
Essentials
City SPAR
27 Erzsébet krt.Everything you need, just a few minutes from your flat.
Roni ABC
66 Dohány u.Open 24/7 your savier if you need something in the middle of the night.
Another pretty big Spar supermarket, closest to your apartment.
120 locals recommend
SPAR Szupermarket
7-8 Rákóczi térAnother pretty big Spar supermarket, closest to your apartment.
BENU Gyógyszertár Budapest Csillag
39 Rákóczi útPharmacy - open 7:30AM-8PM on workdays only
Entertainment & Activities
You can spend hours and hours wandering around this amazing zoo.
679 locals recommend
Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden
6-12 Állatkerti krt.You can spend hours and hours wandering around this amazing zoo.
The biggest spa in the city, lots of thermal pools, even the outdoor pool is open all year round!
If you want to experience something unique, get a ticket for the upcoming "Sparty", a Saturday late night sound and light show / party / dancing.
1248 locals recommend
Széchenyi Thermal Bath
9-11 Állatkerti krt.The biggest spa in the city, lots of thermal pools, even the outdoor pool is open all year round!
If you want to experience something unique, get a ticket for the upcoming "Sparty", a Saturday late night sound and light show / party / dancing.
A great fun taking the Zugliget Chairlif up to the viewpoint on Janos Hill. Open year round (check the timetable).
73 locals recommend
Zugliget Chairlift
A great fun taking the Zugliget Chairlif up to the viewpoint on Janos Hill. Open year round (check the timetable).
Gellert is on of the "newer" spas in Budapest being only 100 years old. Built in art nouveau style as part of the Gellert Hotel it's beautiful inside and outside. Has various treatments as well but you can just go for a relaxing spa experience.
897 locals recommend
Gellért Thermal Bath
4 Kelenhegyi útGellert is on of the "newer" spas in Budapest being only 100 years old. Built in art nouveau style as part of the Gellert Hotel it's beautiful inside and outside. Has various treatments as well but you can just go for a relaxing spa experience.
Budapest Eye
1051 Erzsébet térGreat view over Budapest both daytime and night!
Shopping
It's one of the smaller market halls but great place to buy good meat and dairy products... or just some veggies. A few steps from your place.
88 locals recommend
Klauzal Ter Market Hall
42-48 Akácfa u.It's one of the smaller market halls but great place to buy good meat and dairy products... or just some veggies. A few steps from your place.
The largest market in Budapest, nowadays pretty touristic but it has everything you may need from souvenirs to butchers from local eateries to fresh veggies.
1242 locals recommend
Central Market Hall
1-3 Vámház krt.The largest market in Budapest, nowadays pretty touristic but it has everything you may need from souvenirs to butchers from local eateries to fresh veggies.
Parks & Nature
The biggest park here, the Central Park of Budapest. Surrounded by the Zoo, the amazing complex of the Vajdahunyad Castle (Ice skating in winter!) the biggest thermal spa of the city (Szeéchenyi) and some fancy restaurants.
1163 locals recommend
City Park
The biggest park here, the Central Park of Budapest. Surrounded by the Zoo, the amazing complex of the Vajdahunyad Castle (Ice skating in winter!) the biggest thermal spa of the city (Szeéchenyi) and some fancy restaurants.
A great place to relax! Take the city boats to the last stop and enjoy one of the dozens of bars, eateries, restaurants or just rent a kayk and row on the Danube.
53 locals recommend
Római part
Római partA great place to relax! Take the city boats to the last stop and enjoy one of the dozens of bars, eateries, restaurants or just rent a kayk and row on the Danube.
Chill green escape in the middle of the Danube. I recommend it especially in summer!
1643 locals recommend
Margaret Island Mini Zoo
MargitszigetChill green escape in the middle of the Danube. I recommend it especially in summer!
A nice place to chill all-year round, visit the Zoo or just walk under the old trees. It has a ice-skating rink in winter, lake in summer, many events and also the infamous Széchenyi baths is here!
1163 locals recommend
City Park
A nice place to chill all-year round, visit the Zoo or just walk under the old trees. It has a ice-skating rink in winter, lake in summer, many events and also the infamous Széchenyi baths is here!
Getting Around
This is your place if you want to get anywhere by public transport. Metro line 2 stops here as well as a dozen buses, trams, etc.
236 locals recommend
Blaha Lujza tér
This is your place if you want to get anywhere by public transport. Metro line 2 stops here as well as a dozen buses, trams, etc.
A really interesting "vehicle" and definitely the funniest and fastest way to get up to the Buda Castle!
163 locals recommend
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular station
Clark Ádám térA really interesting "vehicle" and definitely the funniest and fastest way to get up to the Buda Castle!