Guidebook for Budapest
Food Scene
VakVarjú Restaurant
7 Paulay Ede u.Spíler Original és Shanghai
13 Király u. trendy bistro-pub
Cafe Vian Gozsdu Udvar
13 Király u.Good Hungarian & French kitchen. Affordable prices.
Menza Restaurant
2 Liszt Ferenc tér popular meeting point with friends for lunch, dinner
The most popular Michelin star place. Reservation for dinner is strongly reccomended.
174 locals raden deze aan
Borkonyha Winekitchen Restaurant
3 Sas uThe most popular Michelin star place. Reservation for dinner is strongly reccomended.
Zeller Bistro
18 Hercegprímás u.One of the most popular bistros.
The amazing New York Café with the title the most beautiful café of the world. Must for a coffee, tea, cake or snacks.
465 locals raden deze aan
New York Palace
9-11 Erzsébet krt.The amazing New York Café with the title the most beautiful café of the world. Must for a coffee, tea, cake or snacks.
Very good familiar bistro with perfect value. Reservation is reccomended.
129 locals raden deze aan
Bock Bisztró
43-49 Erzsébet krt.Very good familiar bistro with perfect value. Reservation is reccomended.
Stylish café & restaurant with end of 19th century feeling. Popular for Sunday Brunch.
63 locals raden deze aan
Gerlóczy Cafe & Brasserie
1 Gerlóczy u.Stylish café & restaurant with end of 19th century feeling. Popular for Sunday Brunch.
Popular bistro-restaurant with trendy ambience at the Kempinski Hotel on the Shopping Street Deák Ferenc utca. Perfect Brunch options on weekend and festive days.
10 locals raden deze aan
ÉS Bisztró
12 Deák Ferenc u.Popular bistro-restaurant with trendy ambience at the Kempinski Hotel on the Shopping Street Deák Ferenc utca. Perfect Brunch options on weekend and festive days.
Trendy bistro with good Hungarian dishes. Good value, also dinner with live music.
58 locals raden deze aan
Budapest Bistro
3 Fortuna u.Trendy bistro with good Hungarian dishes. Good value, also dinner with live music.
Popular for traditional and typical Hungarian cuisine. Allwys busy with tourists.
53 locals raden deze aan
Hungarikum Bisztró
13 Steindl Imre u.Popular for traditional and typical Hungarian cuisine. Allwys busy with tourists.
Beautiful historical café with hot drinks, cakes and snacks.
97 locals raden deze aan
Central Cafe and Restaurant 1887
9 Károlyi utcaBeautiful historical café with hot drinks, cakes and snacks.
Trendy & huge Italian restaurant also with cooking classes and shop at the Basilica. Popular also for breakfasts or for the terrace.
15 locals raden deze aan
Akademia Italia Budapest - restaurant & breakfast
12 Szent István térTrendy & huge Italian restaurant also with cooking classes and shop at the Basilica. Popular also for breakfasts or for the terrace.
Trendy "ruin bistro" (fancy place in a ruined builduing next to other ruin bars). Middle-Eastern food, brunch.
306 locals raden deze aan
Mazel Tov
47 Akácfa u.Trendy "ruin bistro" (fancy place in a ruined builduing next to other ruin bars). Middle-Eastern food, brunch.
Perfect Hungarian-Jewish restaurant with classical choice of Hungarian-Jewish fusion. Perfect also for cholent.
65 locals raden deze aan
Macesz Bistro
26 Dob u.Perfect Hungarian-Jewish restaurant with classical choice of Hungarian-Jewish fusion. Perfect also for cholent.
Trendy and romantic bistro with big terrace. Good food, nice wine.
60 locals raden deze aan
Pesti Disznó
19 Nagymező u.Trendy and romantic bistro with big terrace. Good food, nice wine.
The amazing 19th century café & confectionery. After New York Café the second must café.
249 locals raden deze aan
Café Gerbeaud
7-8 Vörösmarty térThe amazing 19th century café & confectionery. After New York Café the second must café.
Stand - the newest Michelin star place of the city. Fine dining with Hungarian touch and tastes
14 locals raden deze aan
Stand Étterem
2 Székely Mihály u.Stand - the newest Michelin star place of the city. Fine dining with Hungarian touch and tastes
a nice place with hungarian and international dishes
23 locals raden deze aan
Barack és Szilva étterem
13 Klauzál u.a nice place with hungarian and international dishes
Drinks & Nightlife
The iconic "ruin bar" of the city. Birthplace of the ruin-bar culture. In the afternoon as social place, nights with crowded parties till 5 am. Popular Farmer Market on Sat, Sun. midday time and early afternoon.
1582 locals raden deze aan
Szimpla Kert
14 Kazinczy u.The iconic "ruin bar" of the city. Birthplace of the ruin-bar culture. In the afternoon as social place, nights with crowded parties till 5 am. Popular Farmer Market on Sat, Sun. midday time and early afternoon.
The second address for ruin bars. Big complex with huge parties on weekends.
743 locals raden deze aan
Instant Club
51 Akácfa u.The second address for ruin bars. Big complex with huge parties on weekends.
The most popular rooftop terrace with complete view of the city. Amazing at sunset or later with the lights around. Open on afternoons till midnight or 2 am. Weekends also morning yoga or brunch.
308 locals raden deze aan
360 Bar
39 Andrássy útThe most popular rooftop terrace with complete view of the city. Amazing at sunset or later with the lights around. Open on afternoons till midnight or 2 am. Weekends also morning yoga or brunch.
Lovely classical bar for cocktails. Listed in the 50 best bars of the world.
71 locals raden deze aan
Boutiq Bar
5 Paulay Ede u.Lovely classical bar for cocktails. Listed in the 50 best bars of the world.
Wine and gourmet rooftop bar at the shopping street Váci utca.
19 locals raden deze aan
St. Andrea Wine & Skybar
Wine and gourmet rooftop bar at the shopping street Váci utca.
Sightseeing
St. Spehen's Basilica. Panoramic terrace at the dome, concerts at nibgh 3 times a week.
1262 locals raden deze aan
Sint-Stefanusbasiliek
1 Szent István tér St. Spehen's Basilica. Panoramic terrace at the dome, concerts at nibgh 3 times a week.
The amazing neo-classicistic Parliament building. 3rd biggest of the world. Guided tours every day in many lenguages from 8 am till 6 pm. You have to be booked.
1905 locals raden deze aan
Hungaars Parlementsgebouw
1-3 Kossuth Lajos térThe amazing neo-classicistic Parliament building. 3rd biggest of the world. Guided tours every day in many lenguages from 8 am till 6 pm. You have to be booked.
The Castle district, the middle age old city of Buda on the Castle Hill. Romantic walks, many resrtaurants, cafés, sights.
493 locals raden deze aan
Castle Hill
The Castle district, the middle age old city of Buda on the Castle Hill. Romantic walks, many resrtaurants, cafés, sights.
Burcht van Boeda
2 Szent György térThe former King Palace.
Matthias Church
2 Szentháromság térMatthias Church. Popular also for Friday night concerts.
Fisherman's bastion, the extravagant & romantic panormic point just behind the Matthias Church. Popluar for city view and Europe's top No. 2 proposal place.
666 locals raden deze aan
Vissersbastion
Szentháromság térFisherman's bastion, the extravagant & romantic panormic point just behind the Matthias Church. Popluar for city view and Europe's top No. 2 proposal place.
The old Funicular since 1896 from the Chain bridge to the Castle.
163 locals raden deze aan
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular station
Clark Ádám térThe old Funicular since 1896 from the Chain bridge to the Castle.
Central Market Hall. Amazing market place as sight or buy fresh stuff, eat a snack.
1242 locals raden deze aan
Central Market Hall
1-3 Vámház krt.Central Market Hall. Amazing market place as sight or buy fresh stuff, eat a snack.
Opera M station
Opera House. Amazing sights, beautiful performances.
Heroes Square, the end of the Andrassy Avenue and gate of the City Park. 2 big museums on the sides, City Park Lake at the back.
645 locals raden deze aan
Hősök Tere
Heroes Square, the end of the Andrassy Avenue and gate of the City Park. 2 big museums on the sides, City Park Lake at the back.
The romantic City Park Castles (Vajdahunyádvár). Museums, panoramic towers.
444 locals raden deze aan
Vajdahunyadburcht
Vajdahunyad sétányThe romantic City Park Castles (Vajdahunyádvár). Museums, panoramic towers.
The iconic Great Synagogue (2nd biggest in the world). Easy visits, concerts on some Sun. night.
1302 locals raden deze aan
Dohánystraat Synagoge
2 Dohány u.The iconic Great Synagogue (2nd biggest in the world). Easy visits, concerts on some Sun. night.
Liberty bridge. Amazing iron structure bridge from the 19th century. On summer weekends popular for bridge picnics.
187 locals raden deze aan
Liberty Bridge
Liberty bridge. Amazing iron structure bridge from the 19th century. On summer weekends popular for bridge picnics.
Váci utca, the main pedestrian street and shopping street of the city from the Chain Bridge to the Libety Bridge/Central Market Hall.
800 locals raden deze aan
Váci utca
Váci utcaVáci utca, the main pedestrian street and shopping street of the city from the Chain Bridge to the Libety Bridge/Central Market Hall.
Kettingbrug
Széchenyi LánchídThe iconic bridge of Budapest
Andrássy út, the famous avenue with the Opera House from the Downtown to the Heroes Square. Nice cafés, luxury shops, the oldest undergound of the continent since 1896 under the road.
830 locals raden deze aan
Andrássy út
Andrássy útAndrássy út, the famous avenue with the Opera House from the Downtown to the Heroes Square. Nice cafés, luxury shops, the oldest undergound of the continent since 1896 under the road.
Downtown square, the gate of the shopping street Váci utca only 3 min from the Chain Bridge and river promenade. Typical location of Easter and Downtown Christmas Market. Stop for a coffee and cae at historical Gerbeaud café.
358 locals raden deze aan
Vörösmarty tér
3 Vörösmarty térDowntown square, the gate of the shopping street Váci utca only 3 min from the Chain Bridge and river promenade. Typical location of Easter and Downtown Christmas Market. Stop for a coffee and cae at historical Gerbeaud café.
Erzsébet tér/Elizabeth Square. The middle of the center wjich devides Inner City, Upper Downtown with the Basilica, the Old Jewish Quarter and from here starts the famous Andrássy Ave. with the Opera House to the Heroes Square. Little park, terraces at summer time, typical hanging out spiot in the grass, Budapest Eye (the Ferris Wheel). Hub for public transport. 3 metro lines, tram, busses to all direction.
135 locals raden deze aan
Erzsébet tér
Erzsébet térErzsébet tér/Elizabeth Square. The middle of the center wjich devides Inner City, Upper Downtown with the Basilica, the Old Jewish Quarter and from here starts the famous Andrássy Ave. with the Opera House to the Heroes Square. Little park, terraces at summer time, typical hanging out spiot in the grass, Budapest Eye (the Ferris Wheel). Hub for public transport. 3 metro lines, tram, busses to all direction.
Arts & Culture
The National Gallery in the Castle (the former King Palace).
347 locals raden deze aan
Hungarian National Gallery (Magyar Nemzeti Galeria)
2 Szent György térThe National Gallery in the Castle (the former King Palace).
Liszt Music Academy. Amazing city, beautiful concerts.
34 locals raden deze aan
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
8 Liszt Ferenc térLiszt Music Academy. Amazing city, beautiful concerts.
Hungarian National Museum
14-16 Múzeum krt.National Museum
MuPa or MüPa, Palace of Arts. Huge modern institution at the DAnube shore with amazing Concert Halls & the contemporary Ludwig Museum.
262 locals raden deze aan
Müpa Budapest
1 Komor Marcell u.MuPa or MüPa, Palace of Arts. Huge modern institution at the DAnube shore with amazing Concert Halls & the contemporary Ludwig Museum.
Entertainment & Activities
The iconic Széchenyi Bath. The most popular and lively thermal bath with its outdoor pools and the famous Spa Party.
154 locals raden deze aan
Széchenyi fürdő
The iconic Széchenyi Bath. The most popular and lively thermal bath with its outdoor pools and the famous Spa Party.
The iconic Gellért Bath. The most elegant and stylish art nouveau thermal complex of the city.
897 locals raden deze aan
Gellért Thermal Bath
4 Kelenhegyi útThe iconic Gellért Bath. The most elegant and stylish art nouveau thermal complex of the city.
Rudas. The biggest Turkish bath of the city. 600 years old, jacuzzi on the top of the building. Unique place. Weekdays are devided for male and female days. Weekend mixed. On Fri and Sat Night Bathing from 10 pm till 4 am.
96 locals raden deze aan
Rudas Gyógyfürdő
Rudas. The biggest Turkish bath of the city. 600 years old, jacuzzi on the top of the building. Unique place. Weekdays are devided for male and female days. Weekend mixed. On Fri and Sat Night Bathing from 10 pm till 4 am.
Palatinus, the popular huge swimming pool, water park on the Margaret Island. Perfect refreshment on hot days. Europe's first wave pool here.
18 locals raden deze aan
Palatinus fürdő
Palatinus, the popular huge swimming pool, water park on the Margaret Island. Perfect refreshment on hot days. Europe's first wave pool here.
Parks & Nature
Margaret Island, the green heart of the city. Huge park area for family picnic. Popular from Spring to Autumnn. Musical fountain, open-air stage, swimming pools, mini zoo, botanical garden and 5 km runnerway around.
1643 locals raden deze aan
Mini Zoo van het Margaretha-eiland
MargitszigetMargaret Island, the green heart of the city. Huge park area for family picnic. Popular from Spring to Autumnn. Musical fountain, open-air stage, swimming pools, mini zoo, botanical garden and 5 km runnerway around.
City Park behind the iconic Heroes Square. Relax, sights, thermal bath fun.
1163 locals raden deze aan
City Park
City Park behind the iconic Heroes Square. Relax, sights, thermal bath fun.
Essentials
SPAR. Grocery store just 1 min. from the Opera House. Long opening hrs., also on Sun. open.
55 locals raden deze aan
City SPAR
32 Ráday u.SPAR. Grocery store just 1 min. from the Opera House. Long opening hrs., also on Sun. open.
SPAR grocery with long opening hours. Open also on Sundays.
63 locals raden deze aan
City SPAR Budapest
22-24 Károly krt.SPAR grocery with long opening hours. Open also on Sundays.