Guidebook for Budapest

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Guidebook for Budapest

Food Scene

Cheap but excellent daily menus.
Birs Bisztró
49 Ráday u.
Cheap but excellent daily menus.
This is a very typical Hungarian restaurant with big portions of food and cheap prices. Excellent start if you would like to deep-dive into Hungarian cuisine.
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Frici Papa
55 Király u.
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This is a very typical Hungarian restaurant with big portions of food and cheap prices. Excellent start if you would like to deep-dive into Hungarian cuisine.
A modern bistro-type place with reasonable prices and excellent food and wines. We really love it.
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Pesti Disznó
19 Nagymező u.
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A modern bistro-type place with reasonable prices and excellent food and wines. We really love it.
A high-end Michelin star restaurant right at Raday Street.
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Costes Restaurant
4 Ráday u.
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A high-end Michelin star restaurant right at Raday Street.
A very traditional and famous pasty shop just opposite your building. Opened only in weekdays though.
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Nándori Cukrászda
53 Ráday u.
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A very traditional and famous pasty shop just opposite your building. Opened only in weekdays though.
Asian restaurant for a fast miso soup and some sushi.
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WokZilla
33a Ráday u.
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Asian restaurant for a fast miso soup and some sushi.
Breakfast offer for our guests! A great coffee shop, breakfast, restaurant and jazz bar right next to you.
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Café Jedermann
58 Ráday u.
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Breakfast offer for our guests! A great coffee shop, breakfast, restaurant and jazz bar right next to you.
A great tapas-bar!
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Pata Negra Pest
8 Kálvin tér
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A great tapas-bar!
A 10-minute walk from the apartment there is a hidden treasure. This lovely square is our secret tip as it's not very well known but definitely worth a try. Full of lovely bars, cafés, shops!
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Mikszáth Kálmán tér
Mikszáth Kálmán tér
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A 10-minute walk from the apartment there is a hidden treasure. This lovely square is our secret tip as it's not very well known but definitely worth a try. Full of lovely bars, cafés, shops!

Drinks & Nightlife

A wine-bar with a wide selection of the best Hungarian wines. You can also get some bar-food here. Always full of people in the evening. Best place to start a long Budapest night.
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DiVino Wine Bar
3 Szent István tér
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A wine-bar with a wide selection of the best Hungarian wines. You can also get some bar-food here. Always full of people in the evening. Best place to start a long Budapest night.
The first and still the most popular ruin-pub of Budapest offering a unique atmosphere.
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I-Instant Club
51 Akácfa u.
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The first and still the most popular ruin-pub of Budapest offering a unique atmosphere.

Everything Else

There is nothing more relaxing then the 38 C warm thermal water of Szechenyi Bath and a glass of local beer. It is a must-try!
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Széchenyi Thermal Bath
9-11 Állatkerti krt.
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There is nothing more relaxing then the 38 C warm thermal water of Szechenyi Bath and a glass of local beer. It is a must-try!
Built between 1912 and 1918 in Art Nouveau style, the Gellért Baths are some of the most beautiful and elegant baths in Budapest.
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Gellért Thermal Bath
4 Kelenhegyi út
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Built between 1912 and 1918 in Art Nouveau style, the Gellért Baths are some of the most beautiful and elegant baths in Budapest.
A Turkish dome and octagonal pool give the Rudas Bath the unique characteristics of a Turkish bath. It also features an open-air hot-tub with Danube panorama!
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I-Rudas Baths
9 Döbrentei tér
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A Turkish dome and octagonal pool give the Rudas Bath the unique characteristics of a Turkish bath. It also features an open-air hot-tub with Danube panorama!
Are you a student of Corvinus? It is in walking distance from our apartment.
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Corvinus University of Budapest
8 Fővám tér
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Are you a student of Corvinus? It is in walking distance from our apartment.
Faculty of Law
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Eötvös Loránd University
1-3 Egyetem tér
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Faculty of Law
Faculty of Humanities
ELTE Faculty of Humanities
4/a Múzeum krt.
Faculty of Humanities
Faculties of Informatics, Natural History and Social Sciences
ELTE Lágymányosi Campus
Faculties of Informatics, Natural History and Social Sciences
Campus of IBS, also known as AVF.
Általános Vállalkozási Főiskola
13 Villányi út
Campus of IBS, also known as AVF.
Central building of University BME
BME Központi épület
4 Budafoki út
Central building of University BME
Most international trains arrive to this station. It is 10 minutes by taxi from the apartment.
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Keleti Pályaudvar
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Most international trains arrive to this station. It is 10 minutes by taxi from the apartment.

Essentials

The Great Market-hall is a huge and beautify hundred years old building full with the product of local growers, souvenir shops and places to taste the most delicious local foods.
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I-Central Market Hall
1-3 Vámház krt.
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The Great Market-hall is a huge and beautify hundred years old building full with the product of local growers, souvenir shops and places to taste the most delicious local foods.
A nice grocery shop for your daily shopping.
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City SPAR
32 Ráday u.
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A nice grocery shop for your daily shopping.

Shopping

A local pharmacy should you need it. Opening times: Mo-Fr: 8:00 - 20:00 | Sa: 8:00 - 13:00
Fagyöngy Patika
3 Boráros tér
A local pharmacy should you need it. Opening times: Mo-Fr: 8:00 - 20:00 | Sa: 8:00 - 13:00
The biggest mall in the country (and in central Europe) with 400 shops, food-courts, cinema and more.
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I-Westend Shopping Center
1-3 Váci út
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The biggest mall in the country (and in central Europe) with 400 shops, food-courts, cinema and more.
A very fancy shopping street.
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25 Váci utca
A very fancy shopping street.
Vörösmarty Square, located in the heart of Budapest, is always busy. This is where the famous Gerbeaud Café can be found, as well as the first station of the Millennium Underground.
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I-Vörösmarty Square
3 Vörösmarty tér
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Vörösmarty Square, located in the heart of Budapest, is always busy. This is where the famous Gerbeaud Café can be found, as well as the first station of the Millennium Underground.

Sightseeing

The Parliament of Hungary is a stunning building which also offers guided tours. More information: http://latogatokozpont.parlament.hu/en
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Isakhiwo seParliament yaseHungary
1-3 Kossuth Lajos tér
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The Parliament of Hungary is a stunning building which also offers guided tours. More information: http://latogatokozpont.parlament.hu/en
Offers great panoramic view on the city.
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Citadella Folklór Étterem
1 Citadella stny.
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Offers great panoramic view on the city.
Great vantage point.
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Fishermen's Bastion
Szentháromság tér
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Great vantage point.
For a little sight-seeing from the Danube.
Boráros tér H (Petőfi híd)
For a little sight-seeing from the Danube.
Main tourist attraction which also hosts food and wine festivals.
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Buda Castle
2 Szent György tér
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Main tourist attraction which also hosts food and wine festivals.
Enormous square with the statues of all Hungarian kings. But who is sitting on the top of that huge column?
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Isiqalo seHiro
Hősök tere
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Enormous square with the statues of all Hungarian kings. But who is sitting on the top of that huge column?
The famous Chain Bridge is best visited by night. Ask a local why the guardian stone lions have no tongue!
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Ichain Bridge
Széchenyi Lánchíd
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The famous Chain Bridge is best visited by night. Ask a local why the guardian stone lions have no tongue!
Beautiful Synagogue in the old Jewish quarter.
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I-Synagogue ye-Dohány Street
2 Dohány u.
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Beautiful Synagogue in the old Jewish quarter.
The 700-year-old Matthias Church was the scene of several coronations. Today, Matthias Church remains one of the city's most prominent buildings.
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IChayifasi kaMatthias
2 Szentháromság tér
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The 700-year-old Matthias Church was the scene of several coronations. Today, Matthias Church remains one of the city's most prominent buildings.
Visit the dome's observation deck for a beautiful panoramic view of Budapest.
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St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika)
1 Szent István tér
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Visit the dome's observation deck for a beautiful panoramic view of Budapest.
Until the 5th century Hungary was part of the Roman Empire. Remains of an amphitheatre, mosaic floors, tombstones, statues and a reconstructed water-organ are the main attractions.
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Aquincum
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Until the 5th century Hungary was part of the Roman Empire. Remains of an amphitheatre, mosaic floors, tombstones, statues and a reconstructed water-organ are the main attractions.
A beautiful Neo roman style church built 130 years ago.
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St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church
13 Bakáts tér
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A beautiful Neo roman style church built 130 years ago.

Arts & Culture

Goethe-Institute is right next to your door. If you have business here we might be your best bet ;)
Goethe-Institut Hungary
58 Ráday u.
Goethe-Institute is right next to your door. If you have business here we might be your best bet ;)
Not only a gorgeous neoclassical building but also home for exhibitions on history, art and archaeology of Hungary.
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I-Hungarian National Museum
14-16 Múzeum krt.
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Not only a gorgeous neoclassical building but also home for exhibitions on history, art and archaeology of Hungary.
This over a hundred years old museum was built in a style that resembles no other well-known trend. This makes it a very unique experience for architecture-lovers.
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Museum of Applied Arts
33-37 Üllői út
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This over a hundred years old museum was built in a style that resembles no other well-known trend. This makes it a very unique experience for architecture-lovers.
Built in the 1880s, the Budapest Opera House stands as one of the most prestigious musical institutions in Europe.
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I-Opera Yasekhaya YaseHungary
22 Andrássy út
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Built in the 1880s, the Budapest Opera House stands as one of the most prestigious musical institutions in Europe.
City Park provides a great escape from the bustle of the city. There is a boating lake next to the castle, which is turned into an ice skating rink in the winter.
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City Park
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City Park provides a great escape from the bustle of the city. There is a boating lake next to the castle, which is turned into an ice skating rink in the winter.
The National Theatre is a showcase of Hungarian artists and stage directors. Traditional theatre classics, contemporary plays and adaptations from Hungarian literature are on the repertoire.
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Itheater yaseNtshonalanga
1 Bajor Gizi park
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The National Theatre is a showcase of Hungarian artists and stage directors. Traditional theatre classics, contemporary plays and adaptations from Hungarian literature are on the repertoire.
The House of Terror Museum commemorates the victims of the Communist and the Nazi regimes in Hungary. The building served as the former headquarter of the ultra-right (Nazi) party in 1940.
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Iziko leMuziyamu yaseTerror House
60 Andrássy út
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The House of Terror Museum commemorates the victims of the Communist and the Nazi regimes in Hungary. The building served as the former headquarter of the ultra-right (Nazi) party in 1940.
The Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library celebrated the 100th anniversary of its opening in 2004. The Central Library moved to its present building – the Wenckheim-Palace – in 1931.
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I-Library yeMetropolitan Ervin Szabo
1 Szabó Ervin tér
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The Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library celebrated the 100th anniversary of its opening in 2004. The Central Library moved to its present building – the Wenckheim-Palace – in 1931.
Müpa Budapest brings together the many and varied disciplines of the arts in unique fashion by providing a home for classical, contemporary, popular and world music, not to mention jazz and opera.
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I-Museum of Art ye-Budapest
1 Komor Marcell u.
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Müpa Budapest brings together the many and varied disciplines of the arts in unique fashion by providing a home for classical, contemporary, popular and world music, not to mention jazz and opera.