Guidebook for Budapest
Food Scene
Absolutely brilliant place with enormous portions of food and great beer. Great staff in fabulous costumes. Would recommend coming in sightly later in the evening when the live shows start. Make sure to book a table in advance and come in with an empty stomach. ★10 MINUTES ON FOOT/7 minutes by trolley-bus nr 72 and nr 73★
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Sir Lancelot Medieval Restaurant
14 Podmaniczky u.Absolutely brilliant place with enormous portions of food and great beer. Great staff in fabulous costumes. Would recommend coming in sightly later in the evening when the live shows start. Make sure to book a table in advance and come in with an empty stomach. ★10 MINUTES ON FOOT/7 minutes by trolley-bus nr 72 and nr 73★
Busy self service type of restaurant with a good choice of Turkish/middle eastern food. Looking for cheap halal and/or vegetarian food this is the place to go. It is always busy has a good selection of dishes including salads, kebabs, falafels, beans, stuffed vegetables. The portions are massive and 2 people can eat well for 10 euros. ★17 minutes on foot/13 minutes by trolley-bus nr76★
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Szeráj Turkish Restaurant
13 Szent István krt.Busy self service type of restaurant with a good choice of Turkish/middle eastern food. Looking for cheap halal and/or vegetarian food this is the place to go. It is always busy has a good selection of dishes including salads, kebabs, falafels, beans, stuffed vegetables. The portions are massive and 2 people can eat well for 10 euros. ★17 minutes on foot/13 minutes by trolley-bus nr76★
This place fills up quick at lunch and for good reason the food is awesome. The garlic soup is outstanding and the duck burger is awesome. Prices are very reasonable for the high quality of food. The patio is heated and they provide blankets to stay warm if you choose to sit outside. ★13 MINUTES ON FOOT★
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Menza Restaurant
2 Liszt Ferenc térThis place fills up quick at lunch and for good reason the food is awesome. The garlic soup is outstanding and the duck burger is awesome. Prices are very reasonable for the high quality of food. The patio is heated and they provide blankets to stay warm if you choose to sit outside. ★13 MINUTES ON FOOT★
You will find mostly locals at this cozy and warmly decorated Hungarian restaurant. The food is exceptionally tasty and there is a piano player every evening. Go easy on the goose liver dishes, unless you are prepared to walk a mile to digest it. ;) ★20 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 10 minutes with trolley-bus 76★
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Firkász Kávéház Étterem
18 Tátra u.You will find mostly locals at this cozy and warmly decorated Hungarian restaurant. The food is exceptionally tasty and there is a piano player every evening. Go easy on the goose liver dishes, unless you are prepared to walk a mile to digest it. ;) ★20 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 10 minutes with trolley-bus 76★
Amazing pizza, super nice staff, free wifi. Open from 11:00 - 22:00. They have home delivery too! http://barba.hu/?lang=en ★1 MINUTE ON FOOT★
Barba Pizza & Kitchen
37 Szondi u.Amazing pizza, super nice staff, free wifi. Open from 11:00 - 22:00. They have home delivery too! http://barba.hu/?lang=en ★1 MINUTE ON FOOT★
BREAKFAST restaurant with free wifi, cheap menu (omelette+bread with cream cheese+croissant for 6 eur). Open every day from 8:00-14:00.
★3 MINUTES ON FOOT★
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3 Pajamas Breakfast Club
22 Szondi u.BREAKFAST restaurant with free wifi, cheap menu (omelette+bread with cream cheese+croissant for 6 eur). Open every day from 8:00-14:00.
★3 MINUTES ON FOOT★
Breakfast and dessert restaurant with good coffee! Open every day from 8:00-19:00. ★6 MINUTES ON FOOT★
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Tejeskávé Klub
86 Andrássy útBreakfast and dessert restaurant with good coffee! Open every day from 8:00-19:00. ★6 MINUTES ON FOOT★
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Cat Café Budapest offers you a comfortable place to pet, play and socialize with their lovely cats, while relaxing with a cup of coffee. It's a pawsome place for cat lovers to enjoy and interact with cats. ★19 MINUTES ON FOOT/13 minutes by the yellow metro or the bus 105★
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Cat Cafe
3 Révay u.Cat Café Budapest offers you a comfortable place to pet, play and socialize with their lovely cats, while relaxing with a cup of coffee. It's a pawsome place for cat lovers to enjoy and interact with cats. ★19 MINUTES ON FOOT/13 minutes by the yellow metro or the bus 105★
One of our personal favorites is this candy shop/confectionary. They take orders and also always have a few cakes readily available at all times. ★16 MINUTES ON FOOT/10 MINUTES BY THE YELLOW METRO OR THE BUS 105★
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Sugar! Design Confectionery and Candy Store
48 Paulay Ede u.One of our personal favorites is this candy shop/confectionary. They take orders and also always have a few cakes readily available at all times. ★16 MINUTES ON FOOT/10 MINUTES BY THE YELLOW METRO OR THE BUS 105★
Drinks & Nightlife
Huge bar and club with different music at every room, ruin pub athmosphere. Agegroup is 18-27. ★17 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 13 minutes by trolley-bus nr 76.★
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Morison 2
11 Szent István krt.Huge bar and club with different music at every room, ruin pub athmosphere. Agegroup is 18-27. ★17 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 13 minutes by trolley-bus nr 76.★
This is a great place for pub lovers, where you can chill and enjoy unique atmosphere. This extraordinary and mystic bar is consisted of few different rooms and a terrace. I can say, one of my favorite bars ever. ★25 MINUTES ON FOOT but it's worth it!★
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Eziko Szimpla
14 Kazinczy u.This is a great place for pub lovers, where you can chill and enjoy unique atmosphere. This extraordinary and mystic bar is consisted of few different rooms and a terrace. I can say, one of my favorite bars ever. ★25 MINUTES ON FOOT but it's worth it!★
Just a few blocks away from the apartment hides this ruin pub/club. Open Th-Fr-Sa. :17.00-02.30. Su-M-Tu-W:17.00-01.30. ★3 MINUTES ON FOOT★
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Potkulcs Pub
65/b Csengery u.Just a few blocks away from the apartment hides this ruin pub/club. Open Th-Fr-Sa. :17.00-02.30. Su-M-Tu-W:17.00-01.30. ★3 MINUTES ON FOOT★
Karaoke party every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening. Open from 20:00-04:00 every night. ★17 MINUTES ON FOOT/11 minutes by the yellow metro or the bus 105★
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Morrison's Music Pub
25 Révay utcaKaraoke party every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening. Open from 20:00-04:00 every night. ★17 MINUTES ON FOOT/11 minutes by the yellow metro or the bus 105★
Sightseeing
Andrássy Avenue (Hungarian: Andrássy út) is a boulevard in Budapest, dating back to 1872. It links Erzsébet Square with the Városliget. Lined with spectacular Neo-renaissance mansions and townhouses featuring fine facades and interiors, it was recognised as a World Heritage Site in 2002. It is also one of Budapest's main shopping streets, with fine cafes, restaurants, theatres, Embassies and luxury boutiques. Among the most noticeable buildings are the State Opera House, the former Ballet School, the Zoltán Kodály Memorial Museum and Archives, the Hungarian University of Fine Arts and the Ferenc Hopp Museum of East Asian Arts.
The Avenue is ★5 MINUTES ON FOOT★
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Andrássy út
Andrássy útAndrássy Avenue (Hungarian: Andrássy út) is a boulevard in Budapest, dating back to 1872. It links Erzsébet Square with the Városliget. Lined with spectacular Neo-renaissance mansions and townhouses featuring fine facades and interiors, it was recognised as a World Heritage Site in 2002. It is also one of Budapest's main shopping streets, with fine cafes, restaurants, theatres, Embassies and luxury boutiques. Among the most noticeable buildings are the State Opera House, the former Ballet School, the Zoltán Kodály Memorial Museum and Archives, the Hungarian University of Fine Arts and the Ferenc Hopp Museum of East Asian Arts.
The Avenue is ★5 MINUTES ON FOOT★
Parks & Nature
Beautiful greenspace in the middle of the city. Well connected to public transit lines (Széchenyi fürdő and Hősök tere on the M1 yellow line). Several attractions including the Széchenyi bath, ice skating rink/pond, zoo, Heroes Square, and Vajdahunyad castle. ★22 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 18 minutes by the yellow metro★
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City Park
Beautiful greenspace in the middle of the city. Well connected to public transit lines (Széchenyi fürdő and Hősök tere on the M1 yellow line). Several attractions including the Széchenyi bath, ice skating rink/pond, zoo, Heroes Square, and Vajdahunyad castle. ★22 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 18 minutes by the yellow metro★
This Island in between Buda and Pest on the Danube River is a peaceful oasis. There are fountains, woods, walking and running paths, flowers, pools, a soccer field and much more. The ruins of the 11th century convent of Margaret are serene. And it does not cost a forint. ★30 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 20 minutes by tram nr 4 and nr 6 or bus nr 26★
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Margaret Island Mini Zoo
MargitszigetThis Island in between Buda and Pest on the Danube River is a peaceful oasis. There are fountains, woods, walking and running paths, flowers, pools, a soccer field and much more. The ruins of the 11th century convent of Margaret are serene. And it does not cost a forint. ★30 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 20 minutes by tram nr 4 and nr 6 or bus nr 26★
Shopping
Very nice shopping center, long time to see all of it, and very long diversity of trends. The food court is also large. ★15 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 8 minutes by trolley-bus nr 76★
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I-Westend Shopping Center
1-3 Váci útVery nice shopping center, long time to see all of it, and very long diversity of trends. The food court is also large. ★15 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 8 minutes by trolley-bus nr 76★
The Lab
48 Király u.Good selection of skater, snowboarding products, GoPros and sunglasses ★18 MINUTES ON FOOT★
Entertainment & Activities
This is more than a museum as it is an active place to play pinball. Most of the games are fully functional and you can play as much as you like for a single entry fee. Each pinball machine has some details on the year it was produced, quantity, and manufacturer including many more than 50-60 years old. Place has a gift shop and a small bar. A great way to spend a few hours. ★18 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 12 minutes by the trolley-bus nr. 76★
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Flippermúzeum
18 Radnóti Miklós u.This is more than a museum as it is an active place to play pinball. Most of the games are fully functional and you can play as much as you like for a single entry fee. Each pinball machine has some details on the year it was produced, quantity, and manufacturer including many more than 50-60 years old. Place has a gift shop and a small bar. A great way to spend a few hours. ★18 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 12 minutes by the trolley-bus nr. 76★
The coolest model train layout I've ever seen. You'll be amazed at how intricate and elaborate this thing is. Everywhere you look, you'll see something interesting and unusual. The amount of technology, craftsmanship, and attention to detail that went into designing Miniversum is mind-blowing. Even if you're not into model trains, you'll find something cool to marvel at around every corner. ★19 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 12 minutes by the yellow metro or the bus nr 105★
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Miniversum Budapest
12 Andrássy útThe coolest model train layout I've ever seen. You'll be amazed at how intricate and elaborate this thing is. Everywhere you look, you'll see something interesting and unusual. The amount of technology, craftsmanship, and attention to detail that went into designing Miniversum is mind-blowing. Even if you're not into model trains, you'll find something cool to marvel at around every corner. ★19 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 12 minutes by the yellow metro or the bus nr 105★
Széchenyi Thermal Bath is one of the largest spa complexes in Europe. Its outdoor pool with the steam rising from its surface on winter nights and the complacent elderly men playing chess in the water is a world famous symbol of Budapest. The bath in Városliget was built in neo-Baroque style at the beginning of the 20th century. ★22 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 18 minutes by the yellow metro★
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Széchenyi Thermal Bath
9-11 Állatkerti krt.Széchenyi Thermal Bath is one of the largest spa complexes in Europe. Its outdoor pool with the steam rising from its surface on winter nights and the complacent elderly men playing chess in the water is a world famous symbol of Budapest. The bath in Városliget was built in neo-Baroque style at the beginning of the 20th century. ★22 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 18 minutes by the yellow metro★
Very nice zoo, where you can be close enough (still safe enough) from the animals. Lots of playgrounds available, too! ★22 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 18 minutes by the yellow metro★
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Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden
6-12 Állatkerti krt.Very nice zoo, where you can be close enough (still safe enough) from the animals. Lots of playgrounds available, too! ★22 MINUTES ON FOOT/ 18 minutes by the yellow metro★
Escape game up to 7 persons - You have to escape from a real tomb in the Valley of the Kings!★8 MINUTES ON FOOT★
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Valley of the Kings game Szabadulós
1 Benczúr u.Escape game up to 7 persons - You have to escape from a real tomb in the Valley of the Kings!★8 MINUTES ON FOOT★
Getting Around
International Railway Station, Metro station of the Blue (nr. 3) line, several buses and the trams nr 4 and 6. ★10 MINUTES ON FOOT★
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Nyugati Pályaudvar
International Railway Station, Metro station of the Blue (nr. 3) line, several buses and the trams nr 4 and 6. ★10 MINUTES ON FOOT★
Metro station of the Yellow (nr 1) line, as well as the trams nr 4 and 6 and some buses. ★10 MINUTES ON FOOT★
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Oktogon
OktogonMetro station of the Yellow (nr 1) line, as well as the trams nr 4 and 6 and some buses. ★10 MINUTES ON FOOT★
Metro station of the Yellow (nr 1) line. ★6 MINUTES ON FOOT★
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Vörösmarty utca
Metro station of the Yellow (nr 1) line. ★6 MINUTES ON FOOT★