Delicious daily soups and desserts, but come here for the heavenly roasts, especially the pork parts - though the duck and lamb are great too. Price is fair or even cheap for the area and quality.
A restaurant pillared by pure brick walls and the concept of bistrot gastronomique. Mák Bistro offers a laidback atmosphere, and a menu built on Hungarian and Austro-Hungarian cuisine.
Ramen and dumpling are available for a very cheap price here, in Széchenyi Street. It is a miracle how they can keep the quality of food on a high level all the time.
The Tuscan mood is conjured by a Mediterranean interior, while the menu's range of selection is truly baffling, you'll have a hard time choosing from the plethora of tasty dishes.
When it comes to traditional Hungarian cuisine with a contemporary twist, Bock belongs to the creme of the crop. Although it is housed by an illustrious hotel, the vibe is not snobby at all.
A cozy piece of heaven for gourmets, a gastro-pioneer, and one of the best restaurants in town. Csalogány 26 offers three-course meals of exclusive dishes for 2500 HUF.
As for the assortment, Espresso Embassy is pillared by Drop Coffee-beans, and has caffeine-delicacies such as espresso, cortado, flat white, cappucino, and a must-try specialty, filtered coffee.
Offers the best coffees in the whole city for half the price of the international café chains. There are vast selection of caffeinated beverages listed on the blackboard and various coffee machines. Read more.
Good old Austro-Hungarian Empire's soul still lives in this restaurant. Charming service, good food, reasonable prices. Great for calm evening!
The first public museum of Budapest. The construction began in 1837, and was completed in 1848. The building became one of the symbols of the 1848-1849 Revolution.
Enjoy sightseeing but have a drink or lunch somewhere else - as everything is unreasonably expensive inside and around the castle area.
To quench your culture-thirst, head over to Buda Castle’s Hungarian National Gallery, where the largest public collection of Hungarian fine arts is exhibited.
Quenching your culture-thirst is also a possibility thanks to institutions such as the Museum of Applied Arts, an Art Nouveau construction roofed in Zsolnay ceramic tiles.
Special vegetarian delicacies, traditional Indian flavors, and healthy foods. Fresh ingredients, mainly grains, vegetables, and dairy products. Choice of 20 hot meals + salads, drinks and sweets. Read more.
The tastes are unmistakeably Italian, the dishes are prepared from quality ingredients, and are served in a stylish way. The interior is chic and elegant - just like you'd expect from an Italian.
Szimpla Café offers the same vibe as Szimpla Kert, although, due to the space being significantly smaller, the lack of a garden, and the zigzaggy cellar, it is rather romantic and homely.
Mexican dishes satisfy a huge hunger. Indoor/outdoor venue with cool interior. Ellátó is roofed during the winter months. Busy venue popular with locals and tourists alike.
Gigantic ruin pub complex occupying an entire building. Psychedelic interior + themed dance floors. Multiple bars and an awesome crowd looking for a good time. Open until 6am every day.
Kuplung, housed by an old courtyard, is characterized by a trendy-ish interior with an urban art-infusion. Drink discounts are aplenty, just as football game broadcasts and parties.
With its high ceilings, effortlessly cool style and laid-back staff, Csendes is one of the best places to meet friends and hang out in, especially because it's never too loud there for a conversation. Read more.
A chilled café at day, and a candle-lit date spot at night. Csendes Társ offers a surprisingly varied wine selection, refreshing spritzers, and simple dishes to gobble.
The best wine bar in Budapest. Excellent atmosphere, kind waitresses, extraordinary wines.
Recently opened Bors doesn't fit into boring gastro-stereotypes. Unusual spices, fruit soups, healthy sandwiches, grill dishes can all be found on the menu.
Indoor/outdoor venue in the center of town (next to Deak Square). Drinks, food, big screens and great meeting spot. Contact them about their special packages which include free beer and palinka.
Great enviroment for a night out with friends! Plenty of bars to choose in between. Highly recommended! Haven't tried all yet but Divino and Spiller are very good options when here.
The oldest thermal bath in Budapest built during the Ottoman occupation. State-of-the-art Rudas has been operating since 1520, and is mostly for men - women are only welcome on Tuesdays.
Off the beaten track, a really original looking and feeling thermal bath. Small and less intimidating than some of the other options. Great value, would highly recommend.
The biggest thermal bath complex in Budapest. Stunning architecture + hot thermal waters even in outdoor pools so you can swim outside while snow is falling! Also has Sat night pool parties.
An Art Nouveau masterpiece: stained-glass windows, colorful mosaics, and elegant statues. Better for people of older age-group, although all ages will enjoy the building. Try a hot-stone massage here.
One of the least well-known, oldest, most beautiful, and least crowded baths in Budapest built during Hungary’s Ottoman occupation.
Proper artisan bread. Coffee should be good too. Stay for a chat with the owner if you can!
Authentic gyros and Greek food. We recommend the gyros plate because it offers such an orgy of flavours that you will remember it forever.
They offer 7 hot dog variations from plain to wasabi-flavored. As a plus, they also have draft Hoegaarden beer and crisps on a stick, called Tornado crisps. And what about a fried Bounty or Mars? Read more.
Really good coffee and nice art installations in a special environment.
This artisanal pub is GREAT! Excellent home made beers and traditional hungarian side dishes in a lovely place.
Madal café's name from Sry Chimnoy, a spiritual master who also was a prolific poet, musician and athlete. Madal's coffee-brewing concept is a mixture of Italian traditions and new-wave methods.
Fekete (black) is not really a place where you will want to (or be able to) sit down, but it's perfect if you just want to drop by and grab something that goes well with the time of the day.
It's all about handcrafted quality here, from the furniture to the coffee to the lifestyle accessories they sell. Yes, the cold brew is a reason to visit, but the hot drinks are equally well done.
Fresh salads, good vibes, quick service. Freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices, smoothies are irresistible. Berry White with yogurt, red berries + banana. Green Day spinach, pineapple + banana.
Centre of the city at Madách Square. Drop by for a sheep cheese, spare rib or smoked turkey sandwich. Prize winning pastrami and meat imported from Sth America + Austria. Hungarian craft beer or wine. Read more.
Great steaks with a large selection to choose from, friendly service, prices for all budgets. Had a very nice evening. Thumbs up! (Pic: Combo "Tournedos + Foie Gras" = Heaven)
Premium meat at a premium American style steakhouse. Top quality but at an extremely expensive price tag for budapest.
The fresh ham and cheese, the delicious bread with lemon jam, spicy butter and olive oil, the fried eggs and the vegetables made us forget lunch and dinner right away.
Try the DIY plate, for which you get to choose everything from the meat, through the side dish to the sauces. We'd recommend the cranberry drink or the cactus green tea if you're thirsty. Read more.
The speciality of Barako is that - as opposed to arabica coffees - its flavour doesn't collapse upon cooling - when cold, its sour taste is replaced by a pleasant sweet side taste. Read more.
A place for beerlovers who value truly thick taste of the drink and for those who loves tadteing unusual! Friendly atmosphere created by the beer-fan owner really makes the place worth visiting!
Russian favorites in diner-style. Very good prices. Try ravioli-like pelmeni and varenyky, borscht soup, solyanka soup, classic Kiev chicken, the filled donut-like pirozhki and Russian pancakes. Read more.
In this meat lovers' Mecca we can eat lunch menus with daily soups and pasta, choose sandwiches, either toasted or fresh (their hot sandwiches come with special French fries). Read more.
Montenegroi offers Serbian dishes, all made according to the original recipes, and only from lamb meat. Chefs from Serbia and Montenegro guarantee authentic Balkan flavors, and they’re open 24/7.
Different genre of entertainment to Fogas. Electronic music. Fits 250, is equipped with Martin Audio, and has no decibel cap. Read more.
My Little Melbourne lives by its motto - "Life is too short for bad coffee" -, and serves tasty caffeine elixirs, and also provides salads, sandwiches, croissants, juices, and soft drinks.
Like entering the rabbit hole: although it's really small, it's packed with ideas and drinks straight from wonderland. Don't be surprised if your mixture is based on thai chicken soup.
Arriba offers an all star lineup of Mexican delicacies such as burrito and quesadilla you can send down with Mexican beers that make you go ai, caramba as if you were Bart Simpson.
A stylish restaurant and wine bar, where booking a table is not an option, so you better hurry up, since Klassz offers a tasty two-course meal of the highest quality for only 990 HUF!
The soup of your choice and a toasted baguette costs you less than 3 euros and options are endless. Also you can add whatever topping you like - focaccia, crouton, cheese, nachos, seeds. Read more.
High quality thin-crust pizza slices, huge lines nightly. Ask for some rocket on top, splash some spicy olive oil on top, and season. Your slice is re-heated before being given to you.
In Padron you have to try tortilla, croquetas or jamón. Just by reading these familiar words on the menu, you'll feel like as if you were back in Spain in your favorite bistro.
Cosy pub serving artisan draft beers where local bohemians gather night by night. Order one of their toasted sandwiches next to a pint of President.
The highest publicly accessible rooftop in BP. There's a beautiful view including the Basilica. Reasonably priced cocktails & outstanding Hungarian wine list. Sunday brunches and live concerts.
A38 houses concerts of various styles – pop, rock, alternative, jazz, electro, progressive – both on the top-floor terrace and inside the ship’s belly, attracting a colorful crowd of party people.
Riverside terrace with view of the iconic Chain Bridge and Royal Palace.Try basil-strawberry flavor lemonades or red berry smoothie. If you wanna spice things up add alcohol :) Take-away cups too!
A mixture of western and eastern cuisine. It is particularly cheap for a good lunch.
Simply put the best hipster bakery in Budapest. Everything is pretty much excellent. The chocolate rolls (kakaóscsiga) is spectacular. Every week they have something special up their sleeves. Love it!
A citadel of culture and gastronomy characterized by a progressive, eclectic interior created by Hungarian wizards of visual arts.
The most curious – and, after a couple of shots, the most dangerous - design elements are the swings substituting bar chairs at the counter. The specialty of the spot is called Monyó cocktail.
Nostro provides dishes and delicacies from all around the world, yummy homemade jams, and freshly-baked goods.
The chefs focus on using the best local ingredients for updated versions of traditional Hungarian cuisine at this Michelin-star restaurant. Read more.
Exceptional and wonderful -- fully deserving of the Michelin star and the plaudits. The food was surprising and delicious at every turn and the staff was knowledgeable, friendly and swift throughout.
Find the best Hungarian delicacies in the Central Market Hall next to the Danube. Look for fresh peppers and salami!
It's a beautiful park with lots of things to do: take a boat, go to a cafe, play ping pong, go the museum and so on. Great for dogs too!
Europe's largest outdoor ice rink located in Városliget, a hair away from Heroes' Square. On weekdays, tickets cost 1200 HUF, while from Friday afternoon, the admission fee is 1400 HUF.
Margaret Island is between Buda and Pest in the middle of the Danube. In summertime it's great for running, cycling or hanging out with friends. Check out the summer festivals held here!
Characterized by wooden stands, mouth-watering scents, Hungarian dishes and spirits, a giant Advent crown, charity donations, a magical realm for children, daily concerts, and many more.
There are primary producers only: vegetables, fruit, cheese, sausage, cold cuts, dairy products, honey, fresh pastries, bread and sometimes there's even backyard poultry.
This place is a real ristobar – it’s a café and a restaurant at the same time. Coffees, Italian pastries, pastas and pizzas. Everything is homemade and everything is made from fresh ingredients.
