Must-see nightlife in Budapest

  • Hippie Island

    Budapest

    This throwback thirsty, with flowers in its hair, peace signs emblazoned on the walls and cringy slogans ('Don't worry, feel hippie') is a comfortable…

  • B8 Pub

    Budapest

    A favourite new watering hole in Buda, this pint-sized pub (though there are three tiny floors) has some 55 craft beers available from Hungary's five…

  • Terv Presszó

    Budapest

    Dating back to 1854, 'Plan' (as in the communist five-year variety) is a retro-style cafe-bar on two levels, decorated with photographs of Hungarian…

  • Oscar American Bar

    Castle District

    The decor is cinema-inspired (Hollywood memorabilia on the wood-panelled walls, leather director's chairs) and the beautiful crowd often act like they’re…

  • Kertem

    Budapest

    At the southern end of City Park, Kertem is a wonderful beer garden, filled with multicoloured chairs and trees strung with fairy lights. By day it's an…

  • Bereg Bar & Cafe

    Castle District

    Located in Swan House, a remarkable example of Hungarian 'organic architecture', this friendly place welcomes 'wanderers, lovers, artists' and more. There…

  • Zhao Zhou

    Castle District

    Anyone who takes their chai very seriously would be advised to visit this 'tea shop and lab' whose owner sources the best and most exotic leaves from…

  • Paris Texas

    Budapest

    One of the original bars on the IX Ráday utca nightlife strip, this place has a coffeehouse feel to it with old sepia-tinted photos on the walls and pool…

  • 1000 Tea

    Budapest

    In a small courtyard off lower Váci utca, this is the place to go if you want to sip a soothing blend made by tea-serious staff and relax in a Japanese…

  • Calgary Antik Bár

    Óbuda & Buda Hills

    This teensy bar just over Margaret Bridge, which opened a quarter-century ago, hides an Aladdin’s Cave. It's filled to bursting with antiques and a host…

  • Fekete

    Budapest

    Squeeze into this minute coffee shop (there's just a bar to perch at and tables in the quiet open-air inner courtyard), where you can sample well-poured,…

  • Raqpart

    Budapest

    Covered decks below the southern foot of Széchenyi Chain Bridge on the Pest side form the more sophisticated (but less fun) of Pest's two new fair-weather…

  • LA Bodegita

    Budapest

    The Caribbean-style food here is missable, but you should definitely taste master mixologist András Lajsz's incomparable American-style (hi, LA!)…

  • Farger Kávé

    Budapest

    This modern cafe is among the leafiest in Pest thanks to an ingenious 'urban gardening' plan and has first-rate views of Szabadság tér through the foliage…

  • Ötkert

    Budapest

    A popular drinking spot in the week with indoor and outdoor spaces (including a cool central courtyard), the 'Five Garden' ('five' as in district V)…

  • Double Shot

    Budapest

    With an unfinished, grungy look, and break-your-neck stairs to the small seating area upstairs, this thimble-sized coffee shop is serious about java. The …

  • Vörös Oroszlán Teaház

    Budapest

    This serene place with quite a mouthful of a name just north of Liszt Ferenc tér is rather serious about its teas (940Ft to 1590Ft). Climb up the stairs…

  • Dürer Kert

    Budapest

    A very relaxed open space and club with multiple rooms opposite the southern edge of City Park, Dürer Kert boasts some of the best DJs on the ‘garden’…

  • Bambi Eszpresszó

    Castle District

    Named after a communist-era local soft drink, Bambi has hardly changed since the 1960s and that’s just the way the clientele here likes it. Friendly…

  • Habroló

    Budapest

    Named after a flaky rolled pastry, this welcoming neighbourhood gay bar on ‘Beautiful St’ (could it be anywhere else?) is a cafe with a tiny mezzanine…

  • Grill Déryné

    Castle District

    Essentially a wine bar with an extensive list of Hungarian wines, this classy place also does meals. Perch by the beautiful bar or take it out on to the…

  • Nándor Cukrászda

    Budapest

    This tiny place with excellent biscuits and cakes has apparently been here since 1957. A sign advising clients to take a number and join the queue is an…

  • Csendes Vintage Bar & Cafe

    Budapest

    A quirky cafe just off the Little Ring Rd with junkyard chic decorating the walls and floor space, the ‘Quiet’ is just that until the regular DJ arrives…

  • Zappa Bistro

    Budapest

    An anchor tenant in a car-free square loaded with students and locals, this large, laid-back cafe (and bar and bistro) has one of the largest terraces in…

  • Why Not Cafe

    Budapest

    Perennial favourite gay and mixed hangout celebrated for its events (karaoke, anyone?) and fabulous views of the Danube and Buda Castle. Great place to…

  • Lumen Kávézó

    Budapest

    A relaxed cafe and bar with a little terrace on Mikszáth Kálmán tér, this plant-bedecked joint roasts its own coffee and serves wine and Hungarian craft…

  • Angelika Kávéház

    Castle District

    Attached to an 18th-century church, Angelika is as much a restaurant as a cafe, with a raised outside terrace. The more substantial dishes (mains 2890Ft…

  • Fröccsterasz

    Budapest

    In what was once a bus terminus, this popular open-air bar heaves in summer, when young crowds flock here to drink a fröccs (wine spritzer), meet friends…

  • Figaró Kert

    Budapest

    A little oasis in the concrete jungle that is Újlipótváros, this seasonal cafe sets itself up in an empty lot on the corner of Katona József utca and…

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