Guidebook for Budapest
Food Scene
A Michelin star rated restaurant that you can actually afford. Good eats.
174 locals recommend
Borkonyha Winekitchen Restaurant
3 Sas uA Michelin star rated restaurant that you can actually afford. Good eats.
Indigo Indian Restaurant
13 Jókai u.Great Indian restaurant, authentic cooking.
A hole in the wall with good Pho soup and weekly specials. Ingredients used are first rate
41 locals recommend
Funky Pho
7 Mozsár u.A hole in the wall with good Pho soup and weekly specials. Ingredients used are first rate
A classic grand tea house, absolutely stunning interior. You can't get more classical European luxurious than this. Located on the 2nd floor of the book store. At night go to the 360 rooftop bar.
46 locals recommend
Café Párisi - Lotz Hall
39 Andrássy útA classic grand tea house, absolutely stunning interior. You can't get more classical European luxurious than this. Located on the 2nd floor of the book store. At night go to the 360 rooftop bar.
This place seems to have risen to the top in the race to be the Trendiest Burger Bar in Budapest.
111 locals recommend
Zing Burger
60 Király u.This place seems to have risen to the top in the race to be the Trendiest Burger Bar in Budapest.
This restaurant is simple but always great. Wine list is impeccable and seasonal. A real "bistro" in that trendy, 2015 sense of the word. Cheap lunch menus on weekdays.
17 locals recommend
Restaurant Klassz
41 Andrássy útThis restaurant is simple but always great. Wine list is impeccable and seasonal. A real "bistro" in that trendy, 2015 sense of the word. Cheap lunch menus on weekdays.
Drinks & Nightlife
When the weather gets nice the park turns into a festival hang-out. Buy a drink at the store and chill on a bench, stair, ledge, or in the grass - if you can. Concerts are down below, in the club.
379 locals recommend
Akvárium Klub
12 Erzsébet térWhen the weather gets nice the park turns into a festival hang-out. Buy a drink at the store and chill on a bench, stair, ledge, or in the grass - if you can. Concerts are down below, in the club.
DOBLO Wine Bar and Shop
20 Dob u.This is my favourite wine bar, hands down. Love it.
Trendy wine bar in the heart of the downtown. Great for a glass or snacks.
21 locals recommend
Innio Restaurant & Bar
9 Október 6. u.Trendy wine bar in the heart of the downtown. Great for a glass or snacks.
HOPS BEER BAR BUDAPEST
13 Wesselényi u.The best IPA on tap in Budapest
Sightseeing
Go up to the tower for a crazy view. Inside find the mummified hand of St. Stephen. Afterwards, enjoy a glass of quality Hungarian wine at DiVino and lounge on the square and feel the Dolce Vita...
1262 locals recommend
St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika)
1 Szent István térGo up to the tower for a crazy view. Inside find the mummified hand of St. Stephen. Afterwards, enjoy a glass of quality Hungarian wine at DiVino and lounge on the square and feel the Dolce Vita...
Simply beautiful. Try and get last minute tix and delve into another world. (Leave your blue jeans and flip flops at the door)
379 locals recommend
Opera M station
Simply beautiful. Try and get last minute tix and delve into another world. (Leave your blue jeans and flip flops at the door)
An unavoidable sight and part of every tour. The Museum of Fine Arts has an amazing collection, but is unfortunately closed until 2016 due to renovation.
942 locals recommend
Heroes' Square
Hősök tereAn unavoidable sight and part of every tour. The Museum of Fine Arts has an amazing collection, but is unfortunately closed until 2016 due to renovation.
Chain Bridge
Széchenyi LánchídSimply the most beautiful bridge in Europe, and maybe in the world.
Central Market Hall
1-3 Vámház krt.The grand market hall of Budapest. Shop like its 1899!
Liberty Bridge
The second most beautiful bridge in the world :)
The new building is amazing, and the modern art Ludwig Museum is FREE.
262 locals recommend
Müpa Budapest
1 Komor Marcell u.The new building is amazing, and the modern art Ludwig Museum is FREE.
Everything Else
A museum that is sort of like the Disneyland of Terror, but nevertheless it is an important glimpse into the history of governmental repression in 20th Century Hungary.
875 locals recommend
House of Terror Museum
60 Andrássy útA museum that is sort of like the Disneyland of Terror, but nevertheless it is an important glimpse into the history of governmental repression in 20th Century Hungary.
In the not long ago renovated Gresham Palace, it is probably the most beautiful luxury hotel in the region. Go in and see for yourself - it's definitely worth a look.
64 locals recommend
Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
5-6 Széchenyi István térIn the not long ago renovated Gresham Palace, it is probably the most beautiful luxury hotel in the region. Go in and see for yourself - it's definitely worth a look.
Essentials
A proper supermarket for groceries with rather decent prices for the downtown.
120 locals recommend
SPAR Szupermarket
7-8 Rákóczi térA proper supermarket for groceries with rather decent prices for the downtown.
Shopping
Hungary's very own cool shoe brand's flagship store. Buy a pair because no one back home will know what you're wearing.
11 locals recommend
Tisza Shoes
1 Károly krt.Hungary's very own cool shoe brand's flagship store. Buy a pair because no one back home will know what you're wearing.
The best ice cream in Budapest, with flavours you couldn't even think of. Our favourite: salty pistachio. Today it is a small franchise, but this is the original store.
31 locals recommend
Fragola
7 Nagymező u.The best ice cream in Budapest, with flavours you couldn't even think of. Our favourite: salty pistachio. Today it is a small franchise, but this is the original store.