Zsófi & Tomi guidebook
Green area, outdoor activities
Natural places for excursions, walkings, sport and outdoor activities
You can have downtown walk on the Margaret Island (only 10 minutes by foot), which is the most visited island in Budapest with large green areas, flowery gardens, playgrounds, fountains, monastery ruins, small zoo and old trees.
This is also the best running place in Budapest, there is a rubber running track that makes a full circle around this beautiful island (5.25 km).
1643 locals recommend
Margaret Island Mini Zoo
MargitszigetYou can have downtown walk on the Margaret Island (only 10 minutes by foot), which is the most visited island in Budapest with large green areas, flowery gardens, playgrounds, fountains, monastery ruins, small zoo and old trees.
This is also the best running place in Budapest, there is a rubber running track that makes a full circle around this beautiful island (5.25 km).
You can skate in winter on the City Park Ice Rink (the best outdoor rink in Budapest) next to Heroes’ Square. If you get chilly there you can drink a warm cup of tea int he snack bar.
In summer, you can have water activities on the boating lake and have long walks in the City Park.
176 locals recommend
City Park Ice Rink and Boating
5 Olof Palme stny.You can skate in winter on the City Park Ice Rink (the best outdoor rink in Budapest) next to Heroes’ Square. If you get chilly there you can drink a warm cup of tea int he snack bar.
In summer, you can have water activities on the boating lake and have long walks in the City Park.
Római part (‘Roman Embankment’) is a place of pilgrimage for those who like to spend time by the Danube, eating fried fish with a cold beer in hand, sold from any number of outlets and eateries that line the riverfront. No-one one leaves Római hungry – although you might also collect a few mosquito bites. If you’re looking for something special, check Fellini: the place looks like a set from a Wes Anderson movie, where you can laze around in pastel deck chairs, entertained by occasional live music. The Római is also popular with cyclists, rowers, runners and dog walkers.
Roman Coast
30 Római partRómai part (‘Roman Embankment’) is a place of pilgrimage for those who like to spend time by the Danube, eating fried fish with a cold beer in hand, sold from any number of outlets and eateries that line the riverfront. No-one one leaves Római hungry – although you might also collect a few mosquito bites. If you’re looking for something special, check Fellini: the place looks like a set from a Wes Anderson movie, where you can laze around in pastel deck chairs, entertained by occasional live music. The Római is also popular with cyclists, rowers, runners and dog walkers.
Sightseeing
Visiting places of interest in a city, especially by people on holiday.
You can have a ride on the Budapest Eye on the Deák Ferenc square (20 min. downtown walk from apartment), which is the ferris wheel of Budapest and provides you with a perfect view of the city.
166 locals recommend
Budapest Eye
1051 Erzsébet térYou can have a ride on the Budapest Eye on the Deák Ferenc square (20 min. downtown walk from apartment), which is the ferris wheel of Budapest and provides you with a perfect view of the city.
You can pick one of the sightseeing cruise companies for a romantic tour with boat and admire the beauty of the Danube River, the magnificent scenic divider and connector of Buda and Pest.
Budapest River Cruises - Silverline
You can pick one of the sightseeing cruise companies for a romantic tour with boat and admire the beauty of the Danube River, the magnificent scenic divider and connector of Buda and Pest.
St Stephen’s Basilica of Budapest is one of the most beautiful and significant churches and touristic attractions of the country.
In the cupola of the Basilica, a panorama lookout was established for touristic purposes, which made it necessary to install elevators. Visitors can now access the look-out by using the two elevators and some walking, instead of having to climb 364 stairs.
1262 locals recommend
St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika)
1 Szent István térSt Stephen’s Basilica of Budapest is one of the most beautiful and significant churches and touristic attractions of the country.
In the cupola of the Basilica, a panorama lookout was established for touristic purposes, which made it necessary to install elevators. Visitors can now access the look-out by using the two elevators and some walking, instead of having to climb 364 stairs.
Recreation, wellness
You can visit Szechenyi Baths (built in 1913), which is the most visited and much praised bathing attraction in Budapest: relaxing, fun, affordable and, at night, romantic.
82 locals recommend
Széchenyi Thermal Bath
9-11 Állatkerti körútYou can visit Szechenyi Baths (built in 1913), which is the most visited and much praised bathing attraction in Budapest: relaxing, fun, affordable and, at night, romantic.
Gellért Thermal Bath is the art nouveau, historical thermal bath of Budapest since 1918 and in my opinion, the most beautiful bath in Budapest.
897 locals recommend
Gellért Thermal Bath
4 Kelenhegyi útGellért Thermal Bath is the art nouveau, historical thermal bath of Budapest since 1918 and in my opinion, the most beautiful bath in Budapest.
Neighbourhood
It is a particular part of the city, that has it's own speacial atmosphere and characteristics.
You can take a walk in Buda Castle. Besides the monuments, you get a breathtaking panorama of the Danube with the Chain Bridge and the Pest side of the city on the opposite side of the river. To get to he Buda Castle district, you have to go across the Chain bridge (oldest bridge of Budapest) and take a ride with the Budapest Castle Hill Funicular.
While You are in the Buda Castle district, You can visit one of thr interesting exhibitions of the National Gallery.
493 locals recommend
Castle Hill
You can take a walk in Buda Castle. Besides the monuments, you get a breathtaking panorama of the Danube with the Chain Bridge and the Pest side of the city on the opposite side of the river. To get to he Buda Castle district, you have to go across the Chain bridge (oldest bridge of Budapest) and take a ride with the Budapest Castle Hill Funicular.
While You are in the Buda Castle district, You can visit one of thr interesting exhibitions of the National Gallery.
Culture, museum, art, adventure
You can visit the Rock nuclear bunker museum, a unique and interesting presentation of a hospital and shelter during WW2 in the cave system under the Buda Castle.
90 locals recommend
Hospital in the Rock Nuclear Bunker Museum
4/c Lovas útYou can visit the Rock nuclear bunker museum, a unique and interesting presentation of a hospital and shelter during WW2 in the cave system under the Buda Castle.
You can visit one of the world-class exhibitions of the Museum of Fine Arts.
280 locals recommend
Szépművészeti Múzeum
41 Dózsa György útYou can visit one of the world-class exhibitions of the Museum of Fine Arts.
ne of the main centres of Budapest’s local live-music scene is the Budapest Jazz Club, set in a vintage cinema in District XIII. Often listed among the best venues in renowned magazine, DownBeat, the BJC has seen Ravi Coltrane, Stacey Kent, Joshua Redman and Lonnie Smith grace its stage. The club also gives a platform to young talent, hosts several of Hungary’s main jazz events and its friendly café and restaurant are a great place to hang out before a concert.
95 locals recommend
Budapest Jazz Club
7 Hollán Ernő u.ne of the main centres of Budapest’s local live-music scene is the Budapest Jazz Club, set in a vintage cinema in District XIII. Often listed among the best venues in renowned magazine, DownBeat, the BJC has seen Ravi Coltrane, Stacey Kent, Joshua Redman and Lonnie Smith grace its stage. The club also gives a platform to young talent, hosts several of Hungary’s main jazz events and its friendly café and restaurant are a great place to hang out before a concert.
Welcome to our interactive permanent exhibition featuring the predecessors of pinball machines from the end of the 19th century to the most state-of-the-art pinball tables of the 21st century.
This dreamworld, these lights, these colors and sounds will be reawaken by our 'time machines', at our carefully selected exhibition. Our inner Child is inviting us for an encounter we will never forget.
You're welcome to join an unforgettable time travel at the gallery!
70 locals recommend
Flippermúzeum
18 Radnóti Miklós u.Welcome to our interactive permanent exhibition featuring the predecessors of pinball machines from the end of the 19th century to the most state-of-the-art pinball tables of the 21st century.
This dreamworld, these lights, these colors and sounds will be reawaken by our 'time machines', at our carefully selected exhibition. Our inner Child is inviting us for an encounter we will never forget.
You're welcome to join an unforgettable time travel at the gallery!
The rooms at Mystique Room are designed and built in-house by a team with decades of combined experience in set and game design. As for the design of the rooms and puzzles, there is a huge difference between the approximately 130 escape games in Budapest and we are differ from all of them. Which is best proven by the fact, that we are in the top 10 escape games on Tripadvisor, for the last 5 years. For the design team, the primary consideration is to create rooms that can be enjoyable and solvable for everyone, so that the rate of successful escapes is nearly 100%. Apart from the traditional rooms, offer our players innovative 3. generation escape games too.
6 locals recommend
Mystique Room
9 Szent István krt.The rooms at Mystique Room are designed and built in-house by a team with decades of combined experience in set and game design. As for the design of the rooms and puzzles, there is a huge difference between the approximately 130 escape games in Budapest and we are differ from all of them. Which is best proven by the fact, that we are in the top 10 escape games on Tripadvisor, for the last 5 years. For the design team, the primary consideration is to create rooms that can be enjoyable and solvable for everyone, so that the rate of successful escapes is nearly 100%. Apart from the traditional rooms, offer our players innovative 3. generation escape games too.
Pubs, nightlife
This is one of the cosiest small bars in Budapest with a lovely atmosphere and a small terrace.
68 locals recommend
Potkulcs Pub
65/b Csengery u.This is one of the cosiest small bars in Budapest with a lovely atmosphere and a small terrace.
Gozsdu-udvar (English: Gozsdu Courtyard) comprises seven buildings and their courtyards in the 7th district of Budapest.
Gozsdu Courtyard is one of the most dynamically improving nightlife centres in the downtown of Budapest; it is a meeting point that combines entertainment, gastronomy and culture.
600 locals recommend
Gozsdu Court
Gozsdu udvarGozsdu-udvar (English: Gozsdu Courtyard) comprises seven buildings and their courtyards in the 7th district of Budapest.
Gozsdu Courtyard is one of the most dynamically improving nightlife centres in the downtown of Budapest; it is a meeting point that combines entertainment, gastronomy and culture.
One of the most well known ruin pubs of Budapest.
The opening of Szimpla Kert in 2002 has been literally and also symbolically a milestone in the alternative life of Budapest. Converting an old factory into a huge open-air cinema and pub, Szimpla Kert creates a unique framework for hosting concerts, theatre shows and many different cultural events.
46 locals recommend
Szimpla Kert
14 Kazinczy utcaOne of the most well known ruin pubs of Budapest.
The opening of Szimpla Kert in 2002 has been literally and also symbolically a milestone in the alternative life of Budapest. Converting an old factory into a huge open-air cinema and pub, Szimpla Kert creates a unique framework for hosting concerts, theatre shows and many different cultural events.
ÖTKERT provides quality nightlife in Budapest, with events and parties, French touched Hungarian cuisine, and 2 rooms that are jumping until the morning
490 locals recommend
Ötkert
4/A Zrínyi u.ÖTKERT provides quality nightlife in Budapest, with events and parties, French touched Hungarian cuisine, and 2 rooms that are jumping until the morning
A traditional pub with dim light and the well-known humming in the background, a perfect place to have a beer with your friends and relax
Gyűrű Pub & Podium
27 Balassi Bálint u.A traditional pub with dim light and the well-known humming in the background, a perfect place to have a beer with your friends and relax
Íjász söröző és koktélbár
8 Váci útOrdinary pub with many billiard and foosball tables
DiVino, probably the most popular wine bar in Budapest, is situated right next to the St. Stephen’s Basilica. Starting out as an initiative by Junibor, the association of young Hungarian vintners, DiVino was an instant success. The modern, trendy, and youthful attitude is reflected by the bar’s interior design: the minimalist furniture and the community-creating,
185 locals recommend
DiVino Wine Bar
3 Szent István térDiVino, probably the most popular wine bar in Budapest, is situated right next to the St. Stephen’s Basilica. Starting out as an initiative by Junibor, the association of young Hungarian vintners, DiVino was an instant success. The modern, trendy, and youthful attitude is reflected by the bar’s interior design: the minimalist furniture and the community-creating,
Their wine card that is in constant change offers over 60 types of wine from around the most exciting wine regions of the world and Hungary as well. They place special emphasis on Italian, Spanish and Hungarian champagnes, of which you can taste about a dozen variations every day. To make wine tasting an all-inclusive experience, have some of their daily tapas offers, special hams, cheeses and olives, the various bruschettas, or the daily courses of the associated restaurants. This is not simply a wine bar, but a wine shop as well, so you can drop in for a bottle in the evening as well.
29 locals recommend
Drop Shop Wine Bar
27 Balassi Bálint u.Their wine card that is in constant change offers over 60 types of wine from around the most exciting wine regions of the world and Hungary as well. They place special emphasis on Italian, Spanish and Hungarian champagnes, of which you can taste about a dozen variations every day. To make wine tasting an all-inclusive experience, have some of their daily tapas offers, special hams, cheeses and olives, the various bruschettas, or the daily courses of the associated restaurants. This is not simply a wine bar, but a wine shop as well, so you can drop in for a bottle in the evening as well.
Nice staff, nice people - great place to hang out. You might have to book a snooker table in advance or just borrow some darts from the bar and play a game or two. Drinks are inexpensive and served with a smile.
Ötker Snooker Club & Pub
1 Szent István körútNice staff, nice people - great place to hang out. You might have to book a snooker table in advance or just borrow some darts from the bar and play a game or two. Drinks are inexpensive and served with a smile.
Restaurants, confectioneries, cafes, gastronomy
Maródi Cukrászda
3 Jászai Mari térIt is a good place for a cake, ice cream or a cup of coffee.
A traditional, cosy, old-fashioned small restaurant with great soups and meals.
20 locals recommend
Tüköry Étterem
15 Hold u.A traditional, cosy, old-fashioned small restaurant with great soups and meals.
Hungarian fine cuisine flavours combined with modern cookery, french bistro atmosphere.
18 locals recommend
Biarritz étterem és kávézó
2 Balassi Bálint u.Hungarian fine cuisine flavours combined with modern cookery, french bistro atmosphere.
Crossing the traditional restaurant culture, a specialty restaurant inspired by the traditional American barbecue world.
9 locals recommend
Budapest Barbecue Company
13 Szent István krt.Crossing the traditional restaurant culture, a specialty restaurant inspired by the traditional American barbecue world.
Ambient atmosphere, live piano music every night.
Exciting dishes following the trends of modern Hungarian gastronomy.
They also have a small kids'corner for toddlers.
134 locals recommend
VakVarjú Restaurant
7 Paulay Ede u.Ambient atmosphere, live piano music every night.
Exciting dishes following the trends of modern Hungarian gastronomy.
They also have a small kids'corner for toddlers.
Pozsonyi Kisvendéglő is a popular, no-frills neighborhood restaurant in Budapest specializing in traditional Hungarian fare.
104 locals recommend
Pozsonyi Kisvendéglő
38 Radnóti Miklós u.Pozsonyi Kisvendéglő is a popular, no-frills neighborhood restaurant in Budapest specializing in traditional Hungarian fare.
There are so many great restaurant in Budapest served wonderful cuisine from Western, Chinese and traditional Hungarian cuisine. However, if you only have limited time to visit Budapest and looking to try for local Hungarian food, be sure to include Kiskakukk étterem into your Budapest food bucket list.
Kiskakukk étterem was founded in 1913 with more than 100 years of history, it is quite elegant and airy restaurant with great cuisine and friendly staff.
57 locals recommend
Kiskakukk Restaurant
12 Pozsonyi útThere are so many great restaurant in Budapest served wonderful cuisine from Western, Chinese and traditional Hungarian cuisine. However, if you only have limited time to visit Budapest and looking to try for local Hungarian food, be sure to include Kiskakukk étterem into your Budapest food bucket list.
Kiskakukk étterem was founded in 1913 with more than 100 years of history, it is quite elegant and airy restaurant with great cuisine and friendly staff.
The meals are placed on a conveyor belt that moves between the tables and the kitchen. Whatever you may prefer, you just take it down from the belt and enjoy.
83 locals recommend
Wasabi Sushi & Wok Étterem
21 Podmaniczky u.The meals are placed on a conveyor belt that moves between the tables and the kitchen. Whatever you may prefer, you just take it down from the belt and enjoy.
Café Smúz is the unique blend of a flower shop, a café, a wine bar and a design shop, where – after the initial shock – you’ll soon realize that these functions can actually work together quite well.
A perfect place for breakfast in the morning or a glass of wine in the afternoon and it has a great view to the Parliament.
15 locals recommend
Smuz-viragneked.hu
18 Kossuth Lajos térCafé Smúz is the unique blend of a flower shop, a café, a wine bar and a design shop, where – after the initial shock – you’ll soon realize that these functions can actually work together quite well.
A perfect place for breakfast in the morning or a glass of wine in the afternoon and it has a great view to the Parliament.
It is a confectionery, a patiserrie, a cafe and a good place for breakfast or a simple lunch.
The cafe is located next to the Parliament and there is a Chocolate museum above the cafe on the upper floor.
18 locals recommend
Szamos Cafe
10 Kossuth Lajos térIt is a confectionery, a patiserrie, a cafe and a good place for breakfast or a simple lunch.
The cafe is located next to the Parliament and there is a Chocolate museum above the cafe on the upper floor.
The walls of the restaurant are covered by more than one hundred years old newspapers, posters, typewriters, café equipments. You can find here distinguished wines from all over the country. Every night live music for the dinner.
52 locals recommend
Firkász Kávéház Étterem
18 Tátra u.The walls of the restaurant are covered by more than one hundred years old newspapers, posters, typewriters, café equipments. You can find here distinguished wines from all over the country. Every night live music for the dinner.
You can consume as much food as you want from the counter. Grab a plate and pick your choice!
At the grill bar, you can choose from a wide variety of raw meats, which will be prepaired by the cook for You.
Traditional Hungarian Folk music & dance evenings with all inclusive buffet!
36 locals recommend
Trófea Grill Restaurant All You Can Eat and Drink
50/A Visegrádi u.You can consume as much food as you want from the counter. Grab a plate and pick your choice!
At the grill bar, you can choose from a wide variety of raw meats, which will be prepaired by the cook for You.
Traditional Hungarian Folk music & dance evenings with all inclusive buffet!
Dunapark Restaurant and Coffeehouse
38 Pozsonyi útThe huge windows of the café and restaurant look on the Danube-bank and Szent István Park, and they also have a terrace which is the ideal place for eating an ice cream sundae during the summer. They offer quality food, whether we order á la carte or choose from the chef’s offers, yet the emphasis is on the confectionery selection which is presented in a giant cooling counter.
64 locals recommend
Dunapark Restaurant and Coffeehouse
38 Pozsonyi útThe huge windows of the café and restaurant look on the Danube-bank and Szent István Park, and they also have a terrace which is the ideal place for eating an ice cream sundae during the summer. They offer quality food, whether we order á la carte or choose from the chef’s offers, yet the emphasis is on the confectionery selection which is presented in a giant cooling counter.
Espresso Embassy in downtown Budapest is a must for every coffee fanatic. One of the first of new wave coffee bars, EE is known for superb espresso and filter coffee drinks made from freshly roasted coffee beans.
106 locals recommend
Espresso Embassy
15 Arany János u.Espresso Embassy in downtown Budapest is a must for every coffee fanatic. One of the first of new wave coffee bars, EE is known for superb espresso and filter coffee drinks made from freshly roasted coffee beans.
Huge variety of Belgian beers and great food in a friendly, casual atmosphere.
38 locals recommend
Mosselen Belgian Beer Café
14 Pannónia u.Huge variety of Belgian beers and great food in a friendly, casual atmosphere.
Fridays is known all over the world, and Budapest has four Fridays restaurants within its borders. This is the place if you want a real american burger or a nice steak.
17 locals recommend
TGI Fridays
1 Váci útFridays is known all over the world, and Budapest has four Fridays restaurants within its borders. This is the place if you want a real american burger or a nice steak.
The á la carte restaurant, VIP meeting room, conference and event halls with their breathtaking interiors offer an undoubtedly unique food and drink selection.
13 locals recommend
Urban betyár
16-18 Október 6. u.The á la carte restaurant, VIP meeting room, conference and event halls with their breathtaking interiors offer an undoubtedly unique food and drink selection.
m George or TG Italiano is a fashionable restaurant on the corner of Zrínyi and Október 6. utca, near St. Stephen’s Basilica. The place boasts the glamorous, metropolitan style of trendy urban bistros with elegant shades of brown and cream. The cuisine is Italian with a twist: the chef adds international flavours for novelty. The wine selection is also excellent.
125 locals recommend
Tom George Osteria
8 Október 6. u.m George or TG Italiano is a fashionable restaurant on the corner of Zrínyi and Október 6. utca, near St. Stephen’s Basilica. The place boasts the glamorous, metropolitan style of trendy urban bistros with elegant shades of brown and cream. The cuisine is Italian with a twist: the chef adds international flavours for novelty. The wine selection is also excellent.
The Bigfish seafood bistro is located in the downtown of Budapest on the renowned Andrássy Avenue.
75 locals recommend
Bigfish Andrássy Seafood Bistro
44 Andrássy útThe Bigfish seafood bistro is located in the downtown of Budapest on the renowned Andrássy Avenue.
Budapest’s best Mexican restaurant and expat hangout. Iguana is actually best described as American-Mexican with suitable design and dishes such as its iconic cheeseburger, BBQ, tacos and burritos. The food is made with authentic imported ingredients and you can wash everything down with Mexican beers or cocktails.
63 locals recommend
Iguana Mexican Restaurant
16 Zoltán utcaBudapest’s best Mexican restaurant and expat hangout. Iguana is actually best described as American-Mexican with suitable design and dishes such as its iconic cheeseburger, BBQ, tacos and burritos. The food is made with authentic imported ingredients and you can wash everything down with Mexican beers or cocktails.
Babka is named after Jerusalem stlyle chocolate cake to reflect the restaurant profile and food style. Colorful and tasty meals inspired by Meditarranean food culture with some international influences – often served at large tables surrounded by family and friends.
58 locals recommend
Babka Budapest
3 Pozsonyi útBabka is named after Jerusalem stlyle chocolate cake to reflect the restaurant profile and food style. Colorful and tasty meals inspired by Meditarranean food culture with some international influences – often served at large tables surrounded by family and friends.