Guidebook for Budapest
Food Scene
Ornate cafe/restaurant since 1894 with frescoes & chandeliers, for coffee, cake & Hungarian cuisine.
465 locals recommend
New York Palace
9-11 Erzsébet krt.Ornate cafe/restaurant since 1894 with frescoes & chandeliers, for coffee, cake & Hungarian cuisine.
Modern take on local dishes with Hungarian-style tapas, plus local wines & live accordion music.
129 locals recommend
Bock Bisztró
43-49 Erzsébet krt.Modern take on local dishes with Hungarian-style tapas, plus local wines & live accordion music.
Kiosk Budapest
4 Március 15. térDrinks & Nightlife
Light, airy cafe & cultural space with garden, serving bar snacks, sandwiches, beers & hot drinks.
306 locals recommend
Mazel Tov
47 Akácfa u.Light, airy cafe & cultural space with garden, serving bar snacks, sandwiches, beers & hot drinks.
Huge pub with old mismatched items & a disused Trabant car, with music, food, market & a garden.
1582 locals recommend
Szimpla Kert
14 Kazinczy u.Huge pub with old mismatched items & a disused Trabant car, with music, food, market & a garden.
Instant Club
51 Akácfa u.Kisüzem
2 Kis Diófa u.Stifler Bar
19 Erzsébet krt.Arts & Culture
Neoclassical venue with ceiling frescoes & statues of composers, for opera & ballet plus tours.
949 locals recommend
Hungarian State Opera
22 Andrássy útNeoclassical venue with ceiling frescoes & statues of composers, for opera & ballet plus tours.
Ornate domes top this lavish Moorish-style synagogue, with a museum, cemetery & Holocaust memorial.
1302 locals recommend
Dohány Street Synagogue
2 Dohány u.Ornate domes top this lavish Moorish-style synagogue, with a museum, cemetery & Holocaust memorial.
Vast cupola-topped Roman Catholic place of worship, built from 1851 to 1905, with regular concerts.
1262 locals recommend
St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika)
1 Szent István térVast cupola-topped Roman Catholic place of worship, built from 1851 to 1905, with regular concerts.
Landmark Gothic Revival–style edifice with lavishly decorated rooms, plus a visitors' center.
1905 locals recommend
Hungarian Parliament Building
1-3 Kossuth Lajos térLandmark Gothic Revival–style edifice with lavishly decorated rooms, plus a visitors' center.
Art nouveau building housing a concert hall & classical music school, plus a Franz Liszt collection.
34 locals recommend
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
8 Liszt Ferenc térArt nouveau building housing a concert hall & classical music school, plus a Franz Liszt collection.
Sightseeing
Standby for scenic walks along the Danube River with a variety of sculptures & prominent buildings.
36 locals recommend
Danube Promenade
Standby for scenic walks along the Danube River with a variety of sculptures & prominent buildings.
Landmark 19th-century suspension bridge, designed by William Tierney Clark & illuminated at night.
795 locals recommend
Chain Bridge
Széchenyi LánchídLandmark 19th-century suspension bridge, designed by William Tierney Clark & illuminated at night.
Palatial venue for the Hungarian National Gallery plus displays from Gothic altars to sculpture.
812 locals recommend
Buda Castle
2 Szent György térPalatial venue for the Hungarian National Gallery plus displays from Gothic altars to sculpture.
Entertainment & Activities
16th-century spa complex with traditional Turkish baths, swimming pools & a sauna.
96 locals recommend
Rudas Gyógyfürdő
16th-century spa complex with traditional Turkish baths, swimming pools & a sauna.
Ornate thermal baths, built in 1913, with a cupola, massivve swimming pools & water jet massagers.
1248 locals recommend
Széchenyi Thermal Bath
9-11 Állatkerti krt.Ornate thermal baths, built in 1913, with a cupola, massivve swimming pools & water jet massagers.