No matter which direction you start discovering the city, you'll soon be flooded with amazing options. So here's our best of the best list for you.
Bars & Restaurants
FAUSTO'S RISTORANTE Open at lunch and dinner time, it offers classic Italian dishes enrichedwith a contemporary cuisine style, made from the best Italian and domestic ingredients.
DOBRUMBA Small and friendly mediterranean restaurant on the corner of Dob and Rumbach streets. They offer you superb dishes, much love, friendly afternoons and vivid nights.
MAZEL TOV Mazel Tov is an open-hearted cultural space focusing on gastronomy in the middle of the historical Jewish Quar party location with planted trees and herbs.
ESCA STUDIO RESTAURANT This remarkable, small, but intimate restaurant in the heart of the city is up to 16 persons. Besides nordic style meals, ESCA also represents Scandinavian impact on its interior design.
STIKA Two bow-tied, always handsome baristas await guests with all-day breakfast, lunch and a la carte menus, not to mention their extensive wine selection.
IL TERZO CERCHIO The Third Circle (a reference to Dante’s “Inferno”) is now tucked in a quiet corner on Dohány Street. It’s a bit more sophisticated than your typical Italian eatery, but the atmosphere is still inviting.
FRICSKA GASTROPUB A bit of Italian, a bit of French plus Hungarian Novelle Cuisine. To please you their chefs cook real food straight from the marketplace. Hence, is the menu changing every lunch and every dinner.
LA BODEGUITA DEL MEDIO Unforgettable moments due to its special atmosphere. Their authentic cuban band, La Movida plays every night. On the weekends visit their cuban dance show and bartender flair show.
SALON RESTAURANT Where the elegance and quaintness of the pre-world war era is coupled with modern interior design. They put emphasis on the reinvention of traditional Hungarian dishes.
VICKY BARCELONA The lively delights of Barcelona awaits you at Gozsdu Udvar. A tapas bar with authentic Spanish vibes, enhanced by authentic interior design and an Iberian-inspired selection of food and drinks.
KARAVÁN This place gives home to numerous kiosks where you can order mouthwatering handheld meals from lángos to burgers. Additionally, its drink bar serves cold beers and tasty shots to wash them down.
GOZSDU SKY TERRACE Even during wintertime, under the heated glass dome and amongst colorful pillows you can enjoy some mulled wine and punch while admiring the Citadel.
DIVINO GOZSDU The largest all-year wine terrace of Budapest offers over 120 kinds of fine Hungarian wines, as well as wine tasting events, and an ever-expanding selection of palatable potables.
WARMUP COCKTAIL BAR In the middle of the party district of Budapest, you won't find two of the same cocktails here as they always prepare them uniquely to the guest’s taste. Don't miss their edible, molecular cocktails either!
BLACK SWAN Elegantly blending modern scenes and a semi-secret speakeasy atmosphere, Black Swan welcomes gastronomy enthusiasts and drinkers who fancy feasting amid an elegant setting.
PHARMA BAR Visiting Pharma can be really refreshing, because although the venue is small – only big enough to host 10 people at most – those standing behind the bar are obviously love creating something good.
HOPS BEER BAR A place where the walls are plastered with beer coasters can't get any friendlier. The assortment of bottled beers counts around 130 items, with an ever-changing selection of nine beers on tap.
SZIMPLA KERT Undoubtedly the best known ruinpub among the locals and the tourists, as well. A pioneering cult place giving new trends. A place for open-air cinema, exhibitions, and all kinds of good times.