Daniel’s Drinks & Nightlife guidebook

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Daniel’s Drinks & Nightlife guidebook

Bar/ Ruin pubs

Voted the second best bar in the world by the readers of Lonely Planet this place has a special atmosphere you'll find nowhere else with a truly international crowd.
1582 locals recommend
Szimpla Kert
14 Kazinczy u.
1582 locals recommend
Voted the second best bar in the world by the readers of Lonely Planet this place has a special atmosphere you'll find nowhere else with a truly international crowd.
The open air version of the nearby Ellato. The building and the yard was once place for a meat factory and not much changed in look.
32 locals recommend
Arriba! Taqueria - Oktogon
25 Teréz krt.
32 locals recommend
The open air version of the nearby Ellato. The building and the yard was once place for a meat factory and not much changed in look.
Very trendy bar which often get crowded during the nights.
Ellátó Bolt
7-9 Régi posta utca
Very trendy bar which often get crowded during the nights.
One of the newer warriors among the tons of ruin pubs in the neighbourhood with a garden on the summer and the usual underground dancefloor in this case in the music styles presented here too.
Mika Tivadar
48 Tavasz u.
One of the newer warriors among the tons of ruin pubs in the neighbourhood with a garden on the summer and the usual underground dancefloor in this case in the music styles presented here too.
Great drinks
306 locals recommend
Mazel Tov
47 Akácfa u.
306 locals recommend
Great drinks
former car park converted into a relaxed ruin bar with graffiti-covered walls and something of a festival vibe.
12 locals recommend
Rácskert
40 Dob u.
12 locals recommend
former car park converted into a relaxed ruin bar with graffiti-covered walls and something of a festival vibe.
This rooftop bar offers 360-degree views over the capital, a lengthy wine and cocktail list, and an array of excellent snacks and small plates.
308 locals recommend
360 Bar
39 Andrássy út
308 locals recommend
This rooftop bar offers 360-degree views over the capital, a lengthy wine and cocktail list, and an array of excellent snacks and small plates.
Budapest’s party vortex is Gozsdu Passage, a tunnel of buzzing bars and restaurants draped in fairy lights, with open-air spaces that spill out into airy courtyards and gardens, right in the centre of the trendy 7th District.
600 locals recommend
Gozsdu Court
Gozsdu udvar
600 locals recommend
Budapest’s party vortex is Gozsdu Passage, a tunnel of buzzing bars and restaurants draped in fairy lights, with open-air spaces that spill out into airy courtyards and gardens, right in the centre of the trendy 7th District.
A highly atmospheric red-walled underground cocktail bar that dubs itself a ‘neo-speakeasy’.
71 locals recommend
Boutiq Bar
5 Paulay Ede u.
71 locals recommend
A highly atmospheric red-walled underground cocktail bar that dubs itself a ‘neo-speakeasy’.

Nightclubs

in the same building as veteran club Fogas Ház, Instant is still the biggest ruin bar in Budapest, with two courtyards and eight bars, all of which stay open until 6am, seven nights a week.
743 locals recommend
Instant Club
51 Akácfa u.
743 locals recommend
in the same building as veteran club Fogas Ház, Instant is still the biggest ruin bar in Budapest, with two courtyards and eight bars, all of which stay open until 6am, seven nights a week.
This central spot opened in 2010, offering a slightly more polished clubbing experience than its edgier counterparts. Ötkert’s magic takes place in an impressive, restored 19th-century building.
490 locals recommend
Ötkert
4/A Zrínyi u.
490 locals recommend
This central spot opened in 2010, offering a slightly more polished clubbing experience than its edgier counterparts. Ötkert’s magic takes place in an impressive, restored 19th-century building.
One of the pioneers of the ruin bar, this clubbing monster continues to offer something for everyone after a very successful 2010 revamp.
743 locals recommend
Instant Club
51 Akácfa u.
743 locals recommend
One of the pioneers of the ruin bar, this clubbing monster continues to offer something for everyone after a very successful 2010 revamp.
This is by far the most central nightclub on the list, making it an appealing attraction for party-goers who don’t want to have too far to find their way home. It features a number of halls – often hosting concerts across the spectrum of musical genres – a funky central room for taking a break from the dancing and is a particular treat in the summer with its quaintly-lit terrace and events.
379 locals recommend
Akvárium Klub
12 Erzsébet tér
379 locals recommend
This is by far the most central nightclub on the list, making it an appealing attraction for party-goers who don’t want to have too far to find their way home. It features a number of halls – often hosting concerts across the spectrum of musical genres – a funky central room for taking a break from the dancing and is a particular treat in the summer with its quaintly-lit terrace and events.
With a party almost every night of the week, Illegal gets its name from its gangsta style but is really, anything but! Downstairs in the basement you’ll discover a spacious party room with DJ and disco ball along with plenty of entertainment options.
12 locals recommend
Illegal Pub & Club
4 Kazinczy u.
12 locals recommend
With a party almost every night of the week, Illegal gets its name from its gangsta style but is really, anything but! Downstairs in the basement you’ll discover a spacious party room with DJ and disco ball along with plenty of entertainment options.
A great open-air ruin club simply made for enjoying summer nights next to the water. With top DJ’s playing great music you can enjoy a variety of free entry before midnight and half-priced drinks promotions.
Romkert büfé
Zielinski Szilárd sétány
A great open-air ruin club simply made for enjoying summer nights next to the water. With top DJ’s playing great music you can enjoy a variety of free entry before midnight and half-priced drinks promotions.