Guidebook for Budapest

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Julia And Gergo
Guidebook for Budapest

Food Scene

Small and cosy restaurant that used to be a small transformer house. Excellent burgers and daily soup, friendly staff, free WiFi. Majorka is along the bike road running towards Szt. János Hospital.
24 locals recommend
Majorka Cafe
16 Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor
24 locals recommend
Small and cosy restaurant that used to be a small transformer house. Excellent burgers and daily soup, friendly staff, free WiFi. Majorka is along the bike road running towards Szt. János Hospital.
lovely little coffee with home made pastries and 100% organic coffee https://www.facebook.com/pismanypekseg
Krisztina körút 31
31 Krisztina körút
lovely little coffee with home made pastries and 100% organic coffee https://www.facebook.com/pismanypekseg
Café with the theme of the 30s based on the life of legendary Hungarian actress Katalin Karády. karadykavahaz.hu
20 locals recommend
Lövőház Street
Lövőház utca
20 locals recommend
Café with the theme of the 30s based on the life of legendary Hungarian actress Katalin Karády. karadykavahaz.hu
Lovely small restaurant, one of the best in Budapest.
43 locals recommend
Csalogány 26
26 Csalogány u.
43 locals recommend
Lovely small restaurant, one of the best in Budapest.
If you are looking for a traditional Hungarian restaurant but want to experience it in the hip way rather than the tourist way than 21 is a must. Excellent traditional meals with a twist.
19 locals recommend
21 - Magyar Vendéglő
21 Fortuna u.
19 locals recommend
If you are looking for a traditional Hungarian restaurant but want to experience it in the hip way rather than the tourist way than 21 is a must. Excellent traditional meals with a twist.
Pest-Buda is one of the oldest restaurants of Hungary. Grandma’s home style Hungarian kitchen, using the best ingredients, with love and care.
58 locals recommend
Budapest Bistro
3 Fortuna u.
58 locals recommend
Pest-Buda is one of the oldest restaurants of Hungary. Grandma’s home style Hungarian kitchen, using the best ingredients, with love and care.
located in a 13th century old bakery house Pierot is owned by a restaurateur family, and had a prestigious clientele of Depeche Mode, AC/DC, M. Mastroiani, Sir Roger Moore, A. Banderas and many more
13 locals recommend
Pierrot
14 Fortuna u.
13 locals recommend
located in a 13th century old bakery house Pierot is owned by a restaurateur family, and had a prestigious clientele of Depeche Mode, AC/DC, M. Mastroiani, Sir Roger Moore, A. Banderas and many more
Lovely Italian restaurant, their house-made pastas are wonderful!
23 locals recommend
Porcellino Grasso Ristorante
19 Ady Endre u.
23 locals recommend
Lovely Italian restaurant, their house-made pastas are wonderful!
We call them pancakes but are rather crépes, still very very Hungarian and at Nagyi's (Granny's) you can taste a wast selection of these sweet and savory goodies in fast food style.
22 locals recommend
Nagyi's Crêperie
5 Batthyány tér
22 locals recommend
We call them pancakes but are rather crépes, still very very Hungarian and at Nagyi's (Granny's) you can taste a wast selection of these sweet and savory goodies in fast food style.
with a french bakery and patisserie right on the premises, live music, fresh international papers and a lively terrace, Déryné is a landmark Brasserie with style since 1914.
146 locals recommend
Déryné Bisztró
3 Krisztina tér
146 locals recommend
with a french bakery and patisserie right on the premises, live music, fresh international papers and a lively terrace, Déryné is a landmark Brasserie with style since 1914.
Close to Normafa lookout this restaurant has picnic baskets to take away during summer and an ever burning fireplace with mulled wine in the winter.
Normakert vendéglő
59 Eötvös út
Close to Normafa lookout this restaurant has picnic baskets to take away during summer and an ever burning fireplace with mulled wine in the winter.
This area used to filled with boat houses and weekend houses in the 1950s. Unfortunately many have been taken down but the vibe is still intact, don't miss trying the HEKK.
53 locals recommend
Római part
Római part
53 locals recommend
This area used to filled with boat houses and weekend houses in the 1950s. Unfortunately many have been taken down but the vibe is still intact, don't miss trying the HEKK.

Everything Else

24/7 Pharmacy After normal opening hours there is only a little window open and you have to line up on the street.
Déli Gyógyszertár
1/B Alkotás u.
24/7 Pharmacy After normal opening hours there is only a little window open and you have to line up on the street.
11 500 m2 sport centre offering squash, football, tennis, skating, ice skating http://marczibanyi.hu/en/main_page
City Squash Club
13 Marczibányi tér
11 500 m2 sport centre offering squash, football, tennis, skating, ice skating http://marczibanyi.hu/en/main_page
Closest ER at St. János Hospital
Szent János's Hospital and North Buda Unified Hospitals
1 Diós árok
Closest ER at St. János Hospital
Popular outdoor destination for a stroll in the woods. Don't miss the wonderful "rétes" of you choice of filling from the little wooden cabins.
Hotel Normafa
41 Eötvös út
Popular outdoor destination for a stroll in the woods. Don't miss the wonderful "rétes" of you choice of filling from the little wooden cabins.
Rudas is a recently renovated bath originating from the 16th century!
540 locals recommend
Rudas Baths
9 Döbrentei tér
540 locals recommend
Rudas is a recently renovated bath originating from the 16th century!
Lukács Thermal Bath is a lot more retro than Rudas but still nicely renovated and with a very interesting layout of different pools.
221 locals recommend
Lukacs Baths
25-29 Frankel Leó út
221 locals recommend
Lukács Thermal Bath is a lot more retro than Rudas but still nicely renovated and with a very interesting layout of different pools.
Grab a lángos with lots of garlic, sour cream and cheese and mingle with the locals while you browse for honey, fresh fruits and veg.
44 locals recommend
Fény utcai piac
44 locals recommend
Grab a lángos with lots of garlic, sour cream and cheese and mingle with the locals while you browse for honey, fresh fruits and veg.
Millenáris is a great public park behind the Mammut shopping centers. They have excellent exhibitions, concerts and design and produce market on weekends.
114 locals recommend
Millenáris park
16-20 Kis Rókus u.
114 locals recommend
Millenáris is a great public park behind the Mammut shopping centers. They have excellent exhibitions, concerts and design and produce market on weekends.
Turkish bath with 5 pools with different water temperature, Finnish sauna, steam bath, jacuzzi etc. Open between 6am-12am and 3pm-9pm every day. Entrance is from Árpád fejedelem street 7.
Budai Irgalmasrendi Kórház
17-19 Frankel Leó út
Turkish bath with 5 pools with different water temperature, Finnish sauna, steam bath, jacuzzi etc. Open between 6am-12am and 3pm-9pm every day. Entrance is from Árpád fejedelem street 7.

Sightseeing

Buda Castle - National Gallery http://www.mng.hu/en
812 locals recommend
Buda Castle
2 Szent György tér
812 locals recommend
Buda Castle - National Gallery http://www.mng.hu/en
Beautiful Roman Catholic church in front of the Fishermens' Bastion More info on opening hours: http://www.matyas-templom.hu/eng/idegenforgalom.html
421 locals recommend
Matthias Church
2 Szentháromság tér
421 locals recommend
Beautiful Roman Catholic church in front of the Fishermens' Bastion More info on opening hours: http://www.matyas-templom.hu/eng/idegenforgalom.html
A terrace with a breathtaking view of Budapest in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style situated on the Buda bank of the Danube http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman%27s_Bastion
666 locals recommend
Fishermen's Bastion
Szentháromság tér
666 locals recommend
A terrace with a breathtaking view of Budapest in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style situated on the Buda bank of the Danube http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman%27s_Bastion
Historical cog-wheel railway running since 1929 with "new" vehicles from the 70s. It takes you up to the Széchenyi Mountain where you can have nice walk and enjoy the beautiful view of the city.
33 locals recommend
Budapest Cog-wheel Railway
Városmajor
33 locals recommend
Historical cog-wheel railway running since 1929 with "new" vehicles from the 70s. It takes you up to the Széchenyi Mountain where you can have nice walk and enjoy the beautiful view of the city.
They offer sightseeing and restaurant cruises on the Danube, in winter time only twice a day but more frequently during the rest of the year.
18 locals recommend
Legenda City Cruises
7 Jane Haining rkp.
18 locals recommend
They offer sightseeing and restaurant cruises on the Danube, in winter time only twice a day but more frequently during the rest of the year.
2 acre little paradise created by novelist Jókai Mór in the 1850s'. Home to a wide range of birds, squirrels and also houses the Hungarian Ornithologist Association. On weekdays it is a public park.
Jókai-kert Természetvédelmi terület
2 acre little paradise created by novelist Jókai Mór in the 1850s'. Home to a wide range of birds, squirrels and also houses the Hungarian Ornithologist Association. On weekdays it is a public park.
Very interesting 60 minute tour of the historical wartime hospital and the cold war bunker. It is 15-18 C inside all year round inside, although not part of the cave system under the castle.
90 locals recommend
Hospital in the Rock Nuclear Bunker Museum
4/c Lovas út
90 locals recommend
Very interesting 60 minute tour of the historical wartime hospital and the cold war bunker. It is 15-18 C inside all year round inside, although not part of the cave system under the castle.
Built in 1931, all houses in the street are part of a Bauhaus architectural experiment of 19 small wonderful villas. Well worth a visit if you are into architecture and beautiful buildings!
Napraforgo Street
Built in 1931, all houses in the street are part of a Bauhaus architectural experiment of 19 small wonderful villas. Well worth a visit if you are into architecture and beautiful buildings!
Tours to the cave start every hour and last 40 minutes, but it is closed on Tuesdays. It is a 250 m walk among the stalagmites in 12 C degrees, the air is very good for asthma and allergies!
20 locals recommend
Szemlő Mountain Cave
35 Pusztaszeri út
20 locals recommend
Tours to the cave start every hour and last 40 minutes, but it is closed on Tuesdays. It is a 250 m walk among the stalagmites in 12 C degrees, the air is very good for asthma and allergies!
Get a ride up to the Royal Palace and enjoy the view over the Danube on the way!
163 locals recommend
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular station
Clark Ádám tér
163 locals recommend
Get a ride up to the Royal Palace and enjoy the view over the Danube on the way!
Interesting selection of new and run down houses in one of the few cobbled medieval streets of Buda, as such being the steepest as well.
18 locals recommend
Gül Baba Street
Gül Baba utca
18 locals recommend
Interesting selection of new and run down houses in one of the few cobbled medieval streets of Buda, as such being the steepest as well.
Built in the 1540s for the third pasha in Buda during its occupancy by the Ottoman Empire.
91 locals recommend
Gül Baba and Rosegarden
14 Mecset u.
91 locals recommend
Built in the 1540s for the third pasha in Buda during its occupancy by the Ottoman Empire.
Orthodox Jewish Cemetery at 55 Csörsz street (little further on the street not where the map suggests) with Hebrew tombstone only. Visits must be arranged at the Orthodox community at VII. Dob utca 35
Csörsz Street
Csörsz utca
Orthodox Jewish Cemetery at 55 Csörsz street (little further on the street not where the map suggests) with Hebrew tombstone only. Visits must be arranged at the Orthodox community at VII. Dob utca 35
Visible remains of the 2000 years of Roman settlement a healthy bike ride away. If you are here don't miss the Római Part on the shore of the Danube with its restaurant and boat houses.
24 locals recommend
Aquincum
24 locals recommend
Visible remains of the 2000 years of Roman settlement a healthy bike ride away. If you are here don't miss the Római Part on the shore of the Danube with its restaurant and boat houses.

Shopping

Mammut Shopping Centre http://mammut.hu/lang/en/
216 locals recommend
Mammut
2-6 Lövőház u.
216 locals recommend
Mammut Shopping Centre http://mammut.hu/lang/en/

Arts & Culture

Marczibányi Cultural Centre 1022 Budapest, Marczibányi tér 5/a Offering concerts, courses, kids programs, lectures and entertainment for all ages.
Marczibányi Téri Művelődési Központ
5/A Marczibányi tér
Marczibányi Cultural Centre 1022 Budapest, Marczibányi tér 5/a Offering concerts, courses, kids programs, lectures and entertainment for all ages.

Entertainment & Activities

Millipop playhouse for kids, creative workshops, gigantic slides and lots and lots of exciting games for kids ages 1-14.
114 locals recommend
Millenáris park
16-20 Kis Rókus u.
114 locals recommend
Millipop playhouse for kids, creative workshops, gigantic slides and lots and lots of exciting games for kids ages 1-14.