Budapest Bests

We have collected for you all the places we think are worth to visit. We just call these places the "Budapest Bests". We list here some good Budapest restaurants, Budapest Coffee Houses, Budapest pubs ... and we know that shopping in Budapest might be also interesting for you:)

Places to eat

• Menza: the name of this fashionable restaurant in Hungarian means "canteen". In reality, it is a real work of art. If only this sort of thing could have been allowed in 1975, say, Budapest would have been as exciting a place as London ... You can tell the story of your young years, when you did have your lunches in actual "menzas"...(VI. Liszt Ferenc tér 2. www.menza.co.hu)

• Café Kör: an intimate and original restaurant in the city. This is the place where East meets the West in the culinary sense. (V. Sas utca 17, www.cafekor.com)
• Kispipa Vendéglő: a very good choice for tasting the Hungarian cuisine, at acceptable prices. (VII., Akácfa utca 38, www.kispipa.hu)
• Tüköry Söröző: an intimate and local place with good cuisine and cheap prices. (V., Hold utca 15, www.tukory.hu)
• Frici papa’s Eaterie: good and cheap food in a nice place. Ideal for peoplewatching. VII. Király utca 55
• Gundel: probably the most known restaurant in Hungary with according prices. (XIV. Állatkerti körút 2., www.gundel.hu)
• Kárpátia: a high quality traditional Hungarian establishment, the inside looks like some of the fancy halls of a medieval castle in the times of the legendary medieval King Matthias. (V. Ferenciek tere 7-8, www.karpatia.hu)
• First Strudel House of Pest: Strudel preparation is an old tradition an art in Hungary. Here you can taste excellent strudels in a nice place. (V., Október 6. utca 22, www.reteshaz.com)

Places with live gipsy music

• Kulacs Étterem VII. Osváth u. 11, www.kulacs.arteries.hu
• Alabárdos Étterem I. Országház utca, 2 www.alabardos.hu
• Aranyhordó Étterem I. Tárnok utca, 16 www.aranyhordovendeglo.hu
• Mátyás Pince V. Március 15 tér 7, www.matyaspince.hu
• Régi Sipos III. Lajos utca 46, www.regisipos.hu
• Százéves Étterem V. Pesti Barnabás utca 2

Cafés

• New York Coffee House: Budapest had mre than 400 cafés at the turn of the 19th century, but this was the most beautiful, the busiest, and the one with the liveliest athmosphere. VII, Erzsébet körút 9-11.

• Café Vian : delicious food & coffee, friendly service, and also a good place for peoplewatching. VI., Liszt Ferenc tér 9.
• Café Centrál The most traditional of the traditional cafés, you wouldn't tell that it did not operate between 1949 and 2000. V., Károlyi Mihály utca 9.
• Café Lukács: Patisserie and coffee house in one. The elegance of the old world meets contemporary comfort. VI, Andrássy út 70

Where to buy good Hungarian wines and spirits?

• Budapest Wine Society: You can buy here wines from all the important Hungarian wine regions. I. Batthyány utca 59

• Magyar Pálinka Háza: the place where you can buy the best Hungarian spirits. A huge selection on the most famous Hungarian spirit, the „pálinka”.VIII., Rákóczi út 17.

• If you do not have time to go to a wine store and you need recommendation, we will arrange for you what you desire. All you need to do is to contact us!

Going out

• Music Academy: One of Europe's most attractive concert halls built in art nouveau style, with excellent acoustics. The experience is to be gained from simply going there to see and hear a concert - it is of secondary importance who is playing and what is on the programme. Though visitors know it primarily for its concerts, its main function is actually as a music conservatoire, founded in the nineteenth century by the Hungarian composer (VI. Liszt Ferenc tér 2. www.lfze.hu)
• Fészek: The Fészek Club is just three minutes' walk from the concert hall. It is a special feature in the cultural life of Budapest, frequented by many an older artist and upstanding member of the community who likes to move in those circles. VII. Kertész utca 36.
• Palace of Arts: The long awaited new cultural institution of Budapest and Hungary with The National Concert Hall inside. The Hall has the dimensions of a Gothic cathedral. Cultural highlights all around the year. www.mupa.hu
• Hungarian State Opera: One of the leading Operas in Europe. (VI, Andrássy út 22, www.opera.hu)
• A38 Ship: a great place for jazz-, world-music-, electronic music, contemporary music-, and rock-music lovers. www.a38.hu
• Gödör Klub Cultural Centre: Cultural centre in the very downtown of Budapest. Maybe the most popular meeing point among young foreigners living in Budapest. Look for programs at www.godorklub.hu

Local pubs, bars: get to know them on our Half day-/One day-/Two day tours:)

Shopping

• Westend City Center: over 400 stores, cafes, restaurants, cinema... VI., Váci út 1-3.
• Mammut 1-2: stores, cafes, restaurants, cinema…II., Széna tér
• Ecseri market: a very interesting fleamarket for real treasure hunters. XIX. Nagykőrösi út 156.
• Central Market Hall: even without buying anything it is worth the time to visit this beautiful building. And if you are interested in the most Hungarian goods...IX. Vámház körút 1-3