Guidebook for Budapest
Food Scene
Pesti Disznó
19 Nagymező u." his recently renovated, Italian eclectic style renaissance building looks enchanting even from outside, but this isn’t the only reason Salon restaurant makes an excellent dining venue for special occasions: here, „essential Hungarian gastronomy” gets prime billing.
Here, you’ll step into another world as soon as you set foot inside. The place’s trademark tranquility and quietly classy setting guarantee an unforgettable experience for all at all times. The spacious interiors add an air of intimacy to deep conversations; they also elegantly augment the exquitise meals, prepared from only the very best locally sourced ingredients."
Salon Restaurant
9-11 Erzsébet körút" his recently renovated, Italian eclectic style renaissance building looks enchanting even from outside, but this isn’t the only reason Salon restaurant makes an excellent dining venue for special occasions: here, „essential Hungarian gastronomy” gets prime billing.
Here, you’ll step into another world as soon as you set foot inside. The place’s trademark tranquility and quietly classy setting guarantee an unforgettable experience for all at all times. The spacious interiors add an air of intimacy to deep conversations; they also elegantly augment the exquitise meals, prepared from only the very best locally sourced ingredients."
"ou'll find Hungarian and international specialties in our selection. We focus on creativity and a colorful world of flavors.That concept is also reflected in our daily menus and the creation of our bar snack and tapas offerings, as well as our menu card. You'll surely find something to temp your taste buds. We also cater to the nedds of our gluten and lactose intolerant guests when creating our dishes. Our unique "Enomatic" wine dispensing system allows you to taste over a hundred different local and foreign wine specialties, as we'll happily open a bottle for tasting that you'll only be able to buy by the bottle elsewhere. You may read more about this special technique under the "Enomatic"
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Bistro Fine
8 Andrássy út"ou'll find Hungarian and international specialties in our selection. We focus on creativity and a colorful world of flavors.That concept is also reflected in our daily menus and the creation of our bar snack and tapas offerings, as well as our menu card. You'll surely find something to temp your taste buds. We also cater to the nedds of our gluten and lactose intolerant guests when creating our dishes. Our unique "Enomatic" wine dispensing system allows you to taste over a hundred different local and foreign wine specialties, as we'll happily open a bottle for tasting that you'll only be able to buy by the bottle elsewhere. You may read more about this special technique under the "Enomatic"
There is a place in Budapest’s centre, just one step away from the bustle of city life, where you can enjoy a Mediterranean feel, fresh homemade pasta dishes and seasonal specialities, summer evenings under string lights, bird chatter and blossoming oleanders, and the finest wines. Life is nothing but dolce vita here.
Apacuka is a fun dining restaurant and a cool bar in one. A restaurant with a relaxed setting where you can enjoy premium quality and new specialities bi-weekly by chef Gábor Bacsa’s kitchen. A bar and terrace where you can sip the best Hungarian wines or sit back to enjoy your afternoon coffee." from their website
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Apacuka Étterem
54-56 Nagymező u.There is a place in Budapest’s centre, just one step away from the bustle of city life, where you can enjoy a Mediterranean feel, fresh homemade pasta dishes and seasonal specialities, summer evenings under string lights, bird chatter and blossoming oleanders, and the finest wines. Life is nothing but dolce vita here.
Apacuka is a fun dining restaurant and a cool bar in one. A restaurant with a relaxed setting where you can enjoy premium quality and new specialities bi-weekly by chef Gábor Bacsa’s kitchen. A bar and terrace where you can sip the best Hungarian wines or sit back to enjoy your afternoon coffee." from their website
The best view to the City...
" Through our terraces we can offer a unique panoramic view and fascinating scenery which supplements the tastes of our meals and beverages, our guests can enjoy not only indulge their taste buds but their eyes as well. " from their website
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Búsuló Juhász
58 Kelenhegyi útThe best view to the City...
" Through our terraces we can offer a unique panoramic view and fascinating scenery which supplements the tastes of our meals and beverages, our guests can enjoy not only indulge their taste buds but their eyes as well. " from their website
One of the most elegant vintage garden in the city, flowers everywhere. A great place to each from 11am till late in the evening.
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Vintage Garden
21 Dob u.One of the most elegant vintage garden in the city, flowers everywhere. A great place to each from 11am till late in the evening.
Daily manu on good price...this is also a wine shop..
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Klassz Étterem és Borbolt
41 Andrássy útDaily manu on good price...this is also a wine shop..
" Chablon bistro offers a pleasing lunch alternative to cheap diners, fast food eateries and overpriced fancy restaurants for the weekdays at affordable prices.
At our small and homely downtown bistro we welcome our guests with daily changing lunch featuring redefined traditional Hungarian dishes, and classics of French, Italian and international cuisine. "
Chablon Bistro
27 Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út" Chablon bistro offers a pleasing lunch alternative to cheap diners, fast food eateries and overpriced fancy restaurants for the weekdays at affordable prices.
At our small and homely downtown bistro we welcome our guests with daily changing lunch featuring redefined traditional Hungarian dishes, and classics of French, Italian and international cuisine. "
" It is not a coincidence that we quote a culinary expert at the beginning of our menu card, since his remark from 1839 is true, the Italian cuisine's major component is indeed tomato. "Not only have generations of Naepolitanians been made happy by the brilliant idea of adding tomatoes to noodles and pizza, but everyone else who appreciates and loves Italian cuisine." from their website
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Trattoria Pomo D'Oro
9 Arany János utca" It is not a coincidence that we quote a culinary expert at the beginning of our menu card, since his remark from 1839 is true, the Italian cuisine's major component is indeed tomato. "Not only have generations of Naepolitanians been made happy by the brilliant idea of adding tomatoes to noodles and pizza, but everyone else who appreciates and loves Italian cuisine." from their website
Street food on high level. Very popular place, among the first places on the Top10 list..
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Bors Gastro Bar
10 Kazinczy u.Street food on high level. Very popular place, among the first places on the Top10 list..
Meat & Sauce
34 Nagymező utcaGreat sanwiches just for a few steps from your apt....
Hokedli
10 Nagymező u.A great place to eat on weekdays from 11.30am till 5pm..
A great place to eat If you like the fishes and seafoods..
Open from Monday-Saturday from 11am-3pm
Vörös Homár Belvárosi Halpiac ès Gasztrobár
13 Hold u.A great place to eat If you like the fishes and seafoods..
Open from Monday-Saturday from 11am-3pm
" One of the City's Most Attractive Breakfast Restaurant " from their website
Open from 8am till 8pm.
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Á la Maison Breakfast and Brunch Restaurant
3 Szervita tér" One of the City's Most Attractive Breakfast Restaurant " from their website
Open from 8am till 8pm.
" Két Szerecsen is an ageless place. Két Szerecsen is a coffeehouse in the old sense, where you can drop by in the morning, at noon or late at night. Where you can always see a smiling face. Where we await you with delicious food, in addition to excellent coffee. Where the cuisine blends simplicity with sophistication, and classical with trendy. The traditional flavours of a Parisian bistro with the stylish meals of modern gastronomy." from their website Open : from 8am till midnight
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Két Szerecsen
14 Nagymező u." Két Szerecsen is an ageless place. Két Szerecsen is a coffeehouse in the old sense, where you can drop by in the morning, at noon or late at night. Where you can always see a smiling face. Where we await you with delicious food, in addition to excellent coffee. Where the cuisine blends simplicity with sophistication, and classical with trendy. The traditional flavours of a Parisian bistro with the stylish meals of modern gastronomy." from their website Open : from 8am till midnight
9BAR
5 Lázár u.New wave cafe....
Open from 8am-6pm..
An other great new wave Cafe in downtown.
Opening hours on weekdays: 7,30am-7pm. Weekend: 9am-5pm
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Espresso Embassy
15 Arany János u.An other great new wave Cafe in downtown.
Opening hours on weekdays: 7,30am-7pm. Weekend: 9am-5pm
La Delizia
13 Jókai u.A great place to eat healthy cakes /cookies..etc
Open: 10am-8pm
Café Gerbeaud
7-8 Vörösmarty térA famous legendary place in Budapest...
Open: 9am-9pm
" Most Beautiful Coffee House in the World”.
Open: 8am-midnight
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New York Palace
9-11 Erzsébet krt." Most Beautiful Coffee House in the World”.
Open: 8am-midnight
For Ice-cream lovers...
Open: 11am-9pm...just a few steps from your door.
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Fragola
7 Nagymező u.For Ice-cream lovers...
Open: 11am-9pm...just a few steps from your door.
Great Bistro - Vegan restaurant
6 Bank u.A great place for VEGAN people...
From Vegan to raw Vegan..
RUNCH AND LUNCH TIMES:
Tuesday - Sunday : 10:00 - 18:00
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Slow Foodiez Events & Catering
From Vegan to raw Vegan..
RUNCH AND LUNCH TIMES:
Tuesday - Sunday : 10:00 - 18:00
Artisan backery just for a few steps from your door...
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Kiskovász Kézműves Pékség
36 Nagymező u.Artisan backery just for a few steps from your door...
Handmade backery and Cafe...
Always fresh and delicious handmade bread, rolls, pasrties..etc
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Artizán Bakery
3 Hold u.Handmade backery and Cafe...
Always fresh and delicious handmade bread, rolls, pasrties..etc
Arts & Culture
" Founded in 1875, the Liszt Academy is the only institution bearing the name of Ferenc Liszt in which the great composer himself had an active role in establishing. The university, which has been functioning for more than 140 years, is the bastion of music teaching and musicology in Hungary. The Grand Hall boasting unparalleled acoustics is a legendary concert venue in the Art Nouveau conservatory (1907) on Liszt Ferenc Square. Since its reconstruction in 2013, the institution has handled independent professional concert organizing activities and earned itself a reputation globally both as a university and a concert centre."
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Zeneakadémia
8 Liszt Ferenc tér" Founded in 1875, the Liszt Academy is the only institution bearing the name of Ferenc Liszt in which the great composer himself had an active role in establishing. The university, which has been functioning for more than 140 years, is the bastion of music teaching and musicology in Hungary. The Grand Hall boasting unparalleled acoustics is a legendary concert venue in the Art Nouveau conservatory (1907) on Liszt Ferenc Square. Since its reconstruction in 2013, the institution has handled independent professional concert organizing activities and earned itself a reputation globally both as a university and a concert centre."
"The decision to build the Opera House was made in 1873. Following a public tender, the jury selected the design submitted by famed architect Miklós Ybl (1814-1891). Construction began in 1875 and, despite minor delays, was completed nine years later. The opening night – to which Emperor and King Franz Joseph was also invited – was held on 27 September 1884. The gala performance, conducted by Ferenc Erkel and his son Sándor, featured the first act of Bánk Bán, the overture from Hunyadi László and the first act from Lohengrin. Miklós Ybl’s neo-renaissance palace has remained virtually unchanged in the 130 years since and continues to attract admirers of opera and ballet alike. "
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Hungarian State Opera
22 Andrássy út"The decision to build the Opera House was made in 1873. Following a public tender, the jury selected the design submitted by famed architect Miklós Ybl (1814-1891). Construction began in 1875 and, despite minor delays, was completed nine years later. The opening night – to which Emperor and King Franz Joseph was also invited – was held on 27 September 1884. The gala performance, conducted by Ferenc Erkel and his son Sándor, featured the first act of Bánk Bán, the overture from Hunyadi László and the first act from Lohengrin. Miklós Ybl’s neo-renaissance palace has remained virtually unchanged in the 130 years since and continues to attract admirers of opera and ballet alike. "
"Müpa Budapest is one of Hungary's best known cultural brands and one of its most modern cultural institutions. It brings together the many and varied disciplines of the arts in unique fashion by providing a home for classical, contemporary, popular and world music, not to mention jazz and opera, as well as contemporary circus, dance, literature and film.
The venue known to Hungarians simply as Müpa opened its doors in 2005 to offer cultural events of the highest quality to the diverse audiences for the above genres. The institution's fundamental task is to introduce new artistic trends and directions – while respecting Hungarian and European artistic traditions – "
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Müpa Budapest
1 Komor Marcell u. "Müpa Budapest is one of Hungary's best known cultural brands and one of its most modern cultural institutions. It brings together the many and varied disciplines of the arts in unique fashion by providing a home for classical, contemporary, popular and world music, not to mention jazz and opera, as well as contemporary circus, dance, literature and film.
The venue known to Hungarians simply as Müpa opened its doors in 2005 to offer cultural events of the highest quality to the diverse audiences for the above genres. The institution's fundamental task is to introduce new artistic trends and directions – while respecting Hungarian and European artistic traditions – "
Drinks & Nightlife
" „The most beautiful wine bar in Budapest”
Doblo Wine Bar has become a cult Budapest place, where every night you feel that anything can happen. And it happens! Regulars and random guests create a unique mix while jazz musicians jam.
Doblo has a different feeling in the afternoon lights, at the evening with the chandeliers lit, or in late-night bar mode. The old brickwork walls fuse well with the modern design, giving Doblo the mixed feeling of a wine cellar and a New York City loft. " from their website
Open: 1pm-2am (weekends till 3-4am)
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DOBLO Wine Bar and Shop
20 Dob u." „The most beautiful wine bar in Budapest”
Doblo Wine Bar has become a cult Budapest place, where every night you feel that anything can happen. And it happens! Regulars and random guests create a unique mix while jazz musicians jam.
Doblo has a different feeling in the afternoon lights, at the evening with the chandeliers lit, or in late-night bar mode. The old brickwork walls fuse well with the modern design, giving Doblo the mixed feeling of a wine cellar and a New York City loft. " from their website
Open: 1pm-2am (weekends till 3-4am)
Live music in the evings for FREE..also good Hungarian wines
Open: 4pm-midnight
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Kadarka Wine Bar
42 Király u.Live music in the evings for FREE..also good Hungarian wines
Open: 4pm-midnight
" We are trying to bring a little piece of the vineyards and the winery itself, the colours, the emotions, the thoughts to downtown Budapest to convey what Dr. Gyorgy Lorincz and his family truly represent; while also letting the „land and the grape speak for itself”.
We are striving to provide an outstanding service to our guests in a comfortable, warm but also elegant environment. The wine list features specific wine and champagne items that are only available in the Bar, while also providing delicious gourmet snacks to complement the vintage...” from their website
Open: Monday-Friday: 11am-midnight, Saturday: 6p,-midnight
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St. Andrea Restaurant
78 Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út" We are trying to bring a little piece of the vineyards and the winery itself, the colours, the emotions, the thoughts to downtown Budapest to convey what Dr. Gyorgy Lorincz and his family truly represent; while also letting the „land and the grape speak for itself”.
We are striving to provide an outstanding service to our guests in a comfortable, warm but also elegant environment. The wine list features specific wine and champagne items that are only available in the Bar, while also providing delicious gourmet snacks to complement the vintage...” from their website
Open: Monday-Friday: 11am-midnight, Saturday: 6p,-midnight
Felni Sörbisztró
1 Jókai u.Craft beers..
Open: Monday-Friday: 11am-midnight, Saturday: 3pm -midnight
Artisan Gastropub..
" Kandalló is a place where people can hang out with their friends like they were at home. We just do the shopping for them. And we are going for the good stuff. Simply because we love fresh beer, tomato which actually tastes like tomato, and we do buy the best meat for our friends, when they show up for dinner at our house. Make yourselves at home," from their website
Open: Monday-Thursday: 4pm-midnight, Friday: 4pm-3am, Sunday: 12am-12pm
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Kandalló
33 Kertész u.Artisan Gastropub..
" Kandalló is a place where people can hang out with their friends like they were at home. We just do the shopping for them. And we are going for the good stuff. Simply because we love fresh beer, tomato which actually tastes like tomato, and we do buy the best meat for our friends, when they show up for dinner at our house. Make yourselves at home," from their website
Open: Monday-Thursday: 4pm-midnight, Friday: 4pm-3am, Sunday: 12am-12pm
They are on the list of the first fifties Coctail Bars of the World...
Coctails, coctails and coctails from fine, good qualitee ingredients...
Open: Tuesday-Saturday: 6pm-1am
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Boutiq Bar
5 Paulay Ede u.They are on the list of the first fifties Coctail Bars of the World...
Coctails, coctails and coctails from fine, good qualitee ingredients...
Open: Tuesday-Saturday: 6pm-1am
A great place to try..
Open: Monday-Thursday: 4pm-midnight, Friday, Saturday: 4pm-2am
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Farm
52./c Kazinczy u.A great place to try..
Open: Monday-Thursday: 4pm-midnight, Friday, Saturday: 4pm-2am
" Tokio is on the Pest-side of Chain bridge, Széchenyi István square .... Tokio offers a culinary experience in an exciting enterior designed by talented young Hungarian designers. Tokio still presents excellent and upmarked food, but the selection has been extended the perfectly constructed coctails, and dj's entertain after dark. The kitchen is run by Luczy Krisztián who works with authentic Thai chefs to serve up the most exciting flavours intha capital. Japanese specialities, great atmosphere, and the coctail creations by the head of bartender guarantee a perfect bar experience." from their website
Open: Thursday-Sunday: 12am-midnight
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TOKIO Budapest
7-8 Széchenyi István tér" Tokio is on the Pest-side of Chain bridge, Széchenyi István square .... Tokio offers a culinary experience in an exciting enterior designed by talented young Hungarian designers. Tokio still presents excellent and upmarked food, but the selection has been extended the perfectly constructed coctails, and dj's entertain after dark. The kitchen is run by Luczy Krisztián who works with authentic Thai chefs to serve up the most exciting flavours intha capital. Japanese specialities, great atmosphere, and the coctail creations by the head of bartender guarantee a perfect bar experience." from their website
Open: Thursday-Sunday: 12am-midnight
Shopping
Here you can buy good qualitee basic foods. ( also some Hungarian specialities )
Open: Monday-Saturday, 7am-10pm, Sunday: 7am-8pm
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Príma
30 Andrássy útHere you can buy good qualitee basic foods. ( also some Hungarian specialities )
Open: Monday-Saturday, 7am-10pm, Sunday: 7am-8pm
This is the closest MALL to our apt.
Here you can find everything you might need from A till Z.
( supermarkets for food, clothes, IT..etc, movies, restaurants, etc.etc)
Open: Monday-Sunday: 10am-9pm.
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Westend Shopping Center
1-3 Váci útThis is the closest MALL to our apt.
Here you can find everything you might need from A till Z.
( supermarkets for food, clothes, IT..etc, movies, restaurants, etc.etc)
Open: Monday-Sunday: 10am-9pm.
This is a drugstore with some basic BIO/Organic food-staff.
Open: Monday-Sunday: 8am-8pm
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dm
35 Andrássy útThis is a drugstore with some basic BIO/Organic food-staff.
Open: Monday-Sunday: 8am-8pm
Here you can buy the basic foods and other staffs for everyday life.
Open: Monday-Saturday 7am-10pm, Sunday: 7am-4pm
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City SPAR Budapest
2 Teréz krt.Here you can buy the basic foods and other staffs for everyday life.
Open: Monday-Saturday 7am-10pm, Sunday: 7am-4pm
A great market place operated by local farmers from Budapest's agglomeration.
Open: Monday-Saturday 7am-2pm
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Hunyadi Square Market
4 Hunyadi térA great market place operated by local farmers from Budapest's agglomeration.
Open: Monday-Saturday 7am-2pm
Entertainment & Activities
" The Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden is one of the oldest zoological gardens in the world: it was opened to the general public on 9 August 1866. But what traces of this 150-year old history can one discover during an ordinary visit to the zoological garden? The following chapters of our website aim to answer this question." from their website
Open: mostly between 9am-6pm
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Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden
6-12 Állatkerti krt." The Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden is one of the oldest zoological gardens in the world: it was opened to the general public on 9 August 1866. But what traces of this 150-year old history can one discover during an ordinary visit to the zoological garden? The following chapters of our website aim to answer this question." from their website
Open: mostly between 9am-6pm
Sightseeing
"THE FLOATING BUS
How does RiverRide’s floating bus resemble the Millennium Underground line? Both are yellow, both operate in Budapest and both were the first of its kind in continental Europe.
Our floating bus started its conquering journey 113 years after the „little” underground. Many people think that our greatest advantage is that we can go into the Danube. We believe it’s even more important that we can also get out of it. Therefore we’re asking you not to call the emergencies when you see a yellow bus floating in the Danube because „this is the bus that can swim in the Danube”. from their website
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RiverRide
7/8 Széchenyi István tér"THE FLOATING BUS
How does RiverRide’s floating bus resemble the Millennium Underground line? Both are yellow, both operate in Budapest and both were the first of its kind in continental Europe.
Our floating bus started its conquering journey 113 years after the „little” underground. Many people think that our greatest advantage is that we can go into the Danube. We believe it’s even more important that we can also get out of it. Therefore we’re asking you not to call the emergencies when you see a yellow bus floating in the Danube because „this is the bus that can swim in the Danube”. from their website
"Our unique candlelight dinner cruise is one of most fantastic river cruises on the River Danube, Budapest. Our English-speaking waitresses will serve you a delicious meals at your table, while you can take pleasure looking at the sights of Budapest through the windows of the Cruise boat.
Our Dinner&Cruise programs with live music are also available without dinner. If you book a cruise only with drinks, you can enjoy the beautiful night panorama over a glass of champagne and another glass of soft drink, wine or beer." from their website
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Dinner & Cruise Budapest
5 Zrínyi u."Our unique candlelight dinner cruise is one of most fantastic river cruises on the River Danube, Budapest. Our English-speaking waitresses will serve you a delicious meals at your table, while you can take pleasure looking at the sights of Budapest through the windows of the Cruise boat.
Our Dinner&Cruise programs with live music are also available without dinner. If you book a cruise only with drinks, you can enjoy the beautiful night panorama over a glass of champagne and another glass of soft drink, wine or beer." from their website
Getting Around
Here you can buy your Budapest passes or tickets. This is one of the main metro station in the City.
Here meets the 3 metro line. ( the yellow one /Nr1 underground, the blue one/ Nr3 and the red one/Nr2 lines)
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Here you can buy your Budapest passes or tickets. This is one of the main metro station in the City.
Here meets the 3 metro line. ( the yellow one /Nr1 underground, the blue one/ Nr3 and the red one/Nr2 lines)
One of the main train stations. The trains from Vienna , Prague..etc depart and arrives to this station. The connection between Keleti Palyaudvar and our apt is very simple, you need to use just one trolley-bus , the nr 78.
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Keleti Pályaudvar
One of the main train stations. The trains from Vienna , Prague..etc depart and arrives to this station. The connection between Keleti Palyaudvar and our apt is very simple, you need to use just one trolley-bus , the nr 78.
You can buy here the easiest way all the train tickets inside Hungary or outside Hungary. No crowd and they do speak English.
MÁV-Start Ticket Office
You can buy here the easiest way all the train tickets inside Hungary or outside Hungary. No crowd and they do speak English.