Guidebook for Budapest
Getting Around
Make sure you validate your ticket before you step on the escalator to the metro - controllers like to catch tourists at the bottom. When taking a bus, check the time table at the stop to see if you may only get on it at the front, where you need to present your ticket to the driver. In any case, you have to validate your ticket on the bus (just like with trams or trolley buses)
402 locals recommend
Nyugati Pályaudvar
Make sure you validate your ticket before you step on the escalator to the metro - controllers like to catch tourists at the bottom. When taking a bus, check the time table at the stop to see if you may only get on it at the front, where you need to present your ticket to the driver. In any case, you have to validate your ticket on the bus (just like with trams or trolley buses)
Food Scene
They have a decent breakfast menu, but my favourites are the sandwiches (best if you have them toasted) and the fresh fruit juices. And their cheesecake... Oh, that cheesecake...
27 locals recommend
Kino Café
1 Ditrói Mór u.They have a decent breakfast menu, but my favourites are the sandwiches (best if you have them toasted) and the fresh fruit juices. And their cheesecake... Oh, that cheesecake...
It's a very fine restaurant, offering Hungarian dishes among others.
57 locals recommend
Kiskakukk Restaurant
12 Pozsonyi útIt's a very fine restaurant, offering Hungarian dishes among others.
Nice, budget friendly restaurant, offering Hungarian dishes among others. The waiters' English might not be the most excellent tho..
104 locals recommend
Pozsonyi Kisvendéglő
38 Radnóti Miklós u.Nice, budget friendly restaurant, offering Hungarian dishes among others. The waiters' English might not be the most excellent tho..
Parks & Nature
Perfect place for a picnic, playing frisbee, or just a nice walk that will bring lovely discoveries: one of them is a mini zoo, and of course there is the musical fountain with fantastic light show in the evenings. No more spoilers, the rest you will have to discover for yourself ;)
And if you're one for the sports, you can find a huge swimming pool in the middle, or go running around the island on a padded path, right next to the Danube.
1643 locals recommend
Margaret Island Mini Zoo
MargitszigetPerfect place for a picnic, playing frisbee, or just a nice walk that will bring lovely discoveries: one of them is a mini zoo, and of course there is the musical fountain with fantastic light show in the evenings. No more spoilers, the rest you will have to discover for yourself ;)
And if you're one for the sports, you can find a huge swimming pool in the middle, or go running around the island on a padded path, right next to the Danube.
Shopping
From cinema through fashion to groceries, you can find almost anything here.
970 locals recommend
Westend Shopping Center
1-3 Váci útFrom cinema through fashion to groceries, you can find almost anything here.
Essentials
Rossmann
10 Rákóczi útThe nearest drugstore, in case you left your toothbrush at home.
If you need some bread and something to put on it.
Monday-Saturday: 7am-8pm
Sunday: 8am-8pm
Coop Mini ABC
12 Visegrádi u.If you need some bread and something to put on it.
Monday-Saturday: 7am-8pm
Sunday: 8am-8pm
Katona József u. 19
19 Katona József utcaFruits and Vegetables
Entertainment & Activities
Some good old-fashioned arcade fun for nostalgie or if you're too young to remember.. ;)
70 locals recommend
Pinball Museum
18 Radnóti Miklós u.Some good old-fashioned arcade fun for nostalgie or if you're too young to remember.. ;)
Drinks & Nightlife
It has the atmosphere of a friend's weekend house. It really is a garden, with lots of green. Getting served could be a little tricky as there is no counter and no waitresses, but once you figure it out, it's the perfect place for a quiet drink at the end of a long day. Honestly, I have never felt this relaxed in any bar or café.
10 locals recommend
Figaro kert
2 Borbély u.It has the atmosphere of a friend's weekend house. It really is a garden, with lots of green. Getting served could be a little tricky as there is no counter and no waitresses, but once you figure it out, it's the perfect place for a quiet drink at the end of a long day. Honestly, I have never felt this relaxed in any bar or café.
If you enjoy listening to fine music with a drink in your hand, check out the BJC. They often have live jazz: from students of the Franz Liszt Academy to the biggest names of the Hungarian Jazz scene, performances are always worth your attention.
6 locals recommend
Hollán Ernő u. 7
7 Hollán Ernő utcaIf you enjoy listening to fine music with a drink in your hand, check out the BJC. They often have live jazz: from students of the Franz Liszt Academy to the biggest names of the Hungarian Jazz scene, performances are always worth your attention.