Guidebook for Budapest
Food Scene
It is just a few steps from the house of Think Studio. It has healthy menus during the day for reasonable price, and live jazz music at nights. They also serve breakfast.
10 locals recommend
Elysée Bistro & Kávéház
13-15 Kossuth Lajos térIt is just a few steps from the house of Think Studio. It has healthy menus during the day for reasonable price, and live jazz music at nights. They also serve breakfast.
Mazel Tov
47 Akácfa u.Super-cool place, where you can eat Israeli food moderate price.
I nice place to have your breakfast or brunch and coffee just across the street, literary a few steps away from us.
15 locals recommend
Smuz-viragneked.hu
18 Kossuth Lajos térI nice place to have your breakfast or brunch and coffee just across the street, literary a few steps away from us.
Buddha Original
1 Teréz krt.Gettó Gulyás
18 Wesselényi u.Everything Else
It is a nice park and a great playground, with view to the Danube and Buda. It is possible picnicking here.
7 locals recommend
Olympics playground
Olimpia parkIt is a nice park and a great playground, with view to the Danube and Buda. It is possible picnicking here.
There are many good cafe's, cake shops, small vegetarian and Asian restaurants. The atmosphere is special, worth looking around. It is in walking distance.
36 locals recommend
Pozsonyi Way
Pozsonyi útThere are many good cafe's, cake shops, small vegetarian and Asian restaurants. The atmosphere is special, worth looking around. It is in walking distance.
Shopping
It is a tiny little grocery-store with premium products, therefore it is relatively expensive. It is a few steps from us.
47 locals recommend
Culinaris Parlament
7 Balassi Bálint u.It is a tiny little grocery-store with premium products, therefore it is relatively expensive. It is a few steps from us.
Well, it is a shopping mall. If you like malls,this is one of them, and it is a good one, and it is close. On the ground floor there are many fast-food restaurants.
970 locals recommend
Westend Shopping Center
1-3 Váci útWell, it is a shopping mall. If you like malls,this is one of them, and it is a good one, and it is close. On the ground floor there are many fast-food restaurants.
One of the best markets in Budapest. There is a flee-market regularly, too. Even if you do not by anything, it is fun.
88 locals recommend
Klauzal Ter Market Hall
42-48 Akácfa u.One of the best markets in Budapest. There is a flee-market regularly, too. Even if you do not by anything, it is fun.
Hold Street Market and Downtown Market
13 Hold u.Essentials
It is a good quality grocery-store, prices are normal, and it is close. It is a 5-10 minutes walk.
127 locals recommend
ALDI
8 Báthory utcaIt is a good quality grocery-store, prices are normal, and it is close. It is a 5-10 minutes walk.
Getting Around
This is the stop of tram number 2 right before the building where our studio apartment is. It takes you alongside the river Danube. It is actually a budget friendly way to have a tour trough the heart of Budapest: you can see the beautiful bridges, the castle and Gellért-hegy on the other (Buda) side, tha Museum of Ethnography, the Parliament, the building of the the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Hungarian National Theater and MÜPA on the Pest side.
15 locals recommend
House of Parliament Visitor Centre
1 Kossuth Lajos térThis is the stop of tram number 2 right before the building where our studio apartment is. It takes you alongside the river Danube. It is actually a budget friendly way to have a tour trough the heart of Budapest: you can see the beautiful bridges, the castle and Gellért-hegy on the other (Buda) side, tha Museum of Ethnography, the Parliament, the building of the the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Hungarian National Theater and MÜPA on the Pest side.
Biking is also a fun way of getting around. Rent a bike at the corner of Kossuth Lajos tér and Falk Miksa utca, and have a great time!
38 locals recommend
MOL Bubi
Biking is also a fun way of getting around. Rent a bike at the corner of Kossuth Lajos tér and Falk Miksa utca, and have a great time!
This is the closest stop (a few minutes walk or one stop by tram 2) of tram 4-6.
41 locals recommend
Jászai Mari tér
Jászai Mari térThis is the closest stop (a few minutes walk or one stop by tram 2) of tram 4-6.
This is the closest stop (a few minutes walk or one stop by tram 2) of metro 2.
52 locals recommend
Kossuth Lajos tér
Kossuth Lajos térThis is the closest stop (a few minutes walk or one stop by tram 2) of metro 2.
It takes you up to the castle. Short trip, but worth it!
163 locals recommend
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular station
Clark Ádám térIt takes you up to the castle. Short trip, but worth it!
I do not think I need to explain, why driving a chairlift is fun. It takes you to the beautiful János-hegy.
73 locals recommend
Zugliget Chairlift
I do not think I need to explain, why driving a chairlift is fun. It takes you to the beautiful János-hegy.
Arts & Culture
This beautiful building called MÜPA hosts great concerts, and also houses Ludwig Museum, a museum of contemporary arts. Please, look at its website: https://www.mupa.hu/en/events/
262 locals recommend
Müpa Budapest
1 Komor Marcell u.This beautiful building called MÜPA hosts great concerts, and also houses Ludwig Museum, a museum of contemporary arts. Please, look at its website: https://www.mupa.hu/en/events/
Very interesting museum with seasonal ethnographic exhibitions, all this in a beautiful building, in walking distance.
107 locals recommend
Museum of Ethnography
35 Kossuth Lajos térVery interesting museum with seasonal ethnographic exhibitions, all this in a beautiful building, in walking distance.
Europe's biggest, and the world's 2nd biggest synagogue. Breathtaking.
1302 locals recommend
Dohány Street Synagogue
2 Dohány u.Europe's biggest, and the world's 2nd biggest synagogue. Breathtaking.
Rumbach Street Synagogue
13 Rumbach Sebestyén u.A beautiful synagogue. It's magic!
Parks & Nature
Szent István park
Szent István ParkOne of Budapest's most popular parks in walking distance.
Apart from being a huge park, it is also the location of the 17th FINA World Championships.
1643 locals recommend
Margaret Island Mini Zoo
MargitszigetApart from being a huge park, it is also the location of the 17th FINA World Championships.