Fecske is an arty café/bar which we consider a good alternative to posh restaurants and low-life drinking holes as it is somewhere in the middle between both. Here you can have good food at reasonable prices (we recommend duck breast with rice and seeds) or enjoy booze night with your buddies in homely atmosphere. They have music programs on some weekends.
VIII. Baross utca 10
Tel: 215 2738
Open:
Mon-Fri 09:00-01:00
Sat-Sun 11:00-01:00
Design clothes and accessories created by Hungarian designers and designer groups. Their bags of bicycle tires and LPs may be a good non-trivial gift.
V. Irányi utca 20
Tel: 266 3341
Open:
Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00
Sat 11:00-16:00
Falafels, pita, hummus, soups, baklavas in vegan fast food cafe. Staff speak English. Home delivery.
V. Alkotmany út 20
Tel: 302-13-85
Open:
Daily 12.00-23.30
Clothing and accessories for men and women from Hungarian designers. Also cards, notebooks, interior decorations.
VII. Kertész utca 42-44
Open:
Mon-Fri 11:00-19:00
Sat 11:00-15:00
Old school trainer shoes and accessories by the most famous socialistic brand revived after the fall of the Iron Curtain by Hungarian shoe enthusiast, who also happens to be a millionaire.
VII. Károly körút 1
Tel: 06 1 266 3055
Open:
Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00
Sat 09:00-13:00
Iguana is a great second-hand and old collections store where you can find unique, one of a kind bags, glasses, jackets, trousers, shoes, hats, jewelry and accessories. 60s, 70s, Indian, African, Oriental: it is all there. You can spend hours there just browsing or looking for your special gem.
XI. Tompa utca 1
Open:
Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00
Sat 10:00-14:00
Piaf is known in Budapest as a weird afterparty club with eclectic mix of strange characters, red-velvet lounge, muted lights and jazzy music.
Face control. Entrance is 2000 forints.
VI. Nagymező utca 25
Former socialist artists' club, with the restaurant, shadowy summer terrace in the inner court and bar in the cellar. Decadence at its best with peeling paint, shabby and dusty interiors. Concerts on some nights in their skunky basement that often stays crowded till dawn with heavily drinking intellectuals.
VII. Kertész utca 36
International theatre, cultural scene, restaurant and club. This is where the happenings happen, be it a jazz concert or fashion show, electronic party or theatrical performance. Popular hangout for young artists and art types. Happy hour every day from 17:00 to 22:00. Prices depend on the event.
V. Gerlóczy utca 4
Nightclub, art gallery, music lounge, outdoor movie theater. This space under the square in the heart of Budapest offers variety of events from rock to folk concerts, from art and theatrical performances to modern dance shows. Prices depend on the event.
V. Erzsébet tér