Dining Out: Restaurants and Cafes

Hungarian cuisine and Gipsy music in old restaurant with old, traditional woody interior. Private cabinets. A bit touristy and overpriced, but the food is delicious.

V. Pesti Barnabás utca, 2

Meat is unbelievably tasty in Dionysos. The average bill for two is about 30 euros, which is not very expensive for portions so huge. Usually crowded, and might be better nor for a romantic dinner, but for friends get-togethers. The waiters are a bit slow, which means you will have plenty of time to enjoy the view from the summer terrace.

V. Belgrág rakpart, 16

Named 400 by its area in square meters, this Serbian bar is a lovely quiet spot in the day time, and a popular party scene at nights. 400 serves Serbian specialties from a Serbian chef, offers reasonable prices, live concerts/DJs and a screen for football addicts. And it is big enough to house folks of every stripe and color.

VII. Kazinczy utca 52/b

Come here to try Hungarian cuisine and see plenty tourists. Fish specialties, Gypsy music, folk style. The prices though are not that scary as one can expect in such a restaurant.

XI. Bartók Béla út 1

The old Irish pub with traditional interior, menu and crowd. Good place to get nicely drunk with your friends and dance to good old hits. They say also, it is a place, where "you can feel free to dance on the bar".

V. Múzeum körút, 41

Cozy place with reasonable prices and good salads, daily lunch menu on weekdays. Trendy & fashionable, gay and lesbian friendly.

VI. Nagymező utca 30

Wine restaurant with good selection of Hungarian wines. Smoking and non-smoking zones. European cuisine with Hungarian bits. Summer terrace.

IX. Csarnok tér, 5

Peanuts everywhere! Live music, tourists and backpackers from all over the world. The floor is covered with nutshell and hay, and the ceiling is dotted with business cards and banknotes.

V. Vámház Krt. 2

This traditional Austrian café, probably, had better days. Now the cakes are a bit synthetic, and so is the coffee. The waiters are somewhat sleepy. But it is packed anyway as in good old days.

VI. Andrássy út, 29

Traditional Irish pub with traditional selection of beers and many different clocks as the interior decorations.

XII. Nagynyed utca 3