eat and drink

Palinka and Sausage

Palinka and Sausage

The second Palinka and Sausage festival will be held this year from 7 to 10 October in Buda Castle.

Festivals like this one are quite frequent in Budapest for an obvious reason: they are popular with locals and tourists, and they offer two things that interest everyone, food and drink!

By Sosna on 11 Sep 2011. Updated on 02 Oct 2012

Pedal Cafe

Cool in summer, warm in winter, Pedal Cafe is a combination of central location and authentic pub atmosphere.

Located next door to the Great Market Hall, Pedal Cafe is just the right place for the right people who want to avoid tourist service and tourist prices.

By Sosna on 25 May 2011. Updated on 02 Oct 2012

Sports Bars in Budapest

Sports Bars in Budapest

Here is the selection of decent sports bars and pubs in downtown Budapest offering both food and drinks where you can watch major sporting events, from football to rugby to Formula 1 races:

Caledonia
VI. Mozsar utca 9
(€€€)
Scottish-owned and themed pub with good selection of Scottish beers and whiskies. Always crowded on big sport nights, and the crowd is mostly expats and tourists.

By Sosna on 07 Jun 2009. Updated on 07 Oct 2012

Open-air Bars in Budapest

Budapest. Summer Bars

Budapest is blessed with excellent climate and streets wide enough to accommodate open-air terraces. From May to October many restaurants, cafes and bars offer outdoor eating and drinking for their guests.

There is Duna Corso with posh restaurants and great view of the Danube and Buda, there is Liszt Ferenc square with many tables in the shadow of old plane trees, there is more budget Ráday street with over twenty terraces.

Budapest is also famous for its kerts (Hungarian for “garden”). Usually, these are located in the courtyards of abandoned buildings in the downtown and known for their laid-back atmosphere, arty crowd and reasonable prices.

Here we offer you a selection of Budapest outdoor bars and kerts to visit this summer:

By Sosna on 22 May 2009. Updated on 07 Oct 2012