Pad Thai Wokbar opened this summer next to Basilica is a nice change from greasy fast foods, although it is also fast in serving food to the customers.
The food is prepared right in front of you with fresh ingredients. It is a typical Thai cuisine (in its European version): noodles or rice with thin slices of meats and vegetables with a sauce.
In the menu, there are also Asian soups and salads, nicely fresh and crunchy.
Budapest, famous (among other things) for its thermal springs has very close relationships with water. It stands on one of the major European rivers (which floods it quite regularly), it has baths with healing waters all over the town, in Buda, and in Pest, and fountains were always a traditional decoration for Budapest squares.
This shop/gallery with a very contemporary feel next to the Budapest Central Market was created by the group of designers and craftsmen involved in creative recycling.
Their main material is advertising banners, and as you can imagine there is no shortage of those in the era of consumerism. And for their furniture and interior objects they use other recycled and recyclable materials too, including wood and even concrete.
Slow Design, the international exhibition of over 80 design works is on display in Budapest from 28th September to 28th October 2012.
The exhibits are design solutions in various categories, including such as Design it Yourself, Eco-design, Simplicity or Urban Bicycle Culture. On display in the beautiful building of former bus station are international and Hungarian examples of Slow Design movement selected from 12 countries.
While there you can also drop by a small design shop with coffee and snacks.
Here is our selection of photos taken in Budapest downtown in different times - early morning, day and night.
Budapest is hardly a player on the European street art scene, and most of the time what we see on the streets are tags left by teenagers on the walls and doors - too boring to be even considered art.
However, something, sometimes is happening on the streets of Budapest. Take a look at we've come across recently.
Here, we continue our story about housing estates of Budapest. See also Part I covering period from from 1908 to 1940s.
The best way to see and experience Budapest is through walking. It is a well planned and people-friendly city with many spots to give your tired feet a rest and take a breath.
Here is our selection of benches around the city that offer a view, comfortable seating and fun of crowd watching.
Following holiday (over)indulgence Budapest is getting rid of Christmas symbols. Streets are lined with sad little fellas that used to be evergreen.
Budapest is hardly a shopping Mecca, but being a European capital it has its share of malls and streets to shop at.
Locals prefer shopping in malls conveniently scattered around the city, but visitors to Budapest like to combine sightseeing with buying a thing or two, and this is where shopping streets come handy.