Accepting the invitations of a bar, café, pub or a club in Budapest will undoubtedly determine your Budapest stay. You can sit around with your coffee like in Paris, have a beer at a pub like a Londonian or a Belgian but the ambience of Budapest will linger around for years. The city traditionally has a café culture from the 19th century which luckily lasted to blossom in our days too. The pubs, bars and clubs come in a wide variety of style as well. Budapest Accomodation offers an incomplete selection of places based on personal experiences, however, the list below does not intend to advertise any of the places.

Situated at the Octogon square (Andr·ssy street), Liszt Ferenc square is the biggest as well as the trendiest café-area in Budapest.

Address: 1061, Liszt Ferenc square 2.
Tel: +36 1 413 1482
Open: 10-24 every day
Web: http://www.menza.co.hu
A café-restaurant in the style of the 60's and 70's. A major Hungarian website about cafés voted Menza to be the best café of Hungary in 2005.

Located around the Opera House and in the side streets of Andrássy avenue, the history of Pesti Broadway goes back to the late 19th century. As its name suggests it was and still is the cultural and theatrical center of the city. It is the birthplace of the Hungarian cabaret, kuplé and the operetta. There are dozens of theaters, museums, pubs, cafés and restaurants in its area.

Address: 1065 Nagymezõ u. 20
Tel: +36 1 269 5642
Open: 10-01 every day
Café Mai Manó is situated in one of the most famous buildings of Budapest, the Mai Manó House, named after the famous 19th century photographer who had the house built.

Address:1065, Hajós u. 23.
Tel: +36 20 335 1041; +36 1 494 4545
Open: Mon.-Fri.: 12-02; Sat.-Sun.: 16-02
A very little and very friendly place by the side of the Opera House with good quality drinks. DJs from Wednesday to Saturday.

Address: 1065, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky u. 63.
Tel: +36 1 215 0545
Web: http://www.chachacha.hu
Used to be situated in the metro underpass, Cha-Cha-Cha is a real cult place in the underground scene of Budapest. Operates as café in the daytime through the year and as club in the nighttime, except for the summer. Friendly stuff, low prices, loud music.

District 5. is the historical center of the city. Many restaurants, bars and cafés serve the tourists and employees of the state and governmental offices, bank centers, etc. during the daytime, and provide a perfect environment for the fans of going-out in the evenings.

Address: 1054, Alkotmány u. 20.
Tel: +36 1 311 1033
Open: weekdays 12-01; weekends 12-03
Web: http://www.budapestsun.com/becketts
One of the oldest and most popular Irish pubs in the city, a central place for foreigners. Live music in the weekends.

Address: 1075, Kazinczy u. 14
Tel: +36 20 248 1968 (for the cinema)
Open: 12-24 every day
Web: http://www.szimpla.hu/index_en.htm
The archetype of the pub-among-blocks-of-flats. Concerts, alternative fashion shows, talkshows, bicycle market, and an open-air cinema make the place somewhat underground, somewhat bohemian.

Address: 1070, Klauzál square 14.
Tel: +36 1 328 0752
Open: Mon.-Wed.: 12-03; Thu.-Sat.: 12-05; Sun.: 15-02
A small café upstairs and a bigger pub in the cellar with DJs and different concerts: alternative, folk, gypsy...

The fresh air, the natural surrounding of the river and the beautiful view of the city give a special atmosphere to the open-air clubs by the Danube.

Address: Erzsébet bridge, Buda side
A pleasant and fancy open-air club by the walls of the Rudas Bath with a huge bar and a separate cocktail bar. A must-visit for foreigners who like to party under the trees.

Address: 1092, Közrakt·r u. 9-11.
Tel: +36 20 361 3445
Web: http://www.buddha-beach.hu
Asian interior, diverse music (from jazz through hip-hop and R'n'B to latin and dance) with good cocktails.

Address: 1110, Petõfi bridge, Buda side
Tel: +36 1 464 3940
Web: http://www.a38.hu
The Artemovsk 38 boat was built 1968 in Russia, now it houses one of the leading concert places of the city with international live performances and DJ sets every evening. An exclusive restaurant can be found in the stomach of the boat.

Margaret Island has been a popular place for leisure activities (athletic center, open-air swimming pools) for a long time. In the last few years cafés and clubs open up to offer more to those who like freshening in a green environment.

Address: Margaret Island, Athletic Center (Southern Entrance)
Tel: +36 1 215 0545
Web: http://www.chachacha.hu
The Cha-Cha-Cha Underground CafÈ moves out from K·lvin square to the Margaret Island on summers. Concerts and DJs every evening.

Address: Margaret Island, Casino (behind the fountain)
Tel: +36 1 236 0155
A new and trendy place, with music every night. Open in the summer.

Address: Margaret Island
Behind the Holdudvar lays the Sark Garden. Old wooden-chairs, a low-profile bar and a playground bring back the spirit of the late socialist era. Good place to sit down and talk...and eat a barbeque.

Undeniably, Pest side of the city is the pulse of going out. Yet, there are bars and pubs in Buda that are worth a visit or more.

Address: 1011, Bem rakpart 12.
Tel: +36 1 201 5082
Open: 12-24 every day
Traditional Belgian brasserie with a special collection of bottled beers and French cuisine.

Address: 1036, Bécsi u. 63.
Tel: +36 1 439 1698
Open: 12-24 every day
Web: http://www.leroycafeobuda.hu/
A fancy cafÈ pub and restaurant with plenty of cocktails, a special selection of Hungarian wines and good cuisine.