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Nightlife and Entertainment in Budapest
Edit ThisContributors
December 29, 2009
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Bar Domby
Edit ThisBar Domby is the best bar in Budapest! This tiny little bar is the famous spot for the local hipsters 7 nights a week. Great drinks, nice mixologists, fresh music and always good looking gals.
| type: | Clubs and dancing |
| World66 rating: | |
| ClosingTime: | 3 AM |
| tel: | +36303700262 |
| url: | www.bardomby.com |
| accessibility: | Metro "Deak Ter" |
| address: | Anker koz 3 |
| email: | info@bar-domby.hu |
Danube Palace
Edit ThisThe Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, the Danube Folk Ensemble and Rajkó Folk Ensemble are three of the best professional Hungarian folk ensembles with the longest tradition in Hungary (formed in 1951, 1957, and 1952). They regularly give performances both in Hungary and abroad. All the three of the ensembles consist of 30 artists.
Their choreographies are based on authentic dances. Some of them were collected in isolated villages and date back hundreds of years. Through the performed dances you can get a more..
| type: | Theatres |
| World66 rating: | |
| ClosingTime: | 22:00 |
| tel: | 00363171377 |
| url: | www.gotohungary.net |
| address: | ZrÃnyi utca 5 |
| email: | hunkonc@ticket.info.hu |
Nothin' But The Blues pub
Edit ThisFound a very cool little place in the 8th District that has frequent live music and very good food and cheap beer. The new managers are from the US and the UK, and they make the best burger in Budapest that I could find by far. Budapest is famous for really crummy service, but the new mangers run the place like it's in London or LA... customer first!! Very different for Budapest. Check their site at www.bluespub.hu.
| type: | Pubs |
| World66 rating: | |
| ClosingTime: | Mon-Sat: 11:00-02:00 Sun: 12:00-23:00 |
| url: | www.bluespub.hu |
| address: | Krudy Gyula 6 8th District |
| email: | terry@bluespub.hu |
| closingtime: | 0130M-TH 0400 F&S |
Capella Cafe
Edit ThisA theater-like dance club and bar with several dance floors and funny drag queen shows, (mostly in Hungarian). Entrance fee is quite high for Hungarian standards (1500 HUF, free before 11pm) but is worth it, especially on Saturdays. Lots of straight audience too. By the river on Pest side, not far from Elisabeth bridge (Erzsébet hÃd).
| type: | Gay and Lesbian |
| World66 rating: | |
| ClosingTime: | We-Thu: 22-04, Fr-Sat: 22-05 |
| tel: | +36 1 318 6231 |
| url: | www.capellacafe.hu |
| address: | V. Belgrád rakpart 23. |
Szimpla kert
Edit ThisFor the first drinks in the evening a cool place is Szimpla Kert, which is a bit more on alternative side and probably better in summer but a great place to go and seems like always full of people. And don't be turned off by the interesting "doors". There's a great place behind them.
| type: | Pubs |
| World66 rating: | |
| address: | Kazinczy u. 14 |
Henri Belgian Brasserie
Edit ThisLaid back place that serves a fine selection of Belgian beers.
This is a gem of a bar and a must visit for anyone seeking a good Belgian beer experience. They have a great selection including all the favourites, Duval, Rochefort, Leffe etc. all accompanied by branded glasses and in most cases branded beermats. There were also some interesting bottles of Kwak, Judas and Guillotine. All were given well informed reviews in the menu which contained this excellent description of Delirium Tremens,
“The pink elephants dancing a rumba on the bottle designates more..
| type: | Pubs |
| World66 rating: | |
| address: | Bem rakpart 12 |
| open: | noon-midnight daily |
Szoda Bar
Edit ThisFor a couple of drinks and dancing a great place is Szoda bar. Upstairs for drinks and downstairs for dancing!
| type: | Clubs and dancing |
| World66 rating: | |
| address: | Wesselényi utca 18 |
Janis' Pub
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| type: | Pubs |
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| address: | Királyi Pál u. 8 |
| open: | Mon–Thurs 4 pm–2 am, Fri–Sat 4 pm–3 am |
Nevada Pub
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| type: | Pubs |
| World66 rating: | |
| address: | Bartók Béla út 21 |
| open: | Daily 11 am–3 am. |
Süss Fel Nap
Edit ThisLaid back and unpretentious place where you can just have a good time hanging out with friends.
Great hiphop n r&b on saturday nights.
| type: | Clubs and dancing |
| World66 rating: | |
| address: | Honvéd utca 40 |
| admission: | 800 HUF |
| openenings: | 3pm-3am daily |
Portside
Edit ThisYoung clientele, pool table, dance music.
| type: | Pool and billiards |
| World66 rating: | |
| address: | Dohány utca 7 |
| open: | noon-2am Mon-Thu, 11am-4am Fri-Sat |
Royal Palace Night Club & Restaurant
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Royal Palace is the most unique and elegant Restaurant and Night Club in Budapest. It's intention is to fill a long-felt gap between catering and erotic entertainment. Now, you should not have to choose between two different programmes since you are able to combine business with pleasure. Have your business meal in our restaurant while you are entertained with a colorful show by our dancers!
| type: | Erotic clubs and bars |
| World66 rating: | |
| ClosingTime: | 05 A.M. |
| tel: | +361/3568670 |
| url: | www.royalpalaceclub.com |
| address: | h-1122 Budapest, Győri u.16 |
| email: | info@royal.palaceclub.hu |
Incognito
Edit ThisTrendy place with loud jazz music and a wide range of coctails.
| type: | Erotic clubs and bars |
| World66 rating: | |
| address: | Liszt Ferenc tér 3 |
| open: | 10am-midnight Mon-Fri, 12pm-midnight Sat-Sun |
Közgáz Pinceklub
Edit ThisStudent club where the beer is free before midnight and you can dance to rock and disco.
| type: | Erotic clubs and bars |
| World66 rating: | |
| address: | Fövám Tér 8 |
| open: | daily |
| admission: | 500 HUF before midnight, free after midnight |
Piaf
Edit ThisPiaf
photo by: Steve
Anyone with vaguely Bohemian leanings seems to wind up at Piaf, a stylish and sophisticated night-club, named of course, after the famous French Diva. Red velvet furnishings abound, while the music (which is often provided by a resident pianist) has a distinctly jazzy feel. This place is open late (until 7/8 am) and the locals are generally friendly - a good place to meet hungarian ladies. Beer isn't too expensive, expect UK prices for spirits. The music is more misses than hits on the Friday I was there. One warning though - put your jackets in the cloakroom (to the left of the more..
| type: | Clubs and dancing |
| World66 rating: | |
| openings: | 10pm-6am daily |
| address: | Nagymezõ utca 25 |
| admission: | 350 HUF |
Bahnhof
Edit ThisOne of the best clubs in Budapest, where the beautiful people gather to dance to some talented dj's.
| type: | Erotic clubs and bars |
| World66 rating: | |
| openings: | 6pm-4am Mon-Sat |
| address: | Váci utca 1 |
| admission: | 300 HUF |
Universum
Edit ThisLocated in the most famous shopping district of Budapest. Mixed crowd during the day, mostly twenty-something at night when the in-house dj does his thing.
| type: | Clubs and dancing |
| World66 rating: | |
| address: | Vaci utca 33 |
| open: | 11am-4am Mon-Sat, noon-3pm Sun |
Dolce Vita
Edit ThisDon't go in
For anyone going on a stag trip to Budapest the best advice I can give you is NOT to go to the Dolce Vita club. It is little more than a clip joint of the type seen years ago in London‘s Soho.
After thinking we had done well by negotiating a free drink, normally 2,000 Forints, we were totally ripped off within about 10 minutes of going inside. The girls will come and chat for a couple of minutes then mumble something about a drink and a dance. Whatever you say they will get up and start dancing then a guy arrives with some cheap sparkling, probably non-alcoholic, more..
| type: | Erotic clubs and bars |
| World66 rating: | |
| address: | Oktober 6 Utca |
Crazy Café
Edit ThisThe amount of beers, liquors and coctails the Crazy café stocks could drive anyone crazy.
| type: | Pubs |
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| address: | Jókai utca 30 |
| open: | 11am-1am daily |
