Nightlife and Entertainment in Budapest

Bar Domby

Bar 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
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ClosingTime:	3 AM
tel:	+36303700262
url:	www.bardomby.com
accessibility:	Metro "Deak Ter"
address:	Anker koz 3
email:	info@bar-domby.hu

Danube Palace

The 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
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ClosingTime:	22:00
tel:	00363171377
url:	www.gotohungary.net
address:	Zrínyi utca 5
email:	hunkonc@ticket.info.hu

Zöld Pardon

Open air music club open during summer.

type:	Clubs and dancing
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url:	www.zp.hu
address:	Petőfi bridge Buda side

Nothin' But The Blues pub

Found 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
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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

A 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 híd).

type:	Gay and Lesbian
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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

For 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
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address:	Kazinczy u. 14

Henri Belgian Brasserie

Laid 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
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address:	Bem rakpart 12
open:	noon-midnight daily

Szoda Bar

For a couple of drinks and dancing a great place is Szoda bar. Upstairs for drinks and downstairs for dancing!

type:	Clubs and dancing
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address:	Wesselényi utca 18

Janis' Pub

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

type:	Pubs
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address:	Bartók Béla út 21
open:	Daily 11 am–3 am.

Süss Fel Nap

Laid 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
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address:	Honvéd utca 40
admission:	800 HUF
openenings:	3pm-3am daily

Portside

Young clientele, pool table, dance music.

type:	Pool and billiards
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address:	Dohány utca 7
open:	noon-2am Mon-Thu, 11am-4am Fri-Sat

Royal Palace Night Club & Restaurant

cool
photo by: sam

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
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ClosingTime:	05 A.M.
tel:	+361/3568670
url:	www.royalpalaceclub.com
address:	h-1122 Budapest, Győri u.16
email:	info@royal.palaceclub.hu

Incognito

Trendy place with loud jazz music and a wide range of coctails.

type:	Erotic clubs and bars
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address:	Liszt Ferenc tér 3
open:	10am-midnight Mon-Fri, 12pm-midnight Sat-Sun

Közgáz Pinceklub

Student club where the beer is free before midnight and you can dance to rock and disco.

type:	Erotic clubs and bars
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address:	Fövám Tér 8
open:	daily
admission:	500 HUF before midnight, free after midnight

Piaf

Piaf
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
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openings:	10pm-6am daily
address:	Nagymezõ utca 25
admission:	350 HUF

Bahnhof

One of the best clubs in Budapest, where the beautiful people gather to dance to some talented dj's.

type:	Erotic clubs and bars
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openings:	6pm-4am Mon-Sat
address:	Váci utca 1
admission:	300 HUF

Universum

Located 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
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address:	Vaci utca 33
open:	11am-4am Mon-Sat, noon-3pm Sun

Dolce Vita

Don'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
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address:	Oktober 6 Utca

Crazy Café

The 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