The best bars and cafés Budapest

Talking about the Spinoza café and restaurant means immersing yourself in the essence of Hungarian Jewish tradition in Budapest. The café, located in a century-old building, is a centre of contemporary intellectual and cultural life in Budapest. The food is simple, tasty and well served. You can start the day with a good breakfast at 6 € and opt for a Matzo soup or goose legs at lunchtime. Vegetarian menus available as well as bagel sandwiches made from homemade bread. A good selection of wines accompanies the meal. Piano concert every night

Three dancefloors, one of which serves as concert hall, an inner courtyard and numerous bric and broc rooms on the floor. Due to its ideal location on Hungarian Broadway, Instant quickly became one of Budapest's most frequented ruined bars by locals and tourists.

On the first floor of the Goethe Institute, Jedermann is the café for German speakers (and everyone else!). And it is Hans van Vliet, a Dutchman who has been in Budapest for twenty years, who is behind it all. This man has some of the most popular bars in the capital to his credit. Food and drinks are served all day long, including on his terrace in the patio-small garden behind in summer. As for the cultural program, Hans is a musician himself, and jazz concerts are held on the small indoor stage of the café almost every day.

Located on the exquisite little Kamermayer square, away from traffic, the Gerlóczy café is the closest thing to an authentic Budapest-style café of contemporary intellectuals. Its setting is remarkable: installed in an 1892 building, largely preserved, many details contribute to the refinement of this almost Parisian bistro. It is without counting on its large and charming terrace in the summer. Ideal at any time of the day, for a coffee, a slice of cake or a meal.

This specialty coffee shop is definitely one of our favorites in downtown Budapest. Recently installed on Andrássy boulevard, the baristas concoct a multitude of coffees behind the counter while the aficionados, installed on benches or individual tables, type on their computers (everything is provided to recharge their devices). We also love the inventive and excellent cuisine which draws its inspiration from around the world (curries, wraps, soups...) and the desserts. A 100% vegan address!

To find it, remember the number! Passed a kert way (and its bar), one enters the Kuplung: a motorcycle repair workshop of another life, today a large bar. The site has just undergone an initial restructuring, which should lead to the installation of a real concert hall (in 2009, the Ledit was removed and sound sound soundproofed). All local ingredients are there to make night mayonnaise: the inevitable foot, pálinka and various evenings DJ/VJ (visual DJ). If you like well-supported techno or rock, Kuplung is what you need!

A small local gay and lesbian bar close to the Astoria metro.

Budapest hipsters have their own church: My Litte Melbourne in the city center! It serves excellent lattes, cappuccinos and other coffees. In fact, the place doubles up as a café-boutique with mezzanine and a brew bar right next door serving filtered coffees and where a school of baristas operates. A great place to take a break during your visit to Budapest. Pastries and savory options are also available to accompany your hot or cold drink. Also ideal for teleworking.

Barwomen... and bartenders at TukTuk bar concoct unique Asian-inspired cocktails like the Asian Porn Star (sake, Japanese vodka, passion fruit and vanilla...) or the Samurai Mojito (liqueur made with Choya Kokuto, Clément Canne Bleue rum, lime, basil, pink pepper, Thai lemongrass, soda...). This elegant bar adjoins the Casati Hotel and pays subtle, vibrant homage to Asia and 1920s Shanghai. A warm, gay-friendly atmosphere, and a high degree of professionalism. Given its success and capacity, it's best to book in advance!

Whether you consider it kitsch or chic, and although often overrun by tourists, the Művész, located almost opposite the National Opera, is a Budapest landmark, and has been since 1898, the year it opened. At the Café des Artistes, you can enjoy the terrace overlooking Andrássy in summer, and the Viennese-style interior lounges in winter. The tables are arranged so that you can see the whole room from all sides. Thanks to its success, the establishment has increased its prices and reduced the size of its cakes (all great Hungarian classics).

Open all year round, the café occupies an open half terrace, half covered on the metro 2. With its improvised bar style - it looks like a little poule from outside! - this is a place that is not expected on this nerve centre of the city. A good refuge and strategic observation post of the Moscow-Budapestoise frenzy! Rather young, even very young.

Good pizza served by the restaurant next door. A retro and déco ambiance of the s. Paris Texas is simply a meeting place, a chat, nestled on its comfortable sofas, and entertainment with its two billiards in the basement (1 100 Ft Ft of the hour). A place of wandering among others, to take over the theme of Wim Wenders's film, Paris Texas.