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Eat your breakfast all day long in Budapest! |
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We took a long, long tour for a couple of days around Budapest full of caffeine and taste in order to collect those places, where you can have a delicious breakfast all day long! We started off the expedition with a few goals: to find prime meals, well-baked pastries, real Hungarian, or international specialties. The list has become quite long for a reason, since all of these places deserve to be here. Good morning, good afternoon, enjoy your meal! |
Pálinka in Budapest |
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Pálinka is good for health and it can be made out of anything. The Hungarian magic shot has been in the Carpathian Basin for hundreds of years and it’s officially Hungarian property according to international law. Its fame is mainly due to its fruity taste and its wonderful effect on the human body and a huge cult has been built around it during the past years. We visited the best pálinka places in Budapest. Read more >> |
Vegetarian Budapest |
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There are multiple reasons why someone could opt for a meat-free diet. Religious matters, health issues or personal beliefs – these are just a few of the classic reasons why someone decides to become a vegetarian. Of course curiosity or an open-minded attitude can also be the driving force behind the choice. We wanted to know what kind of vegan places are there in the city and what alternatives does Budapest offer for a meat-free lifestyle. Read more >> |
7 reasons to skate in Budapest |
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Those who love cold and get excited about snowstorms are either crazy or just simply love skating. As winter slowly turns Budapest into a freezer, some people decide to go out and find joy while everyone else hides under thick layers of blankets. Hot chocholate, romance and a triple Rittberger; we have collected the best skating rinks for you. Read more >> |
Famous Hungarians |
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Enlisting all the prolific individuals who’ve come and gone throughout Hungary’s 1100-year-long history would take at least another millenium, so believe us, selecting a top 6 was at least as hard as stealing the ball from Ferenc Puskás in his prime. Read on, and get to know half a dozen famous Hungarians! Bálint Kodaj Read more >> |
The superlatives of Budapest |
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Because of its size and population, Budapest is the number one city in Hungary. However, there are several other biggest, longest and oldest things in it that we might not even know about. If you want to know which pub opened first, or where the top of the Hungarian capital is, keep reading! Read more >> |
Christmas in Budapest - Dos and Don'ts |
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Christmas time in Budapest is all about fairy lights, mulled wine, outdoor ice rinks, illuminated avenues, and a wide variety of Christmas fairs. To help you navigate in the labyrinth of the heaps of urban winter fun provided by Hungary's capital, we've collected a trio of must-dos and a duo of mustn't dos. Read more >> |
Advent in Budapest |
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The essence of the weeks leading up to Christmas Eve is getting in the holiday spirit. Although being stressed out about the unavoidable madness known as gift shopping might rain on your Advent parade, it is more than possible to get away from the mall pogo thanks to cultural curiosities and outdoor fairs, with the latter characterized by family-friendly programmes, concerts, handcrafted goods, mulled wines, Hungarian delicacies, and beautiful fairy lights. To guide you to the festivities worth checking out, we've collected the very best Budapest has to offer during the merry weeks of Advent. Read more >> |
Famous Hungarian cartoons, take one! |
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The best cartoons - just like most art masterpieces - are multi-layered creations guaranteeing fun times to take you away from it all while also serving some food for thought, so rewatching and rediscovering them from time is more than advised. The pilot of our two-part series showcases seven timeless classics of Hungarian cartoons, all courtesy of iconic Pannonia Film Studio. Read more >> |
The revival of Ferenciek tere |
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The renovation of Ferenciek tere kicks off this November within the course of Budapest’s New Main Street-project. The whole process will take approximately two years, will result in changes in traffic operations,and will grant pedestrians the opportunity to prefer crosswalks to underpasses, thus creating a a more convenient and livable downtown area. Ferenciek tere returns to its roots to become a plaza once again. Read more >> |
Never mind the calories! - Have lunch in Hungary |
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The nomadic lifestyle is over. We can't see the cauldrons, filled with boiling goulash, hanging over the campfire anymore. It all moved inside the houses, on top of the modern stoves and the traditional Hungarian foods got flavored with new spices from all over the world. However, the essence remained the same. The virtue of the Hungarian past can still be discovered on every plate in the form of playful and passionate tastes. So get prepared, undo your buttons on your jeans and have lunch in Hungary! Read more >> |
Top Hungarian shoemakers |
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We have already told you about the best fashion designers of the city and now it’s time to get to know the most popular shoe brands and shoe designers of Budapest. If you are looking for something unique don’t hesitate – visit one of the showrooms or brand stores and get yourself a nice pair of shoes. Classic designs, high-fashion footwear or extravagant shoes – no matter what you are looking for you are most likely to find a pair of shoes to match your taste. Read more >> |
Faster, higher, stronger! - exhibition |
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The exhibition displays artworks and relics that help us understand the objectives and characteristics of various sports. Organised jointly by the Hungarian National Gallery and the Hungarian Museum of Sports on the occasion of the 2012 London Olympics, this exhibition displays artworks and relics that help us understand the objectives and characteristics of various sports, including some that are not part of the Olympics. Read more >> |
Buda Castle Wine Festival |
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A lot of delicious wine, joy in gastronomy, shows, music, festive fair, more than 250 winemakers from 15 country, almost 60 amusing production. This is, what the 21st Buda Castle Wine Festival offers. This year’s Buda Castle Wine Festival is featuring young winemakers. Now it is their turn to show what wines they can make. One cannot ignore fashion and the latest trends, but our young winemakers set about refreshing the formula with both feeling and cautiousness. Their wines are up-to-date, but the tastes of tradition still dominate in them as in the wines of their ancestors. At this year’s Buda Castle Wine Festival, wine lovers can learn what the young do a bit differently. Read more >> |
Discover the city with your dog |
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It’s not always easy to have a dog especially if you live in the city. It can be quite stressful at times so you need to take some time off every now and then, you should have a coffee, have lunch or a glass of cool lemonade to chill out a bit. Of course you should also take your puppy with you! Budapest offers more and more opportunities for dogs nowadays; there are great places where pets are welcome too, especially in this season. It wasn’t hard to find the most dog-friendly places of Budapest, so we – accompanied by Carlos – discovered six of the possibilities. Carlos by the way is a real urban puppy – he was raised in the city, he grew up here and he is a regular guest at Városliget, as well as in different pubs and cafés. Read more >> |
Where to get delicious hand-made chocolates |
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The summer season is not necessarily about eating chocolate; we rather choose icy treats to cool ourselves down in the unbearable and melting heat. Of course we should not forget about our favourite chocolate desserts especially if we have already found the best shops and friendliest confectionaries that offer the finest quality treats that are one of a kind and special as well. Read more >> |
The best dishes after an intoxicating night |
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We all know how bad it is to try to fight our starvation after having a few drinks. But instead of having a kebab or a tasteless slice of pizza it might be a good idea to check the offers of the different clubs, bars and pubs because we can easily bump into hidden treasures of delicious dishes. In the shadows of wine lists sometimes there are laminated raunchy menus with the best beef in town, not to mention the amazing goose sausages. Read more >> |
The best open-air cinemas of 2012 in Budapest |
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Going to an open-air cinema is like a glass of lemonade; it’s a great choice for hot summer nights and it’s very refreshing. We checked the greatest spots around town where you can get yourself a cosy seat and watch a good movie. Its worth to treat these kinds of timeless activities with respect – not much of them was left to us but they are very much enjoyable. Read more >> |
A subjective coffee map of Budapest |
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Fortunately, there’s a growing need for quality coffee drinking and it’s high time that the misconception that really good coffee can only be drunk in Italy be dissolved. You can believe that atmosphere has its influence on what you drink but claiming that the location defines the quality of the drink is far from being even a bit rational. For quality comes down to the cleanness of the machine, the quality of the water softener and the appropriate setting of the grinder and the machine itself. In anticipation of the Creative Coffee Forum on Saturday we made a compilation of some cafés that we deem to be among the finest. Read more >> |
