This is a collection of some things we did in Budapest. It's not an itinerary, just things we thought were cool and suggest trying if you have time.
Restaurants
Il Terzo Cerchio. Our favorite restaurant in Budapest. Pizza.
Panoráma Ételbár. Food stall with the classics. Really good for a quick bite.
Trofea Grill Restaurant. Popular buffet.
Melissa Bisztro Greek Taverna. The best gyros. Go late at night after drinking.
Lángos Land. A bit far from downtown but really good and in a really cool market. Make sure to get traditional, sour cream and cheese.
Places
Gellért-hegy. Fun hill to walk up with great views of the city.
Gül Baba's Tomb & Rose Garden. Quiet, neat place to walk around.
New York Café. Posh cafe.
Museum of Ethnography. Not for the museum itself but there are some cool stairs you can walk up on top of the building.
Gatehouse Tower. Cool castle in the park.
Király utca is a great street for drinking.
Things to eat
You'll see these everywhere. Try all of them.
- Gulyásleves (goulash soup)
- Lángos
- Csirkepaprikás (chicken paprikash)
- Töltött káposzta (stuffed cabbage)
- Meggyleves (sour cherry soup)
- Pálinka
- Uborkasaláta (cucumber salad)
- Sült csülök (roasted pork knuckle)
- Kürtőskalács (chimney cake, you can't miss these, they're everywhere)
- Túró Rudi (look in convenience stores)