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Cheap downtown pubs constitute an essential part of Budapest’s nightlife, and offer several liquid opportunities to warm up an evening of heavy partying.
We Love Budapest: Caesar’s most popular beer costs 250 HUF, and discounts are aplenty – usually on vodka-based long drinks - , so you can wholly get rid of your inhibitions for about 2000 HUF.
We Love Budapest: The place is characterized by, let’s just say, uniquely decorated walls, cheap and substantial wine spritzers, an odd-colored vodka called Xenia, a dartboard, a foosball table, and binging students.
We Love Budapest: Akácfa is so crowded with youngsters that it could serve as a recurring scene in the Hungarian version of American Pie. It has a spacious, vividly-colored cellar and a constantly busy ground floor.
We Love Budapest: Don’t miss out on the different types of Berentzen pálinkas – we highly recommend the green apple flavoured. Be careful though, these spirits are addictively delicious!
Zichy Jenő u. 32. (Nagymező u.), Budapest, Budapest
Pub · Budapest VI. kerülete · 37 tips and reviews
We Love Budapest: The place has three spacious rooms: the first two are loaded with tables and chairs, while the third one provides an opportunity to test your soberness while playing pub games.
We Love Budapest: Some of the regulars have been leaning against the same counter for over a decade, though you can also meet a plethora of students every night.
Nagymező u. 64. (Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út), Budapest, Budapest
Pub · Budapest VI. kerülete · 18 tips and reviews
We Love Budapest: Broadway's loft gets crowded pretty quickly, so if you’re just planning to drop in, you might not find an empty seat. We recommend this place as the last stop of an all-nighter.
Cocktail Bar · Budapest VI. kerülete · 11 tips and reviews
We Love Budapest: A friendly nook with an interior pillared by bright colors. To get a rest between two glasses of beer, you can get indulged in foosball matches, or you can just sit around and chat with your pals.
Pub · Budapest VII. kerülete · 58 tips and reviews
We Love Budapest: The interior resembles a pub from a Clint Eastwood western flick, the music is even louder than the rumble of chatter, and the crowd consists of teenagers and twentysomethings.
We Love Budapest: The most curious – and, after a couple of shots, the most dangerous - design elements are the swings substituting bar chairs at the counter. The specialty of the spot is called Monyó cocktail.
We Love Budapest: Tett-Hely, a cellar pub situated in the 7th district, offers a rarely-seen variety of cocktails - 45 types, to be perfectly precise - for only 590 HUF per glass.
We Love Budapest: Housed by a labyrinth-like cellar, Lámpás is a surreal spot that will pull you in with its bohemian vibe and shadowy nooks, and won't let you go until closing time.