You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
Budapest’s Top 10<br />
56<br />
Left Interior of the Cotton Club Centre Fat Mo’s, a famous jazz venue Right Trocadero Club sign<br />
Clubs<br />
A38, aboard a ship moored on the Danube<br />
A38<br />
Budapest’s top dance venue<br />
is located on a ship moored on<br />
the Danube. There are three floors<br />
to choose from – the upper deck<br />
terrace for listening to the latest<br />
mellow sounds, the lower decklevel<br />
restaurant and the concert<br />
and dance hall below. A38 is also<br />
popular for classical and rock concerts,<br />
held below the deck in the<br />
hold. d Map D6 • I, near Petπfi Bridge in<br />
Buda, Pázmány Péter rakpart • 464 39 40<br />
• Open 11am–4am daily • www.a38.hu<br />
Bahnhof<br />
Big, brash and not entirely<br />
welcoming, this is the first choice<br />
of most clubbers. The decor isn’t<br />
great, with cabins, couchettes and<br />
railway station memorabilia, but<br />
it’s the music you’ll come for.<br />
Two dance floors entertain<br />
the crowds, one playing<br />
standard dance tracks, the<br />
other featuring the latest<br />
house sounds from<br />
around Europe.<br />
d Map C3 • VII, Teréz körút<br />
55, Western Railway<br />
(Nyugati) Station • 302 85 99<br />
• Open Thu–Sat nights only<br />
Sign for Bahnhof<br />
Cotton Club<br />
A genuinely good attempt to<br />
recreate a Chicago speakeasy in<br />
the heart of Budapest. You’ll find<br />
a restaurant, a smoking room and<br />
a gambling room, all in the cavernous<br />
cellar that houses this<br />
place. Upstairs, there are rooms<br />
where you can spend the night<br />
in case you’ve had one too many<br />
brandies with your cigar. d Map<br />
M1• VI, Jókai utca 26 • 354 08 86 • Open<br />
noon–midnight Mon–Wed, noon–3am<br />
Thu–Sat • www.cottonclub.hu<br />
Club Seven<br />
If what you’re after is a little<br />
decadent cabaret, fabulous cocktails<br />
and stunning locals of both<br />
sexes, look no further than Club<br />
Seven. It’s a little exclusive, but<br />
most of the patrons like it that<br />
way. Wear your best pair of shoes<br />
and your most glamorous dress<br />
and you’ll fit right in. d Map D4<br />
• VII, Akácfa utca 7 • 478 90 30 • Open<br />
10am–5am daily • www.clubseven.hu<br />
E-Klub<br />
Raucous, hedonistic, rude and<br />
proud – this is the club that gives<br />
Hungarian DJs a great reputation.<br />
It is split into four areas – with a<br />
second dance floor featuring<br />
1980s retro. The music is<br />
always the latest and hardest<br />
house around, while<br />
the crowd is the most<br />
inappropriately dressed<br />
in the city. d Map P2 • X,<br />
Népligeti út 2 • 263 16 14<br />
• Open 10pm–5am Fri, 5pm–<br />
5am Sat • www.e-klub.hu<br />
Unless otherwise stated, all clubs open daily at about 9pm in<br />
the evening and stay open until 4am.
Change language