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Around Town – Around Parliament<br />
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Left Vadász John Bull Pub, an authentic English pub Right Interior, Gresham Kávéház<br />
Cafés and Pubs<br />
Gresham Kávéház<br />
The Gresham Kávéház<br />
combines elegance with a relaxed<br />
atmosphere. A range of coffees<br />
and teas are served with superb<br />
pastries and light meals. d Map<br />
K3 • V, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham<br />
Palace, Roosevelt tér 5–6 • 268 51 10<br />
Old Man’s Music Pub<br />
A great pub with live music<br />
every night of the week. It is<br />
usually packed with revellers, and<br />
getting served can sometimes<br />
be difficult. d Map D4 • VII, Akácfa<br />
utca 13 • 322 76 45 • Open 3pm–4am daily<br />
Európa Kávéház<br />
This classic café is busy from<br />
morning to night with people stopping<br />
by for breakfast, a light<br />
lunch or a nightcap. d Map C2 • V,<br />
Szent István körút 7–9 • 312 23 62<br />
Becketts<br />
One of the city’s best Irish<br />
pubs, Becketts serves great pub<br />
food along with Guinness all day,<br />
and there’s often live music on<br />
the weekends. d Map L1 • V, Bajcsy-<br />
Zsilinszky út 72 • 311 10 33<br />
Henry J Bean’s<br />
This pub flaunts<br />
its Americana with car<br />
licence plates and<br />
baseball heroes covering<br />
its walls. The food<br />
is good – a range of<br />
American favourites,<br />
from ribs to burgers.<br />
d Map C2 • V, Szent István<br />
körút 13 • 302 31 12<br />
Duna (Danube)<br />
SZENT ISTVÁN KÖRÚT<br />
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Nyugati<br />
Pályaudvar<br />
BAJCSY-ZSILINSZKY ÚT<br />
Mosselen Belgian<br />
Beer Café<br />
Belgian beer and steaming pots<br />
of fresh mussels make this a<br />
Budapest favourite. The decor is<br />
suitably sober and Belgian, but the<br />
atmosphere is lively (see p55).<br />
Picasso Point<br />
The ground floor of this<br />
lively pub serves good, simple<br />
meals through the week, while<br />
on the weekends, the cellar turns<br />
into a disco after 11pm. d Map L2<br />
• VI, Hajós utca 31 • 312 17 27<br />
Rigoletto<br />
A bohemian cocktail bar<br />
with an extensive drinks menu.<br />
You often spot Hungarian<br />
actors relaxing here with a<br />
margarita (see p55).<br />
Vadász John Bull Pub<br />
A good English pub serving<br />
excellent food and original<br />
English ale. Visitors and expats<br />
alike flock here to watch British<br />
football on Saturday afternoons.<br />
d Map L2 • V, Podmaniczky tér 4<br />
• 269 31 16<br />
Vörösmarty<br />
utca q<br />
ANDRÁSSY ÚT<br />
q Opera<br />
q Bajcsy-Zs. út<br />
q Deák tér<br />
PODMANICZKY U<br />
Tokaji Borozó<br />
A Hungarian<br />
wine bar dedicated to<br />
sweet dessert wines<br />
from the Tokaji label.<br />
Most patrons drop in<br />
on their way home for<br />
a glass, standing at<br />
the bar in traditional<br />
style. d Map C3 • V, Falk<br />
Miksa utca 30 • 269 31 43<br />
Unless otherwise stated, all cafés and pubs are open daily. Pubs<br />
and bars usually remain open until about 1am.
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