Stag Nightlife Guide to Budapest Jewish Quarter
| Top Reasons to Visit Budapest Jewish Quarter |
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 | Bars - The Jewish Quarter is alive with a new wave of ruin bars. |
 | Restaurants - If Medieval banquets and eating sushi off a naked woman is your thing, youβre in the right place. |
 | Music - Live DJs, theatre performances, music concerts and performances can be found in every ruin bar. |
 | Shopping - Some of the biggest ruin bars have farmerβs markets, bike shops and even thrift stores within them. |
 | Art - Graffitied walls, sawn-off Trabant seating and bric-a-brac decorating every surface is enough art for us. |
Also known as District 7 (Jennifer Lawrence not included), Budapestβs hipster Jewish Quarter is where youβll spend the majority of your stag do. Filled with new age ruin bars, this district is seriously popular with visitors who want to sample a slice of true Hungarian nightlife.
No matter whether youβre after a wild night out or just a few day drinks keeping you topped up between activities, the Jewish Quarterβs ruin bars have everything you could wish for on your stag do. The quirky ruin bars on offer in this district occupy formerly dilapidated buildings, squares and courtyards, and will sweep you up in a misty haze of outdoor drinking, eccentric upcycled seating and wallet pleasing prices.
The Jewish Quarterβs streets are lined with back to back ruin bars. Previously dilapidated, these buildings, squares and courtyards have been revamped into cool, edgy bars. Weβll see you there.
01. Szimpla Kert
http://en.szimpla.huBudapest, Kazinczy u. 14, 1075 Hungary
As far as ruin bars go, this one is szimply the best (and not only because we can make that joke every time we talk about it), it really is the βMeccaβ of all ruin bars. This huge, former factory has been transformed into an open air cinema, live music venue, theatre events space and massive bar. Thereβs unusual bric-a-brac lining the walls and ceilings, and those sawn-off Trabant seats are worth writing home about.
- No. of Bars: Two
- Beer Garden: Yes
- Live Music: Yes
- Fancy Dress: Yes, but tasteful
- Opening Times: Mon - Sat: 18.00 β 04.00, Sun: Closed
02. Fogas Haz Complex
www.fogashaz.huBudapest, AkΓ‘cfa u. 49-51, 1073 Hungary
Recently fully refurbished, this psychedelic Wonderland is back and itβs better than ever. The huge party space is a mash up of four ruin bars which have amalgamated to form the cityβs largest ruin bar complex. The merge offers brand new musical projects, longer opening hours and several surprises along the way. Picking up a stronger following as time goes on, the Fogas Haz complex is one of the liveliest nightlife destinations in Europe.
- No. of Bars: Four
- Beer Garden: Yes
- Live Music: Yes
- Fancy Dress: Yes, but tasteful
- Opening Times: Mon - Sun: 18.00 - 04.00
03. Doboz
www.doboz.co.hu/enBudapest, KlauzΓ‘l u. 10, 1072 Hungary
With over 3,000 visitors per day, Doboz is obviously doing something right. Seamlessly blending pub, club and cultural hub, this labyrinth of rooms boasts eight music styles, a grill bar and two dancefloors. In classic ruin bar style, Doboz has its fair share of greenery to offer β including the oldest tree in the district (at 300 years old) in its courtyard. Thereβs even a huge metal gorilla climbing the trees branches β you canβt miss it.
- No. of Bars: Four
- Beer Garden: Yes
- Live Music: Yes
- Fancy Dress: Yes, but tasteful
- Opening Times: Mon - Weds: 17.00 β 02.00, Thus - Sat: 17.00 - 00.00
04. Mazel Tov
www.mazeltov.huBudapest, AkΓ‘cfa u. 47, 1072 Hungary
A roof made entirely of glass and a floor of white pebbles make this one of the brightest ruin bars in the district. Nestled right in the centre of the Jewish Quarter, the aptly named Mazel Tov is an Aladdinβs cave β deceptively small and deserted looking from the outside, but huge once you cross its red tape. Unfurling like a mystical maze, this urban, recreational cultural space is a casual spot where you can grab a bite to eat or top up on your speciality beer. It even hosts the annual Jewish Summer Festival in May.
- No. of Bars: Two
- Beer Garden: Yes
- Live Music: Yes
- Fancy Dress: Yes, but tasteful
- Opening Times: Mon - Sun: 12.00 β 03.00
05. Liebling
www.fogashaz.hu/hu/lieblingBudapest, AkΓ‘cfa u. 51, 1073 Hungary
Located slap bang in the heart of the Jewish Quarter, Liebling (literally translating as βdarlingβ) kicks off the block of party venues on Akacfa Street. This neat rooftop ruin bar encapsulates everything hipster, with fairy lighting, sculptures, quirky wooden walls, indoor plants, live music and craft beer. Widely known as sister ruin bar, Fogas Hazβs βwarm up barβ, itβs a cracking place to have a couple of pre drinks and soak up that unique Hungarian nightlife scene.
- No. of Bars: Oene
- Beer Garden: Yes
- Live Music: Yes
- Fancy Dress: Yes, but tasteful
- Opening Times: Mon β Sat: 18.00 β 04.00, Sun: Closed
06. Hello Baby
http://www.hellobabybar.huBudapest, AndrΓ‘ssy ΓΊt 52, 1062 Hungary
Located right on the Jewish Quarterβs perimeter, the high-end Hello Baby is a gigantic middle-class mansion, and one of the most characterful and charming clubs in the whole city. Open only on Fridays and Saturdays, Hello Baby lives for the weekend. You canβt go wrong with three floors of dazzling acrobatics, balconies, rustic surfaces, stone balustrades, huge transparent balloons suspended in mid-air and semi-naked girls dancing in the windows.
- No. of Bars: Three
- Beer Garden: No
- Live Music: Yes
- Fancy Dress: Yes, but tasteful
- Opening Times: Sun β Thurs: Closed, Fri - Sat: 22.00 - 05.00
07. Stifler Bar
www.facebook.com/stifleramericanbarBudapest, Hungary, ErzsΓ©bet krt. 19, 1073 Hungary
All the perks of a rowdy stag do bar, but you wonβt miss out on the live sport either. Cheers to that. As with any good sports bar, thereβs pool and billiard tables, dart boards and table football to keep you and the lads occupied at half time. Plus, a beer is going to cost you around a quid, so you canβt really go wrong.
- No. of Bars: One
- Beer Garden: No
- Live Music: Yes
- Fancy Dress: Yes, but tasteful
- Opening Times: Mon β Sat: 09.00 β 05.00, Sun: 09:.00 - 00.00
08. Bar Pharma
www.facebook.com/barPharmaBudapest, Kazinczy u. 35, 1075 Hungary
Did you hear oxygen went on a date with potassium? It went OK. Refreshingly different, Bar Pharma combines a dash of science with litres of alcohol β and we love the results. In a district where beers and froccs are seriously popular, this cocktail bar is a welcome addition to the Jewish Quarter. Showcasing specialist shots in medicine bottles and periodic tables lining the walls, the bar takes on a playful side of drinking, offering state-of-the-art drinks with a chemical twist.
- No. of Bars: One
- Beer Garden: No
- Live Music: Yes
- Fancy Dress: No
- Opening Times: Mon: 18.00 β 01.00, Tues: - Thurs: 17.00 - 02.00, Fri - Sat: 17.00 - 04.00, Sun: 18.00 - 01.00
09. Amigo Bar
www.amigobar.huBudapest, HΓ‘rsfa u. 1, 1072 Hungary
Hola, buenos dias. Your Budapest stag do is about to take a pit stop in Spain (why not?), in this three-level, multi-room pub. With everything your stag do needs, including cheap beer, live music, billiards, foosball, pub quizzes and rock and roll artefacts on the walls (eat your heart out, Hard Rock Cafe), itβs the ideal place to have a few cervezas before heading out into those ruin bars.
- No. of Bars: One
- Beer Garden: No
- Live Music: Yes
- Fancy Dress: Yes, but tasteful
- Opening Times: Monβ Fri: 15.00 β 03.00, Sat: 18.00 - 04.00, Sun: Closed
10. Legenda Sorfozde Pub
www.facebook.com/LegendasorfozdepubBudapest, KirΓ‘ly u 78, 1068, Hungary
With live rock music, its own brewery and enough craft beer to sink a battleship, itβs no wonder this oneβs named βLegendβs Pubβ. Apart from being the ultimate hub for craft beer and real ale, you can also try Game Over Bourbon Ale here. Coming in at a whopping 12%, down too many bourbon ales and you wonβt remember your stag do - but you will be a legend - swings and roundaboutsβ¦
- No. of Bars: One
- Beer Garden: No
- Live Music: Yes
- Fancy Dress: Yes, but tasteful
- Opening Times: Mon β Sun: 12.00 β 01.00