8 editor picks in Budapest.
8 bars in Budapest, editor-picked for bars open late. Bars serving past 23:00. All bars in Budapest.
Szimpla Kert on Kazinczy in the Jewish Quarter is Budapest's original ruin bar, opened in 2002 and at this address since 2004 in an old stove factory.
OrderA glass of pálinka with a Dreher beer on the side.
TipNo reservations, first-come; entry is free, the Sunday farmers' market runs 09:00-14:00.
Mazel Tov on Akacfa in the Jewish Quarter is a Mediterranean ruin garden in an early 1900s courtyard, with mezze, shawarma and live klezmer most nights.
OrderAn Israeli sauvignon blanc with the mezze plate.
TipOpen noon to midnight daily; book a week ahead for weekends, glass-roof courtyard fills first.
Boutiq'Bar on Paulay Ede in Terezvaros is one of Budapest's serious cocktail rooms, with classic cocktails poured by a tightly drilled team near the Opera.
OrderThe Old Cuban with a Hungarian pálinka stinger to close.
TipWed 18:00-24:00, Thu 18:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00; closed Sun, Mon and Tue.
Warm Up on Nagy Diofa utca in the Jewish Quarter is a modern Budapest cocktail bar built on Hungarian spirits like palinka and Unicum, with serious technique.
OrderThe Unicum-and-pálinka highball with a citrus twist.
TipOpen Tue to Sat from 18:00; book the bar seats for the bartenders' attention.
Kisuzem on Kis Diofa utca in the Jewish Quarter is a long-running local bar with bistro plates, Hungarian wine list and a steady crowd of artists and writers.
OrderThe duck breast or the daily soup with a glass of Furmint.
TipDaily 11:30-24:00; the back room is quieter for conversation.
Tuk Tuk on Paulay Ede in the Casati boutique hotel is a tiny dark Terezvaros cocktail bar with purple walls, red silk curtains and Asian-spiced cocktails.
OrderThe signature spice-and-ginger highball from the bartender's list.
TipReservations advised, the room is intimate; phone the bar to hold seats on weekend nights.
Csendes Létterem on Ferenczy István utca near Astoria is a vintage-junk-shop bar pouring house cocktails and Hungarian beer in a flea-market room.
OrderThe signature whisky sour with a side.
TipDaily 10:00-24:00; the back room is the loudest, front room the quietest.
Szatyor on Bartok Bela ut in Ujbuda is an art-bar with rotating local exhibitions, Hungarian wine and a small Mediterranean food menu shared with Hadik next.
OrderA glass of Hungarian dry Furmint with the mixed small-plate selection.
TipDaily 11:00-24:00; the gallery rotates new local artists monthly.
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