Where Budapest drinks local: brewpubs, taprooms and the new wave.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Budapest worth taking a tram to.
Madhouse on Anker koz, opposite Deak ter, is the central taproom of Hungarian craft brewery Mad Scientist with 24 rotating taps of in-house IPAs.
Order: A flight of three Mad Scientist taps from the rotating board.
Tip: Steps from Deak Ferenc ter; the bistro menu pairs Hungarian classics with the brewery's deepest list.
Hopaholic on Akacfa utca in the Jewish Quarter is a craft beer bar pouring 10 rotating Hungarian and European taps, with 400 bottles in the cooler.
Order: A half-pint flight of Hungarian IPAs with a side of Czech-style hermelin pickled cheese.
Tip: Closed Sundays; the menu rotates fast, check the chalkboard before the bar.
Elesztohaz on Tuzolto utca in Ferencvaros is a ruin-bar craft beer hall with 21 Hungarian taps in a former glass factory, a Budapest beer pilgrimage.
Order: A flight of four small pours from rotating Hungarian micro-breweries.
Tip: Daily 15:00-04:00; food is bistro-Hungarian, served until 23:00.
FIRST Craft Beer & BBQ on Dob utca in the Jewish Quarter is the Kurucz brothers' downtown taproom for Hungary's first new-wave exhibition brewery.
Order: A flight of three FIRST in-house taps with the smoked-brisket BBQ plate.
Tip: Open until 02:00 Thu to Sat; the BBQ kitchen is built around the brewery's beer styles.
Jonas Craft Beer & Food in Bikas park, the Buda 11th-district relocation since 2022, pours rotating Hungarian and European craft beers lakeside.
Order: A half-pint flight of three Hungarian beers with the Hungarian charcuterie board.
Tip: 100m from the Bikas park metro stop; the lakeside terrace fills first on summer nights.