9 editor picks in Budapest.
9 wine bar places in Budapest we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Budapest | Wine Bar across every city.
Hungary's wine country, from Tokaj to Villány, gives Budapest a deep bench for the borbár, the wine bar, and the form has thrived across the city. Doblo Wine Bar on Dob utca in the Jewish Quarter and DiVino Borbár on Szent István tér beside the Basilica pour broad Hungarian lists by the glass, while Kadarka Wine Bar on Király utca keeps the tasting flights small and conversational.
Doblo on Dob utca in the Jewish Quarter pours over 100 Hungarian wines and pálinka by the glass in a former shop, with live jazz Wednesdays in Budapest.
OrderA flight of three Hungarian regional whites with the charcuterie board.
TipDaily 14:00-01:00; the Wednesday jazz night books out, arrive before 21:00.
Drop Shop on Balassi Balint near Parliament is a stylish bar-boutique pouring around 50 wines by the glass, from Hungarian regions and abroad.
OrderA glass of Egri Bikavér red blend from the Eger by-the-glass list.
TipClosed Sundays; weekday afternoons the room is open for daytime tastings.
Bortarsasag's flagship store on Lanchid utca, steps from the Chain Bridge, is the country's leading Hungarian wine merchant with daily tastings.
OrderA flight of dry Furmint and a glass of Tokaji Aszú.
TipPet friendly; Hungarian wine flight tastings run on Saturdays at 16:00.
DiVino on Szent Istvan ter in front of the Basilica pours Hungarian young-vintner wines by the glass on a busy square terrace, downtown Budapest.
OrderThe three-glass flight of Hungarian regional reds.
TipCash and card; the Basilica-facing terrace fills first on summer evenings.
Kadarka on Kiraly utca pours 150-plus Hungarian small-grower wines by the glass, with eight types of Kadarka and the Szekszard region front and centre.
OrderA glass of Szekszard Kadarka, the bar's namesake variety.
TipDaily 16:00 to midnight; the staff run themed Hungarian wine tastings on Wednesdays.
Palack Borbar near Szent Gellert ter in Ujbuda is a Buda-side wine bar pouring Hungarian small-grower and natural wines, with bistro plates and a quiet.
OrderThe Hungarian natural orange wine and a plate of mangalica salami.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; the back room has a stand-up bar with a 10-glass rotation.
Doblo on Dob utca pours 100 Hungarian wines and pálinka until 01:00 every night with cheese and charcuterie, the Jewish Quarter's late-night Budapest wine.
OrderA flight of three Hungarian whites with the charcuterie board.
TipDaily 14:00-01:00; the Wednesday jazz night books out, arrive before 21:00.
Kadarka on Kiraly utca pours 150-plus Hungarian small-grower wines by the glass with eight types of Kadarka and the Szekszard region front and centre.
OrderA glass of Szekszard Kadarka, the bar's namesake variety.
TipDaily 16:00 to midnight; the staff run themed Hungarian wine tastings on Wednesdays.
Palack Borbar near Szent Gellert ter in Ujbuda is a Buda-side wine bar pouring Hungarian small-grower and natural wines, with bistro plates and a quiet.
OrderA glass of Hungarian natural orange wine and a plate of mangalica salami.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; the back room has a stand-up bar with a 10-glass rotation.
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