Menza on Liszt Ferenc ter cooks Hungarian classics until 22:30, a late dinner room off Andrassy near the Liszt Ferenc tér terraces in central Budapest.
Must order: The Hortobágyi palacsinta with a glass of Hungarian dry Furmint.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 23:00 daily; the kitchen runs 11:30 to 22:30, terrace fills first.
Address: Liszt Ferenc tér 2, 1061 Budapest
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 bar.
Try: Hungarian wine and small plates
Order: A flight of three Hungarian whites with the charcuterie board.
Tip: Daily 14:00 to 01:00; the Wednesday jazz night books out, arrive before 21:00.
Karavan on Kazinczy stays open until 01:00 Thursday to Saturday, the late-night Budapest stop after the Szimpla ruin bar for langos, burgers, gyros and kurtoskalacs.
Try: Lángos, burgers, kürtőskalács
Order: A garlic-and-cheese lángos with a Soproni beer at the picnic table.
Tip: Late-night until 01:00 Thursday to Saturday; the langos and kurtoskalacs counters move fast.
Mazel Tov on Akacfa keeps its Mediterranean and Israeli kitchen running until midnight every day, a Jewish Quarter late-night dinner room with live klezmer in Budapest.
Try: Mediterranean and Israeli plates
Order: The mezze plate and a glass of Israeli sauvignon blanc after the ruin-bar crawl.
Tip: Open noon to midnight daily; the glass-roof courtyard fills first.
Instant-Fogas on Akacfa stays open until 06:00 every night with bar food and ruin-bar snacks across seven dance rooms, the Jewish Quarter's last call in Budapest.
Try: Bar food, pizza, ruin-bar snacks
Order: A pálinka shot and a slice of late-night pizza in the back courtyard.
Tip: Daily 18:00 to 06:00, free entry; the back rooms each have a different soundtrack.
Drum Cafe on Dob utca near Deak ter is a Jewish Quarter langos and gulyas bar running late into the evening, a frequent Budapest dinner-after-the-bar stop.
Try: Lángos, gulyás, ruin-bar street food
Order: A garlic-and-cheese langos with a bowl of beef gulyas.
Tip: Open evenings into the night; cash and card, no reservations.