2 listening bars in Budapest our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Budapest nightlife.
Múzsa ★ 4.7
Lipótváros (District V) · Széchenyi István tér 5-6, 1051 Budapest
Múzsa in the Four Seasons Gresham Palace in Budapest is an Art Nouveau lounge with live piano, cymbalom and harp programming several nights a week and an Asian-Hungarian small-plates menu beside the cocktail list.
Tip: Live sets run Thu 21:00-23:45 and Fri to Sat 21:45-00:30. Book a booth on the Danube side rather than the bar seats if you came for the music.
The Poet Bar ★ 4.3
Erzsébetváros / Jewish Quarter (District VII) · Erzsébet körút 9-11, 1073 Budapest
The Poet Bar inside the Anantara New York Palace in Budapest leans into the room's literary history, with live piano nightly through to 01:00 on weekends and a signature cocktail list referencing Hungarian poets.
Tip: Sit in the side parlour off the main lobby for the calmer piano set; the cafe-side seats catch more crowd noise. Drinks are about 4,000 to 5,500 HUF.