5 live music in Budapest, editor-picked by TableJourney. All Budapest nightlife.
Opus Jazz Club ★ 4.7
Ferencváros (District IX) · Mátyás utca 8, 1093 Budapest
Opus Jazz Club in Budapest is the public face of the Budapest Music Center on Mátyás utca, programming contemporary jazz Wednesday through Saturday at 21:00 with a tight sound system and a seasonal Hungarian kitchen.
Tip: Book the dinner-and-show table for a guaranteed centre view; standing tickets near the bar are fine if the room is not sold out.
Lámpás ★ 4.2
Erzsébetváros / Jewish Quarter (District VII) · Dob utca 15, 1074 Budapest
Lámpás in Budapest is a labyrinthine basement on Dob utca opposite Gozsdu Udvar, booking rockabilly, blues, jazz and experimental electronica nightly with free entry and beers under 1,000 HUF.
Tip: Sit in the main concert room for the band, slip into the back chambers if you want to talk. The summer programme thins out, the autumn lineup is the strongest.
Mazel Tov ★ 4.4
Erzsébetváros / Jewish Quarter (District VII) · Akácfa utca 47, 1073 Budapest
Mazel Tov in Budapest is a glass-roofed Mediterranean courtyard on Akácfa utca, running JazzKeddek every Tuesday plus DJ sets and acoustic concerts alongside a hummus and shakshuka kitchen until 22:30.
Tip: Book a courtyard table for the jazz Tuesday set, not the indoor bar room. Last food orders 22:00 weekdays, 22:30 Friday and Saturday.
Jedermann Café ★ 4.3
Ferencváros (District IX) · Ráday utca 58, 1092 Budapest
Jedermann Café in Budapest is the long-running jazz cafe on Ráday utca opened by Hans van Vliet in 2010, with string quartets, swing and funk on Friday and Saturday nights and a student crowd by day.
Tip: Weekend tables fill by 20:00, email ahead. Festival jam sessions during the spring jazz programme run later than the listed close.
Kazimír ★ 4.0
Erzsébetváros / Jewish Quarter (District VII) · Kazinczy utca 34, 1075 Budapest
Kazimír on Kazinczy utca in Budapest is a courtyard bistro a few doors from Szimpla with nightly live jazz during dinner, plus literature evenings and acoustic sets through the cooler months.
Tip: The courtyard is the room for the jazz set; ask for a table near the band rather than the front bar. Goulash and the Hungarian wine list outperform the international plates.