Where to drink well in Budapest by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Budapest. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
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.
PourTokaji Furmint dry by the glass
WineHungarian wines and pálinka, over 100 by the bottle
FoodCheese, charcuterie and small plates
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.
PourEgri Bikavér red blend by the glass
WineAround 50 Hungarian and international wines by the glass
FoodSmall plates, cheese, charcuterie
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.
PourTokaji Aszú by the glass
WineHungarian regional wines, large bottle retail and bar
FoodLimited cheese and snack plates
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.
PourEger Bikaver by the glass
WineHungarian young winemakers, by the glass
FoodSmall plates and tapas
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.
PourSzekszárd Kadarka by the glass
WineSmall Hungarian growers, 150+ by the glass
FoodCheese, charcuterie, foie gras plates
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.
PourHungarian natural orange wine by the glass
WineHungarian small growers, natural wine focus
FoodBistro plates, cheese and charcuterie
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; the back room has a stand-up bar with a 10-glass rotation.
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