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Where to eat on Christmas Eve in Budapest?

Posted on November 30, 2014April 21, 2024 by Budapest Guide

I am coming to Budapest to celebrate Christmas, but would like to eat my Christmas dinner somewhere else than in my hotel. Can you please give me the name on some restaurants in Budapest that will be open on Christmas eve?

Thank you for the question. We have a special article related to this subject which is called Christmas in Budapest, which you can find here. The truth is that most restaurants stay closed on December 24th and they take a well deserved break on this day. But, for those few restaurants that decide to stay open, they have a nice evening ahead, because people are looking hard to find restaurants open on December 24th, meaning that these get fully booked quite fast.

So, if you want a nice Christmas dinner in Budapest on December 24th we would at the moment recommend one of the following two restaurants. Do not forget that you need to book a table as soon as possible, so just use the table reservation link and fill in the forms, and we will take care of the table reservation for you and send you a confirmation of the reservation in an email (for free of course).

1. Rezkakas

This is a very traditional, but quite expensive, Hungarian restaurant. They do have live gipsy music and a main course from their menu normally cost between 4000 and 8000 Hungarian Forint. That is quite steep, but based on customer reviews and feedback we have received, people do praise this place and really do enjoy their visits. If you want to have a nice Christmas dinner with lots of Hungarian food on the menu, this is probably the place. The restaurant is located in the heart of Budapest, not far from the St. Stephens Basilica.

More about the restaurant – Book a table here

2. Aszu

This restaurant is located on the other side of the street from Rezkakas. If were were to eat our Christmas dinner in Budapest we would probably pick this one, but that is just because we really like the food in Aszu. The restaurant has received lots of great critics from food critics and magazines, and the food served is really in the upper class. The price level is probably a bit cheaper than in Rezkakas with main courses costing between 10 and 20 Euro, in general.

More information – Book a table here

We wish you a merry Christmas, and enjoy your Christmas dinner in Budapest! If you have questions or comments, just write using the comments field beneath this text!

What to eat on the Christmas Market in Budapest?

Posted on November 28, 2014November 28, 2014 by Budapest Guide

In the end of November Christmas markets open their gates in Budapest and the biggest Christmas market in the city takes place in the heart of the city at Vörösmarty Square. At the market there are multiple different foods and drinks to try out.

At the market you can try all the typical Hungarian dishes and the different flavoured mulled wines as well. So in this article we will list some of the best things you can try on a Hungarian Christmas Market. Apart from the typical market delicates such as kürtös kalács, roasted chestnut and pizza bread baked freshly in the oven, you can try the best traditional Hungarian dishes as well.

At the market you can find stuffed cabbage which is filled with pork and rice but they are also available with duck filling, roasted goose thigh, grill sausage and different grilled meats as well. Also cooked and smoked pork knuckles, pork knuckles with lot of onions, black and liver puddings and grilled spare ribs can be found. At the market there are also dried and smoked sausages as well with different flavours which you can take home. All the dishes at the market are freshly cooked and served.

If you want to know more on the Christmas Market in Budapest check the following site for more information.

Exhibition on Lechner Ödön

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Budapest Guide

The exhibition on Lechner Ödön is shown in the capital of Hungary in Budapest from this November. At the exhibition, which is arranged in one of the masterpieces of the architect himself, you can get to know more about this building and other creations origining from the hand of Lechner Ödön.

Lechner was a Hungarian architect who was born in 1845 and he died in 1914. Lechner was part of the Hungarian Secession movement. The exhibition shows the greatest works of the Hungarian architecture through different pictures. The exhibition focuses on the most beautiful architectural works of him including the Kecskeméti City Hall, the parish church of Budapest Kőbánya, the Museum of Applied Arts, the Institute of Geology and the Postal Savings Bank. All of these are nominated for UNESCO. At the museum visitors also have the chance to see the original working drawings as well. The exhibition on Lechner Ödön is shown from 20th November 2014 until 31st May 2015.

The exhibition is held in Budapest at Museum of Applied Arts. The museum is open every day from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 in the morning until 6 in the evening. On Mondays the museum is closed.

Museum of Applied Arts
1091 Budapest Üllöi street 33-37. Hungary

For more information on the museums in Budapest and ongoing exhibitions, visit this site.

Cheese and Wine Festival 2014

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Budapest Guide

The Cheese and Wine Festival will take place in Budapest in the capital of Hungary. This will be the 11th time the festival will open its gates again in the Hungarian capital and it is one of the most popular events in the life of Budapest.

Every year the festival is visited by more and more people. At the festival visitors will have the chance to explore the best cheeses and wines from this year. The Cheese and Wine Festival will present a wide range of various and different types of wines from 2014 with the matching world wide known cheeses. At the festival you can try all the special crafted cheeses from different local craftsmen. Apart from the best hand crafted cheeses and the best wines from 2014 there will be other programs and activities during the festival. The 11th Cheese and Wine Festival will be held in the capital of Hungary in Budapest.

The festival will take place at Vajdahunyadvár, in Városliget. The 11th Cheese and Wine Festival will be held from 29th November 2014. until 30th November 2014. The festival starts both days at 10 in the morning until 6 in the evening. The entrance fee for the festival is 2000 forint for every visitor which includes a tasting glass and free entrance to the Hungarian Agricultural Museum.

Roxette concert in Budapest 2015

Posted on November 17, 2014August 2, 2022 by Budapest Guide

Roxette is on a world tour from this year until next year in 2015 and in this occasion Roxette will visit Budapest as well. During the world tour they will be on stage in different cities all across the world.

Roxette is a Swedish rock pop duo which was formed in 1986. The duo achieved great success and got world wide known after releasing their first album the Look Sharp! in the late 1980s. Their next great success came with the third album Joyride which was released in 1991. With this album they truly became one of the most popular bands at the time. Their most popular hits are The Look, Listen to Your Heart, It Must Have Been Love and Joyride. Their latest album the Travelling came out in 2012.

Roxette is on a world tour from 2014 until next year 2015. They will visit several countries during the world tour from Europe to Australia. In Europe they will be on stage in different countries across Europe including Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, France, Hungary and so on. In Hungary the concert will be in the capital of Hungary in Budapest. The concert will take place at Papp László Budapest Sportarena on Tuesday 19th May in 2015. Tickets for the concert are already available and can be bought from WorldTicketShop.

If you want to know more about other concerts and events in Budapest, visit the following site.

For more information on the concert and prices check the following site.

Best films from Budapest on Netflix

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Budapest Guide

Do you have a Netflix account and feel like watching some film with clips from Budapest in them? Want to see the Chain Bridge and other Budapest attractions combined with action? Here are some of the films you can watch from Budapest on Netflix!

Before continuing it is worth knowing that there are not that many films that have been recorded in Budapest, and lots of the films recorded in Budapest does not really try to show Budapest as a city. That is why we will simply highlight a few films on Netflix in which you can see the beauties of Budapest. A film such as Die Hard 5 is not on the list, because you see very little from Budapest in that film, and it can not be found on Netflix.

So, as you want to watch Budapest on Netflix you will of course need a Netflix account, and if you are in Hungary you will need a VPN subscription as well, because you are not yet allowed to watch Netflix in Hungary. However, if you read the following article you will find out still how you can watch Netflix in Hungary easily.

Budapest on US Netflix

If you have a US Netflix account the best films are unavailable for you, but there is one film on US Netflix in which you can at see pieces of Budapest, and that is Evita!

Budapest on UK Netflix

On UK Netflix there are much more to watch, so the best two films available on UK Netflix with scenes and beautiful images from Budapest is I Spy and Munich. I Spy is a really lousy film, but after all it was recorded in Budapest, which makes it nice anyway. Munich is a much more serious film dealing with the terror attack on Israeli participants during the Summer Olympics in Munich. Here you can see some screenshots from I Spy (not too high quality though).

Hotel Gellert I Spy — Hotel Gellert in I Spy

Budapest on Norwegian Netflix

If you want to watch an action film in Norwegian with English subtitles, then you need to watch “Varg Veum: I morket er alle ulver gra” on Netflix. This film is far better than I Spy, and also here you can see lots of beautiful shots and scenes from Budapest. Take a look at the images believe for a little taste.

These are some films that can be watched on Netflix where you can see lots of beautiful Budapest clips. And what is great is that with one single Netflix subscription you can watch Netflix in all sorts of nations. You can read more about that here.

WWE Live in Budapest

Posted on November 11, 2014August 2, 2022 by Budapest Guide

WWE or World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American privately controlled entertainment company which was founded 21st February in 1980 by Vince and Linda McMahon. The WWE shows are not legitimate sporting events but they are based on pure entertainment. If you want to see this crazy show, then come to Budapest in April 2015, because the WWE guys is coming to town!

They present story line, script and the matches are choreographed and they often use moves that can be dangerous and can cause injures if they are performed incorrectly. The WWE is on a tour from 2014 and 2015 and will preform in different European countries during the tour. They will give plenty of live show across Europe.

They will give several shows in the UK in different cities such as Liverpool, Leeds, Brighton, in Germany they will be in Frankfurt, in France WWR will perform in Paris and in Italy they can be seen in Milanoo. They will even perform in Hungary as well. In Hungary the live show will take place in the capital of Hungary in Budapest. The WWE live show will be held at Papp László Budapest Sportaréna.

The show will be on Thursday 16th April in 2015 at 19.30pm.

Tickets for the WWE live show are already available and can be bought from WorldTicketShop.

Advent Feast at the Basilica (Christmas market)

Posted on November 8, 2014November 8, 2014 by Budapest Guide

This event will be held in the capital of Hungary in Budapest. The Advent Feast will take place in the centre of Budapest front of the Saint Stephan Basilica at the big square.

Christmas Market Stephens Basilica — The Christmas market in front of the St Stephens Basilica looks awesome at night!

This event in the city is one of the most popular one at the Christmas period and each year it attracts more and more people. At the market visitors will have the chance to try the best and typical Christmas dishes and drinks including the different mulled wines . Apart from the traditional Christmas foods you can also do your pre-Christmas shopping as well.

At the market there will be a wide selection of the best and various hand made Christmas presents and decorations. The Advent Feast offers a wide selection of programs, children and family activities as well. At the market every day and evening there will be some kind of program including the ice rink with a huge Christmas tree in the middle which is free for children. There will be also free child care and play area provided. The Advent Feast at the Basilica will be held from 28th November 2014 until 1st of January in 2015.

This is the second most popular Christmas market in Budapest. The most popular is the one at the Vorosmarty square. More information about the Christmas fairs in Budapest can be found here.

If you want to know more about other concerts, events and exhibitions in Budapest, check the Budapest calendar.

Immendorff. Long Live Painting – Exhibition

Posted on November 3, 2014October 3, 2014 by Budapest Guide

Jörg Immendorff was one of the most outstanding contemporary German painters. He was born in 1945 and he died in 2007. Immendorff was also a sculptor, designer and art professor.

He is one of the most divisive painters of the post-war German artists and his paintings can not be classified into historical or other categories but on the other hand he is one of the most typical German painter not only because he was interested in the German political questions and issues but because in his paintings he adopted earlier German painting traditions from Otto Dix, George Grosz and Max Beckmann. On his paintings he used exultant colours and his vivid imaginary. The exhibition is mostly focused on the transformation he had through the years in his art works. The exhibition presents Immendorff works in a new way and visitors will have the chance to explore the development of the artist through his paintings. The main goal of the exhibition is to show the vivid colours he used on his paintings, the shades and the details. The exhibition will take place in the capital of Hungary in Budapest at the Museum of Fine Arts. It will be shown from 9th November 2014 until next year 15th February 2015.

If you want to know more on the exhibition and the museum, visit the official site.

The “Gastro Walkway”

Posted on October 29, 2014February 12, 2015 by Budapest Guide

The event Gasztrósétány will take place in Budapest. The Gasztrósétány is a gastronomical event in the heart if Budapest. The event will be open for four months and it will offer the best products for all the visitors.

At the event visitors will have the opportunity to try the best Hungarian meals and drinks. In that four months at the gastronomical event more than 200 Hungarian food producer will present their best and most delicious foods and drinks and at the event visitors will have the chance to discover the traditional dishes and drinks as well. The best quality pálinka and a wide selection of the best Hungarian wines will be offered at the market. There are four topics during the four months.

In November the focus will be on the Belvárosi Liba and Újbor Fesztivál which is about the best wines and the most delicious meals made of goose. December is the period of Christmas and the Christmas Market with the best presents and mulled wines. In January the Belvárosi Disznótor is waiting for all the visitors and in February there will be the Belvárosi Sajtfesztivál where the most delicious cheeses will be presented to all the visitors. Among the best foods and drinks there will be plenty of other programs and activities waiting for everyone. The four month long festival will take place in the central of Budapest at Erzsébet tèr.

For more information on Budapest events, concerts and exhibitions, check the Budapest calendar.