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SNAPSHOT
June sees the opening of the city’s famed “garden” bars – bohemian nightspots set up in urban courtyards in residential buildings around inner Pest.
FROM AIRPORT TO CITY
Use our P-AIR bus transfer between Budapest Ferihegy Airport and Deak Ference Square and vice versa. The cost is €4 single and €8 return.
FOOD
Serpenyõs Vendéglõ
III.Szepvolgyi utca 62, +36 (0)1 335 5361, www.reziserpenyos.hu Lovely terraced spot in the 3rd district, where the chef uses mainly organic produce sourced from local markets.
Vapiano
I.Bécsi utca 5, +36 (0)1 411 0864, www.vapiano.hu New Italian spot in the business quarter, where you’ll enjoy house-made pastas and a collection of rich sauces.
FRIENDS
Continental Hotel Zara****Superior Dohany utca 42-44., +36 (0)1 815 1000, www.continentalhotelzara.com This new hotel in the city has a boutique spa and fitness centre, and a lovingly restored main entrance with a superb city centre location. Now it’s summer, relax on the hotel’s terraces.
Café del Rio
+36 30 297 2158, www.rio.hu Loctade on the Buda side of the PetofiBridge, this is the best summer venue for the city’s music and lifestyle scene.
INSIDER TIP
When handing over money in a restaurant, say how much you intend you give (English is usually understood), including a tip – “thank you” means that the waiter will expect to keep the whole amount and the meal could cost you more than you bargained for.
Words Peterjon Cresswell |
