Arán Bakery Buda: Irish-Trained Sourdough on Móricz Zsigmond körtér

Arán Bakery Buda is open every day, 7:30 to 19:00 on weekdays and 8:00 to 15:00 at weekends, at Móricz Zsigmond körtér 16/a. It is the Buda shop of a bakery whose sourdough starter was born in Dublin, and it bakes everything on the premises.

📋 Arán Bakery Buda at a Glance

What is it?	The Buda branch of Arán, a sourdough bakery founded by a Hungarian couple who learned the craft in Ireland. "Arán" is the Irish word for bread.
Why it's worth it	For anyone who wants a proper sourdough loaf or a pastry and coffee on the Buda side, without crossing to the busier Pest shop. The trade-off: at weekends it closes at 15:00, so it is a morning or lunchtime stop.
Insider tip	On weekdays the door opens at 7:30, half an hour earlier than at weekends, which makes a loaf on the way to work or to the M4 easy.
The facts	Móricz Zsigmond körtér 16/a, 1117 Budapest. Mon to Fri 7:30 to 19:00, Sat and Sun 8:00 to 15:00. +36 70 610 5610, aranbakery.hu

The Story Behind the Bread

Kinga and Attila moved to Ireland in 2008. Both had worked in hospitality all their lives: Attila managed several popular places in Dublin, and Kinga worked in restaurants and started baking. She went on to study bakery and pastry management at Dublin’s Technological University, which brought workshops in Ireland, England, France and Belgium, and a trip to San Francisco, the home of new-wave sourdough.

In 2017 she won two awards at a competition run by the ABST in England: best sourdough bread, and best product of the whole competition. The couple then moved home to Budapest. The first Arán opened in 2019 on Pest’s Wesselényi utca, and the Buda shop on Móricz Zsigmond körtér followed in June 2021.

The starter is called Paddy. It was born in Dublin and has Irish, American, English, French, Canadian and Hungarian roots. Paddy is the pet form of Patrick, after Ireland’s patron saint.

What to Buy

Photo: Janus Sandsgaard, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Generic sourdough starter shown for illustration, not Arán’s own “Paddy.”

Bread comes first here, as the name promises. The range has three strands:

• Sourdough loaves, baked the way the bakers like them, from Hungarian flour.
• Classic Irish bakes, the part of the counter you will not find at most Budapest bakeries.
• Hungarian pastries, because a Budapest bakery without them would feel incomplete.

On top of the permanent range there are seasonal bakes and daily, weekly and monthly specials, so the counter changes through the year. Everything is made on site.

The coffee deserves a mention too: a light roast from a Hungarian roaster, chosen by Arán and roasted this way only for them. If you only want a coffee, it is still a good reason to stop.

Opening Hours

Day	Arán Buda (Móricz Zsigmond körtér)
Monday to Friday	7:30 to 19:00
Saturday and Sunday	8:00 to 15:00

Hours on public holidays vary. The bakery keeps its Google listing up to date, so look there before a holiday visit.

Opening hours confirmed by Arán Bakery by email, 12 October 2026.

Getting There

• Address: Móricz Zsigmond körtér 16/a, 1117 Budapest (District XI)
• Metro: M4 (green line) to Móricz Zsigmond körtér
• Tram: 6, 47 or 48 to Móricz Zsigmond körtér
• Phone: +36 70 610 5610
• Email: hello@aranbakery.hu
• Website: aranbakery.hu

Photo: Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Móricz Zsigmond körtér is one of Buda’s busiest transport hubs, so Arán is easy to fit into a day on this side of the river.

Arán Buda or Arán Pest?

	Arán Buda	Arán Pest
Address	Móricz Zsigmond körtér 16/a, 1117	Wesselényi utca 23, 1077
Opened	June 2021	2019
Phone	+36 70 610 5610	+36 70 703 7032
Neighborhood	District XI, a Buda transport hub	District VII, at the corner of Nagy Diófa utca

Both shops bake with the same starter and the same approach, so choose by where your day takes you: Buda if you are around Gellért Hill, Bartók Béla út or the M4, Pest if you are staying in the old Jewish Quarter.

Around Móricz Zsigmond körtér

• Feneketlen-tó (Bottomless Lake), a small park with a pond a short walk from the square, is a pleasant place to eat a pastry on a bench.
• Bartók Béla út, the street running from the square toward Gellért Hill and the Danube, is lined with cafés and small galleries.
• Gellért Hill rises behind it, with the Liberty Statue and the view over the river at the top.

Address, story, range and coffee from aranbakery.hu, read 13 October 2026.

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