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REPORT Instant-Fogas vs. Szimpla Kert for NYE: The Ruin Bar Showdown Nobody Told You About
Here’s the insider secret that travel blogs won’t tell you: Szimpla Kert—Budapest’s most famous ruin bar, the one plastered across...
REPORT Opening Soon: Why Time Out Market Budapest Will Surprise You
My phone has been buzzing for weeks. It’s the same message, copy-pasted from friends in London, cousins in the States,...
REPORT Don’t Be a Spritzer-Sipping Barbarian: An Insider’s Guide to Fröccs in Budapest
Alright, listen up. You’ve landed in my chaotic, glorious city. You’ve ticked off Parliament, you’ve steamed yourself into a raisin...
REPORT The Straight Friend’s Queer Homework: Mapping Budapest’s LGBTQ+ Nights
The results of a two-week “research expedition” with actual prices, real taste tests, and that perfect dash of Hungarian sarcasm...
REPORT Budapest Rooftop Bars: Why White Raven Skybar Tops the List
As a Budapester by birth and stubborn by nature, I’ve long believed this city is a bottomless pit of surprises....
REPORT High Above Budapest, With a Taste of Peru & Japan: ISSEI Skybar Review
When my wife suggested we celebrate our friends’ engagement somewhere “dramatic and unforgettable,” I knew exactly what she meant. After...
REPORT Why The Duchess Might Be Budapest’s Most Glamorous Rooftop Bar
There’s a certain magic to Budapest’s Váci utca after dusk. The river of shoppers thins to a gentle stream, the...
REPORT High Note SkyBar Budapest: Cocktails With a Front-Row View of St. Stephen’s Basilica
There’s a specific moment in Budapest, just as the sun begins to dip below the Buda Hills, when the city...
REPORT Touching the Sky in Budapest: A Local’s Insider Review of St. Andrea Wine & Skybar
As a Budapest local, I’m part of a never-ending, passionate debate with my friends: where is the perfect spot for...