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Climbing the grand staircase at
Pesti Vigadó
,
enjoying the views from the terrace and
then watching a classical concert in its sumptuous hall.
Having a moonlit drink and surveying the city from the roof of
Tip Top Bar
.
Starting in Egyetem tér and spending a morning browsing the multitude of
independ-
ent boutiques
(
Click here
)
dotted all over the neighbourhood.
Explore: Belváros
Belváros ('Inner Town') is the very heart of Pest and contains the most valuable commercial
real estate in the city. The area north of busy Ferenciek tere is full of flashy boutiques and
well-frequented bars and restaurants; you'll usually hear more German, Italian, Spanish and
English spoken here than Hungarian. The neighbourhood to the south was once rather stu-
denty, quieter and much more local; now much of it is reserved for pedestrians, and there's
no shortage of trendy shops and cafes, along with the usual souvenir shops and boutiques.
Belváros contains four important 'centres': V Deák Ferenc tér is a busy square in the
northeast corner, where three metro lines (M1/2/3) converge, also accessible by trams 47
and 49; touristy V Vörösmarty tér is on the M1 metro at the northern end of V Váci utca; V
Ferenciek tere, on metro M3, divides the Inner Town at Szabad sajtó út; and V Egyetem tér
(University Sq) is a five-minute walk south along V Károlyi utca from Ferenciek tere and
250m northwest of Kálvin tér on the M3 and M4 metro along leafy V Kecskeméti utca.
Local Life
Lunch
Chow down with the locals at Belvárosi Disznótoros on huge portions of all kinds
of sausages, meat and fish, eaten standing up at outside benches.
Hangout
Take a moment to relax, read a book or let your kids have a run around at the
neighbourhood's secret garden, Károlyi kert.
Fröccs
Join the throngs of locals who start the night as the sun goes down drinking
spritzers in Erzsébet tér, before tripping over to see who's on at Akvárium Klub.
