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con carne for just 950Ft). Live music on Thurs, silent movies on Sun.
Mon-Wed & Sun
noon-2am, Thurs-Sat noon-3am.
Központ
VII, Madách Imre út 5 1 783 8405,
facebook.com/kozpontbudapest
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map
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Stylish bar at the entrance to the Seventh district that is a favourite meeting place for media
folk. In the daytime the “Centre” feels more like a relaxed café with its big window seats,
but it turns livelier later as the music and the crowds arrive. Good salads and sandwiches.
Mon-Fri 8.30am-1am, Sat 4pm-2am, Sun 4-11pm.
Kuplung
VI, Király utca 46 0630 755 3527,
facebook.com/Kuplung
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map
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This one-
time motorcycle repair shop (the name means “clutch”) is accessed via a graffiti-splattered
corridorleadingintoaconcretecourtyardmaskedwithweirdlypaintedmurals.Alime-green-
coloured bar runs the length of one side, while the remaining space is taken up with simple
wooden bench seating, table football (
csocsó
) and ping-pong.
Mon-Thurs & Sun 3pm-2am,
Fri-Sat 4pm-5am.
Lokál
VII, Dob utca 18 1 352 4198,
lokalbar.hu
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map
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In true ruin bar style, a ram-
shackle interior design and a chilled courtyard, where a grill operates in summer. Electro
swing on the dance floor on Fri-Sat.
Mon-Wed 5pm-midnight, Thurs-Sat 5pm-4am.
MikaTivadar
VII, Kazinczy utca 47 0620 965 3007,
mikativadarmulato.hu
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map
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One
of the busiest bars on Kazinczy utca, with a large summertime garden next door, good food
and great music on the stage at the back. The name comes from the owner of the factory that
once stood here.
Mon-Wed 5pm-midnight, Thurs 5pm-3am, Fri-Sat 5pm-5am.
Most
VI,ZichyJenőutca17 06702483322,
mostjelen.hu/most
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map
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major ruin bars, though a little more clean-cut, this massive complex centres around a bistro-
like lounge, to the side of which is a small bar and stage, where there is regular live music.
In May the brick wall at the back is ceremoniously knocked down, opening up an enorm-
ous gravel-bedded garden.
Most
is also one of the better
kerts
for food, and is especially
popular for its breakfasts and brunches (1690Ft).
Mon-Wed & Sun 10am-2am, Thurs-Sat
10am-5am.
Pótkulcs
VI, Csengery utca 65b 1 269 1050,
potkulcs.hu
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map
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There's not much by
way of a sign on the tatty metal door, but go through and you'll find yourself in a verdant
yard, with the bar straight ahead, and a room with sofas and table football off to the left. The
“Spare Key” is a laid-back kind of place with a reputation built largely on the strength of its
live music programme, ranging from klezmer and Roma bands to underground, folk and jazz.
Mon-Wed & Sun 5pm-1.30am, Thurs-Sat 5pm-2.30am.
year-old cinema down the road from Nyugati station. The black and gold auditorium has a
state-of-the-art sound system and is a glorious setting for clubbing and live acts (Hungarian
and British).
Mon-Tues & Sun noon-midnight, Wed-Thurs noon-2am, Fri-Sat noon-5am.
