Budapest/Óbuda
Understand
The Main Square (Fő tér) and the surrounding streets (Laktanya utca, Hídfő utca lit. Barrack Street, Bridgehead Street) with its cube stones, lampposts, remaining neo-classical and eclectic-storied houses faithfully evoke the 18th and 19th century atmosphere of Óbuda. Under cobblestones of the main square is the medieval Chapter district, from 11-14th centuries. The former provost's palace, and Peter and Mary Church stood here, remnants are no longer visible.
Get in
To Óbuda from the center:
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Public transport map of Óbuda–Békásmegyer.
See
Historical buildings and statues
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Trinity Statue
address: III, Szentlélek térThe original statue of the Holy Trinity was made from the Zichy family donations, after the 1738–1739 plague. Due to the construction of the Árpád bridge the statue was demolished in 1956. The pieces of it were transported to Kiscelli Museum. In 2000 it was restored set up near the old location. The sculpture composition has three columns: Saint Roch, Saint Sebastian and Saint Felix figure, in the guardian stones: Saint Charles of Borromeo, Saint Francis of Xavier and Saint Florian can be seen. The relief shows the Penitent David and the Good Shepherd. The altar-like front part shows Virgin Mary and under of it, Saint Rosalia. -
Zichy Mansion
address: III, Fő tér 1This is a Baroque mansion was built between 1740–1757 for Miklós Zichy. The engineering and construction did János Henrik Jäger, stonemason. The main building of the complex was surrounded by wings. Later, The two wings symmetrically terraced garden houses joined (in 18–19th centuries). A park stood opposite the castle facade. -
Dwelling Houses
address: III, Fő térFő tér 5: One-story, eclectic neo-classical house with balcony. Fő tér 4: Classicism ('copf style'), storey, corner house, built around 1780. Harrer Pál utca 2: One-story, eclectic house with courtyard. -
Town Hall
address: III, Fő tér 3The old one-story Town Hall was demolished in the early 1900s. Built in 1906 on the site a new representative building. This building is today Óbuda–Bekasmegyer Mayor's Office. -
Szindbád Sculpture
address: III, Fő térSculpture by Péter Szanyi about the protagonist of Gyula Krúdy's novel. It was set up in 2013. -
Waiting
address: III, Szindbád térThe ladies with umbrellas, is a sculpture group by Imre Varga was set up in 1986. -
Votive Altar
address: III, Flórián térStatue assembly. The figures of the assembly are Saint Florian (on the left), Charles Borromeo (at the centre) and Philip Neri (on the right). -
Dwelling Houses
address: III, Lajos utcaFényes Adolf utca 2: Former tanner house, classicist, built around 1830. Lajos utca 104: One-storey 18th century house with eclectic facade. Lajos utca 102: One-storey, Baroque house with romantic facade, built around 1860. Lajos utca 100: One-storey, classicist house with eclectic facade, built around 1800. -
Silk Spinner Manufactory
address: III, Miklós tér 1Built around 1785.
Exhibitions
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phone: +36 1 388-8560address: III, Kiscelli utca 108Furniture, chests, signboard, silver, architecture collections, photo gallery, toy, technology, ethnography, poster, ballroom dancing collections, maps, manuscripts and printed matter, textile and flags, glass, ceramic and porcelain, mixed lifestyle collections. A beautiful complex of Baroque style buildings built for Trinitarian monks. The museum exhibits fine arts and items of modern history. Exhibitions on the ground floor reachable by wheelchair. On the ground floor for disabled basin site.
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Goldberger Textile Industry Collection
phone: +36 1 250-1020address: III, Lajos utca 136-138This is an institution for care the Hungarian textile and clothing industry in material and spiritual memories. -
Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism
phone: +36 1 375-6249address: III, Korona tér 1Commercial posters, trade history photos, approximately 9,000 pieces a large amount of Hungarian coins and bills, menus, menu cards, price lists and program guides, certificates archive materials, a fine art collection related to both the trade and the catering industry. Around Korona tér, neoclassical, eclectic, and baroque residential buildings built in 19th and 20th centuries. -
phone: +36 1 388-7551address: III, Szentlélek tér 6The museum contains the work of Victor Vasarely, a figure of 'op art'. The works are excellent and are fun to watch.
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phone: +36 1 368-7021address: III, Fő tér 1Preserve the legacy of Hungarian writer, painter and editor Lajos Kassák (1887-1967).
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phone: +36 1 250-1020address: III, Fő tér 1A museum of the local history in the Zichy Castle. Furniture history collection, technology history collection (household and work appliances, office equipment, clocks, entertainment appliances), glass, ceramics and porcelain collection, trades collection, textile collection, numismatics collection, city history, association and party badges, music collection, household collection, stone collection. For disabled the permanent exhibition is accessible.
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phone: +36 1 250-0274address: III, Laktanya utca 7The museum contains the works of the Hungarian sculptor Imre Varga.
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phone: +36 1 388 6784address: III, Lajos utca 158The market emerged in the XII–XIII. century, the Danubian harbor and anchorage with Esztergom highway connecting streets. The line of houses on the south side led to the Clarissans convent. Lajos utca 158 was one of the buildings of the former marketplace, at the beginning of the 18th century it was a beer house. In the 1790s, it was converted into an apartment house. In 19th century, it was extended with additional extensions. At this time, the restoration of the building preserved the most important medieval details. The house is now a contemporary art gallery.
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phone: +36 20 496-3408address: III, Kunigunda útja 18Independent contemporary art gallery.
Memories of the Roman Empire
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phone: +36 1 430-1081address: III, Meggyfa utca 19-21Exhibition shows the ruins of a villa from the Roman age.
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phone: +36 1 430-1081address: III, Flórián tér 3-5, underpassOutdoor exhibition shows the remains of the baths of the legionary fortress.
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address: III, Hunor utcaNorth side of the Raktár street once been one late-Roman Christian cemetery. There was the outskirts of the ancient Christian chapel. A typical cloverleaf-shaped building raised in around 360 CE, in memory of the martyrs and saints.
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Aquincum Military Amphitheatre
address: III, Pacsirtamező utca 2-14The military amphitheater located south of former Roman military camp. Around 145 the training ground, rebuilt in stone amphitheater during the reign of emperor Antoninus Pius. The construction work was performed by the Legio II Adiutrix technical corps. The longitudinal axis 131.8m, cross axis 108.4m of the outer walls of the stand. The arena size of 89.6×66.1 meters. Molded walls of its cabinets were built by fishbone vaults. The walls were huge stone pillar supported. -
address: III, Flórián térToday's Florian Square was the site of the center of former camp of the Aquincum Legion of II. Adiutrix. Now there is an archeological park with the remains of the camp from 2nd-3rd century CE, Officers flats, tabernas and the camp big baths.
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address: III, Kórház utca 7The gate was built in the second half of the 3rd century. It was the Roman legion camp's main gate looking for Danube river. This was a three-span structure. Both two edges a storey, octagonal tower flanked. The middle passage used for the car traffic, the two extremes made for pedestrians. Across this was accessible the Danube bridge.
Churches
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Saint Peter and Paul Parish Roman Catholic Parish Church
phone: +36 1 368-6424address: III, Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet térBuilt by Péter Zichy in 1749 in Baroque style. In front of the church there are sculpures of Saint John of Nepomuk and Saint Florian. The Baroque sculptures created by Károly Bebo sculptor in 1753. -
phone: +36 30 396-9020address: III, Lajos utca 163Budapest's oldest, still existing Jewish temple, and one of the masterpieces of European neoclassical synagogue. The neo-Classical facade decoration of the six Corinthian columns supported by an open portico tympanum closure. It was built in 1820 according to the design of András Landherr.
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phone: +36 1 368-6410address: III, Kálvin köz 4The temple was built in 1786. The front facade of the church, a tower was erected in 1788. The donations of the faithful in 1878 was made a spire with a helmet. The building made with one nave. The remains of the medieval castle can be found at the basement. Óbuda first regal, later in 11–14th centuries was king and queen headquarters. The Royal Castle was a lowland castle, shaped for regular ground, square form, which is bounded by a double walled moat.
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phone: +36 1 388-1773address: III, Dévai Bíró Mátyás tér 1Built in 1935.
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Ruins of Clarisse Church and Nunnery
address: III, Kiskorona utcaSince 1334 Clarissa nuns from the monastery stood here. This was one large three-nave church, each ship has a polygonal apse. Queen Elizabeth (Charles Robert's wife) was founded, who was buried here in 1380. Beautifully preserved basement walls can be seen on courtyard of Ilona Andor Music and Arts Elementary School. The complex was destroyed around 1541. The monastery was home of the altar of Queen Elizabeth, which now can be seen in the New York Metropolitan Museum. -
Holy Blood Roman Catholic Chapel
address: III, Doberdó útBuilt in 1822. -
Saint Donatus Roman Catholic Chapel
address: III, Farkastorki út 58Built in 1781.
Nature
Károly Guckler Lookout PointNice view from the top of Hármashatár Mountain.
Károly Guckler Nature Trail3.5-km-long nature trail shows the wildlife of forest around Budapest. There is also two lookout points with good view to Óbuda.
Do
Culture
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phone: +36 30 883-1953address: III, Fő tér 2Community space, cafe, lunch and breakfast, art gallery and tourist information.
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phone: +36 1 250-0288address: III, Kiskorona utca 7Arts and community center. The building was built for an inn and cafe between 1816 and 1818, in Classical style.
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phone: +36 1 388-4310address: III, Fő tér 1, Zichy Mansion yardTheatre.
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phone: +36 1 388 2373address: III, San Marco utca 81Also here is the San Marco Gallery with art exhibitions.
Leisure
Kiscell Park
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phone: +36 1 388-9770address: III, Laborc utca 2Open-air pool.
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phone: +36 20 207-3133address: III, Laktanya utca 1/b
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phone: +36 20 407-0701address: III, Bécsi út 121Escape game.
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phone: +36 70 948-9258address: III, Pacsirtamező utca 40Escape game.
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phone: +36 1 240-7708address: III, Laborc utca 2/c
Sport
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phone: +36 30 730-3270address: III, Perényi út 6Golf course.
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phone: +36 70 363-1553address: III, Aranyhegyi út 18
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phone: +36 1 250-4799address: III. Árpád fejedelem útja 125Leisure park with various possibilities: bubble soccer, ninja court, trampoline, beach volleyball, artificial grass football field, skate park, street workout ground, soccer, darts, ping pong, badminton.
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phone: +36 1 244-8850address: III, Folyondár utca 15Tennis courts and fitness.
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phone: +36 1 250-8930address: III, Csemete utca 7Billiard club and rock club with live concerts.
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phone: +36 1 240-5601address: III, Laborc utca 2Tennis courts.
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phone: +36 240-4042address: III, Árpád fejedelem útja 125Tennis courts.
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phone: +36 20 519-3234address: III, Fényes Adolf utca 19-21Climbing hall.
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phone: +36 1 388-1591address: III, Virág Benedek utca 39-41Tennis courts.
Events
Day of ÓbudaIn May. Three days event with free concerts and fair.
Summer in ÓbudaBetween Jun 15–Aug 31. Free concerts, film screening and other programs.
Festival of Craft Beers in ÓbudaIn September.
Picnic in ÓbudaIn September.
Advent in ÓbudaIn December. Christmas fair and winter outdoor skating.
Buy
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phone: +36 1 437-8200address: III, Bécsi út 38-44Shopping center. Services: bed cinema, nightclub, Middle Eastern restaurant, confectionery, indoor playground, bookstore, drugstore. Csopa is Hungary's first unique interactive scientific exhibition, where scientific phenomena become entertaining and physics becomes understandable.
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phone: +36 1 439-3810address: III, Flórián tér 6-9Shopping center. Services: supermarket, clothes store, post office, bank, optics, pharmacy, fitness studio.
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phone: + 36 1 388-8700address: III, Kórház utca 37-41Services: grocery store, butcher, bakery, food bar.
In Óbuda Highlands:
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phone: +36 1 437-4600address: III, Bécsi út 154Shopping center. Services: hypermarket, cinema, theatre, pet food, food bar, jewelery shop, drugstore, bank, travel agency, shoe store, cafe, beauty salon, indoor playground, casino, bookstore, post office, clothes store, fitness studio, pharmacy.
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address: III, Bécsi út 136Shopping center. Services: supermarket, technical store, clotes store, bowling, bank, confectionery, bookstore, drugstore, shoe store, pet food. Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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address: III, Bécsi út 258Hypermarket.
Eat
Budget
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phone: +36 30 866-8373address: III, Polgár utca 8-10Self-service restaurant.
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address: III, Bécsi út 171Food bar.
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phone: +36 70 451-9456address: III, Lajos utca 48-66Self-service restaurant.
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phone: +36 30 564-3520address: III, Montevideo utca 3/bFood bar.
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phone: +36 30 846-7802address: III, Pacsirtamező utca 34Food bar.
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phone: +36 20 484-0108address: III, Lajos utca 106Food bar.
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phone: +36 1 250 5051address: III, Kolosy tér 5-7Food bar.
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address: III, Fényes Adolf utca 28Self-service restaurant.
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phone: +36 30 951-6564address: III, Perc utca 6Self-service restaurant.
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address: III, Szépvölgyi út 15Food bar.
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phone: +36 70 680-8015address: III, Bécsi út 105-107Food bar.
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phone: +36 1 400-9037address: III, Montevideo utca 2/cFood bar.
In Óbuda Highlands:
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phone: +36 1 801-4106address: III, Zay utca 24Self-service restaurant.
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phone: +36 70 381-2599address: III, Zay utca 3Food bar.
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phone: +36 1 999-7600address: III, Bécsi út 271Food bar.
Mid-range
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phone: +36 1 388-2530address: III, Dereglye utca 5/bTraditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 30 887-9333address: III, Bécsi út 86Traditional restaurant with Vietnamese cuisine.
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phone: +36 70 363-2763address: III, Tímár utca 24Italian food bar and pizzeria.
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phone: +36 1 368-6078address: III, Föld utca 50/cTraditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 70 290-8374address: III, Lajos utca 33-39Food bar.
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phone: +36 30 788-1782address: III, Bécsi út 53Asian food bar.
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phone: +36 1 950-0238address: III, Szentendrei út 4Traditional restaurant and pizzeria.
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Pinocchio Pizzeria and Caffetteria
phone: +36 20 318-4874address: III, Bécsi út 121Italian pizzeria and pasta bar. -
phone: +36 1 439-1988address: III, Vörösvári út 13Traditional restaurant and pizzeria.
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phone: +36 20 920-4860address: III, Kenyeres utca 26Food bar.
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phone: +36 1 367-2670address: III, Szél utca 3-5Food bar.
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phone: +36 1 240-3937address: III, Lajos utca 98Traditional restaurant and pizzeria with local cuisine.
In Óbuda Highlands:
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phone: +36 1 367-5440address: III, Bojtár utca 29Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 20 412-5554address: III, Testvérhegyi út 1Fast food bar.
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phone: +36 1 631-3522address: III, Bécsi út 170Traditional restaurant with Asian pasta, wok and sushi.
Splurge
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phone: +36 20 285 9664address: III, Szépvölgyi út 7Traditional restaurant and cafe.
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phone: +36 1 388-6151address: III, Zápor utca 69Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 1 368-0613address: III, Mókus utca 22Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 1 250-4261address: III, Bécsi út 103Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 1 250-8256address: III, Kolosy tér 5-6Traditional restaurant with Japanese cuisine.
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phone: +36 1 430-1731address: III, Lajos utca 93-99Traditional restaurant with international cuisine.
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phone: +36 1 367-1301address: III, Árpád fejedelem útja 125Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 1 950-6771address: III, Lajos utca 46Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 1 631-3624address: III, Nagyszombat utca 3Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 30 435-0567address: III, Bécsi út 58Traditional restaurant with Japanese cuisine.
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phone: +36 1 388-8745address: III, Fő tér 6Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 1 430 1056address: III, Szépvölgyi út 15Traditional restaurant with Japanese, Koran and Thai cuisine, including sushi and wok.
In Óbuda Highlands:
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phone: +36 70 779-6520address: III, Zay utca 5Traditional restaurant with local and American cuisine.
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phone: +36 70 215-9620address: III, Hármashatárhegyi út 3Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 30 476-1316address: III, Vörösvári út 131Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
Drink
Cafe and breakfast
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phone: +36 30 338 0117address: III, Montevideo utca 9Cafe, lunch and breakfast.
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phone: +36 20 999-1931address: III, Montevideo utca 7Cafe, lunch and breakfast.
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phone: +36 30 420 8415address: III, Szépvölgyi út 15Cafe, lunch and breakfast.
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phone: +36 20 585-1050address: III, Bokor utca 15-19Cafe and breakfast.
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phone: +36 30 725-7580address: III, Bokor utca 6Cafe, lunch and breakfast.
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address: III, Vörösvári út 37Cafe and breakfast.
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address: III, Csemete utca 10Cafe and breakfast.
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address: III, Szentendrei út 6Cafe and breakfast.
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phone: +36 1 426-8553address: III, Laktanya utca 3Cafe, lunch and breakfast.
Cafe and confectionery
In Óbuda:-
phone: +36 20 588-3544address: III, Vörösvári út 5Confectionery and cafe.
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phone: +36 30 991-2480address: III, Polgár utca 3Confectionery and cafe.
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phone: +36 70 257-4789address: III, Bécsi út 67Confectionery and cafe.
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phone: +36 20 771-6570address: III, Bécsi út 177Confectionery and cafe.
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phone: +36 30 331-8185address: III, Ágoston utca 2Confectionery and cafe.
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phone: +36 1 242-1731address: III, Vörösvári út 41Confectionery and cafe. Pastries, cake, round cake, sweet biscuit, wedding cake, ice creams, specials, form cakes.
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phone: +36 1 240-0688address: III, Bécsi út 57-61French-style confectionery and cafe.
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phone: +36 30 351-1581address: III, Kerék utca 34Cafe and ice cream shop.
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phone: +36 20 574-4747address: III, Bécsi út 193Confectionery and cafe without sugar.
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phone: +36 70 272-3404address: III, Solymár utca 10Gluten-free, lactose-free and sugar-free confectionery and cafe.
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phone: +36 1 244-4524address: III, Bécsi út 231Confectionery and cafe.
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phone: +36 1 368-0598address: III, Szőlő utca 70Confectionery and cafe.
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phone: +36 30 384-1238address: III, Bécsi út 57-61Confectionery and cafe.
In Óbuda Highlands:
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phone: +36 70 977-0054address: III, Bécsi út 270Confectionery and cafe.
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phone: +36 1 240-7535address: III, Bécsi út 314Confectionery and cafe.
Pubs
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phone: +36 30 977-4201address: III, Kórház utca 7
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Beer Company Premium Beer Terrace
phone: +36 1 250 4799address: III, Árpád fejedelem útja 125 -
phone: +36 30 363-0891address: III, Bécsi út 88
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phone: +36 1 368-0385address: III, Lajos utca 70-72
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address: III, Lajos utca 49/c
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address: III, Szőlő utca 48
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address: III, Kórház utca 1
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phone: +36 20 955-0794address: III, Pacsirtamező utca 28
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address: III, Kórház utca 11
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address: III, Miklós utca 1
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address: III, Bécsi út 231
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address: III, Szél utca 1
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address: III, Pacsirtamező utca 69
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address: III, Szentlélek tér
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address: III, Föld utca 51
In Óbuda Highlands:
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phone: +36 20 969-2380address: III, Fehéregyházi út 1
Bars and nightclubs
In Óbuda:-
phone: +36 70 205-7282address: III, Fő tér 1, Zichy Mansion yardConcert venue and beer garden. Pub food, beverages (hundred types), local bands.
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phone: +36 20 485-8485address: III, Kolosy tér 3Open-air bar.
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phone: +36 20 485-8485address: III, Bécsi út 63Bar.
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phone: +36 70 771-6666address: III, Fényes Adolf utca 28Nightclub.
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phone: +36 1 333-5656address: III, Bécsi út 56Nightclub.
Sleep
Budget
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phone: +36 20 956-5718address: III, Bécsi út 122/a3 shared rooms.
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phone: +36 1 919-0108address: III, Hármashatárhegyi út 38 private rooms and 6 shared rooms.
Mid-range
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phone: +36 1 250-3705address: III, Jablonka út 20
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phone: +36 30 209-8182address: III, Farkastorki út 215 rooms.
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phone: +36 30 966-6159address: III, Váradi utca 26
Splurge
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phone: +36 1 436-4100address: III, Árpád fejedelem útja 944-star. Free Wifi. Spa and wellness centre. There is special thermal water derived directly from nearby Margaret Island. Services include a swimming pool, two thermal pools, a Finnish sauna, steam baths and Jacuzzi.
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phone: +36 30 2101-691address: III, Tímár utca 30
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phone: +36 70 339-7271address: III, Dereglye utca 4
Connect
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Budapest 3 Post Office
phone: +36 1 388-9318address: III, Kiscelli utca 7-9 -
Budapest 30 Post Office
phone: +36 1 250-8282address: III, Kolossy tér 5-6