Budapest/Zugló
Understand
As the city expanded, the suburban district quickly found itself fairly central in the city, and larger houses started to appear in certain areas. The Communist era brought large developments of pre-fab housing projects into some areas of the district, but large parts of the district still maintain the suburban feeling; and some areas even retained the glamour of the mansions built at the turn of the century.
Get in
To Városliget from the center: by to .
To Zugló from the center:
- From by to .
- From by , or to .
- From by , , , , , or to Bosnyák tér.
Public transport map of Zugló.
See
Historical buildings and statues
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Millennium Monument
address: XIV, Hősök tereThis is one of Budapest's emblematic sights, part of the UNESCO World Heritage List. Made for the 1,000th birthday of Hungary in 1896. Dedicated to a handful of outstanding Hungarian statesmen, kings and heroes who tried to make Hungary a better place and a thriving independent country. - :The tall column in the middle is topped by a statue of the archangel Gabriel. In his right hand the angel holds the Holy Crown of Saint Stephen, the first king of Hungary. In his left hand the angel holds a two barred apostolic cross, a symbol awarded to Saint Stephen by the Pope in recognition of his efforts to convert Hungary to Christianity. In Hungarian it is referred to as the double cross or the apostolic double cross.
- :At the base of the column is a group of seven mounted figures representing the Magyar chieftains who led the Hungarian people into the Carpathian basin. In the front is Árpád, considered the founder of the Hungarian nation. Behind him are the chieftains Előd, Ond, Kond, Tas, Huba, and Töhötöm (Tétény). Little survives in the historical record about these individuals and both their costumes and their horses are considered to be more fanciful than historically accurate.
- :Statues in the left colonnade are kings of Hungary: Stephen I, Ladislaus I, Coloman, Andrew II, Béla IV, Charles I, Louis I. Topping the outer edge of the left colonnade is a statue of a man with a scythe and a woman sowing seed, representing Labor and Wealth. At the inner top edge of the left colonnade is a male figure driving a chariot using a snake as a whip representing War.
- :Statues in the right colonnade are Hungarian statesmen: John Hunyadi, Matthias Corvinus, István Bocskay, Gabriel Bethlen, Imre Thököly, Francis II Rákóczi, Lajos Kossuth. On the facing end of the right colonnade is a female figure in a chariot holding a palm frond representing Peace. In the corresponding position on the top of right colonnade is a statue of a man holding a little golden statue and a woman with a palm frond representing Knowledge and Glory.
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Vajdahunyad Castle
address: XIV, VajdahunyadvárWhile loosely modelled after a Transylvania fortress of the same name, the building is not really a castle at all. It is a full-scale model built for Hungary's 1896 millennial celebrations. The structure has three distinct wings, one Gothic, one Romanesque and one Baroque, making it quite a bizarre sight when seen from a distance. But sneak up closer and its magic will be revealed: thanks to the moat, the trees and the carefully laid footpaths, you can usually only see one section at a time. The attention to detail (all copied from real sites around the country) has been painstaking, so it's like seeing three extraordinarily pretty castles rolled into one. The structure was supposed to be only a temporary one, but Budapest's people liked it so much that it was rebuilt to last. It is on an island in the middle of the park's lake. -
Statue of Anonymous
address: XIV, VajdahunyadvárCreated by Miklós Ligeti in 1903. Anonymus was the notary and chronicler of a Hungarian King, probably Béla III. -
Statue of George Washington
address: XIV, Washington György sétányCreated by Gyula Bezerédi in 1906. -
Timewheel
address: XIV, Dózsa György útOne of the world's largest hourglasses. It is made of granite, steel, and glass, and weighs 60 tons. The "sand" (actually glass granules) flows from the upper to the lower glass chamber for one year. The sand runs out on New Year's Eve and the Timewheel is then turned 180 degrees so the flow of the sand can resume for the next year. The turning is accomplished by four people pulling cables, and takes roughly 45 minutes to complete. The Timewheel was unveiled on 1 May 2004 to commemorate the historic enlargement of the European Union that admitted Hungary (along with nine other countries) to the EU. János Herner thought up and built the Timewheel after an architectural design done by István Janáky. -
phone: +36 1 374-3173address: XIV, Olof Palme sétány 1Built in 1885 in Neo-Renaissance style. It was built for the Hall of Art, designed by Ferenc Pfaff. It soon became obvious that the building was not suitable for that, because it was not large enough, and it was far from the main roads. Renovated in 2019. There is a cafe and an exhibition about the history of City Park.
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Institute for Blinds
address: XIV, Ajtósi Dürer sor 39Built in 1904 in Art Nouveau style. -
address: XIV, Stefánia út 34-36Built in 1895 in Neo-Baroque style.
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Geological Institute
address: XIV, Stefánia út 14The Art Nouveau building was designed by Ödön Lechner in 1896.
Exhibitions
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Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden
phone: +36 1 273-4901address: XIV, Állatkerti körút 6-12The oldest zoo park in Hungary and one of the oldest in the world. It has 1,072 animal species. The zoo opened its doors in. The park has 1–1.1 million visitors every year. The area is a nature reserve, and has some valuable Art Nouveau buildings designed by Kornél Neuschloss and Károly Kós. The most special animals that are present in the zoo are the Komodo dragon and the wombat. -
phone: +36 1 469-7100address: XIV, Dózsa György út 41It was built by the plans of Albert Schickedanz and Fülöp Herzog in an eclectic-neoclassical style, between 1900 and 1906. The museum's collection is made up of international art (other than Hungarian), including all periods of European art, and comprises more than 100,000 pieces. It has an incredible range of European artwork from Greek and Roman times to the present. It is best known for its Spanish collection, the largest accumulation of Spanish paintings outside Spain. There is a large Greek and Roman collection, an Egyptian collection, much Italian (also French, German and Dutch) sculpture, including a statue of a man on horseback by da Vinci. The collection is made up of older additions such as those from Buda Castle, the Esterházy and Zichy estates, as well as donations from individual collectors. The museum's collection is made up of six departments: Egyptian, Antique, Old sculpture gallery, Old master paintings gallery, Modern collection, Graphics collection.
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phone: +36 1 460-7000address: XIV, Dózsa György út 37The large Neoclassical style structure, designed by architects Albert Schickedanz and Fülöp Herczog, was built in 1896 for millennium celebrations. The art museum hosts temporary exhibits contemporary art by Hungarian and international artists.
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Museum of Hungarian Agriculture
phone: +36 1 422-0765address: XIV, VajdahunyadvárHoused in Vajdahunyad Castle's baroque wing, this is the only part open to the public and it now houses the exhibits on breathtaking topics like cattle breeding and fishing. -
Hungarian Railway History Park
phone: +36 1 450-1497address: XIV, Tatai út 95A railway museum in a railway workshop of the Hungarian State Railways (MÁV), the former Budapest North Depot. The museum covers more than 70,000 m² and it has over one hundred exhibits, including railway vehicles and equipment. Visitors can not only admire the old machines: they can also try them out for extra prices. -
phone: +36 30 488-3885address: XIV, Ifjúság útja 2Temporary exhibitions about Hungarian sport history.
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Loránd Eötvös Memorial Collection
phone: +36 1 252-4999address: XIV, Columbus utca 17-23The museum presents the personal legacy and laboratory equipment and creations of Loránd Eötvös. -
Atanáz Fedinecz Ruthenian Museum of Hungary
phone: +36 1 468-2636address: XIV, Gyarmat utca 85/b -
phone: +36 1 351-4924address: XIV, Ajtósi Dürer sor 5Art gallery.
Churches
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address: XIV, VajdahunyadvárThis is a copy of a Romanesque chapel in Ják. Ják is a village in Western Transdanubia.
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Hermina Chapel
address: XIV, Hermina út 23Built in 1856 in Romantic style. -
Saint Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Parish Church
phone: +36 1 383-0550address: XIV, Bosnyák térBuilt in 1946. -
Herminamező Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Parish Church
phone: +36 1 251-1359address: XIV, Kassai térBuilt in 1937. -
Queen of the Rosary Roman Catholic Parish Church
phone: +36 30 884-7050address: XIV, Thököly út 58Built in 1915. -
Church of Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
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Zugló Synagogue
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phone: +36 1 251-3447address: XIV, Róna utca 197-199Built in 1893.
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phone: +36 422-0637address: XIV, Lőcsei út 32
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Culture
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phone: +36 1 343-8300address: XIV, Állatkerti körút 12/aThe circus was opened in 1889, and it has changed locations since then. Its current building opened in 1971 and is the only stone circus in Central Europe. It seats 1450 people, and features animal, clown and artistic performing acts. Since it is a stone circus, its operation is independent from weather, and therefore it is opened both in summer and winter.
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phone: +36 1 363-2656address: XIV, Vezér utca 28/bCommunity center.
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phone: +36 1 220-6777address: XIV, Hermina út 3Community center.
Leisure
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phone: +36 1 363-3210address: XIV, Állatkerti körút 9-11It is one of the largest bath complexes of its kind in Europe and was the first baths to be built in Pest side. The ticket includes a number of wellness services in addition to the traditional balneological services. These include saunas, gyms, aerobic and group exercises in the pool.
- :The bath was built in 1909 in the present-day City Park. This is the largest spa in Europe, and probably the nicest one in Budapest. A vast bath complex amidst beautiful architecture, it contains 3 outdoor pools including a large lap pool, at least 3 sauna rooms, and several indoor pools at different temperatures. Outdoors: Two hot soaking pools (30 ℃ and 38 ℃) and one swimming pool (26–28 ℃) are all open-air (even in winter), and form the center of the baths. All facilities are shared by men and women (except shower and toilets). There's a swimming tube (a whirling corridor): round- (outdoors) or rectangle-shaped (indoors) pool with artificial flow, a feature difficult to find elsewhere. Another speciality is a tradition to play chess while sitting in the water – even in winter. One or two cafes/juice bars are available directly from the swimming deck, near the cabins, year-round. Indoors: Several saunas, one steam bath. Cold-water pool, hot tubs, aqua-gym pool with weights. Northern part of indoor baths is more modern and clean.
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- There are warnings that the baths are not suitable for children under 14 years because of the temperature of the pools. These warnings are widely ignored and may infants will be seen enjoying the various pools. There are however no discounted rates for children.
- It is recommended not to store valuables in the lockers, use the safe boxes for 500 Ft (well worth the peace of mind). Signs warn they are not responsible for losses except for safe boxes. The attendant will ask you to write a "code" word on a piece of paper. This paper is placed in the box along with your valuables, and you will be given a physical key. When retrieving your items, the attendant will ask you for the "code" and check it against the paper in the box.
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Sport
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City Park Ice Rink and Boating Lake
phone: +36 1 363-2673address: XIV, Olof Palme sétány 5Opened in 1870, it is the largest and one of the oldest ice rinks in Europe. In summer months the area is filled up with water to create a pond, which is primarily used for boating. -
phone: +36 70 371-3335address: XIV, Tábornok utca 7
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phone: +36 1 273-1426address: XIV, Szőnyi út 2
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phone: +36 30 931-8635address: XIV, Tatai út 79-85Tennis courts.
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phone: +36 1 221-4879address: XIV, Szugló utca 88Billiard saloon and traditional restaurant.
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phone: +36 30 754-8010address: XIV, Róna utca 25Tennis courts.
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phone: +36 1 950-0854address: XIV, Mogyoródi út 130Running track, basketball, football. orange ramp, skate, streetball, BMX, MTB, street workout.
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phone: +36 1 220-0115address: XIV, Szugló utca 65Billiard saloon, traditional restaurant and pizzeria.
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phone: +36 1 221-8397address: XIV, Tengerszem utca 62Tennis courts.
Events
National Police and Fireman DayIn April.
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phone: +36 1 475-7000In May.
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phone: +36 70 366-5005In May.
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phone: +36 1 203-8507In May.
Our Castle! – National Tradition and Cultural Castle FestivalIn June.
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Vajdahunyad Castle Summer Music Festival
phone: +36 1 363-4201In July. National GallopIn October.
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New Wine and Cheese Festival in Hungary
phone: +36 20 975-3814In November.
Buy
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phone: +36 1 273-1211address: XIV, Csömöri út 9-11Services: grocery store, butcher, bakery. The restaurant serving both traditional and street food, specializing in Pho and home made dishes.
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phone: +36 1 460-3601address: XIV, Istvánmezei út 6Shopping center. Services: supermarket, self-service restaurant, confectionery, furniture store, clothes store, book store, drug store, indoor playground, pharmacy, post office.
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phone: +36 1 469-5333address: XIV, Örs vezér tere 24Shopping center. Built in 1980. Services: supermarket, food bar, cafe, technical store, drug store, book store, clothes store, hair salon, optics, post office, bank, pharmacy, indoor playground, bowling, fitness, cinema.
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address: XIV, Pillangó utca 15Hypermarket. Services: post office.
Eat
Budget
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address: XIV, Bagolyvár utca 6-10Self-service restaurant.
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phone: +36 70 299-1585address: XIV, Vezér utca 30Fast food bar.
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phone: +36 30 234-6360address: XIV, Erzsébet Királyné útja 125Food bar.
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phone: +36 1 784-4744address: XIV, Nagy Lajos király útja 160Food bar.
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address: XIV, Gizella út 36Food bar.
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phone: +36 70 237-6878address: XIV, Nagy Lajos király útja 125Food bar.
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phone: +36 20 357-7185address: XIV, Gizella út 40-42Food bar.
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phone: +36 1 791-4209address: XIV, Nagy Lajos király útja 191Food bar.
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phone: +36 30 815-7025address: XIV, Dózsa György út 1Self-service restaurant.
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phone: +36 30 628-8901address: XIV, Thököly út 149Food bar.
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address: XIV, Bosnyák tér 2Fast food bar.
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phone: +36 20 260-8391address: XIV, Egressy út 108/cFood bar.
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phone: +36 1 783-0287address: XIV, Hungária körút 179-187Self-service restaurant.
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phone: +36 30 681-6985address: XIV, Angol utca 38Food bar.
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phone: +36 30 575-8840address: XIV, Kerepesi út 34Food bar.
Mid-range
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phone: +36 20 299-1424address: XIV, Horváth Boldizsár utca 1Pizzeria and cafe.
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Clooney Restaurant and Pizzeria
phone: +36 20 955-2285address: XIV, Ajtósi Dürer sor 7Traditional restaurant and pizzeria. -
phone: +36 1 470-0329address: XIV, Nagy Lajos király útja 140Pizzeria.
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phone: +36 70 635-2192address: XIV, Mogyoródi út 158/aFood bar.
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phone: +36 20 429-7590address: XIV, Örs vezér tere 2Pub and restaurant.
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phone: +36 30 560-0006address: XIV, Róna utca 120-122Self-service restaurant.
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phone: +36 30 560-0006address: XIV, Szugló utca 9-15Self-service restaurant.
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phone: +36 30 560-0006address: XIV, Thököly út 105Self-service restaurant.
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address: XIV, Ajtósi Dürer sor 17Mostly open-air pub and fast food bar.
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phone: +36 30 547-7417address: XIV, Thököly út 95Pub and restaurant.
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phone: +36 1 618-4365address: XIV, Thököly út 106/aTraditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 1 273-0268address: XIV, Róna utca 174Food bar.
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phone: +36 1 220-4536address: XIV, Rákosszeg utca 34Restaurant and pub.
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phone: +36 1 251-1268address: XIV, Vezér út 131Self-service restaurant and pizzeria.
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phone: +36 30 702-2554address: XIV, Hungária körút 15Traditional restaurant and pizzeria.
Splurge
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phone: +36 20 372-2609address: XIV, Cinkotai út 86Traditional restaurant.
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phone: +36 70 338-8086address: XIV, Thököly út 121Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 1 781-4763address: XIV, Bosnyák tér 5Traditional restaurant and pizzeria.
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phone: +36 20 381-4445address: XIV, Amerikai út 64Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 30 371-4621address: XIV, Ilka utca 22Korean restaurant.
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phone: +36 1 220-4997address: XIV, Rákosfalva park 1-3Traditional restaurant with local and international cuisine.
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phone: +36 1 383-0149address: XIV, Nagy Lajos király útja 18Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 1 223-0150address: XIV, Nagy Lajos király útja 141Traditional restaurant and pizzeria.
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phone: +36 70 376-9910address: XIV, Hermina útOpen-air pub and fast food bar.
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phone: +36 1 321-7507address: XIV, Szőnyi út 2Traditional restaurant and pizzeria.
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phone: +36 20 299-9992address: XIV, Stefánia út 32Traditional restaurant and pizzeria.
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phone: +36 30 906-1294address: XIV, Állatkerti körút 9-11Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 1 222-6621address: XIV, Egressy út 16Traditional restaurant.
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phone: +36 1 383-5044address: XIV, Thököly út 80Traditional restaurant with local cuisine.
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phone: +36 30 519-9355address: XIV, Paál László útOpen-air pub and fast food bar.
Drink
Cafe and breakfast
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address: XIV, Nagy Lajos király útja 157-159
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address: XIV, Dózsa György út 3
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phone: +36 30 253-6302address: XIV, Nagy Lajos Király útja 181
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phone: +36 70 339-2071address: XIV, Stefánia út 101-103
Cafe and confectionery
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Aranytölcsér Confectionery and Cafe
phone: +36 1 343-0039address: XIV, Thököly út 44 -
BocaDolce Confectionery and Cafe
phone: +36 1 273-0090address: XIV, Kassai tér 14 -
phone: +36 20 509-3454address: XIV, Nagy Lajos király útja 117
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phone: +36 1 383-3154address: XIV, Egressy út 135/b
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phone: +36 1 363-3760address: XIV, Erzsébet királyné útja 77/b
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Habzsi-Dőzsi Sugar-free Confectionery
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phone: +36 30 245-3584address: XIV, Nagy Lajos király útja 128French confectionery.
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phone: +36 1 793-3074address: XIV, Öv utca 177/a
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phone: +36 1 222-1273address: XIV, Thököly út 176
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Nyamnyam Confectionery and Cafe
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phone: +36 30 227-1722address: XIV, Telepes utca 35/b
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phone: +36 1 221-4813address: XIV, Thököly út 85
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phone: +36 70 422-8984address: XIV, Róna utca 125
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Smankerli Confectionery and Cafe
phone: +36 1 612-7723address: XIV, Róna utca 161
Pubs
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phone: +36 20 921-0281address: XIV, Dózsa György út 9
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phone: +36 70 430-7051address: XIV, Thököly út 51
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phone: +36 70 450-6633address: XIV, Hungária körút 62/b
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phone: +36 1 221-4710address: XIV, Hungária körút 134
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phone: +36 20 916-7424address: XIV, Varsó utca 2
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phone: +36 1 789-1318address: XIV, Nagy Lajos Király útja 186
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phone: +36 20 611-5084address: XIV, Vezér utca 50
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phone: +36 1 603-4760address: XIV, Bonyhádi út 18/a
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phone: +36 70 884-0237address: XIV, Ilka utca 26
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phone: +36 70 431-1685address: XIV, Egressy út 62-68
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phone: +36 1 252-6944address: XIV, Egressy út 178/e
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phone: +36 30 502-9539address: XIV, Rákosfalva park 1-3
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address: XIV, Hungária körút 134
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phone: +36 70 507-3317address: XIV, Fogarasi út 10-14
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address: XIV, Örs vezér tere 8/b/10
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phone: +36 30 361-5338address: XIV, Szugló utca 136
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phone: +36 70 500-0279address: XIV, Kerepesi út 32
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phone: +36 1 610-9145address: XIV, Kerepesi út 104
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phone: +36 30 727-2485address: XIV, Stefánia út 29
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phone: +36 30 829-7383address: XIV, Ungvár utca 3/c
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phone: +36 70 703-3366address: XIV, Vezér utca 77
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address: XIV, Dózsa György út 13
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phone: +36 1 781-9961address: XIV, Örs vezér tere 1
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phone: +36 1 363-0499address: XIV, Bagolyvár utca 1/c
Bars and nightclubs
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phone: +36 1 789-4444address: XIV, Ajtósi Dürer sor 19-21Nightclub with live concerts and DJs.
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phone: +36 70 202-7484address: XIV, Olof Palme sétány 1Open-air bar.
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phone: +36 1 468-3357address: XIV, Stefánia út 1Bar and cafe.
Sleep
Budget
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phone: +36 1 467-0535address: XIV, Amerikai út 2319 rooms.
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phone: +36 1 460-9428address: XIV, Cházár András utca 337 rooms.
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phone: +36 1 780-0168address: XIV, Pillangó utca 2217 rooms, often dirty. Rooms for 2, 3, 4 person.
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phone: +36 1 383-5300address: XIV, Vezér utca 18033 rooms.
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phone: +36 1 251-6711address: XIV, Szőnyi út 46/b10 rooms.
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phone: +36 1 384-2098address: XIV, Zoborhegy utca 34/b10 rooms.
Mid-range
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phone: +36 1 273-2270address: XIV, Kerepesi út 3412 rooms.
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phone: +36 1 460-2000address: XIV, Szobránc utca 10-1230 rooms.
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phone: +36 1 220-4995address: XIV, Fogarasi út 12339 rooms.
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phone: +36 1 383-8418address: XIV, Nagy Lajos király útja 15-1799 rooms.
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phone: +36 1 251-2455address: XIV, Nagy Lajos Király útja 204119 rooms.
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phone: +36 1 220-1676address: XIV, Fogarasi út 14717 rooms.
Splurge
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phone: +36 1 889-5200address: XIV, Ifjúság útja 1-3Four star with 379 a/c rooms. Fitness centre, swimming pool, saunas, solarium, massage and beauty salon. Italian restaurant and coffee shop. Ten conference and function rooms.
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phone: +36 30 934-9501address: XIV, Hungária körút 619 rooms.
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phone: +36 1 471-9030address: XIV, Cinkotai út 8611 rooms.
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phone: +36 1 273-2233address: XIV, Mogyoródi út 849 rooms, 5 apartments.
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phone: +36 1 273-2070address: XIV, Cházár András utca 4107 rooms.
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phone: +36 1 363-3956address: XIV, Thököly út 11126 rooms.
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phone: +36 1 222-0015address: XIV, Szőnyi út 38-4042 rooms.
Connect
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Zugló 1 Post Office
phone: +36 1 220-7798address: XIV, Nagy Lajos király útja 173 -
Budapest 145 Post Office
phone: +36 1 422-3311address: XIV, Amerikai út 25