🇭🇺 Budapest Ruin Bars

🇭🇺 Budapest Ruin Bars

One of the unique parts of Budapest is its ruin bars! Ruin bars are unpretentious bars in dilapidated or formerly abandoned buildings. Picture it stocked with secondhand furniture, quirky art, and plenty of random knickknacks! This list is for you if you want to experience a bar culture unlike anywhere else! On this guide, you'll get: - 10 ruin bars ranging from dance clubs to craft beer spot to relaxed bars - an interactive map to help navigate you to each spot
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Budapest's ruin bars started in the early 2000's, when Szimpla Kert was converted from an abandoned factory facing demolition into a bar and club. The concept caught on and Budapest's ruin bar culture was born!

They range from clubs perfect for dancing the night away to chill spots for an evening with friends. Whatever vibe you like, the common thread is reclaimed spaces with inexpensive drinks!

Szimpla Kert
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One of the most iconic ruin bars! The former stove factory is a massive two story complex with at least 4 bars scattered within. Feels like something from an alternate universe.
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Csendes Létterem
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Cool ruin bar in a former coffeehouse! Still a cafe by day. It's a more chill atmosphere than some of the others, with a good Hungarian wine selection. Had the best whiskey sour I’ve ever tasted here, and the wine list is good.
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Instant-Fogas Complex
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The largest ruin bar in Budapest: it's a whole apartment building! Seven floors and two gardens. Each floor has a different music style (latin, rock, electro, etc) with dance floors.
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Élesztő
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A craft beer ruin bar!
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Ellátó Kert - 400 Bar Restaurant
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A ruin bar with a canopied terrace. It also serves burritos if you're craving some Mexican food!
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