The urban buzz is especially strong in downtown Pest’s District VII, home of the now-world-famous "ruin pub" along with offbeat design stores, specialty street food, and modern-art galleries – but this area is also revered as Budapest’s historic Jewish Quarter, featuring Europe’s biggest synagogue.
At this premium ruin pub, an open kitchen produces Middle Eastern specialties while the bartenders mix up refreshing cocktails. During the summertime, warm and bright sunlight shines through a gigantic skylight to fill the leafy courtyard, and the open-air tree-shaded seating area is lined with lush flower gardens; during in the winter, underfloor heating and hot drinks deliver radiating warmth. All year long, various cultural events celebrate global music and art.
