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Our newsletter hand-delivers the best bits to your inbox. Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news, events, offers and partner promotions. Relaxing spas, raucous bars, fine wines and a whole lot more? Step this way. Get ready to glide along the Danube, lay into a bowl of hearty goulash and take in some serious views from rooftop bars, chairlifts and great heights β Budapest awaits.
In a word, no. Budapest is no longer a cheap date but the weak local forint means your meal or night out is still affordable. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content.
For more information, see our affiliate guidelines. Been there, done that? Think again, my friend. What is it? Why go? Visitors may also access the panoramic terrace for outstanding views from the cupola.
The Danube defines and delineates Budapest into its twin components, Buda and Pest. Relaxing by day, romantic after dark when the bridges light up like pearl necklaces, the Danube plays to your inner Strauss, for hour-long sightseeing tours, all-day cruises and more. What was the point of the Habsburgs if not to spoil us with creamy treats a century or so later? Their empire may have crumbled but their cakes are still devoured with delicate little forks on exquisite china in institutions such as Gerbeaud, inventor of the layered chocolate-and-apricot delight that carries its name and logo across Hungary.
