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Late-night cafés in Budapest

Cafés open to midnight and later in Terézváros, Józsefváros and the Jewish Quarter, late tea houses and a 24-hour café.

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Budapest’s best-known nightlife sits in inner District VII, between Rákóczi út, the Kiskörút (Small Boulevard), Király utca and the Nagykörút (Grand Boulevard), an area that largely overlaps the old Jewish quarter.1 Its romkocsmák (ruin bars) grew up in abandoned buildings from the early 2000s.2 Szimpla Kert, often called the first, opened in 2002 and moved in 2004 to Kazinczy utca 14, a condemned building that once held homes and a stove factory.3

The district has argued over its nights for years. It allowed venues to operate at night by decree only in 2013, and a 2018 local referendum on restricting night opening was invalid because too few people voted.1 Among cafés, Kakas on Károly körút 23 is open 24 hours, and One More Cafe at Király utca 13 serves until 02:00 from Thursday to Saturday.

Local tip: Check Friday hours in the Jewish Quarter: Tel Aviv Cafe on Kazinczy utca closes at 15:00 on Fridays and does not open on Saturdays.

Where these cafés are: Terézváros (VI) (21), Belváros-Lipótváros (V) (17), Józsefváros (VIII) (16), Erzsébetváros (VII) (10), Ferencváros (IX) (9), Széll Kálmán tér & Rózsadomb (II) (6), Újbuda (XI) (5), Újlipótváros & Angyalföld (XIII) (4), Castle District & Víziváros (I) (3), Hegyvidék (XII) (3), Zugló (XIV) (1).

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95Cafés listed
95With opening hours
00:00Earliest opening
02:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Baráti Kávézó 2, from 00:00 (Mon–Thu 00:00–02:00, 11:00–00:00 · Fri–Sat 00:00–03:00, 11:00–00:00 · Sun 00:00–01:00, 11:00–00:00).
  • Closes latest: Monyó Café, until 02:00 (Mon–Wed 12:00–00:00 · Thu–Fri 12:00–02:00 · Sat 17:00–02:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (36%), indoor seating (32%), wi-fi (28%).
Belváros-Lipótváros (V)

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Terézváros and District V

Terézváros has the most cafés open late, ahead of District V and Józsefváros, with Erzsébetváros and Ferencváros next. In District VI, Café Zsivágó at Paulay Ede utca 55 and EzAz Café at Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 15 serve until 00:00 every day, Mozsár bisztró on Nagymező utca until 23:00, and Baráti Kávézó 2 on Teréz körút 6 stays open past 01:00 every night.

In District V, Café de Paris on Vörösmarty tér, Három Holló on Piarista köz and Restro Puskin on Semmelweis utca close at 00:00. Fahéj Kávézó, further along Semmelweis utca at No. 19, opens only from 16:00 to 00:00, Monday to Saturday.

The Jewish Quarter and District VII

The New York Café on Erzsébet körút was long a center of Hungarian literary life.4 It was renamed Hungaria in 1954, regained its name in 1989 and reopened with the renovated palace in 2006.4 Today it serves until 00:00 from Monday to Wednesday and until 01:00 from Thursday to Sunday.

Elsewhere in District VII, Kalicka bisztró on Rottenbiller utca stays open until 00:00 from Monday to Saturday, Art+ Café at Erzsébet körút 39 opens at 15:00 and closes at 22:00, and Darjeeling Teaház (tea house) on Wesselényi utca serves until 22:00, or 21:00 on Sundays.

Tea houses and board games in Józsefváros

On Horánszky utca, Lumen Kávézó at No. 5 serves until 00:00 every day and Fehér Holló Teaház at No. 1 until 22:00 on weekdays. Sirius Teaház on Bródy Sándor utca and Altair Teaház on Puskin utca both close at 22:00. Főfoto at Baross utca 10 runs until 00:00 on weekdays, and Macska on Bérkocsis utca opens only from 16:00 to 00:00, Monday to Friday.

Board Game Cafe on Üllői út 46 stays open until 00:00 from Monday to Saturday, and Red&Black Társasjátékszalon (board-game parlor) on Vármegye utca in District V until 23:00, Tuesday to Saturday. Szomszed at Krúdy Gyula utca 2 opens at 12:00 and closes at midnight.

Buda after 22:00

Bookta on Margit utca 3 stays open until 01:00 on Friday and Saturday nights, Marczika Kávézó on Marczibányi tér until 23:00 from Thursday to Saturday, and Coffee Inn on Apor Péter utca opens only from 16:00 to 00:00.

On Bartók Béla út, the Hadik closes at 23:00 and Kelet Kávézó és Galéria at 22:30. In Hegyvidék, Levendula Presszó on Fodor utca and Majorka on Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor both run until 00:00 every day.

Sources

  1. A „bulinegyed” társadalmi konfliktusai Erzsébetvárosban, Wikipedia (Hungarian), accessed October 2026
  2. Ruin bar, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Szimpla Kert, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. New York Café, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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By area: Belváros-Lipótváros (V) Terézváros (VI) Erzsébetváros (VII) Józsefváros (VIII) Ferencváros (IX) Castle District & Víziváros (I) Újlipótváros & Angyalföld (XIII) Újbuda (XI)

FAQ

Open late in Budapest: questions

Which cafés in Budapest are open after midnight?

Kakas on Károly körút 23 is open 24 hours. One More Cafe on Király utca serves until 02:00 from Thursday to Saturday, Baráti Kávézó 2 on Teréz körút stays open past 01:00 every night, and Bookta on Margit utca in Buda runs until 01:00 on Friday and Saturday nights.

What are ruin bars in Budapest’s Jewish Quarter?

Ruin bars, romkocsmák in Hungarian, are bars set up in abandoned buildings in inner District VII from the early 2000s. Szimpla Kert opened in 2002 and moved in 2004 to Kazinczy utca 14, a condemned building that once held homes and a stove factory.

Where are late-night cafés concentrated in Budapest?

Terézváros (District VI) has the most, ahead of District V and Józsefváros. Paulay Ede utca, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út and Teréz körút have cafés open to midnight or later, and in Józsefváros, Lumen Kávézó on Horánszky utca serves until 00:00 every day.

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