Budapest Ruin Bars: Explore Underground Culture and Vibrant Street Art

Immerse yourself in Budapest’s underground culture and vibrant street art scene as you explore the unique Ruin Bars of the 7th district. Discover the history and transformation of these abandoned buildings turned into lively bars, restaurants, and cultural spaces. Sample local street food and drinks for a truly authentic experience. Join us and discover the magic of Budapest’s ruin bars!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Lampas - A unique and original, legit Ruin Bar in the heart of Budapest
  • Instant-Fogas - The most hip Ruin Bar experience in Budapest with 3 dance floors and a Punk-Rock cellar concert room.
  • Szimpla Kert - The crown jewel of the Ruin Bar district
What's Included
  • Snacks
  • Alcoholic Beverages
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Explore abandoned buildings and courtyards transformed into unique bars, restaurants, galleries and cultural spaces with beautiful and creative street art of this eclectic part of Budapest. Learn about the history and transformation of the area, Hungarian drinking culture and sample some of Hungary’s famous drinks, like Pálinka and Unicum. To comfort…

Location
Dohány Street Synagogue
Dohány utca
We will meet in front of the Dohány Street Synagogue.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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260theresal
Sep 28, 2024
Interesting and fun bar tour - Eliz was very informative and guided us to some interesting and fun bars with lots of vibe. Highly recommend this tour to everyone!
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Kelsey_k
Sep 12, 2024
Fanni was great - Fanni was a great guide. We were lucky to get the tour to just be the two of us and were able to ask a lot of questions and learn about the city from a local. The ruin bars were a cool mix of found items and repurposed furniture. Our favorite was the last bar - one of the tables had a set of chairs made from a bath tub cut in half.
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Sharon_o
Sep 6, 2024
Interesting visit to Ruin Bars - We were 4 people on our tour so a lot of opportunity to ask questions. We visited 3 Ruin bars, all very different and quirky. Had Langos at a street food market. Eliz our tour guide was excellent
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Happiness07876408850
Aug 2, 2024
Fun and informative - Fun evening. Danny, our guide was great- it was like going out for drinks in amazing surroundings with a fun friend. I can recommend this experience.
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Suzy_m
Jul 29, 2024
Highly recommended tour - We had a wonderful evening with Eliz our tour guide. She took us to three ruin bars plus a stop for Langos. She entertained us with stories of the ruin bars and Hungary. She is very knowledgeable about the history and a very good host. Highly recommend!
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Melissa_f
Jul 28, 2024
A Great Way to Spend a Causal Evening! - We kicked off day 1 in Budapest with an AM to early afternoon food tour (entirely separate from this tour) and we closed it with a delightful Ruin Bar tour in the evening with Eliza, our tour guide. Our on-time start at 6pm with a casual walk through the Jewish quarter was enlightened by Eliza explaining the history of The Ghetto and how the Ruin Bars came to be. Three stops — each one quite different in its history, design and overall vibe, we appreciated learning more about Budapest over a beverage at each stop — one of which was, of course, palinka! Szimyrla Kertmozi was, by far, our favorite Ruin Bar — so many rooms, wild and crazy nonsensical decorations in every space/corner, stickers, graffiti, art and an overall chill environment with countless bars to suite your mood. Had we not signed up for this tour with Eliza, it’s possible we would have missed this can’t miss part of the Budapest experience. Definitely recommend the tour and Eliza!
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Tourist65392195043
Jul 13, 2024
Wine, history, and excellent tour guide! - Absolutely loved this tour. I ended up being the only one who signed up, so it was just me and the tour guide! Eliz was great, she’s so knowledgeable of the city and taught me so much and was a great photographer! The vibe is definitely more causal and low key and not a pub crawl. The experience focused on the history of the bars and the city, rather than focus around alcohol. I was very pleased with the experience and would do it again!
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Kathy
Jul 1, 2024
Fun visit to the ruin bars - Interesting and fun, highly recommend. Eliz was an excellent guide. It was super hot and she even loaned me her fan for the evening.
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Debra_h
Jun 3, 2024
What a great night! - This event did not feel like a guided tour. It felt like a night out. It was so much fun and a truly enjoyable time. Our guide was so incredibly personable and knowledgeable. I hated to have the evening end. I would do this again with this guide.
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Julia_m
May 30, 2024
Fanni is the BEST! - Fanni was such a great guide! She was so knowledgeable and fun and made our experience such a blast! We loved learning all about the Ruin Bars and she effortlessly explained all about each one! We loved this experience and truly could not have asked for a better guide! Thank you, Fanni!
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