The Gödör Club was established in autumn 2002, with the purpose of creating a platform for diverse cultural programs within the city, and to voice the need for a common meeting point, where underground and contemporary artists can be given the chance to entertain. Not only has the Gödör (meaning “pit”)  manage to achieve this, but [...]

The Hungarian Museum of Science and Technology is one of those places you’re unlikely to find on your own. Not only because it’s located a bit out of the way, but also because, well, would it occur to you to check out an exhibition comprising three large halls’ worth of machinery if I wasn’t prompting [...]

Merlin is by far one of the hippest and most happenening places in Budapest, and functions as a cultural meeting point and hang out spot for many. It’s ?hippness” lies in the fact that it encompasses all forms of entertainment one could possibly hope for in an evening. It is an international theatre, cultural centre, [...]

Momotaro restaurant is a perfect place for a good, quick and cheap meal while discovering the center of the 5th district, although you’ll have to look carefully to actually spot it. The reason everyone goes there (many locals and tourists alike) is the traditional Japanese noodle dish Ramen. The interior of the place is rather small [...]

Arriba is a recently opened Mexican fast food restaurant which has rapidly become popular, especially with the yuppie crowd (as far as I observed) and American expats craving for their Tex-Mex fix. The food is very nice - maybe not up to what you’d get in Mexico or some parts of the U.S. (I wouldn’t [...]