Budapest Food Walk in Buda

Name: Budapest Food Walk in Buda
Brand: Taste Hungary
SKU: f88f1c09-d0d4-4348-aa6d-8e9e0c16e699

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Summary

Book your desired tour option, and meet your guide in central Buda. Your tour includes tastings equivalent to breakfast and lunch, so come hungry! Then, set out on your tour of the inner Buda district, a quiet residential neighborhood often overlooked by visitors, and replete with locally loved culinary spots. Learn about the area’s architecture and multi-layered history, from its Roman roots to the Ottoman, WWII, and Communist eras, and hear how it's favored by locals for having some of Budapest’s best thermal baths. Explore by foot and public tram, and enjoy about four to six stops at markets, restaurants, and shops to taste local specialities. Trawl a market where farmers and artisans sell fresh produce, jams, juices, cheeses, and high quality meats from prized Hungarian species. Stop for food tastings, and enjoy a shot of Hungary's beloved palinka brandy. Visit a tucked-away restaurant for a shared meal of traditional Hungarian dishes with wine, and then head for an old-time, family-run bakery to enjoy a home-style dessert and sweet treat. Finally, enjoy a coffee at a Soviet-era café hardly changed in decades, listening to tales of Communist rule as you sip. Your tour then concludes in central Buda.

Tour info

Duration

4 hours

Why take this tour?

Budapest is handily described as a city split in two by the Danube—Buda being the quieter hilly half and Pest the livelier commercial heart of the city. This walk is an exploration of the culinary and historical side of residential inner Buda. It reveals those off-the-beaten track places to eat, shop, and drink which are frequented solely by locals. Inner Buda is a distinct neighborhood with many fascinating layers of history. From the Ottomans who once inhabited the area (Gül Baba’s tomb is here) to World War Two’s Battle of Budapest (which devastated the neighborhood) and the following Communist period, many historic happenings have taken place in this now quiet residential district. We invite you to show off our lesser-visited Buda neighborhoods, where authentic local culinary life is entwined with exciting history and hidden foodie spots!