Who we are?

Anikó (co-editor & sales)

I Love Budapest because it is easy to accept the city, and the city easily accepts you. Budapest is a huge stage of culture, gastronomy, fashion, music, wine, parties, markets, traffic, debates, problems, and politics with real Hungarian features, such as outside corridors and dully-shining romantic feelings.

Five favorite places:
Castro Bistro, Drop Shop, A38 ship, Mák Bistro, Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Arts


Three significant moments in the city:

• Crossing the bridge that leads to Sziget Festival every year
• Lőrinc Barabás concert on a hot summer night on A38 ship
• Sitting on the stairs in front of National Museum in the first warm rays of the spring sun

Pisti (creator)

I love Budapest because it is as moody as its locals are. It has its own character, which is a kind of mixture of Western elegance and Eastern power, but its style has not matured yet. The area of Budapest has been developing continuously and silently, we might not notice its real values while picking its holes all the time. Anywhere I go, I try to hide the dark sides and emphasize its greatness and vibrating atmosphere. Please, do as I .  

Five favorite places:

Klassz, Boutiq' Bar, Szimpla, Rudas, Szabadság Square

Three significant moments in the city:

Sitting on the HÉV and wondering on life in a sunny morning after a mind-blowing night on Sziget Festival

Spending some time on the western part of the Castle at sunset, walking up to Gellért Hill in the dark and going downtown at night

Having a 'downtown' dinner, walking along Andrássy Avenue, and have a wild party in the 7^th district nightlife

Regina (main editor)

I Love Budapest because I can feel the ‘bright side of life’ here, with freedom and happiness in every part of the city. I love its bittersweet taste, womanish pride and its acrid humor.

Five favorite places: Szabó Ervin Library – Palace hall, Csendes társ, Momotaro Ramen,
Daubner Confectionery, Klassz

Three significant moments in the city:

• Crossing Szabadság Bridge after a party and giggling to myself on people hurrying to the market early in the morning
• Open-air cinema in a hot, stuffy, summer evening in Kertem, while drinking a very cold wine-spritzer with my friends
• Visiting Szatyor bar and wondering which table did Endre Ady choose long ago when he was there.

Vera (translator & lecturer)

I love Budapest because it is always changing. It is never ‘finished’.

Five favorite places:
Zoo, Városliget, Gellért Hill, Ráday Street, Vörösmarty and Deák Squares, Chair-lift

Three significant moments in the city:  

Sitting on Deák Square and waiting for our friends. It has always been our top venue to start the night and go on to a cinema, theatre, or party

Walking in the Zoo with my friends, family, class, or partner, at all times.

By the way, I met my hubby in a bar in Ráday Street.