A new service opened at Kálvin tér in town allows air passengers to tag and go – print off your luggage check-in tag and leave your bag there near the airport bus stop while you shop.
Select a few favourite treats for Easter and spring picnics with a visit to the Hegyvidék Shopping Centre, where you can also relax over a lazy breakfast or an Italian lunch after you shop.
Sourdough suppliers to outlets and restaurants in town, the Marmorstein Bakery has just opened its first store, with a sit-down area for cake and coffee, and a showcase area to see how it's all done.
Pop into Baccanale Budapest for authentic Italian antipasti, fine wines and takeaway delights, based on a concept which has won over Italy from Rome to Verona.
Customers in Buda can now find Irish-inspired sourdough bread, overnight-softened porridge and stellar pastries at the arán bakery, which has just opened a second outlet at Móricz Zsigmond körtér.
Setting up in Újlipótváros, the Pancs Gasztroplacc team aim to win over trendy local residents with their new zero-waste outlet, Pancs Bolt – Újlipócia. A terrace and gastro events are expected soon.
Husband-and-wife team Carolyn and Gábor Bánfalvi have taken their wine tastings virtual – with surprising success – to keep afloat amid coronavirus uncertainty.
For two weeks from 8 March, all shops apart from essential grocery stores and pharmacies will close for two weeks, along with gyms, nurseries and primary schools.
Offering a taste of carefree times, the recently opened Mocsári Liliom Confectionery in downtown Budapest is lined with fine cakes, desserts and chocolates, some prepared by Eleonóra Mocsári herself.
It may be an Advent like no other but you can still find plenty of Christmas cheer around Budapest, in shops, markets and even just strolling the streets lined with festive lights. Here's a few tips!
Once as synonymous with Hungarian summers as lángos, soft drink Bambi disappeared once Coke arrived in 1968. Now it's back, with new branding, new flavours and... healthy ingredients!