Photo via Google, M. LeotaKőleves Kert
- Hours
- Today: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Getting there
- Kazinczy utca, District VII, near the Kőleves restaurant it's attached to
Why it’s in the log
Kőleves Kert — "Stone Soup Garden" — trades the DJ sets and crowd-scale of its Kazinczy utca neighbours for deckchairs, string lights and hammocks strung under mulberry trees. Red tin tables and mismatched iron chairs keep the classic ruin-bar look; the pace is the part that's different.
It only opens for the warmer months, when the courtyard behind the attached Kőleves restaurant turns into an outdoor bar — weekday lunches run specials from the kitchen next door, and evenings settle into the kind of unhurried drinking that Szimpla's crowds don't really allow anymore.
Go on a weekday afternoon for the lunch special and a quiet hammock — evenings pick up but rarely reach the size of the bigger venues nearby.
“Deckchairs and hammocks under mulberry trees — this is the ruin bar for sitting still, not the one for a big night out.”
What people said recently
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“We had the most wonderful dinner experience since we are in Budapest. The wonderfully prepared food was very delicious, the lovely staff extremely nice and friendly. The seating inside was spacy and provides private space although it's a…”
“Everything about my visit to this restaurant was spot on from A to Z. From the great atmosphere and really well chosen music, to the amazing food, everything just came together perfectly. The traditional Hungarian noodles with cottage…”
“The food at this restaurant is AMAZING. We ordered different appetizers and meals and shared amongst ourselves. There wasn't a single dish that tasted average, everything was spectacular. The drinks were also great, and the Totágas wine…”
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