I recently spent 4 days solo traveling Budapest and I want to share with you all the things I did as well as my fave coffee shops and restaurants. You can easily do all the things within 2 days - I spent a lot of my time working in coffee shops as well as a full day attending an event. After years of traveling, I now love this kind of laid back travel much more than the *ticking-things-off-the-list* hurry from one sight to the next way of traveling. Be a bit more chill, slow down, put the bucket list away, hang in some coffee shops and enjoy the culture - it's such a great way to get to know the people and places off the beaten path. Hugs, Laura x
Watch my full travel vlog here:
THINGS TO DO
- Walk across the Széchenyi Chain Bridge
- Go up to the castle using the Budavári Sikló (a funicular railway)
- Explore the area around the castle
- Walk along Donau to the Shoes on the Danube Bank Holocaust memorial
- Take photos at Fisherman's Bastion
- Admire the Hungarian Parliament building
- See the St. Stephen's Basilica
- Explore the Ruin Bars and Jewish Quarter (so many cool restaurants and coffee shops are here)
COFFEE SHOP AND RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATIONS
- Eat Langos in Karavan Street Food Budapest
- Have a coffee at Little Melbourne Cafe
- Sip on a homemade lemonade in Vintage Garden (a bit overpriced and wouldn't recommend the food, but the lemonade was yum and the cafe is super Instagram-worthy)
- Try a vegan Burger in the Vegan Street Food Garden
- Work from your laptop at Solinfo Cafe (free wifi)
- Try Hungarian pastries from a bakery (have cash on hand as they usually don't take cards)
- Have a raw vegan treat at Naspolya Nassolda
- Get a Gyros at one of the many Kebab places
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