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1. Szimpla Kert
Budapest’s most famous bar started life closer to a squat. In the early 2000s, a few young Hungarians set up a bar in this abandoned building in the Jewish Quarter – and kick-started the ‘ruin bar’ trend as a result. Today Szimpla Kert occupies an apartment block stripped back to the brick. It’s decorated with local art, graffiti, fairy lights and a mish-mash of vintage furniture. You can even down your drinks in an old Trabant. There’s a range of bars downstairs and upstairs, but if you come at the weekend, expect crowds.