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Kosher/ Restaurants: First 3 are on the same block.
-The Hana -  Meat - Open for lunch and dinner  (Shabbos meals) Supervision: Orthodox Rabbinate - Hana seems to be closed. Hopefully, they will reopen
-Carmel - Meat - Open for lunch & dinner. Dont expect steaks but good Hungarian meat and chicken dishes. Supervision: Rabbi Oberlander - Chabad -    Menu
-Tel Aviv Cafe - Dairy - Open for breakfast & lunch and depending on the season dinner too. Cholov yisrael   English Menu     Hebrew Menu
-Kosher Butcher Shop on Dob u, behind the Kazincy shul courtyard. used to have delicious smoked salami
-Kosher Market as well on Dohany u 36 - standard israeli and even american brands. Also sells locally baked goods with Rabbi Oberlanders hashgacha. Fresh daily.
-Kosher Deli Budapest Síp u. 12
-Kosher Meatup Síp u. 5 https://koshermeatup.hu/en
-Brooklyn Bagel Újpesti rakpart 1, Budapest
-Shakshuka Kazinczy utca 30, Budapest, 8am-3pm - Shakshuka is temporarily closed

Synagogue:
-Kazincy U.(street) Ashkenaz - minyan every morning at 7:00 and mincha maariv 15 Minutes before shkiah
-Kis Diofa u.
-Chabad, Rabbi Oberlander. Shachris: Sun. 9:00, other days at 7:00 with breakfast served after davening, except Sunday.
-Other Chabad shul is geared towards Israeli tourists
-Chevra shas during the week and in the main shul across the courtyard on shabbos. You can check with Rabbi Oberlander about his minyanim

mikveh
on Kazincy open from 6:00, the code is written on the door, towels provided, entrance fee 500 HUF

Things to Do:
Pest side of city Chain Bridge:
-Parliament
-Terror museum
- Vaci U shopping area (watch out for pickpockets and scam artist),
-Andrassy U High end shops
-Embassies
-State Opera House
-Heroes square at the end of Andrassy u.
-National Museum
-Széchenyi Thermal Bath

Buda side of city:
-Tram ride up Castle Hill
-Fishermans Bastion
-Danube river cruise
-Bronze shoe holocaust memorial on the bank of the Danube

Hotels: (Doesnt pay to use any points at any of the hotel chains)
-Gellert nice but overpriced
-Four Seasons nice but overpriced
-Kempinski (Usually very cheap $100 a night)
- Continental, on Dohany street
- Astoria

Getting Around:
-Its a beautiful city to walk around.
-Uber suspended operations in Budapest in July 2016.
-Cabs can and will rip you off...especially those parked outside hotels.
-Use app called Taxify. Its similar to Uber. Use promo code TAXIFYBP for 1000 HUF first ride
-Airport to city should be flat fee make sure you dont get scammed.
- http://www.minibud.hu/en Airport Transfer from city center, hop on hop off sightseeing tour with English and Hebrew audio
- BKK Budapest 24-hour travelcard HUF 2500, they also have multi-day options
- BKK Budapest 24-hour group travelcard (for 1-5 passengers traveling together) HUF 5500
- Bus 200E from the airport to Metro gets you into the city in 50 min
- Bus 100E from the airport to the city center (stops: Kálvin tér, Astoria, Deák tér) - HUF 2200

Notes:
Avoid Euronet ATMs at tourist sites. Use bank ATMs. Always decline the "exchange guarantee" the ATM operator is offering you, choose local currency, your own bank will have a better exchange rate than what the ATM is offering you. The ATM "exchange guarantee" is a scam and hidden fee that should be avoided.

Drivers
Shlome Hernadi - +36 (209) 348-917 - liszka1953@gmail.com
Alex - +36 (30) 2042998
Shlome Kurtz - +36 (30) 3556735 - slajme@gmail.com
Meir Gluck - +36 (20) 4602373
Janos Bene - +36 (20) 9342408 - rentacarhungary@gmail.com
Berish Goldmann - +36 (70) 4524900 - forma11562@gmail.com
Bence Bekassy - +36 (70) 558 5405 - ben@busrentalbudapest.hu

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #400 on: October 15, 2017, 10:28:58 AM »
I stayed at the Le Meridien a few years back. Came out to $85 a night and was beautiful. It's a few minute walk to the Shul. Don't know if it's still around.
Loved that place. Its a Ritz now. Probably way overpriced.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #401 on: October 15, 2017, 05:41:03 PM »
Is the wiki up to date? Just arrived in Budapest
When and where can I daven shachris & eat breakfast after
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #402 on: October 15, 2017, 05:47:40 PM »
Is the wiki up to date? Just arrived in Budapest
When and where can I daven shachris & eat breakfast after
wiki up to date
Kazinczi shul chevra shas room whichbis across the courtyard from the main shul. Tel aviv cafe across kazinczi street will serve breakfast. Hanna im shul courtyard is fleishig AFAIK. But may have parve as well as Carmel. But Tel Aviv is your best alternative.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #403 on: October 15, 2017, 05:48:42 PM »
Kazinczi shul chevra shas room whichbis across the courtyard from the main shul. Tel aviv cafe across kazinczi street will serve breakfast. Hanna im shul courtyard is fleishig AFAIK. But may have parve as well as Carmel. But Tel Aviv is your best alternative.
thanks for the quick response!
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #404 on: October 15, 2017, 11:06:26 PM »
Loved that place. Its a Ritz now. Probably way overpriced.
Oh, that's interesting. So it went to their competitor, which then became it's owner?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #405 on: October 15, 2017, 11:08:51 PM »
Oh, that's interesting. So it went to their competitor, which then became it's owner?
Sounds about right. Was SPG. I think it was 12k SPG a night. Bought by Ritz which is owned by Marriott and now owns SPG. Long way around.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #406 on: October 16, 2017, 04:29:32 AM »
Update: shacris was at 7am (took an hour and a half)they also said tachnun.
Chabad has a minyan @8 so I may do that tomorrow
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #407 on: October 16, 2017, 07:54:49 AM »
is it daily at 8? is that the latest minyan? is there a mikveh for men?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #408 on: October 16, 2017, 07:59:07 AM »
Update: shacris was at 7am (took an hour and a half)they also said tachnun.
Chabad has a minyan @8 so I may do that tomorrow
Thats weird. Netz was 7:03 so no clue why it took that long. Also tachnun is almost universally omitted so probably a baal tefilah that didnt know. Make sure Chabad has a minyan. He never did reliably. Things may be different today.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #409 on: October 17, 2017, 05:15:37 AM »
Chabbad on the main Street (don't remember the name) had shachris at 7 but the other chabbad (oldest shul in Budapest) has a minyan @8 daily and was packed this morning,"hodu"was at 8:15 davening over at 8:55 no tachnun.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #410 on: October 17, 2017, 06:20:12 AM »
is it daily at 8? is that the latest minyan? is there a mikveh for men?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #411 on: October 17, 2017, 06:46:03 AM »

yes, it's daily
I don't know of a later minyan
I saw a picture of a mikva at Kazinczi shul but I'm not sure where its located.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #412 on: October 17, 2017, 01:35:17 PM »
did anyone was at rudas bath? they have separate days for men & woman!!

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #413 on: October 17, 2017, 03:29:56 PM »
did anyone was at rudas bath? they have separate days for men & woman!!
I would be slightly less enthusiastic about that. Just be careful what you wish for.

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« Reply #414 on: October 17, 2017, 03:34:17 PM »
I would be slightly less enthusiastic about that. Just be careful what you wish for.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #415 on: October 17, 2017, 04:40:36 PM »
is it daily at 8? is that the latest minyan? is there a mikveh for men?
When i was there the women's mikvah was open for men in the morning
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #416 on: October 18, 2017, 02:47:42 AM »
When i was there the women's mikvah was open for men in the morning

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #417 on: October 18, 2017, 10:06:17 AM »
which hotel is closer to the shul / Restaurants, Astoria or continental?

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« Reply #418 on: October 18, 2017, 10:10:59 AM »
which hotel is closer to the shul / Restaurants, Astoria or continental?
Continental is a block or 2 away, astoria is further.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #419 on: October 18, 2017, 02:58:17 PM »
Continental is a block or 2 away, astoria is further.
Astoria is closer to Keren Or but farther to the restaurants.
You didn't specify which shul, Continental is closer to Kazinczy.