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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 #660 on: June 18, 2019, 10:35:51 PM »
if I go after sightseeing minyan and food and have break of dawn flight is it still not a good option?
There is a new hotel in the airport walking distance to the terminal don’t see the issue to stay there.

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #661 on: June 19, 2019, 09:25:16 AM »
buses run at 3am?

between 1:20 - 5:00 there is no service.

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #662 on: June 19, 2019, 11:51:45 AM »
There is a new hotel in the airport walking distance to the terminal don’t see the issue to stay there.
Would u have name?
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #663 on: June 19, 2019, 12:17:33 PM »
yes
The bread is only kosher from the kosher grocery or Tel Aviv cafe. Milk is "chalav stam". Seeing a hechsher on a product is very rare in that part of the world.
the grocery is also selling kosher milk.

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #665 on: June 27, 2019, 12:08:19 PM »
The only place one is allowed to eat us at Carmel, which is Beis Din - kascher mehadrin.
this is not correct. I don't believe Rabbi Oberlander said that. Everything seems to be the same as before.
Rabbi Oberlander takes responsibility for the kashrus of Carmel and Tel Aviv. Rabbi Stern of Bnei Brak for Hanna and the meat store next door. They have mashgichim. I just spoke to them.

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #666 on: June 27, 2019, 12:36:21 PM »
this is not correct. I don't believe Rabbi Oberlander said that. Everything seems to be the same as before.
Rabbi Oberlander takes responsibility for the kashrus of Carmel and Tel Aviv. Rabbi Stern of Bnei Brak for Hanna and the meat store next door. They have mashgichim. I just spoke to them.

? you don't believe Rabbi Oberlander said  so ?
Would you like me to send you the mail he sent me, in which he answered my question ?
I had asked him, which Restaurant is one allowed to eat at the moment,  because of the situation of the meat.

If you really would like to know the truth, as everyone does, why don't you contact Rabbi Stern directly ?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #667 on: June 27, 2019, 12:40:54 PM »
Rabbi Oberlander will always say only carmel, because its his hashgacha

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #668 on: June 27, 2019, 12:41:50 PM »
Rabbi Oberlander will always say only carmel, because its his hashgacha
Hanna is owned by the kehilla.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #669 on: June 27, 2019, 08:54:00 PM »
Cross Post:
What are my options from Prague to Budapest?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #670 on: June 28, 2019, 12:52:39 AM »
? you don't believe Rabbi Oberlander said  so ?
Would you like me to send you the mail he sent me, in which he answered my question ?
I had asked him, which Restaurant is one allowed to eat at the moment,  because of the situation of the meat.

If you really would like to know the truth, as everyone does, why don't you contact Rabbi Stern directly ?
I would love to see it. I just spoke to Rabbi Stern's 2 mashgihim. The kehilah also has a rav originally from Bnei Brak. I saw frum people, including people who live in Budapest, in Hana. So unless you assume that everyone is eating treif knowingly here I don't see how you can say that you are only allowed to eat in Carmel. If someone in Belgium sells treif meat claiming that it's kosher meat from Hungary, how does that effect the actual meat in Budapest?
BTW I would like to leave ALL politics out of this discussion.

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #671 on: June 28, 2019, 01:28:32 AM »
I would love to see it. I just spoke to Rabbi Stern's 2 mashgihim. The kehilah also has a rav originally from Bnei Brak. I saw frum people, including people who live in Budapest, in Hana. So unless you assume that everyone is eating treif knowingly here I don't see how you can say that you are only allowed to eat in Carmel. If someone in Belgium sells treif meat claiming that it's kosher meat from Hungary, how does that effect the actual meat in Budapest?
BTW I would like to leave ALL politics out of this discussion.
Exactly
Mrs. Herzog, the wife of the last Rosh Hakal a"h and the former manager at Hana was in my house last shabbos. She said it was forged Hungarian hashgacha seals that were found elsewhere and Hana had none of that meat.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #672 on: June 28, 2019, 08:23:43 AM »
I would love to see it. I just spoke to Rabbi Stern's 2 mashgihim. The kehilah also has a rav originally from Bnei Brak. I saw frum people, including people who live in Budapest, in Hana. So unless you assume that everyone is eating treif knowingly here I don't see how you can say that you are only allowed to eat in Carmel. If someone in Belgium sells treif meat claiming that it's kosher meat from Hungary, how does that effect the actual meat in Budapest?
BTW I would like to leave ALL politics out of this discussion.

I know that many frum people eat in Hana, so does that mean that we can all eat there ?!?

Rabbi Oberlander said that Carmel is under chabad, and that nothing happened to its hechsher.  That's it.
He added that he does not have information on Hanna.  That's it. 

He also answered my question that "this meat Situation" happened to dob utca.

If I would be in Budapest at the moment, I would refrain from eating any meat, until there is clarity.
If someone could contact Bne Braq and ask them what is going on....

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #673 on: July 03, 2019, 05:58:24 PM »
Cross Post:
What are my options from Prague to Budapest?




i am driving down next week iy"h from Prague to Budapest.

but there should be cheap flights, check google flights.

when are you in Prague?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #674 on: July 03, 2019, 07:33:22 PM »



i am driving down next week iy"h from Prague to Budapest.

but there should be cheap flights, check google flights.

when are you in Prague?
Booked the train
July 15

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #675 on: July 10, 2019, 02:58:55 PM »
I know that many frum people eat in Hana, so does that mean that we can all eat there ?!?

Rabbi Oberlander said that Carmel is under chabad, and that nothing happened to its hechsher.  That's it.
He added that he does not have information on Hanna.  That's it. 

He also answered my question that "this meat Situation" happened to dob utca.

If I would be in Budapest at the moment, I would refrain from eating any meat, until there is clarity.
If someone could contact Bne Braq and ask them what is going on....
The meat in Dob utca and Hanna have the same source and same hechsher of Rabbi Stern

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #676 on: July 10, 2019, 04:27:55 PM »
just some data points.
we ate at carmel. spoke to mashgiach at length. not taking responsibility....
took segway tour for an hour. paid $23.81. went from buda to pest up chain bridge to royal palace and many other famous sites. would highly recommend.
if anyone needs driver of large van or mini bus i could refer someone. he was absolutely wonderful in every aspect.
stayed at ibis styles airport hotel for 6800 chase reserve points. super convenient and clean
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #677 on: July 16, 2019, 05:27:57 AM »
Booked the train
July 15
What a train

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #678 on: July 16, 2019, 06:58:43 AM »
What a train
Which class is this ?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #679 on: September 15, 2019, 04:28:59 PM »
at what time is סליחות meed week in Kazincy? & is it still served breakfast in Chabad?