Rick Steves: Enjoy Bohemian vibe of Budapest’s ‘ruin pubs’
Budapest, the cultural capital of Hungary and much of Central Europe, has no shortage of nightlife. You can go there for grand opera, folk music and dancing, a twilight boat trip, or live music in a nightclub.
The last time I was in Budapest, I ended up sitting with Peter , Laura , and Sandra . I told them how much I like the shabby lounge atmosphere of a ruin pub, and Laura declared that this one, Szimpla Kert , is the mecca of ruin pubs in Budapest. I commented on how well the design worked. Peter explained how these clubs are the soul of underground culture here. It’s the anti-club club: flea market furniture, no matching chairs, a mishmash of colours. It’s pleasantly chaotic, designed to be undesigned. On hot nights, the pubs spill out into unkempt courtyards, creating the feeling of a cosy living room missing its roof … under the stars.
These bars also come with a bit of communist kitsch. Some who love these lounges were little kids during the last years of communism. Too young to understand its downside, they have fond memories of the good times, when the pace of life was slower and families were tightly knit. Ruin pubs even sell nostalgic “commie” soft drinks along with the cocktails.
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