The Best Jazz Clubs In Budapest

If you are looking for good food and live music in the city center, Columbus Jazz Pub is an amazing place to be. The pub offers great views of the Danube River and the Castle of Buda from the terrace. The food is delicious and the location is ideal. If you are looking for some great live music, the pub offers concerts almost every evening. The novelty of Columbus Jazz Pub that makes it stand out from others is that, in addition to the music and the idyllic views, it’s also a floating pub.

Price: mid-range

Opening hours: daily 12pm-12am

For an intimate setting with live music and great food, the Budapest Jazz Club is the place to go. The service is a quite different in that customers will have dinner first and then be taken to another room for a show. Besides the food, the jazz acts are top-notch and speak English so that their foreign audience can understand their lyrics. The price for a dinner and show is one of the best in Budapest and the club serves a wonderful lemonade along with a great variety of other drinks. They often host jam sessions which are a delight to attend.

Price: mid-range

Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 6pm-12am, Fri-Sat 6pm-4am

Sit back with a glass of wine and a fantastic meal and listen to some jazz music at Opus Jazz Club. On Wednesdays, Opus offers free entry and sometimes guests will be treated to a Hungarian jazz act. The food at this venue is very reasonably priced and well-presented with options ranging from tagliatelle to black mussels and fresh salads. The service has always been very pleasant, welcome and accommodating here and there are many viewpoints from which guests can view the live acts, such as from the side stage or the gallery.

Price: budget

Opening hours: Mon-Wed 11:30am-10pm, Thurs-Fri 11:30am-12am, Sat 6pm-1:30pm