Teleki tér – The worst is the best

As you visit Budapest I am sure you will hear a lot of stories about the VIII. district. Sometimes people are referring to as one of the most dangerous areas of the city. But you have to know that during the daytime the VIII. is not so dangerous anymore.

This district will be the starting point of immigrants from China, North-Africa and the Arabic countries for another ten years for sure and this is what gives a special taste for the whole area.

Before the Second World War it was one of the middle class areas of the city, even some higher middle class families moved here. After the war many of the houses remained empty and it became a slum or so called “ghetto” area. Because of the poverty and the low housing conditions, here you can still find some places which disappeared from the other districts.

One of them is a pub at the corner of Szerdahelyi street and Szerdahelyi / Karácsony Sándor street. Most of the people are workers here, or retired men an women with a lot of experience in drinking and with a lot of stories about the area and its inhabitants. It is ridiculously cheap and you can play billiard as well if you want.

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Teleki tér | Bars | Glass of wine HUF 160
Szerdahelyi / Karácsony Sándo | Outer Pest
Mon – Sat 09:00 – 18:00