Kálmán Faragó

Budapest

Spotter since 2009

About me

About me
I've done a variety of things in the past, a good part of them centred on words: poetry, translation, journalism. I have a history of English studies at college, and of a mighty array of knicks and knacks that are not proper jobs. I like hearing stories and telling stories: they're edifices built of facts (or falsehoods, or falsehoods that are truer than facts, as the case might be), but they tell us everything that facts alone never could.

About Budapest
Because it's old and full of memories, and because it's young and alive and constantly growing and changing. Because it has bright, sun-drenched streets, and because it has dark subterranean rooms. Because it has smooth telamons and cream-coloured houses from the century before the last, and because it has exposed brickwork and corrugated plastic.

Because you can settle in with a beer and friends in a loud place, or you can walk a mile alone on a very quiet road. Because within an hour, you can get from a bustling historical city centre to an empty suburban street that could as well be in a different country.

Because it's beautiful and because it's ugly and both sides know they couldn't exist without the other.

My spots (16)

Sirius-Teahaz

Sirius Teaház – Coziest teahouse ever?

"Sirius Teaház" Budapest is a warm, labyrinthine teahouse full of cozy spots where lone drinkers / couples can hide. Try the 'I can't choose!' mystery tea.

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Coffee & tea

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Kálmán

Faragó

Jan 31, 2025
Mekk-Elek-statue

Mekk Elek statue – A tiny goat

The "Mekk Elek Statue" in Budapest depicts a tiny anthropomorphic goat, a beloved character from an old Hungarian animated series. Well-chosen location...

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Art & culture

By

Kálmán

Faragó

Jan 31, 2025
Buja-Disznok

Buja Disznó(k) – Dine on lewd swine!

"Buja Disznó(k)" is a simple yet excellent restaurant on the gallery of Hold Street Market Hall that's all about fried pork, pig's ears & szalontüdő.

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Restaurants
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Snacks

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Kálmán

Faragó

Jan 31, 2025
Memento-Park

Memento Park – Statues of Communist Budapest

"Memento Park" is a depository for communist-era public statues in Budapest. I also like it as a space to get away from the city's concrete for a bit.

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Art & culture

By

Kálmán

Faragó

Jan 31, 2025
Nyitott-Muhely

Nyitott Muhely – Friendly multi-purpose venue

"Nyitott Muhely" is one of the most unique spots in Budapest - it's a teahouse, a performance venue, an exhibition gallery, a bookshop and much more!

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Art & culture
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Coffee & tea
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Music

By

Kálmán

Faragó

Jan 31, 2025
Arriba-Taqueria

Arriba Taqueria – Best taco and burrito restaurant

"Arriba Taqueria" in Budapest is a Mexican fast food restaurant which has rapidly become popular. It's the best I (and my American friends) have tried here

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Restaurants

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Kálmán

Faragó

Jan 31, 2025
Ivocsarnok

Ivócsarnok – Water, we got

"Ivócsarnok" ('drinking hall') in Budapest is a place where you can drink very healthy thermal water that comes out of the ground hot. It's very typical!

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Relaxing

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Kálmán

Faragó

Jan 31, 2025
Szimpla-Kert

Szimpla Kert – Best-known of Budapest's beergardens

"Szimpla Kert" is hands-down the best known and most popular of Budapest's 'kert'-s('gardens') - courtyards of abandoned buildings transformed!

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Bars
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Restaurants

By

Kálmán

Faragó

Jan 31, 2025

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