Shopping for wine? There are plenty of wine shops in Budapest stocking great Hungarian vintages and wine bars are also becoming popular, so you can taste before you buy. Here is a selection of wine shops, followed by some trendy wine bars.
Bortársaság Wine Shop
Bor és a Társa Wine Shop
Bortársaság
Bortársaság, which means Wine Society, is one of Hungary's top wine distributors. Their flagship store is at Batthyány Street, but they have several shops in the city.
Batthyány
Address: Batthyány utca 59, Budapest 1015
Location: Buda, District 1
Phone: (+36-1) 212-0262
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 10 am to 8 pm, Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm
Klassz (within Klassz Bistro)
Address: Andrássy út 41, Budapest 1061
Location: Pest, City Center, District 6
Opening hours: Monday-Saturday: 11:30 to 11 pm, Sunday: 11:30 am to 6 pm
Lánchíd
Address: Lánchíd utca 5, Budapest 1013
Location: Buda, District 1
Phone: (+36-1) 225-1702
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: noon to 9 pm, Saturday: 10 am to 7 pm
Ráday
Address: Ráday utca 7, Budapest 1092
Location: Pest, District 9
Phone: (+36-1) 219-5647
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: noon to 8 pm, Saturday: 10 am to 3 pm
Parlament
Address: Vécsey utca 5, Budapest 1051
Location: Pest, District 5, close to the Parliament Building
Phone: (+36-1) 269-3286
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 10 am to 8 pm, Saturday: 10 am to 7 pm
Bock Bistro and Wine Shop
Bock Bistro is the creation of an award winning chef and a celebrated sommelier. A wide selection of wines from the famous Villány wine region is available, including vintages from Bock's own winery.
Address: Erzsébet körút 43-47, Budapest
Location: Pest, District 7
Phone: (+36-1) 321-0340
Opening hours: Monday-Saturday: noon to midnight
House of Hungarian Wines - Buda Castle
The House of Hungarian Wines on Castle Hill is a great place to sample a wide selection of wine from all of Hungary's 22 wine regions. Bottles on display are also available for sale.
Address: Szentháromság tér 6, Budapest 1014
Location: Buda, Castle Hill, District 1
Phone: (+36-1) 201-4062
Opening hours: 10 am to 8 pm, daily
In Vino Veritas
Another of Hungary's top wine distributors & wine shops.
Address: Dohány Street 58, 1073 Budapest
Location: Pest, District 7
Phone: (+36-1) 341-0646
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 9 am to 8 pm, Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm
Bor és a Társa
Bor és a Társa has several shops, located in shopping malls. Beside wine they also sell cheese, cured ham, olives, herbs and pasta.
Árkád
Address: Örs vezér tere, Budapest 1106
Location: Pest, District 10, on the 1st floor of the shopping mall
Phone: (+36-1) 434-8546
Opening hours: Monday-Saturday: 10 am to 9 pm, Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm
Mom Park
Address: Alkotás utca 53, Budapest 1123
Location: Buda, District 12, downstairs in the shopping mall
Phone: (+36-1) 202-0471
Opening hours: Monday-Saturday: 9 am to 8 pm, Sunday 10 am to 6 pm
Allee
Address: Váli utca 3, Budapest 1117
Location: Buda, District 11, street level in the shopping mall
Phone: (+36-1) 883-8895
Opening hours: Monday-Saturday: 10 am to 9 pm, Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm
Wine 4U
Address: Damjanich utca 52, Budapest
Location: Pest, District 7
Phone: (+36-1) 343-5258,
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 10 am to 8 pm, Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm
Decanter
Address: Kléh István utca 3, Budapest
Location: Buda, District 12
Phone: (+36-1) 201-9029
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: noon to 8 pm, Saturday: 10 am to 2 pm
Sexardicum
The Sexardicum wine store specializes on vintages from the Szekszárd wine region.
Address: Krúdy utca 6, Budapest 1088
Location: Pest, District 8
Phone: (+36-30) 229-4215
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 11 am to 7 pm
Domus Vinorum Borház
Address: Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 18, Budapest 1051
Location: Pest, District 5
Phone: (+36-1) 225-8962
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 10 am to 6 pm, Saturday: 10 am to 1 pm
La Boutique des Vins
Address: József Attila utca 12, Budapest
Location: Pest, City Center, District 5, next to Vörösmarty Square
Phone: (+36-1) 317-5919
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 10 am to 6 pm, Saturday: 10 am to 3 pm
Maligán
Maligán is a restaurant and a wine store.
Address: Lajos utca 38, Budapest 1036
Location: Buda, District 3
Phone: (+36-1) 240-9010
Opening hours: Monday-Sunday: noon to 11 pm
Vinothek Vinorium
Vinothek Vinorium specializes in wines from Slovenia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia and the Crimea. Russian vodka and the famous Armenian cognac Ararat are also available and so are Hungarian vintages.
Address: Váci utca 57, Budapest 1056
Location: Pest, District 5
Phone: (+36-1) 266-1496
Opening hours: Monday-Saturday: noon to 8 pm
Monarchia
Address: Kinizsi utca 30-36, Budapest 1092
Location: Pest, District 9
Phone: (+36-1) 456-9898
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: noon to 7 pm, Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm
Wine Bars in Budapest
Wine bars are the latest trend in Budapest. The wine bars listed here offer wine by the glass and bottles on display are also available for sale. If you don't know what to order or where to start, let the experts at Taste Hungary guide you to some of Budapest's best wine bars.
Drop Shop Wine Bar
DiVino Wine Bar
Drop Shop Wine Bar
Drop Shop is a popular wine bar and shop, offering both, Hungarian and international varieties.
Address: Balassi Bálint utca 27, Budapest 1055
Location: Pest, District 5
Phone: (+36-30) 345 3739
Opening hours: Monday-Sunday: 11 am to midnight
DiVino Wine Bar
DiVino specializes in Hungarian wine.
Address: Szent István tér 3, Budapest 1052
Location: Pest, District 5
Phone: (+36-30) 231-1132
Opening hours: Monday-Sunday: noon to midnight
Doblo Wine Bar
Doblo, a wine shop and a wine bar, stocks over 200 Hungarian wine, sparkling wine and spirits, like pálinka.
Address: Dob utca 20, Budapest
Location: Pest, District 7
Phone: (+36-20) 398-8863
Opening hours: Monday - Sunday: 8 am to 2 am
Kadarka
Kadarka, a wine bar and wine shop, offers a selection of Hungarian varieties from small, family owned vineries.
Address: Király utca 42
Location: Pest, District 6
Phone: (+36-1) 266-5094
Opening hours: Monday - Sunday: noon to midnight
Andante Borpatika
Andante Borpatika offers up an excellent selection of Hungarian wine.
Address: Bem rakpart 2
Location: Buda, District 1
Phone: (+36-1) 457-0807
Opening hours: Monday - Friday: noon to midnight, Saturday: 4 pm to midnight, Sunday: closed