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The 15 markets worth your time in Budapest, with what each one involves, the going price and the operator behind it.
Budapest market-to-apartment cooking class with Central Market tastings, hands-on Hungarian dishes, and wine pairings, about 4 hours.
Most Popular“We had such a wonderful day with our group and Birdie. We learned so much and had so many laughs. New friends were made!”
Central Market Hall to local taverna in 3 hours, with 14+ Hungarian tastings and wine pairings in a small group.
“What a great experience this was, Sofia was so knowledgeable and provided great insights into Hungarian cuisine”
Hungarian cuisine tasting in Budapest’s Central Market Hall with a German guide: salami, paprika, cheese, honey, *Unicum*, and digital guides.
“Personal, informative and warm. Really worth double of what you pay. Thanks”
Cook a 3-course Hungarian meal in Budapest with wine and palinka, plus an optional market walk at Central Market Hall.
“Really great experience! I loved the market tour and learned a lot about the Hungarian food. The cooking class was also awesome with easy to follow instructions for very popular Hungarian dishes”
Budapest Central Market Hall food walk and communal cooking class. Choose chicken paprikash or goulash, then eat with wine and pálinka.
“Thanks, Marcell! You were a cool person with whom I worked. I am stuffed!”
Shop Central Market Hall, taste pálinka and Hungarian wines, then cook a 4-course lunch in a small-group Budapest class.
“We loved walking through the market and tasting foods we’d never have tried on our own. We were also amazed at how much we were able to cook! Not a moment of our time together was wasted. Our guide/ chef, Kata, did a great job of accommodating our group’s food allergies (gluten in one case;…”
Chef-led private tasting at Budapest Central Market Hall with langos, cured sausages, strudel, pickles, and optional palinka, plus ingredient stories.
“Andrew did a great job of introducing us to local cuisine, balanced with information about the history of the market.”
Central Market Hall food tour in Budapest with salami, paprika, cheeses, honey tastings, and wine-region stories in German for $15.
“Es war wunderbar, sehr lehrreich und eines der Highlights unseres Urlaubs! Vielen lieben Dank für den Einblick in eure kulinarische Kultur ☺️”
Market stroll and hands-on Hungarian cooking with chef Marti in Budapest, ending with a sit-down meal and wine in a small group.
“Marti was great! She took us on a quick tour of the market then we cabbed to her kitchen for a fabulous cooking class. She is very knowledgeable and a great teacher for all levels of cooking experience. We would defintely take the class again.”
Walk Budapest Christmas markets with a small group, visit St. Stephen’s Basilica with video mapping, and taste chimney cake and more.
“Not only did we get a tour of the market and explanation of the goods there, we also got some information about local sites and statues. I learned so much from this tour!”
Taste Hungarian classics at Budapest’s Great Market Hall with a local guide, history context, and handy shopping pointers in a 2-hour walk.
“Definitely book this tour! If you just walked thru this market you would see so many things, but you would miss out on the details. The Hungarian diet much different than USA. Fascinating and strange! Our guide was a young local woman, Ilsa I think was her name. She was funny, patient and so knowledgeable!…”
A 2.5-hour Budapest Christmas market walk with mulled wine, chimney cake, and stories at Szent István and Vörösmarty squares.
“Our tour turned out to be a private tour since no one else had booked on the same day! Ferenc was an amazing guide!! He was so patient when we wanted to stop at different stalls, he wanted us to see what WE wanted. He provided lots of interesting information about Hungarian Christmas traditions and…”
Private hunt through Budapest’s Ecseri Flea Market with a guide to help you bargain, plus coffee and lángos along the way.
“This was a great trip. Fabulous opportunity to get out of the city and do something off the beaten track.”
A 2.5-hour Budapest Christmas Market walking tour from the Opera House with chimney cake, mulled wine, marzipan, and a coffee-house stop.
“Great tour and tastings, had a wonderful time walking through the markets and getting some history lessons on Budapest and Hungary as a whole.”
Taste Hungarian market snacks, then cook a real 3-course meal at a Budapest studio, with Palinka, wine, and recipes to take home.
“Cooking with Vesna was a lot of fun. Between shared stories, we made Tejfölös krumplileves (creamy potato soup), Csirkepaprikas (chicken paprikash), and Meggyes pite (sour cherry pie). Delicious, delicious, delicious! Everyone should make this class the centerpiece of their Budapest vacation.”
Buda, Pest and the river between them — every way to spend a day in the city.
