The Jewish Quarter: Synagogues and Ruin Bars

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Dohány utcai zsinagóga

   ~15 min here

   The Dohány Street Synagogue is the Great Synagogue, a vast Neolog Jewish place of worship designed by Ludwig Förster.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Rumbach utcai zsinagóga

   ~15 min here

   Rumbach Street Synagogue is the historic synagogue before you, also known as the Status Quo Ante Synagogue.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Gozsdu udvar

   ~3 min here

   Gozsdu udvar is a connected passage-and-courtyard complex, not a single building: seven original buildings gather around six linked courtyards, with the main route joining Király Street and Dob Street.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Szimpla Kert

   ~3 min here

   Szimpla Kert is a ruin bar in Budapest’s Jewish Quarter, known in Hungarian as “Simple Garden.”

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Kádár Étkezde

   ~3 min here

   Kádár Étkezde is a small lunch canteen on Klauzál tér, opened by Béla Kádár in 1957.

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