Jewish Cuisine & Culture Walk

Highlights of This Tour

Budapest’s 7th district has gone through a fascinating transformation over the last decades. The area emerged as the city’s Jewish district in the early 20th century with its several synagogues, cafés, shops, schools and more.

During World War II, it was in this area, where the Budapest ghetto was built and where the Jewish community of Budapest survived the war (most Jews outside of Budapest were killed during the Holocaust). The Communist era brought many changes to this part of the city as well, however, Budapest’s biggest Jewish community still lives in this neighborhood.

During this tour, you’ll learn about the history of this beautiful area of the city from the early times to the most recent happenings, when many buildings in the neighborhood were demolished.

You’ll explore the different layers of the Jewish district, where you can find contemporary galleries and design shops right next to old synagogues and other historical sites. You’ll also see some beautiful murals and interesting street art that often make a clear and critical statement about Hungarian politics.

This tour also focuses on food and so you’ll get to taste some delicious Jewish dishes. By the end of the tour, you’ll have a deeper understanding of Budapest’s Jewish district and its history, culture and cuisine.

The Menu

On this tour, you’ll sample the following foods: jewish eggs, goose cracklings, pickled vegetables, matzo ball soup, sólet (cholent), gulyás (goulash soup), walnut, apple, poppy seed dumplings, lecsó (pepper and tomato stew), red wine and beef stew with egg barley, flódni (poppy seed, apple, and walnut pastry), matzo cake.

The tour also includes coffee, glass of wine with lunch, kosher pálinka, Tokaji aszú wine and mineral water.