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<\/a><\/p>\nOur Airbnb was in a courtyard on Kazinczy Steet<\/em>, a prominent street dubbed “Street of Culture” in Pest’s Jewish Quarter and known to be a popular nightlife haunt ever since the revival of the ruin bars<\/strong><\/a>. As a matter of fact, the very first ruin bar in Budapest, Szimpla Kert<\/em>, is located on this street just a few doors down from where our apartment was!<\/p>\n ~ Click any image to enlarge ~<\/em><\/p>\n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n Budapest’s ruin bars started in the early 2000’s and are primarily located in Pest’s Old Jewish Quarter. An estimated 30 ruin bars are now in the city. These creative and patched-together spaces have quite literally hijacked ruins<\/strong> such as abandoned warehouses, stores or lots, turning urban decay into shabby-chic<\/em> bars where people can enjoy an atmospheric night out.<\/p>\n From the outside, these bars look like normal buildings. But within the sprawling interiors and courtyards, you’ll find yourself in a hip, artsy, and funky bar with brick walls covered in graffiti, mismatched flea-market furniture and objects hanging from the ceiling. The places aren’t repaired or fixed up, and you’ll see holes in the walls. Artists come in to leave their unique mark on the walls, floors and ceilings!<\/p>\n All the photos below were taken at Szimpla Kert<\/em>, which as mentioned above was the very first ruin bar. We visited during the day since the clientele in the evenings is a much younger crowd(!), but also because it was empty enough to take photos.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nRuin Bars<\/h3>\n