http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31384 It's connected to the fashionable Tigris restaurant and the class just oozes from every angle: from the sleek, chic, minimalist decor that lets full attention focus on the beautiful young things posing elegantly on low pinewood stools, to the endless list of wines and tasty, but pricey, nibbles, chalked up on the large blackboards above the bar.
The borbar (winebar) highlights 26 talented young Hungarian winemakers and a different winemaker is featured every week.
When I visited on opening night at the end of May, the winemaker to watch out for was Csaba Miklos and the coolest drink was a sparkling rose called Frici from the Gere vineyards. Refreshing, innovative and very, very hip. Just like DiVino.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31384 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30187 During the warmer spring and summer months, the square is packed with beautiful people and tourists sitting in the bars, cafes and restaurants and filling the terrace areas. You can do this in winter too, as all the cafes have huge heaters. Every kind of cuisine, cocktail and coffee is served here from pizza at Pompeii to retro Magyar dishes at Menza to French style at Cafe Vian to Cuban at Buena Vista cafe. There's also an Incognito jazz cafe, Karma restaurant for good vibes and a late night drinking den at Mediterran.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30187 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30012 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30012 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30005 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30005 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26887 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26887 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21678 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21678 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20265 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20265 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19392 Now part of a five-star hotel and not cheap but certainly worth a visit.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19392 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19391
Not bad value either - a large glass of wine set us back about £1.30.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19391 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18386 It has a wealth of information for people who really love Budapest and want to know the city better.
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Home-brewed beer, which you can have in litre sized glasses if you want (and at about £2.70 a litre at May 2007 exchange rates). Ask the band for your favourite tune.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12742 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11986
Stunning all the way I'm sure, but I've only been in for tea, as I'm a poor student and not a millionaire, like you. I ate in the bar area, which is beautiful, and the food was good and the service impeccable.

Wish I could afford to stay there. Donations on a post card to...]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11986 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5253
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Open from 8am till 6am you can get a good breakfast there, there's a cheap daily lunch menu and it's good for a coffee any time of the day.

But it's in the evening that Stex really comes into its own. There's good, cheap beer and a friendly, bustling atmosphere. A full menu of hearty Hungarian-esque food makes this ideal for a pub-type supper. The wooden plate of mixed grill, to be shared between two, is a rewarding challenge. Good wine menu too (with some Hungarian wines: definitely worth trying), if you fancy splashing out a bit. And, if you're feeling really classy, there's a cigar menu.

A curious thing about Stex is that it's very big, but still intimate. It's almost always getting along towards full, but you can still always find a table.

You can watch the football - but the place is big enough that you don't have to. You can play snooker or darts, and there’s a casino attached

And, by the way, remember to pronounce it “Shtecks”.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4967