Lovely piece of fried dough (looks like a large flattened doughnut) best served with sour cream (tejföl), cheese (sajt) and garlic (fokhagyma). Perfect Hungarian street food.
At any of the markets in Budapest - Feny Utca market near Moszkva tér, Lehel tér market etc. Just look for stall with a Langos sign
Budapest abounds with a variety of cinemas, each with a distinctive character all its own. Some – such as Kultiplex and Szimpla - are part of clubs, others are cinemas that have quite good cafes or bars attached (Toldi, Puskin and - last time I checked - Hunnia). And there's a good choice of films (not just in English or Hungarian). Örökmozgó is especially noteworthy - good for cinephiles and shows oldies too (Twelve Angry Men and Rosemary's Baby are on this week). Művész is good for recent releases. The Corvin and Urania cinemas show more commercial fare, but are worth checking out. The former was at the centre of fighting in the 1956 revolution.
Corvin Budapest Filmpalota - Corvin köz 1 (near Ferenc korüt metro station)
Uránia Nemzeti filmszinház - Rákóczi út 21/urania-nf.hu/
Hunnia - Erzsebet krt 26
Kultiplex - Kinizsi ut 28
Művész - Teréz krt 30
Örökmozgó - Erzsebet krt 39
Puskin - Kossuth Lajos u. 18
Szimpla - Kazinczy u. 14
Toldi - Bajcsy Zsilinszly út 36-38
Hungarian photography museum. It was an old photography studio - the building and the view of Nagymező Street are just as fascinating as the exhibitions.
Nagymező Utca 20; tel: 1 473 2666; www.maimano.hu
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