Budapest Jazz Nightclubs

Find the Best Jazz Nightclubs in Budapest

Budapest Jazz nightclubs play an important role in the Budapest Live Music scene. If you are looking for a place where to dine with friends or have a drink to the sound of Jazz, then take a look at our selection of the best Budapest Jazz nightclubs and bars. Most of these clubs are also restaurants and there is a great variety to choose.

Budapest has a vibrant and flourishing jazz community that offers jazz lovers a relaxed atmosphere in Budapest bars and cafés throughout the city. Almost every evening of the week you can find Hungarian talent as well as international musicians performing in Budapest jazz nightclubs.

If you want to get closer with the Budapest Jazz scene choose one of the best Budapest Jazz nightclubs from the list below and have a great time!


Columbus Jazz Pub

Columbus Jazz Restaurant and Pub is a boat docked on the Pest side of the Danube near the Intercontinental hotel. Columbus offers a great friendly atmosphere where local talent and international performers play most nights. If you are into Jazz and are looking for a place to have a relaxed dinner with great views, consider going to Columbus.

Table reservation is recommended for concert nights.

Where: 1051 Budapest, Vigadó Tér Dock 4.

Entry Fee: 800 ft- 1,600 ft (concert nights)

Opening hours: noon to midnight daily.

How to get there: Tram 2 – Vigadó Tér stop.


Cotton Club

Cotton Club is an authentic American style club that evokes the atmosphere of the 1920’s and 1930’s . This unique club is a combination of a restaurant, a cigar room, a card room and an Orpheum where the period furniture and lighting have been made especially to keep this hideaway looking like a place of nostalgia.

The club ’s Jazz Band, the Cottom Club Singers, plays live music everynight featuring golden time’s classics .

Where: 1066 Budapest, Jókai utca 26.<

Opening hours: noon to midnight daily.

How to get there: Red Metro Line 3 – Nyugati Station Trams 4 or 6


Budapest Jazz Club

The Budapest Jazz Club presents live music seven days a week from cutting edge jazz to traditional jazz. This is the perfect place for Jazz lovers, its unique palace- like interior, the high quality acoustics and talented jazz performers make the Budapest Jazz Club a great night out in Budapest.

Every Friday and Saturday evening the club features Jam Sessions where emerging talented players test their skills in front of the audience. The rest of the week well known local and international bands perform different music styles such as Salsa, Classical Music, BossaNova but keeping the high standard concept of Jazz .

The Budapest Jazz Club features a concert hall and a Café Piano bar.

Where: 1088 Budapest, VIII. Múzeum utca 7.

Entry Fee: Jam Sessions Free- 1,400 ft and up on concert nights.

Opening hours: noon to midnight daily.

How to get there: Blue Metro Line 3 – Kalvin Tér station.


Jazz Garden Music Pub

The Budapest Jazz Garden i s a small club that features a summer garden under a starry sky . It offers a relaxed and friendly atmosphere where Hungarian and International musicians perform live jazz and blues almost every night.

Live performances start at 9:00 pm and sometimes an entrance fee is charged.

Where: Budapest 1053, Veres Pálné utca 44/a

Entry Fee: 800 ft- 1,600 ft (concert nights)

Opening hours: 6:00 pm –2:00 am daily.

How to get there: Tram 2 – Fővám Tér stop.


Fat Mo’s Music Club

The Fat Mo’s Pub is one of Budapest’s most popular pubs among locals, expats and tourists alike. Although, it is not an exclusive Jazz Club, there are live Jazz, blues and R&Bperformances most nights.

This place gets busy and probably you won’t get a table in the weekend unless you make a reservation. The menu offers Tex-Mex food and a few Hungarian specialties. Drinks can be pricey but beer is cheap.

Fat Mo’s opens from noon to 2:00 am on weekdays and from 6:00 pm to 2:00 am on Saturdays and Sundays.

Where: Budapest 1053, Nyári Pál utca 11

Entry Fee: 800 ft- 1,600 ft (concert nights)

Opening hours: 12:00-2:00 am Weekdays – 6:00 pm-2:00am weekends.

How to get there: Blue Metro 3 – Ferenciek Tere station.


IF Kávezó

IF Kavezó is a trendy café and restaurant where talented Hungarian musicians perform live almost every night from 7:30 pm. IF Kavezó is located on Raday utca, a lively and very popular street among locals for its restaurants, cafés and confectionaries around.

IF kavezó provides a friendly atmosphere, good food and service.

Where: Budapest 1092, Raday utca 19

Opening hours: From 9:00 am to midnight daily.

How to get there: Blue Metro 3 – Kalvin Tér station.


Take Five

Take Five is a cozy bar that works in a nice renovated cellar in the heart of Budapest. Local and international performers play live every night from 9:00 pm in a very a very friendly but smoky atmosphere. In addition to traditional Jazz concerts, Take Five hosts soul and funk performances with roots in folk music and some retro guitar music that flirts with blues. Entrance fee on concert nights is usually 1,000 ft.

Where: Budapest 1052, Paulay Ede utca 2

Opening hours: From 6:00 pm to 2:00 am Wednesday to Saturay.

How to get there: Yellow Metro 1 – Opera station.


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