Dohány Street Synagogue (Great Synagogue)
4.3
Neolog Ashkenazi
Dohány utca 2, 1074 Budapest
HistoricLargest synagogue in Europe
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Budapest
Home to one of Europe's largest Jewish communities, around the Great Synagogue on Dohány Street and the vibrant Jewish Quarter
- 5 kosher restaurants
- 3 synagogues
- 2 Chabad houses
- 1 mikvehs
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Candle lighting
19:00
2026-09-04
Havdalah
19:59
2026-09-05
This week's Torah portion
Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech
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Our guide
The Great Synagogue on Dohány Street - the famous one, the largest in Europe - belongs to the Neolog stream, with an organ and mixed seating. The Orthodox community is on Kazinczy Street, about five minutes' walk away in the same Jewish Quarter, and that is also where the mikveh and the kosher restaurants are - Hanna and Carmel.
Our recommendations
- Base yourself around the Great Synagogue on Dohány Street and the vibrant Jewish Quarter, where most kosher restaurants are concentrated.
- Check availability of Shabbat and holiday meals at the kosher restaurants or the local Chabad house at least a few days in advance.
Stay in the kosher area of Budapest
In Budapest, sleep in the 7th around the Dohány Street synagogue, not over in Buda. From there you walk to Chabad and the restaurants. For Shabbat, arrange a meal ahead.
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Carat Boutique Hotel
4.4
★★★★
~10 min walk to Chabad House Budapest (Károly körút 20, Shabbat meals hosted); Kazinczy Synagogue ~8 min away (Shabbat meals via Hanna Restaurant, reservation required)
120EUR / night
Near the Jewish QuarterNot a kosher hotel
Continental Hotel Budapest
4.5
★★★★
~8 min walk to Chabad House Budapest (near the Great/Dohány Synagogue corner, Shabbat meals hosted); Kazinczy Synagogue ~10 min away (Shabbat meals by reservation)
145EUR / night
On Dohány StreetNot a kosher hotel
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Hanna Restaurant
4
Glatt kosher, CRC (Rabbinical Council of Canada) supervision
Hungarian-Jewish · €€
Kazinczy utca 29, 1074 Budapest
Carmel Restaurant
4.1
Mehadrin, under supervision of Rabbi Baruch Oberlander, Chabad Budapest
Hungarian-Jewish & meat · €€
Kazinczy utca 31, 1075 Budapest
Tel Aviv Café
4
Mehadrin, under supervision of Rabbi Baruch Oberlander, Chabad Budapest
Dairy - Israeli · €€
Kazinczy utca 28, 1075 Budapest
Fröhlich Kosher Confectionery
4.4
Kosher, under the supervision of Rabbi Baruch Oberlander (Badatz Budapest)
Bakery & Jewish desserts · €
Dob utca 22, 1072 Budapest
Shuk HaCarmel Falafel Bar
Mehadrin under Rabbi Baruch Oberlander, Chabad Budapest
Meat - shawarma, schnitzel and falafel · £
Kazinczy utca 32, 1075 Budapest, Hungary
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Common questions about Budapest
- Where to eat kosher in Budapest?
- We list 5 kosher restaurants in Budapest, with supervision, address and directions.
- Where to pray in Budapest?
- There are 3 synagogues and 2 Chabad houses in Budapest, with addresses and prayer times when available.
- Where to stay within walking distance of a synagogue in Budapest?
- Hotels and apartments in Budapest, with walking-distance-to-shul notes when we have them.
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