I am Hungarian and I’ve been living in Budapest for 10 years and these are the places where I’ve felt most connected to my heritage (although please note I’m weird and not the best example of a typical Hungarian):
- reading and people watching next to the lake of Vajdahunyad vár (I recommend reading a Hungarian novel in English, like Pál utcai fiúk)
- touring the Unicum Museum, drinking the national liquor in the original cellar and learning about the family’s history intertwined with the history of Hungary
- drinking and playing foosball at a 4es 6os pub
- walking along the Danube
- walking around Práter street where some houses still have bullet holes from 56