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Hungary · community hub: District VII (Kazinczy utca) · airport BUD, about 30 min by car. Everything below was checked against the sources on each listing in November 2026; confirm times with the shul before you rely on them.
Pest only, inside the boundaries on the map embedded on eruv.hu; it does not cross the Danube, and Chabad Hungary warns not every Pest area is covered. Built and supervised by Rav Baruch Oberlander; a supervisor checks it weekly and eruv.hu posts the live status ('The Eruv is on', stamped 30 Oct 2026); contact info@eruv.hu. Weekly status ↗
Chabad Hungary: rooms without electronic key (mechanical lock) can be requested for Shabbat observers, confirm with hotel; Easy Kosher Travel 2026: main entrance not automatic, staff will disable sensors on request; 3 min walk to Keren Or · +36 30 597 6519
Chabad Budapest's hotel list gives 3 min walk to Keren Or and no Shabbat details; Totally Jewish Travel: non-kosher, observant-friendly, within 10 min of Rumbach and Kazinczy shuls; Booking.com facility list (read Nov 2026) shows key-card access and a lift, with no mechanical key or Shabbat lift listed; Google and TripAdvisor reviews read mention no Shabbat arrangements, so ask the hotel · +36 1 889 6000
Chabad Budapest's hotel list gives 3 min walk to Keren Or; Totally Jewish Travel: non-kosher, observant-friendly, under 10 min to Rumbach and Kazinczy shuls; hotel FAQ shows a guest lift to every floor (71 rooms) and Booking.com (read Nov 2026) lists key-card access, with no mechanical key or Shabbat policy stated; one TripAdvisor review calls the lift slow; reviews read mention no Shabbat arrangements, so ask the hotel · +36 1 801 6300
Group itineraries report it: Torah in Motion's Central Europe tours (July 2019 and July 2024 itineraries) base their Budapest Shabbat here, with the group back at the hotel on Friday before Mincha/Maariv and Shabbat dinner and attending Shabbat morning services at Kazinczy shul; no key, lift or kosher-breakfast detail given, so ask. Chabad list: 9 min walk to Keren Or; Totally Jewish Travel: non-kosher, observant-friendly, 5 min to Kazinczy shul, 10 min to Keren Or and Rumbach · +36 1 815 1000
Chabad Hungary: rooms coordinated for Shabbat observers with mechanical door locks, about 12 min walk to Keren Or; Easy Kosher Travel 2026: first two floors have mechanical keys, sensors off on Shabbat and a side entrance; kosher breakfast on request for a fee; confirm when booking · +36 1 211 3050
Chabad list: 6 min walk to Keren Or (Totally Jewish Travel says about 10); the Chabad page gives no Shabbat key, elevator or kosher breakfast details; Booking.com facility list (read Nov 2026) shows a lift plus 'key access' and 'key card access', with no mechanical key named; Google and TripAdvisor reviews read mention no Shabbat arrangements, so ask the hotel · +36 1 429 3777
Chabad list: about 15 min walk to Keren Or; no Shabbat key stated; Booking.com facility list (read Nov 2026) shows a lift plus 'key access' and 'key card access', with no mechanical key named; Google and TripAdvisor reviews read mention no Shabbat arrangements, so ask the hotel · +36 1 479 4000
Totally Jewish Travel (updated 2026) calls it the only kosher hotel in Budapest, with kosher restaurant, synagogue and Shabbat keys; Easy Kosher Travel 2026: mechanical room keys, side entrance, hallway lights left on, Shabbat candles and a hot water urn; confirm when booking. Google Places also lists this address (Szentkirályi u. 4) as Hotel Golan Budapest (4.9/5, 17 reviews); one review says its Shabbos guests get physical room keys and overrides for electronic sensors, and another mentions strictly kosher food, so confirm which name your booking carries · +36 20 556 2927
No Jewish-travel guide read lists Shabbat arrangements; hotel listing shows key card access and a lift; one Google review (read Nov 2026) says reception is up several steps with no step-free entrance; about 1 km straight-line from Kazinczy shul · +36 1 424 9060
Totally Jewish Travel lists it as non-kosher, observant-friendly, 4 min walk from Rumbach Synagogue; no Shabbat key or elevator stated; Google and TripAdvisor reviews read (Nov 2026) mention the Jewish quarter and walking to the synagogue but no Shabbat arrangements, so ask the hotel · +36 1 808 0980
Totally Jewish Travel lists it as non-kosher, observant-friendly, 6 min walk from Rumbach Synagogue; Booking.com facility list (read Nov 2026) shows a lift and key-card access, with no mechanical key listed; Google and TripAdvisor reviews read mention no Shabbat arrangements, so ask the hotel · +36 1 611 7000
Guests report: a Busy in Brooklyn travel blog post (Nov 2022) says the author's group stayed here for Shabbat, and that the hotel is next door to the Obuda Synagogue (about 70 m on the map) and the group ate its meals at the shul; no key, lift or kosher-breakfast detail, so ask. Buda side of the Danube, outside the Pest eruv, so do not carry · +36 1 436 4142
Minyan: Fri Kabbalat Shabbat follows candle lighting each week (only posted schedule, May 2023: lighting 19:42, service 19:55); Shabbat Shacharit 09:00 (May 2023 and Easy Kosher Travel 2026); weekday Shacharit 07:00 in Shas Chevra and 08:30 in the Beszmedres, Sun 08:00 and 09:00 (May 2023 schedule). Winter times not posted online, so call to confirm
Contact: +36 30 685 3012 · info@maoih.hu · maoih.hu · kazinczyutcaizsinagoga.hu
Minyan: Fri Mincha 13:00 and Kabbalat Shabbat 18:00 (winter; summer 19:00), Fri dinner 19:00 (winter); Shabbat shiurim 09:00, Shacharit 10:00, kiddush and meal 12:30; weekday Shacharit Sun-Fri 08:30; weekday Mincha/Maariv Sun-Thu about 20 min before sunset
Contact: WhatsApp +36 30 360 1315 · +36 1 266 0308 (urgent) · chabadhungary.com
Minyan: Fri evening: Kabbalat Shabbat, kiddush and dinner, time follows candle lighting (call); Shabbat Shacharit 09:15; weekday Shacharit 08:00 Sun-Fri
Contact: +36 1 268 0183 · info@zsido.com · vasvarizsinagoga.hu
Minyan: Fri winter: study 18:00, Kabbalat Shabbat 18:30; Shabbat study 09:15, Shacharit 10:00; weekday Shacharit 06:30 Mon-Fri
Contact: +36 30 396 9020 · info@obudaizsinagoga.hu · obudaizsinagoga.hu
Minyan: Fri Kabbalat Shabbat then kiddush 18:30, Torah-portion study 18:00 (week of 30 Oct 2026, candle lighting 16:11; standing schedule says from 18:00, 19:00 in summer); Shabbat study 09:30, prayer then kiddush 10:00; weekday prayer then breakfast Mon-Fri 07:30. Friday kiddush needs sign-up via the form linked on zsilip13.hu/het/
Contact: +36 30 098 0271 · zsilip@zsido.com · +36 30 396 9020 · +36 70 453 2626 · zsilip13.hu
Minyan: Times: call. Google Maps hours, not confirmed by the shul: Mon-Fri 07:00-08:00 and 18:30-19:30; Shabbat 08:00-10:30 and 18:15-19:30; Sun 08:00-09:00 and 18:30-19:30 (Rabbi Shmuel Glitzenstein). Local article (welovebudapest.com, Oct 2024) says prayers are held mornings and evenings but gives no clock times
Contact: +36 1 334 2731
Minyan: Times: call (Shabbat morning only; Google Maps shows Sat 09:30-15:00; MAOIH lists it as the Teleki tér (Csortkovi) shul, Sefard rite; Rabbi Sholom Hurwitz)
Contact: +36 70 379 1144 · +36 70 932 8054 · +36 20 351 5893 (Google Maps) · info@telekiter.com
Minyan: Times: call. Reopened 27 Aug 2021 by EMIH after almost 40 years (neokohn.hu); Google reviews (undated, 15 reviews, 5.0/5) describe a family-style Chabad Shabbat led by Shmulik and Dubi. No published schedule found
Contact: Not published online; ask Chabad Hungary (WhatsApp +36 30 360 1315)
Friday dinner 19:00 (winter; 20:00 summer) and Shabbat day meal 12:30; register in advance on the Chabad sign-up form (app.flowiz.io/budr/f/, pick the parsha date) or WhatsApp; from EUR 42 adult, EUR 32 child per Easy Kosher Travel 2026 (Chabad publishes no price or payment terms), so confirm when booking
Hours: Fri dinner 19:00 (winter); Shabbat lunch 12:30 after 10:00 Shacharit · WhatsApp +36 30 360 1315 · sign-up app.flowiz.io/budr/f/ · chabadhungary.com
Pre-ordered Friday dinner and Saturday lunch, dine-in or takeaway: about 16,500 Ft per meal (Easy Kosher Travel 2026), about 19,500 Ft per person incl. challah, wine, water and a soft drink (Oct 2026 guide) or EUR 35 with prepayment required (undated Offbeat Budapest). Carmel's own site carmel.hu has no Shabbat terms, so confirm price and prepayment when booking. Also sells packaged ready-made Shabbat food, wine and challah, candle lighting on site, delivery; vegetarian yes, no vegan or gluten-free Shabbat options
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-22:30; Fri 12:00-13:30 (Chabad list; an Oct 2026 guide says kitchen closes 14:30, the reservours booking page shows 14:00, Google shows 15:00); Sat closed except pre-booked Shabbat meals · +36 1 322 1834 · +36 30 259 7022 · carmel.hu/en · table booking link on Chabad listing (reservours.com)
Friday dinner and Saturday lunch by reservation (tablejourney.com, checked 27 Oct 2026: reservation required for Friday and Saturday Shabbat meals); price is about EUR 70 per person (Easy Kosher Travel 2026), EUR 50 (Oct 2026 guide) or EUR 30 for a fixed four-course Friday dinner prepaid before 14:00 Friday (undated Offbeat Budapest); maoih.hu lists no price, hours or prepayment terms, so confirm when booking. Also a Friday afternoon buffet of ready-made Shabbat food (cholent, kugel). Site says glatt, under Orthodox supervision, no agency named
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-22:30 (Chabad list; Google shows 13:00-23:30); Fri about 10:00-17:00 per Google, ask because winter candle lighting is 16:01; Sat Shabbat meals by reservation only · +36 20 395 1746 · maoih.hu/hanna-etterem
Closed Sat; weekday delivery; not listed by Chabad Hungary or Easy Kosher Travel as a Shabbat-meal provider
Hours: Sun-Thu 08:30-21:00; Fri 08:30-15:00 (Google; Chabad list says 16:00); Sat closed · +36 1 342 0231 · +36 30 572 1684
Closed Fri and Sat (Google Maps; the Chabad list shows Sun-Thu only)
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-23:30 (Chabad list; Google shows 24:00); Fri and Sat closed · +36 30 115 0242
Grocery, no Shabbat meals; no certifying agency named on the Chabad Hungary listing; closed Sat
Hours: Mon-Thu 08:00-17:00 (Google: Tue-Wed to 19:00); Fri to 14:00 in winter (Google 15:00, Chabad list 16:00); Sun 10:00-16:00 (Google to 18:00); closed Sat · +36 1 615 9606 · +36 30 572 2165
Closed Sat; weekday delivery; not listed as a Shabbat-meal provider
Hours: Sun-Thu 08:00-22:00; Fri 08:00-16:00 (Google; Chabad list says 16:30); Sat closed; delivery offered
Closed Fri and Sat (Google Maps; the Chabad list shows Sun-Thu only)
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-24:00; Fri and Sat closed · +36 70 300 0075
Closed Fri; reopens Saturday night, pickup or dine-in; not a Shabbat-meal provider
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-24:00; Fri closed; Sat night from 19:00 (Chabad list; Google now shows 22:30)
Closed Sat; Friday closes 16:00; not listed as a Shabbat-meal provider
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-23:00; Fri 11:00-16:00; Sat closed · +36 70 466 2496
Pickup of baked goods; Google Maps lists this address as UpTown Kosher Bakery (open, 4.4/5 from 214 reviews, Nov 2026)
Hours: Sun-Thu 08:00-17:00 (Google; Chabad list says 18:00); Fri 08:00-15:00; Sat closed; pickup · +36 30 485 8873
Closed Sat; Friday closes 14:00 (Google) or 15:00 (Chabad list); not listed as a Shabbat-meal provider
Hours: Sun 09:00-18:00; Mon-Thu 09:00-21:00; Fri 09:00-14:00 (Google; Chabad list says 15:00); Sat closed · +36 30 319 4356
Israeli-style kosher meat counter and restaurant with some vegetarian dishes; reviewers on Google (561 reviews, 4.4/5, undated) describe it as take-away style with a few tall tables. It is missing from Chabad Hungary's current kosher list and no hechsher is published anywhere we could read, so confirm supervision by phone. Not a Shabbat-meal provider as far as any source says
Hours: — (Google Maps shows no hours; call) · +36 70 754 1948
Booking: +36 30 098 0271, +36 30 396 9020 or +36 70 453 2626 (Zsilip centre lines; centre open Mon-Thu 10:00-19:00, Fri 10:00-14:00, Sun 10:00-18:00) · zsilip@zsido.com · zsilip13.hu. JNS (2 May 2023) reports Chabad inaugurated Budapest's second mikvah near the Hungarian Parliament (no street address given) and Totally Jewish Travel lists a mikvah in the Zsilip centre; zsilip13.hu does not mention it and no hours are published, so confirm by phone before relying on it
Booking: Women: +36 20 448 0164 (MAOIH) or +36 20 961 5419 (balanit Batsheva Oberlander, per Chabad Hungary); men's section upstairs, Google Maps shows 06:00-18:00 daily; maoih.hu publishes no hours or fees and says men customarily use it in the mornings and before holidays; operating (rain and well water, women's section renovated 2004) · maoih.hu/mikve