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Budapest's landmark ruin bar, mixing live bands, DJs, independent cultural events and a maze of rooms inside a converted Kazinczy Street building.
Neighbourhood
Budapest
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Age
18+ (local law)
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Indoor / outdoor
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Dress
No stated code
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Rooms that share this one’s DNA.
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Scene importance. Being great in Berlin counts differently from being great where there are four clubs.
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