{"id":306035,"date":"2018-01-30T09:42:21","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T08:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/?p=306035\/"},"modified":"2018-01-31T10:23:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T09:23:38","slug":"bpna-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/en\/2018\/01\/30\/party-en\/bpna-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Budapest Nightlife Awards (BPNA) – It’s Time to Vote!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Budapest Nightlife Awards’ winners are soon to be announced, but the deadline for voting (22 February) hasn\u2019t passed yet. Take matters into your own hands, check out the below nominees and vote for your favourite!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Ruin Pub \u2013 Instant<\/a> – Fogas<\/a><\/h3>\n

As the official city of ruin pubs, whoever wants the prize in this category has to work hard at it. In our humble opinion, nobody can even come close to what Instant-Fogas H\u00e1z achieved last year. With the subsequent joining of forces, the city welcomed its biggest ruin bar yet. Crazy interiors, a seemingly endless maze of rooms, hallways, bars, packed dance floors, and a richness in musical styles that\u2019s unparalleled in the Hungarian capital. This is what awaits you in the downtown party complex every single day of the week, from dusk till dawn.<\/p>\n

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Best Pub \u2013 Liebling<\/a><\/h3>\n

51 Ak\u00e1cfa utca is the most colorful spot of downtown Budapest. Besides Instant and Fogas H\u00e1z, it also houses Liebling, a place of friendly chatter, regularly held live music events (swing,funk, hip-hop, acoustic shows, etc.) and dance houses. It’s the home of a wide range of spirits, wines and cocktails. Also, it is the base of a rooftop terrace, from where you can gaze at the stars. If you get hungry, order a toothsome plate of eggplant cream with bread sticks, or get some fried ribs from the menu. You\u2019ll lick all your fingers!<\/p>\n

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Best Gay Friendly Venue \u2013 Anker\u2019t<\/a><\/h3>\n

One of Budapest\u2019s biggest heated open-air ruin bars earned its popularity amongst the city\u2019s LGBT community due to its regularly organized gay-friendly party series. Oops brings to the downtown venue a hot and unrestrained queer house party atmosphere each Friday night. Besides parties, Anker\u2019t also hosts fashion shows, exhibitions, slam poetry performances, concerts and a number of other programs every week. The venue is characterized by pure interiors, delicious foods, and an all-around friendly air, whether you\u2019re gay, straight, or a four-legged pet.<\/p>\n

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Best Small Club \u2013 VakEg\u00e9r<\/a><\/h3>\n

Found deep within the heart of Budapest\u2019s UNESCO World Heritage downtown, VakEg\u00e9r T\u0151zsdekocsma is a bohemian cellar-club with a brilliant, funky atmosphere. You\u2019ll see skeletons sitting on the ceiling, giant yellow footprints leading to the dance floor, and vintage street signs plastered on the walls. There are of course a number of other reasons why we endorse VakEg\u00e9r in the Best Small Club category of the BPNA. Take, for example, their delicious craft beers (such as the Hell Dorado black IPA from Mad Scientist) and seasonal cocktail creations, the hearty tapas plates and juicy burgers (accompanied by tortilla chips). Oh, and their unique pricing system that mimics the stock exchange. Their separate house-party room is also worth mentioning, as it can accommodate up to fifty people, and whose purple neon-lit DJ booth lets anybody plug in their phones and become the music dealer of the party.<\/p>\n

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Best Wine Bar \u2013 Carpe Diem Bistro<\/a><\/h3>\n

The cozy Carpe Diem Bistro operates near the stately Szabads\u00e1g t\u00e9r, bringing some new colors to the local fine wine scene since the beginning of 2017. It offers an ever-changing selection of premium level international and Hungarian still and sparkling wines. All coming from regions such as the Rhone valley, Burgundy, Champagne, Piedmont and the Rhine. The exciting sortiment, targeting both new explorers and experienced connoisseurs, is accompanied by special ham and cheese plates, tapas dishes, and a number of classic hot courses. Taste or shop, eat and drink, but most of all: enjoy your stay!<\/p>\n

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Best Party Organizer \u2013 CityMatin\u00e9<\/a><\/h3>\n

Since its founding in 2011, the traveling party series of CityMatin\u00e9 has become the number one daytime activity on the weekend of the youths of Budapest. Moving around the city\u2019s best open air venues, it\u2019s like a monthly organized festival, with the smooth electronic music of Hungarian and international DJs\u00a0 playing all day long. They serve the finest and smokiest BBQ in town served for the hungry crowd. If you love the warm feel of the sun on your face while you\u2019re dancing in the open, or if you like chilling in the grass with your friends and a couple of burgers at your side, vote for CityMatin\u00e9!<\/p>\n

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Best Outdoor Venue \u2013 Budapest Park<\/a><\/h3>\n

Budapest Park is a near-permanent festival venue that operates from May to October near the Pest foot of R\u00e1k\u00f3czi bridge. It\u2019s also one of the hopeful players competing for the award in the Best Outdoor Venue category of the BPNA. Last year the main stage of the 11,000 square meters large outdoor music heaven hosted such stars as Good Charlotte, Parov Stelar, Scooter and Luis Fonsi, amongst dozens of other Hungarian crowd-attractors. Besides concerts, you\u2019ll find plenty of parties, exhibitions, film screenings and dance shows held in Budapest Park throughout the months.<\/p>\n

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Best Budapest Festival \u2013 Sziget Festival<\/a><\/h3>\n

One of the main contenders of the Best Budapest Festival category is the legendary Sziget Festival, which has been organized for the 25th time last year, held between 8 and 15 August. It is a two-time winner of the European Festival Awards in the category of Best Major European Festival, in 2011 and 2014. With 452.000 visitors (who have come from all over the world, from Australia and the Netherlands to Qatar and Lebanon), it was the second most successful Sziget in the history of the festival. The close to 1,000 names long list of performers at one of Europe\u2019s most popular festivals included Pink, Glass Animals, Wiz Khalifa, Rudimental, George Ezra, alt-J, Major Lazer and Two Door Cinema Club. The activities offered by the festival include cinema screenings, dance, theatre, tattooing, Internet access, volleyball, tennis, football, indoor rowing, a sandy beach, rock climbing, bungee jumping and a life-sized foosball.<\/p>\n

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Best Bar \u2013 Kuzin<\/a><\/h3>\n

Located on Doh\u00e1ny utca, just a few steps away from Europe\u2019s largest synagogue, Kuzin Bar, our nominee for the \u2018Best Bar\u2019 category, is one of the favourite haunts of Budapesters, and deservedly so! For starters, here at Kuzin you can get your hands on the kind of Czech Budweisers you won\u2019t find anywhere else in the city. Moreover, they also offer a neatly put-together assortment of craft beers from some of the country\u2019s most ambitious microbreweries, composed only of beers that the owners themselves have fallen in love with. Last but not least, they have a damn good menu of appetizing street foods, essential if you\u2019re planning for an all-nighter.<\/p>\n

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Best Concert Venue \u2013 Hunnia Art Bisztr\u00f3<\/a><\/h3>\n

Located right next to the grand Szabads\u00e1g t\u00e9r and just a couple of minutes\u2019 away from St. Stephen\u2019s Basilica, Hunnia Art Bisztr\u00f3 (HAB, in short) is one of the most important live music venues of Hungarian underground music lovers: it\u2019s a place where there\u2019s always something going on, be it a kicking concert, an exciting exhibition, or an unmissable public performance. This comfy concert-pub also offers a wide range of cocktails, spirits and other beverages, making HAB the definite one-stop spot if you crave for music, food and something to quench your thirst at the same time.<\/p>\n

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Best Craft Beer Bar \u2013 Krak\u2019n Town Steampunk Saloon<\/a><\/h3>\n

Budapest\u2019s first and only steampunk craft beer bar evokes the fantastic world of Jules Verne with hot-air balloons hanging from the ceiling, cog wheels and copper pipes criss-crossing over your head. A costumed staff servs palatable dishes inspired by English cuisine and steampunk aesthetics, accompanied by a range of flavorful craft beers. Krak\u2019n Town Steampunk Saloon awaits you on three levels with 8 taps (sourced from Hungarian microbreweries and Belgian beer plants) and 15 more beer specialties.<\/p>\n

The Best Big Club \u2013 FUNZINE Award<\/a><\/h3>\n

Every year, we sponsor one of the categories of the Budapest Nightlife Awards. This time around, it so happened that we\u2019ll be the ones to give out the award for the Best Big Club. The competition is fierce, and we have a ton of contenders to present before you could make a well-informed decision on who to vote for. Check them out, and vote here!<\/a><\/p>\n