I visited during the day and evening, but there were no crowds as I expected. Although when I visited for the first time 7 years ago, the street was crowded with people, but now it is not. This may be due to inflation and rising prices. Vaci is an expensive street, so even before I visited it, I knew that I should not sit here in the restaurants, because unlike other places in the city, it is much more expensive here. Souvenirs and shops are also more expensive, so if you want to buy something, it will be better to do it elsewhere. But you don't have to shop or eat here to visit. You can just walk around and admire the architecture. Everywhere you turn you will see beautiful architecture. Along the street there are several small interesting alleys.

Pedestrian Vaci Street which runs from Vorosmarty Square to Ferenciek Square has a tremendous history including being the main shopping street in Budapest since the 1800s and a symbol of "Goulash Communism" of the 1960s and 70s during which Hungary had the highest standard of living in the Eastern Bloc and had access to Western products and culture unlike the rest of Eastern Europe. Vaci Street was the first place that you could buy Levi jeans in the Eastern Bloc, and this was the location of the first McDonalds behind the Iron Curtain. However, now it is essentially a modern-day pedestrianized shopping street just like any that you would find in a major European city. It is extremely popular with tourists and enjoyable enough to stroll but really nothing that makes it unique.

Vaci Street is a shopping hub in Budapest. Primarily for tourists, this pedestrian-only street is several blocks long consisting of shops, restaurants, cafes, and lots of people. At the one end, the stores are more expensive and exclusive. As you walk from there, the shops become less expensive and more touristy. A great place for people-watching. You are sure to be approached by salespersons trying to attract you to their establishments for the latest deals on perfumes or other products. You may also be surprised by the number of places offering Thai massages. Very interesting place.

You can not stop walking along it, central street full of shops, cafes, souvenir markets, expensive restaurants and others not so expensive and much more but especially with lots of life. We stayed in an apartment with the direct street door to the Vaci Utca, wonderful. Enjoy it.

Some good shops Zara, H&M etc it’s quite a basic shopping street no options for anyone plus sized. It’s a nice little street to take a walk on if you have some extra time and you want to do a bit of shopping but it won’t blow your mind neither are there tones of shops. Nice buildings a quaint little shopping street.

One of the main streets of Budapest. Totally pedestrian, full of shops but also places to eat (from fast food to restaurant, from ice cream to the inevitable kurtos). You will find here both the usual franchises and more tourist shops and souvenir clubs. To be done.

beautiful pedestrian street in the city centre leads to the central square of Vörösmarty tér, where for the national holiday and Christmas there are stands and markets, full of typical restaurants, bars and shops

Some decent shops like Falconeri, Boss and Calvin Klein as well as some nice cafes can be found here, otherwise it's a very touristy area in general. Fake luxury brands are blatantly sold on the street, for example. Beautiful architecture, though, and close to the Danube.