Cafés and patisseries - The Rough Guide to Budapest - page 254

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À Table VII, Wesselényi utca 9 atable.hu ; map . One of a chain of French-style cafés
that are an excellent place to start the day. Delicious coffees, sandwiches and pastries - the
pistachio croissants are mouth-watering - and you can also get delectable bread for picnics.
Order from the counter before you sit down. Other branches are in V, Arany János utca 16,
and at II, Retek utca 6, next to the Mammut mall by Széll Kálmán tér. Mon-Fri 7am-7pm,
Sat-Sun 8am-6pm.
Chocodeli VI, Csengery utca 48 facebook.com/chocodeli.bonbondiveki ; map . A small
café with just a couple of tables just across the road from the House of Terror and a few doors
along from the Hunyadi tér market hall. Its raison d'etre is of course chocolate - served in
drinks and cakes - but they also serve very good coffee and soft drinks such as home-made
lemonades. Daily 8am-8pm.
CoffeeCat VI, Ó utca 44 1 708 0170 coffeecat.hu ; map . One of the cheapest and friend-
liest of the new cafés, with delicious coffee, a wide selection of good teas and great sand-
wiches and baguettes with unusual fillings. Mon-Fri 7.30am-4pm, Sat 8am-8pm.
EcoCafé VI,Andrássyút68; map . Welcominglittleorganiccaféwithsweetlittlecountrified
tables and cushioned seating, serving up a small selection of very reasonably priced sand-
wiches, salads and cakes; it also does a nice line in freshly baked breads. Mon-Fri 7am-8pm,
Sat & Sun 8am-8pm.
Fröhlich VII, Dob utca 22 1 266 1733; map . Excellent kosher patisserie 5min walk from
the Dohány utca synagogue, with sweet wrought-iron garden-bench-like seating and red and
orange painted walls. Specialities include the best flódni (apple, walnut and poppyseed cake)
in the city. Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, Sun 10am-6pm; closed Sat & Jewish holidays.
Mai Manó VI, Nagymező utca 20 1 269 5642; map . One of the more agreeable spots
in the theatre quarter, this small café underneath the Mai Manó Photography Museum retains
a cutesy interior with patterned tables and images splayed across the walls, as well as a con-
vivial outdoor terrace. A perfect place to stop, either for a pastry and breakfast or a late-night
drink. Daily 10am-1am.
Művész VI, Andrássy út 29 1 352 1337; map . There's an air of faded grandeur in this cof-
fee house that's as notable for its decor - deep leather seating, chandeliers and gilt - as it is
for its coffee and cakes. Mon-Sat 9am-10pm, Sun 10am-10pm.
My Little Melbourne VII, Madách Imre út 3 0670 394 7002, mylittlemelbourne.hu ;
map & map . Superb artisan coffee made by award-winning - but not always the most cheery
- baristas, and excellent pastries make this a perfect place for a quick breakfast. Inspired by
their Australian travels, Dia and Peti were pioneers when they opened this minuscule place
- if you want to sit, there is a small gallery with a few tables. Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, Sat-Sun
8am-5pm.