Cafés and patisseries - The Rough Guide to Budapest - page 255

New York Café VII, Erzsébet körút 9 1 886 6111; map . This opulent coffee house was
a popular haunt of writers in the early 1900s. Restored as part of the Boscolo hotel, it
has lost none of its magnificence, and the service is first class, but exorbitant prices mean
it has struggled to win back its place among today's impoverished intelligentsia. Daily
9am-midnight.
Podma Café VI, Podmaniczky utca 14 1 302 2696; map . Tea has really yet to catch on in
Budapest, but this unassuming, two-floored café is a good place to start. Row upon row of
teasfromaroundtheworldarelinedupinold-fashionedtinsonthelovelymahoganyshelves,
and while you're here, you may as well grab a home-made cookie too. Mon-Fri 8am-10pm
Sat 10am-10pm.
Zokni VII, Dohány utca 1/b 1 785 6765; map . ”Socks” is an unlikely name for a coffee bar
- it was the owner's nickname from his taxi-driving days, but the barista knows his stuff, and
the cakes, if they are fresh, are delicious. Stands right across the road from the Great Syn-
agogue, so very handy for sightseeing. Tues-Fri 10.30am-8pm, Sat & Sun till 8.30pm.
TOP 5 FOR COFFEE
Centrál
Espresso Embassy
Mai Manó
Ruszwurm
Tamp & Pull
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Múzeum Cukrászda VIII, Múzeum körút 10 1 338 4415; map . Friendly hangout which
makes for a good spot to rest up at after digesting the nearby National Museum, or when you
have been partying into the early hours. Open daily 24hr.
RengetegRomKafé IX,Tüzoltó utca 22 06203210229, facebook.com/Rengeteg ; map .
Congenial cellar café underneath the Élesztő beer bar in a former glass factory near the
Corvin negyed. The teddy bears, sewing machines and bric-a-brac covering the brick walls
and every surface give the place a very homely feel, and you can relax in armchairs. There's
a huge range of teas, as well as coffee and hot chocolate, all fairly sourced, and home-made
biscuits and savoury snacks. Daily 10am-10pm.
Tamp & Pull IX, Czuczor utca 3 0630 668 3051, tamppull.hu ; map . Students at the
University across the road flock to this minute craft coffee bar, where the expert baristas in
the cosy Tamp & Pull serve superb “third-wave” coffee - they also run courses on making
and tasting the stuff. The board on the wall tells you about the beans of the day: where they