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Coffee Houses in Budapest - a Winter's Tale<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Von Michaela Preiner<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Kulinarium<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

In our 3-part series offering culinary tips for a short break in Budapest, we start with a small overview of the city's most traditional coffee shops.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

I<\/span>f you're heading to Budapest, you can safely leave your car at home, because the public transport network is dense and the intervals are short. At the same time, you save your nerves when looking for a parking space in the city centre, because it is completely parked. Budapest offers the whole range of accommodation options, from luxury hotels to very cheap apartments in the middle of the city.<\/p>\n

There is a lot to see and especially in winter, when you can't sit outside, you like to interrupt your city explorations with a hot drink and a pastry in one of the numerous coffee houses. But if you go to Starbucks in Budapest, it's your own fault. Because, comparable to Vienna, there is a large selection of really nice locations with a fascinating patisserie offer. And some of the premises are truly breathtaking.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Our top recommendation: The Coffee M\u00fcv\u00e9sz<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>

Not far from the opera - about two minutes' walk away - is our absolute favourite. Caf\u00e9 M\u00fcv\u00e9sz at 29 Andr\u00e1ssy ut. Founded in 1898, it offers its guests a really nice and cosy coffee house atmosphere in two rooms one behind the other. In the small porch, a mulled wine pot was simmering away in the cold days of January. In the first room, the large, mirrored bar is impressive, but even more so are the two showcases with the range of cakes and pastries. The rotating cake etag\u00e8res show confectionery art at its best. Poppy-seed cake filled with sour jam, caramel cream cake in two variations, Sacher cake in the style of Alain Ducasse - filled with chocolate cream, Esterhazy slices, Dobo cakes, marzipan cakes and so on. Because we were so impressed, here's a video summary in which only a small part of the sweet delicacies can be seen.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

The service is quick, extremely friendly and nobly styled; completely in the M\u00fcv\u00e9sz look in black, with golden ties, both for the ladies and the gentlemen. The bakery adjoins the second guest room and opened frequently during the two hours we spent there, as staff constantly brought fresh cake supplies to fill the display cases. Unlike the much more famous Gerbeaud coffee house, the M\u00fcv\u00e9sz, which also calls itself \"The Little Gerbeaud\" in its menu, is mainly frequented by locals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The friendly service in the coffee M\u00fcv\u00e9sz (c) European Cultural News<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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One thing right away. The M\u00fcv\u00e9sz <\/a>is much smaller than the Gerbeaud on V\u00f6r\u00f6smarty t\u00e9r. However, the selection of cakes, as well as snacks - starting from breakfast to hot dishes and salads, is much larger at M\u00fcv\u00e9sz. The historic ambience and subdued lighting give the impression that time has stood still in this place. However, the range of traditional and contemporary patisserie on offer shows that both heart and mind are at work here at the same time to ensure that guests are completely satisfied. There are much more impressive caf\u00e9s in Budapest in terms of ambience. But nowhere did we feel so comfortable and were so convinced by the selection.<\/p>\n

The poppy-seed cake was moist, with wonderful fine layers of tart jam, and the caramel cake not powerful at all due to the fluffy caramel cream. If we hadn't also had dinner planned, we would have each treated ourselves to another tart.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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And the prices are also much more moderate than in those coffees we still visited. Amazing, because the quality was much more convincing than elsewhere. Following the trend of the times, there is now a second branch. Also in Andr\u00e1ssy ut, a few hundred metres further out of town on the opposite side of the street, M\u00fcv\u00e9sz also offers a lounge-style location. Glazed on both sides, the restaurant is bright and friendly and furnished in the taste of a young, urban audience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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