California Coffee Company
California Coffee Company is one of these Cafés just like Starbucks or Cafe Costa and since a while there are three stores in the center of Budapest, one outside and another one in Kecskemét. Yeah, another one. I do like coffee and the coffee in California Coffee company does taste great if you take one of the normal coffees. Too fancy are the white chocolate macchiato, caramel iced latte and what so ever. The California Coffee Company has opened up stores on Teréz Körút, Kálvin Tér and Szent István Tér as well as in the Premier Outlet Center close to Budapest. They offer free Wifi, next to the coffee they serve different sandwiches, cakes and some more stuff to eat as well as tea but also cold drinks of course.
Menta Terasz Budapest
Menta Terasz in Budapest is a location where you can find everything from decent food, a very nice garden, a lounge and a club. The food they offer is this typical international style where you can get a bit from everywhere and some more from Hungary. The location of Menta Terasz is very nice and cosy even though it is situated on one of the roads with the highest traffic on Buda side, the Margit Körut.
Holdudvar Budapest
Since 2006 Holdudvar in Budapest is located on Margit sziget instead of the university. If you enter Margit sziget from Margit bridge you have to walk about 500m into the island and you will see the lights of Holdudvar which they became famous for (See picture below).
The place is quiet cool as it is an old house renovated very good in the middle of the island. Actually the place is the same except from the nice university wall surounding the place. In my eyes Holdudvar in Budapest is a little bit too large so it is hard that some kind of party feeling gets up. In the old Holdudvar you were standing almost on your neighbours feet so you had to do what the people around you did… dance.
By now Holdudvar also offers a lot of different kind of food so it almost became a restaurant during the day time and the early evening. Nevertheless it is still one of the coolest open air places in Budapest and definetly worth a visit.
Adress: Margit sziget, entrance Margit island
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Costa Coffee Budapest
No, Starbucks is not yet in Budapest but the California Coffee Company and now finally the Enlish version Costa Coffee opened up in the heart of Budapest. Located right on the corner of Andrássy út and Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út which is probably one of the most promenent places in the city.
Gödör Klub Budapest
As I am writing this review about Gödör Klub I am actually sitting in here having a beer and enjoying the free WiFi to post this review. Gödör Klub in Budapest is located in the very heart of Budapest right on Déak Tér, actually under it. The indoor area is under a little lake which is near Déak Tér, the outdoor part is on the stairs bringing you down the club.
Written in Bars, Mixed, Open AirBar Domby
Fine drinks and style!
Bar Domby is for sure one of the classiest bars in Budapest. It has the typical New York look and feel in black and gold interior with large, high mirrors hanging on the wall. The atmosphere is good and bar Domby seems to be crowded whenever you go there.
Written in BarsBar & Café Minyon in Budapest
Style and flair
The bar Minyon in Budapest is located in one of the upcoming areas of Budapest downtown, Király utca. In Király utca more and more bars, cafes and restaurants open up which all are styled well, serve good food and offer great cocktails. Bar Minyon is one of those. The interior reminds me of some lounge style straight from New York or London, modern a bit sterile but comfortable on every place.
The interesting thing about Bar Minyon is that on fridays and saturdays at 11 o’clock the bar turns into a club with dance floor, lound live music and a bar as long as the place itself. I haven’t been there for the club time but I heart that it is good.
Bar Galaxia
Do NOT go there
Recently I have read on Johnnyjet.com a review about Bar Galaxia in Budapest which made me curious about this bar. So I searched further on Google for Bar Galaxia and found tons of information and frustrated people who went there together with girls and got ripped off. The price was between 50.000 HUF and up to 260.000 HUF for a couple of drinks.
Written in BarsBar ApaCuka
Stylish Szimpla
And another Szimpla Kert type of bar in Budapest yet a bit more stylish and modern. ApaCuka is in the center of the city but almost not findable. ApaCuka is in Horánsky utca which the taxidriver (40 years in business) and I never heart before. A quick look at the map tells it is near Blaha Luiza Tér.
Written in BarsCafé Déryné
Good breakfast
If you are searching for a good place in Budapest to have a breakfast I can recommend to you Café Déryné in the heart of Buda. It is located right at Krisztina Tér, which is behind the tunnel and on the foot of the Buda Castle disctrict.
Written in CafésOpen Air Clubs in Budapest
Holdudvar, Szimpla kert, Buddha Beach!
Budapest offers many open air clubs in summer. In the last couple years a lot of new clubs opened up in backyards, at the Danube or in old manufacturing factory sides.
Famous for Budapest are the “kert” which is a backyard in a house complex or just a place like a beer garden. Every year new places come up and offer beer, wine, food and just everything you need for a nice evening. The ambience is very chilly most of the time candles are burning and there are places to lie down or chill. The prices in kerts are quite cheap compared to regular clubs and discos. Beer is usually a round 1-1,5 Euro for 0,4 liters. Wine is also very cheap. Mixed drinks are a little bit more expensive but still affordable.
Some of those kerts turn into a club at night with music and dance floor and some stay a chilly place outside.
Also clubs like Buddha beach, Rio or Zöld pardon are open air place but give the opportunity to dance and are not as chilly as the kérts. If you come to Budapest in summertime you will automatically go to an Open Air place because everybody will go there.
Quiet popular these days are open air places like Romkert or West Balkan which have a special flair and give a good opportunity for a good party with girls and beers.
Champs Sports Bar in Budapest
Pure live sports!
Champs Sports bar in Budapest is one of the most popular sports bars in Budapest. Several screens fill a big location with above average priced but excellent food like meat, pasta or fish. The menu contains a calorie table including the work out required to get the dish off.
Written in Sports BarsBox utca
Boxing, football, live sports!
Box utca Budapest is the sports bar of the famous Hungarian boxer Zsolt Erdei. Besides just football and boxing a lot of “English sports” are shown like Rugby or Cricket. In nice athmosphere and enough screens you can eat and drink typical Hungarian food as well as sports bar famous dishes.
Written in Sports BarsCafe Farger
Free internet and fantastic coffee!
Cafe Farger in Budapest is a cosy little cafe near Szabadság tér which is close to the parliament and the US embassy, around the corner of Iguana. The style of Farger Cafe is a bit hard to explain, it reminds me of an American coffee house with fancy creations, different cakes and free internet, so quiet close to some Starbucks cafe.
Written in CafésStarbucks Budapest
Coffee to go!
Starbucks
Starbucks arrived in Budapest. Starbucks is the world wide leader in “coffee to go” mentality serving in thousands of stores, in 39 cities, millions of coffees each day. From Caramel Macchiato to unpronouncable creations like White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino Light Blended Coffee or Pomegranate Frappuccino Juice Blend Starbucks gives you every nonessential thing you need. From now on you will get these kind of drinks in Starbucks Budapest as well.
Written in CafésCafé Gerloczy
A bit of France!
Cafe Gerloczy in Budapest is a nice, small cafe hidden near Déak tér. Located at Gerlóczy u. 1., a small street between Déak tér and Astoria, Cafe Gerloczy offers good coffee as well as excellent Crepes. The breakfast menu is massive and you are able to choose single bits and pieces and put them together to a decend breakfast.
Written in CafésDunapark Café in Budapest
Expensive upper class!
The Dunapark Café in Budapest is located on the Pest side next to a little park near the Danube. It’s a quiet poshy place and if you want to see a Maserati or some expensive car like that, this is your place.
Written in Cafés, InternationalCafé Anna
Tourist attraction in the city center!
Café Anna Budapest is in the heart on Váci utca, the tourist heart of Budapest. It is located closed to Vörösmathy tér where is also the famous Cafe Gerbeaud. Some people already have complained about the service as well as speculated if they got ripped off.
Written in CafésCafé New York Budapest
The world famous Café in Budapest
Cafe New York in Budapest was reopened in spring 2006. A very impressive cafe in a also impressive builing. As a cafe the New York offers of course coffee, tea, cakes and more for their guests. The prices are above avarage which is justifiable for the amazing place.
Written in CafésJohn’s Pub
Cheap prices in touristic area
John’s Pub in Budapest is not really a special pub except from the fact that you get quiet cheap beer and other drink right on Vaci utca the touristic center of Budapest. Sourrounded by typical tourist blood sucking restaurants John’s Pub still offers good and fair prices for their drinks. I know that you can eat there as well but as I always went there for the beer I have no idea about if the food is good or not or if the prices are fair as well.
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