Coffee Cat Budapest
Coffee Cat in Budapest
Coffee Cat is a small, cosy and friendly café in the centre of Budapest offering a superb selection and quality of coffee. If you want to get away from Starbucks and Costa Cafe quick drinks for a lot of money I can only recommend you to visit Coffee Cat because the coffee is really excellent, if not the best I had in Budapest. Located in a quiet area of Ó utca which is known for bars and pubs Coffee Cat is a very small but super friendly and cosy place to have your coffee in the morning or afternoon.
Above the counter you can finda visualized selection of all the coffee types available ranging from a normal Espresso, the traditional cappuccino to Mexican Coffee and Iced Latte Macchiato so whatever you prefer you will find it in Coffee Cat. The coffee is according to the website 100% Columbian Arabica which reflects in the taste so you really have quality coffee in your hand. The prices in Coffee Cat Budapest are avarage, maybe a bit above but for the quality I am willing to pay some Forint more, so for an Espresso you pay 310 HUF, for a large Cafe Latte you get charged 510 HUF which still is probably 25% cheaper than in some trendy café. Also very popular in Coffee Cat are the croissants.
Though I was invited on a coffee by the owner I chose to give it a try without free coffee to check the staff as well and I, as well as the persons in front of me, were treated really friendly and helpful. The coffee is really made with love which takes its time but I guess that for a good coffee everybody is willing to wait. The interior in Coffee Cat is simple but absolutely sufficient and comfortable. Also as I can see the staff is treating its regular guests in a special way even dedicating them a picture and small description on their website naming it the “Cat Family”.
So if you enjoy a good coffee at any time during Coffee Cats opening hours, weekdays 7.30 – 16.00 and Saturday 9.00 – 11.30, I strongly recommend you to have a look and try out one of their coffees because they are really fantastic and maybe you will get your section in the Cat Family soon as well.
Coffee Cat Information:
Address: Budapest, Ó utca 44.
Tel: 708-0170
Or visit the website and like Coffee Cat on Facebook.
Villa Bagatelle
Villa Bagatelle Budapest
Good bread is something I was missing in Budapest, until now. Villa Bagatelle in Budapest is a bakery, café and home decoration shop in one place. It settled in a big, beautiful villa in the 12th district in Budapest, that why it took the name of Villa Bagatelle. The building is from 1929 when an owner of a pharmacy built a villa in Németvölgyi út for him and his family. Over the years the house has changed owners sometimes and now it became a family business including a superb bakery, the coffee place and a home decoration shop in the top floor. Beautifully renovated and with a very nice garden around Villa Bagatelle invites guests to have a coffee on the balcony or in the wonderful decorated inside. Also the place is very children friendly, equipped with many children seats and a nice corner to play for children of all ages.
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.
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.
Bar & 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.
Café 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.
Cafe 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.
Starbucks 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.
Café 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.
Dunapark 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.
Café 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.
Café 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.
Monyó Café & Bar
Coffee, drinks and music
Sine a long time I haven’t been to Cafe Monyó in Budapest simply because the Metro 4 construction is hiding this good bar. I used to go regularyl to Cafe Monyó because in the evening you could have nice drinks combined with good music and party. Since Metro 4 is build on Kalvin Tér Cafe Monyó has the worst place you can imagine as it is in a dead end where nobody is passing. Sad for them and other people because nobody can find it.
Cafe Intenzo Budapest
Slow service, good food!
The Cafe Intenzo in Budapest is located directly at Kálvin tér and thus suffering very much from the constructions for the Metro 4 station. Nevertheless when I was in Cafe Inenzo, which is actually a restaurant, the place was not empty, rather well visited.
The service is not the best one as simple orders such as a drink take ages even till the waiter is coming to your table takes quiet long. But once you get your food you won’t care anymore since the food is really good. The dishes vary from all Hungarian traditions such as Goose liver to international food like steak or fish dishes.
Internet Cafes
Coffee and internet
Nowadays you find nearly everywhere internet cafés as well as free and paid hot spots in Budapest so if you are around with your mobile device than you won’t have any trouble to be online. In the touristic areas you will find a lot of internet cafés but here are some that I know.
Café Gerbeaud
Cakes, sweets and coffee!
Cafe Gerbeaud is one of the oldest coffee houses in Budapest. Like the coffee house culture Gerbeaud came from Austria. Special for Gerbeaud in Budapest is the massive amount of different cakes and sweets. At the end of Vaci utca at Vörösmarty tér you see Cafe Gerbeaud. Like Cafe Central it is of course a big attraction for tourists who are around and want to take a coffee or a cake. Gerbeaud also hosts a restaurant as well as a Pub.
Café Central Budapest
Tradition downtown!
Cafe central is as the name says in the center of Budapest close to Erzsébet Híd. It is a very old Cafe with tradition in Budapest. Cafe Central is not only a Cafe but also a restaurant. The menu starts from breakfast menues, all types of coffee to lunch and dinner dishes as a full meal. The place itsself is very nice decorated in old fashion style as it should be for a traditional cafe. Located closed to Váci utca (shopping streets link) of course Cafe Central is an attraction for tourists. But the prices and service is fair not like in other tourist places.
