Café, Modern entertainment in Budapest
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Castro Bisztró
Now in a new location just off the Little Ring Road, this eclectic place has a mixed clientele, Serbian finger food like čevapčiči (spicy meatballs; 900Ft to 1800Ft) and tasty pljeskavica (meat patties; 1200Ft), wi-fi throughout and the same chilled vibe it had when located on IX Ráday utca. The street running north from here, Madách Imre út, was originally designed to be as large and grand a boulevard as nearby Andrássy út. But WWII nipped that plan in the bud, and it now ends abruptly and rather self-consciously after just two blocks.
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Café Miró
A personal favourite in the Castle District, this bright cafe-restaurant has wrought-iron furniture and local artwork and photography on the walls. Aside from its decent snacks and cakes (360Ft to 390Ft), it does more substantial starters (1790Ft to 2190Ft) and main courses (1990Ft to 2990Ft). There’s also a Pest branch called Café Miró Grande.
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Bambi Presszó
The words ‘Bambi’ and ‘modern’ do not make comfortable bedfellows; nothing about this place (named after a communist-era soft drink) has changed since the 1960s. And that’s just the way we (and the rest of the crowd here) like it. Surly, set-it-down-with-a-crash service completes the distorted picture.
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Déryné
What was until not too long ago a very untouristed traditional cafe near the entrance to the Alagút (the tunnel running under Castle Hill) has metamorphosed into a beautiful cafe-bar-bistro with excellent breakfast (950Ft to 1250Ft) and more substantial meals (starters 590Ft to 2690Ft, mains 1490Ft to 4190Ft) throughout the day.
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Café Vian
This comfortable cafe – all done up in warm tones and serving breakfast all day – remains the anchor tenant on the sunny side of ‘the tér’ and the court of Pest’s arty aristocracy. Indeed, it’s got its very own built-in art gallery called Artitude (www.artitude.hu).
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Ballettcipő
The pretty little ‘Ballet Slipper’ in the theatre district – just behind the Hungarian State Opera House – is a delightful place to stop for a rest and refreshment or to have a light meal (sandwiches and salads 1250Ft to 1750Ft, burritos and fajitas 1450Ft to 1890Ft).
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Gerlóczy Kávéház
This wonderful retro-style cafe looks out onto one of Pest’s most attractive little squares and serves excellent breakfast (600Ft to 2000Ft) and light meals (1720Ft to 2450Ft), including a cheese plate sent over from the excellent T Nagy Tamás cheese shop around the corner.
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Negro Café
This sleek and very stylish cafe with the non-PC name and stunning views of the basilica attracts a well-heeled crowd dressed to the nines (or did we see 10s too?) and sipping from an impressive cocktail menu. Breakfasts, served till noon daily, are a snip at 690Ft to 1590Ft.
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Café Ponyvaregény
The ‘Pulp Fiction’ is a great new place that’s supposed to be a local secret but, alas, is no longer. The old books and fringed lampshades are a nice touch and the coffee (200Ft to 700Ft) is some of the best in town. Chilled clientele.
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Callas
With its location hard by the opera house, this place just had to be named in honour of the late (and much lamented) Greek-American soprano. But we come here for the terrace in fine weather, surely the best for people-watching and cruising in town.
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Café Eklektika
While there are no specifically lesbian bars in Budapest, Café Eklektika – love the name and the concept – comes the closest and attracts a very mixed, gay-friendly crowd. Lots of canned jazz and the like.
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Két Szerecsen
Not on VI Liszt Ferenc tér but close enough, the very relaxed ‘Two Moors’ serves both main meals (starters from 990Ft to 1790Ft, mains 1980Ft to 3090Ft) and decent breakfasts till 11am every morning.
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Montmartre
This very unpretentious cafe and art gallery just down the road from the Basilica of St Stephen is always fun, especially on the nights when there is live Latino and jazz. The welcome here is always warm.
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Incognito Café
The ‘Unknown’ is hardly that. It was the first cafe to open on what everyone now calls ‘the tér’, some 15 years ago and is still going strong in its low-key sort of way.
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