Food and Restaurants Budapest

For all those who can't understand life without coffee, congratulations. Budapest loves you. We have collected the best coffee shops of the city for you.

How much does a coffee cost in Budapest? Well, it really depends on how much you are willing to spend on quality. This list contains cheaper cafes as well as specialty coffee shops with outstanding, high quality coffee. Each of these cafes are exceptional, so you won’t regret getting your caffeine intake here.

Arch and Beans

The four and a half meters high café is located in the heart of the city, just a stone’s throw away from Astoria. The interior is spectacular and historical at the same time, reviving the bourgeois atmosphere. Arch and Beans puts a great emphasis on the quality of their coffee beans. They even have a coffee grinder where you can follow their whole process. You can also taste their bagels, sandwiches and pastries that they prepare at the café.

Budapest, Rákóczi út 5, 1088

Kelet

Wow! An actual café, in the classic sense, and yet fused with all the hip amenities a cool place is supposed to have nowadays. Lined with books, and frequented by a young and chic crowd, this is one of the best places on Bartók Béla Boulevard, which is one of the few areas in Budapest popular with locals but still unknown to most visitors. The name Kelet translates as ‘East’, and it’s not just a vibe – their Middle Eastern dishes are surprisingly authentic, and they also host cool exhibits regularly. It’s easily accessible from Móricz Zsigmond körtér or Gellért tér (both on the bus 7/M4 lines).

29 Bartók Béla út, 1114 Budapest

My Little Melbourne

If the hustle and bustle in Gozsdu udvar is a little too much for you, let us recommend a nearby place just off Gozsdu (towards Deák tér). The owners fell in love with Melbourne’s coffee culture on a visit a few years back, and transported the ideals to the Jewish quarter in Budapest. The place is small, cozy, and the coffee is obviously amazing. Life is too short for bad coffee – they claim wisely while serving your favorite Tiger Chai Latte.

3 Madách Imre út, 1075 Budapest

Fekete

You will find this coffee house next to Astoria. Even their name, “Fekete” (meaning Black) indicates that their main focus is on preparing specialty coffee, made from light-roast beans. The place itself is really tiny but the professionalism of the baristas will make up for it.

Budapest, Múzeum krt. 5, 1053

Almost made the best Budapest cafés list…

Some more places to check out so you don’t run out of Budapest coffee ideas: New York Café if you want to go super fancy (and a bit expensive). Horizont café, the trendy brunch and coffee place. Fat Mama on Kazinczy street, right in the heart of the party district. Zoska, the cutest hideaway for breakfast around Astoria. Kávétársaság, easily the best place to shop for international coffee and tea specialties. Csiga, the dog friendly hipster bar/café with great lunch menu deals. And Mesterbike, where they fix your bike while you sip your latte.

Enjoy your coffee! Recommended Budapest downtown accommodation: Maverick Hostel and City Lodge, in the heart of the city.

Enjoy your coffee! Recommended Budapest downtown accommodation: Maverick Hostel and City Lodge, in the heart of the city.