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Café Gerbeaud
The grande dame of Budapest coffee houses, on the city's finest square.
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Curator note
Since 1858 it has held the best corner of the best square, and it knows it. The rooms are all marble, mirrors, and gilt; the cakes — the Dobos, the Eszterházy — are made the way they were a century ago. Yes, it's touristy. The room is the point.
Come mid-afternoon, order a single slice and a coffee, and take a table deep inside rather than out on the square. You're paying for the setting, so let yourself have it.
Insider tip
Skip the terrace scrum — the belle-époque salons at the back are quieter and far more beautiful.
Practical
- Hours
- Daily, 09:00–20:00
- Price
- $$$$
- Neighborhood
- Belváros
- Address
- Vörösmarty tér 7-8, 1051 Budapest
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