# Best Cafes in Budapest

Budapest's grand 19th-century coffeehouses alongside its third-wave specialty cafes. · community starter list

A list of the 11 best cafes in Budapest, including Gerbeaud (Belváros, Budapest). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Hungary](/hungary.md) / Budapest
**Updated:** 2026-09-05 14:47:50

1. **[Gerbeaud](/e/gerbeaud---1800.md)** (cafe) — Confectionery and coffeehouse founded in 1858 by Henrik Kugler, moved to its current Vörösmarty tér site in 1870 and later developed by Emil Gerbeaud. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_Gerbeaud, https://www.gerbeaud.hu/en/
2. **[Centrál Kávéház](/e/central-kavehaz---1801.md)** (cafe) — Literary coffeehouse opened in 1887 on Károlyi utca, historically a meeting place for writers including the Nyugat circle. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Caf%C3%A9, https://centralgrandcafe.hu/en/central-history/
3. **[Auguszt Cukrászda (Fény utca)](/e/auguszt-cukraszda-feny-utca---1802.md)** (cafe) — Family confectionery on Fény utca in Buda, run by the fourth generation of the Auguszt confectioner family. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://interencia.hu/cukraszdak-kialakulasa-es-az-auguszt-cukraszda-tortenete/, https://auguszt1870.hu/
4. **[Művész Kávéház](/e/muvesz-kavehaz---1803.md)** (cafe) — Coffeehouse on Andrássy út in a building from 1884, formerly a Gerbeaud branch known as Kis-Gerbeaud, later a gathering place for writers such as Iván Mándy. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.errearra.org/muvesz-kavehaz, https://www.muveszkavehaz.com/en/history/
5. **[Hadik](/e/hadik---1804.md)** (cafe) — Coffeehouse on Bartók Béla út reviving a 1910s literary café once frequented by Frigyes Karinthy and Dezső Kosztolányi; reopened in 2010. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://welovebudapest.com/en/venue/hadik-1/, https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadik_k%C3%A1v%C3%A9h%C3%A1z
6. **[Espresso Embassy](/e/espresso-embassy---1805.md)** (cafe) — Specialty coffee bar on Arany János utca under a 200-year-old vaulted brick ceiling, one of the pioneers of Budapest's specialty coffee scene. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://welovebudapest.com/cikk/2019/09/18/nagyobb-vendegterrel-var-mindenkit-a-megujult-espresso-embassy/, https://sprudge.com/budapest-hungary-coffee-guide-66362.html
7. **[Fekete (Múzeum körút)](/e/fekete-muzeum-korut---1806.md)** (cafe) — Small hole-in-the-wall specialty coffee shop midway between Deák tér and Kálvin tér on Múzeum körút, serving espresso and filter brews from rotating roasters. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://thecoffeevine.com/reviews/cafes/hungary/budapest/fekete-budapest-hu/, https://sprudge.com/budapest-hungary-coffee-guide-66362.html
8. **[Madal (Hollán Ernő utca)](/e/madal-hollan-erno-utca---1807.md)** (cafe) — Original branch of Budapest's Madal specialty coffee chain on Hollán Ernő utca, serving coffee from its own Beyond Within roastery alongside guest roasters. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://specialty.hu/en/venue/budapest/madal-hollan-erno, https://www.filternotes.com/budapest/madal-espresso-brew-bar
9. **[Kontakt](/e/kontakt---1808.md)** (cafe) — Specialty coffee shop in the Röser courtyard off Károly körút, serving rotating guest roasters and purist about filter coffee served without sugar or milk. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://specialty.hu/en/venue/budapest/kontakt, https://www.filternotes.com/budapest/kontakt
10. **[My Little Melbourne](/e/my-little-melbourne---1809.md)** (cafe) — Tiny specialty coffee bar on Madách Imre út in the Jewish Quarter, an early pioneer that helped bring Australian-style specialty coffee culture to Budapest. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://specialtystories.coffee/en/my-little-melbourne-coffee-and-brew-bar-2/, https://www.filternotes.com/budapest/my-little-melbourne
11. **[Kelet Kávézó és Galéria](/e/kelet-kavezo-es-galeria---1810.md)** (cafe) — Book-lined specialty coffee shop and gallery on Bartók Béla út, an early business credited with helping revive the boulevard, serving single-origin coffee from Casino Mocca. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.offbeatbudapest.com/places/kelet-cafe/, https://brewatlas.co/budapest/cafes/kelet-kavezo-es-galeria-district-xi

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