Szia! or Jó napot!
Egy kávét kérek
edge KAH-vayt KAY-rek
A coffee, please
Dupla espresso
DOO-plah es-PRESS-oh
A double espresso
A számlát kérem
ah SAHM-laht KAY-rem
The bill, please
Standard espresso. Hungarian cafes pull good quality shots.
Standard cappuccino, widely available.
Coffee with milk — Hungary's everyday coffee. Similar to a café au lait.
Viennese-style coffee — espresso with steamed milk and a crown of foam. A legacy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Turkish-style coffee — a reflection of Hungary's Ottoman heritage. Finely ground, unfiltered, and strong.
Budapest's grand coffeehouses (kávéházak) were the intellectual and literary hubs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the late 19th century.
The New York Café, opened in 1894, is often called 'the most beautiful cafe in the world' — ornate, gilded, and breathtaking.
Hungarian cafe culture carries both Viennese and Ottoman influences — you can order melange (Viennese) or Turkish coffee at the same cafe.
The specialty scene in the Jewish Quarter (VII district) is excellent and rapidly growing.
Budapest offers extraordinary coffee quality at much lower prices than Western European capitals.
10-15% is standard. Can be added to card payment or left as cash.
800-1,500 HUF ($2-4) for specialty coffee
Did you know? Budapest's New York Café, opened inside the New York Palace in 1894, was such a legendary gathering place for Hungarian writers that a group of them supposedly threw the key into the Danube so it could never close.