Kelet Kavezo on Bartok Bela ut in Ujbuda is a cafe and book-exchange room with bagels, bowls and filter coffee, a Buda-side weekend morning corner near Gellert in Budapest.
Must order: The bagel with cream cheese and a single-origin filter coffee
Tip: Bring a book to swap; the back room is the quietest seat in Ujbuda.
Address: Bartók Béla út 29, 1114 Budapest
Auguszt on Kossuth Lajos runs a weekday morning brunch counter with pastry, savoury bites and small black coffee in a Belle Epoque downtown Budapest room since 1870.
Order: The Hantas Flora pastry, a small black coffee and a savoury snack from the counter
Tip: Closed Sun and Mon; the Paloma Garden terrace opens from May onwards.
Espresso Embassy on Arany Janos near the Basilica pours flat whites, single-origin filter and a small brunch menu of sandwiches and bakes weekend mornings in Budapest.
Order: A flat white with the daily sandwich and a slice of banana bread
Tip: Open weekend mornings from 09:00; the daily bake from the counter pairs with filter coffee.
Stika on Dob utca in the Jewish Quarter is a Budapest brunch bistro reopened after COVID with sourdough open sandwiches, laminated pastry and good espresso, brunch under HUF 6000.
Order: Sourdough open sandwich with a cortado and a laminated pastry
Tip: Sundays close at 17:00; the line runs out the door by 09:30 on weekends.
Ket Szerecsen on Nagymezo runs a weekend Mediterranean and Hungarian brunch menu, with eggs, charcuterie and a few warm plates, a Pest theatre-strip morning room in Budapest.
Order: The Mediterranean breakfast plate with avocado and Hungarian sausage
Tip: Weekend brunch menu runs Sat to Sun 09:00 to 15:00; the upstairs balcony is the quieter room.
Mazel Tov on Akacfa in the Jewish Quarter is a Mediterranean and Israeli ruin garden with shakshuka, mezze and lamb shawarma on the daytime menu, popular for weekend brunch.
Order: Shakshuka with feta and the mezze plate to share
Tip: Book a week ahead for weekends; the glass-roof courtyard fills first.
Felix Kitchen and Bar inside the Varkert Bazar by the Danube is a Michelin-recommended Buda dining room with refined Mediterranean and Hungarian plates and a Wine Spectator award.
Order: The eggs Benedict on Hungarian rye with mangalica bacon
Tip: Buda-side terrace faces the Danube and the Pest skyline across the river.
