Mantra Specialty Coffee Bar is a cafe in Lipotvaros, Budapest.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Veres Pálné utca 17, 1053 Budapest
Espresso Embassy on Arany Janos, steps from the Basilica, opened in 2012 as Budapest's first wave-three specialty cafe and still sets the bar for downtown.
OrderThe single-origin espresso, paired with a chocolate chip cookie.
DrinkEspresso and flat white
TipMon to Fri 07:30-19:00, weekends 09:00-17:00; queue is short on weekday mornings.
Auguszt on Kossuth Lajos has run as a family confectionery since 1870, now in the fifth generation, with a Belle Epoque room and a hidden Paloma Garden.
OrderThe Hantas Flora pastry with a small black coffee.
DrinkEspresso and Hantas Flora pastry
TipOpen Mon to Fri 09:00-19:00; ask for the Paloma Garden terrace when the weather permits.
The Central Kavehaz on Karolyi utca has poured coffee since 1887 and was the regular meeting room for the Nyugat literary set in the early 20th century.
OrderA filter coffee with the Esterhazy slice and a Sacher torte.
DrinkFilter coffee with a slice of Esterházy
TipQuieter than New York Cafe for working; the upstairs reading room is the calmest seat.
Espresso Embassy on Arany Janos, steps from the Basilica, opened in 2012 as Budapest's first wave-three specialty cafe and still sets the bar for downtown.
OrderThe single-origin espresso, paired with a chocolate chip cookie.
DrinkEspresso and flat white
TipMon to Fri 07:30-19:00, weekends 09:00-17:00; queue is short on weekday mornings.
My Little Melbourne on Madach square was Hungary's first specialty coffee shop when it opened in April 2012, an Australian flat-white cafe near Gozsdu Udvar.
OrderThe flat white with the daily filter from the Brew Bar next door.
DrinkAustralian flat white
TipThe Brew Bar next door is the slow-pour twin; ask for a manual brew there.
Madal Cafe on Hollan Erno in Ujlipotvaros pours 13 single-origin coffees from two micro-roasters and stocks a wide loose-leaf tea wall in a quiet Pest.
OrderA V60 filter from the rotating single-origin menu.
DrinkSingle-origin filter coffee
TipMon-Fri 07:30-19:30, weekends 08:30-19:30; the outdoor terrace is calm in summer.
Auguszt on Kossuth Lajos has run as a family confectionery since 1870, now in the fifth generation, with a Belle Epoque room and a hidden Paloma Garden.
OrderThe Hantas Flora pastry with a small black coffee.
DrinkEspresso and Hantas Flora pastry
TipOpen Mon to Fri 09:00-19:00; ask for the Paloma Garden terrace when the weather permits.
The New York Café in the New York Palace on Erzsebet korut has poured coffee under frescoed ceilings and gilded chandeliers since 1894, the most ornate cafe.
OrderThe Hungarian Melange with the New York apple strudel.
DrinkHungarian melange and Sacher torte
TipQueue moves; ask for a table on the upper gallery for the full ceiling view.
The Central Kavehaz on Karolyi utca has poured coffee since 1887 and was the regular meeting room for the Nyugat literary set in the early 20th century.
OrderA filter coffee with the Esterhazy slice and a Sacher torte.
DrinkFilter coffee with a slice of Esterházy
TipQuieter than New York Cafe for working; the upstairs reading room is the calmest seat.
