Pest's quieter residential strip north of Parliament, with Pozsonyi út's bistros, Hollán Ernő specialty cafes and Lehel piac.
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.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter coffee
Order: A V60 filter from the rotating single-origin menu.
Tip: Mon-Fri 07:30-19:30, weekends 08:30-19:30; the outdoor terrace is calm in summer.
Madal on Hollan Erno in Ujlipotvaros pours 13 single origins sourced from English and Austrian roasters, plus its own house blend, with a loose-leaf tea wall.
Order: A V60 filter from the rotating single-origin menu.
Tip: Open weekends from 08:30; the outdoor terrace is calm on summer mornings.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Burundi, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Lehel Csarnok in Ujlipotvaros is the city's most chaotic and least touristed market, a 2002 hangar of stalls for mangalica, smoked fish, bulk paprika.
Order: A whole mangalica salami and a jar of cherry paprika cream.
Tip: Open Sundays until noon; metro M3 stops directly inside the building.