10 Best Brunch places in Budapest

10 Best Brunch places in Budapest

Modern Budapest cuisine is a synthesis of ancient Asiatic components mixed with French, Germanic, Italian, and Slavic elements. Budapest’s cuisine can be considered a melting pot of the continent, with a culinary base formed from its own, original Magyar cuisine

The brunch scene in Budapest is ever evolving however there is generally no creativity as at the moment as the standard poached eggs, avocado toast, a smoothie bowl here and there is what is mainly served. However, here are a few establishments that are pushing the boundaries.

Below are the 10 best brunch places in Budapest;

1. À la Maison Grand Budapest

À la Maison Grand Budapest – TripAdvisor

À la Maison Grand is a charming breakfast restaurant occupying the ground floor of a 1906 art nouveau building in the heart of Budapest’s downtown.

The restaurant was opened in 2014 by siblings Nándor Zöldhegyi and Andrea Zöldhegyi. With the growth of the first restaurant, they were able to open a second one at the bottom of the Hegyvidék Shopping Center.

À la Maison Grand known to offer a wide selection of breakfast and brunch dishes, weekly lunch menu, seasonal chef offers and even cocktails.

The restaurant is popular among tourist and locals alike, and it is renowned for its Croque Madame, Croque monsieur and, Eggs Benedict.

2. Villa Bagatelle

Villa Bagatelle – TripAdvisor

Villa Bagatelle is an excellent breakfast, brunch or coffee and cake restaurant located on a beautifully renovated villa on the Buda side, which was built in 1929.

The villa has three different floors; On the ground floor, you can find a bakery offering homemade products such as slices of bread and pastries. The café where you can have an amazing brunch or breakfast is located on the first floor, while there is a salon on the second floor, which is perfect for family get-togethers and private events.

While at Villa Bagatelle, try the Champagne breakfast, which had a brioche with smoked salmon, goat’s cheese, raspberry and a glass of champagne.

3. Cinnamon Café

Cinnamon Café – Facebook

Cinnamon Café on Csalogány utca opened in 2017, and is characterized by its beautiful vintage-style interior. The restaurant offers a wide selection of the typical breakfast meals, including both vegan and health options.

The restaurant was founded specifically to provide the area behind Batthyány tér with super breakfasts and brunches. The restaurant perfectly satisfying menu enabled in to grow, and today it is striking a good balance to current mores and a path dictated by current tastes.

While at Cinnamon, we highly recommend trying out their signature apple-cinnamon doughnut, filling English breakfast and delicious French toast.

4. à table!

à table! – TripAdvisor

à table! is a cozy boulangerie that started out at a small Budapest Street, Retek utca, in 2011. Today it has more than 12 different locations throughout the city.

The café is known to serve authentic French bread, pastries, and sweets. No matter which location you visit, you will truly feel as if you would be sitting in a cute café in Paris, and their prices are mostly on the budget side.

A favorite in à table! is the special pain perdu French toast, Pain au pistachio and mille-feuille.

5. STIKA Budapest

STIKA Budapest – Flickr

STIKA Budapest is a hipster, pocket-sized café located in the middle of the Jewish Quarter. The café’s interior is decorated with vintage light bulbs and lots of green plants, creating a cozy atmosphere.

The café offers a wide range of dishes on the menu such as avocado toasts, porridge breakfasts, or American pancakes.

However, STIKA Budapest is known for its extensive selection of bennies. You can even have your benny with premium salmon caviar, juicy Angus beef, or mascarpone spinach.

It is important to remember that STIKA doesn’t take any reservations, thus make sure to stop by early if you want to avoid standing in a line.

In case you want to try some Hungarian specialties, order a Budapest visitor breakfast with homemade Hungarian grill sausage.

6. Kaptafa

Kaptafa – TripAdvisor

Kaptafa is a hip breakfast-all-day restaurant along Akácfa Street in Budapest’s party district known to prepare unique delicacies.

The café is located in a high-ceilinged space which used to be home to a shoe repair shop, hence “kaptafa,” which means shoe tree in Hungarian.

Some favorites at Kaptafa include the Mr. and Mrs. Molnár sandwiches, a playful riff on the croque madame, made with a Hungarian roll named molnárka and swapping the ham for crisped-up bacon and the “defibrillator/CPR” a savory French toast layered with bacon and oozing melted cheese.

7. Cirkusz

Cirkusz cafe – Flickr

Cirkusz café is a specialty coffee espresso that came to Dob utca in 2014. The café is known for their specialty coffee, Bagira coffee. Guests have the option of buy bags of freshly roasted coffee beans that you can take home as a souvenir.

Apart from make pretty latte creations, the café for its wide variety menu that incorporates different types of eggs to oatmeals, French toasts, and American pancakes.

People swear by their brunches, such as the Eggs Royal, a poached egg served with salmon and spinach, or the Pulled Pork Benedict, which is exactly as unusual as the name suggests: stripped pork and eggs.

8. Törökméz

Törökméz – We Love Budapest

Törökméz is a charmingly small restaurant perched on Rózsadomb, the verdant hill on the Buda side of the Danube. They specialize in breakfast foods that are inspired from all around the world: from Cuban sandwiches and vegan French toast to breakfast burritos and acai bowls.

The word Törökméz translates to ‘Turkish honey’ in English and the interior of the café really lives up to its name with a minimalistic, yet beautiful grey and yellow design.

If you love Hungary food, go for the snappy frankfurters, or the bundáskenyér, a savory French toast.

9. Budapest Baristas

Budapest Barista – TripAdvisor

Budapest Baristas is a small specialty café and breakfast restaurant located right on the Small Boulevard, minutes away from Astoria and Kálvin square.

The café serves high-quality coffees, several types of teas and even a matcha latte, made from organic Japanese matcha.

Budapest Baristas is renowned for their tasty bagels. The café is known to serve seven kinds of bagels, including one with a classic smoked salmon topping.

10. Gerlóczy Café

Gerlóczy Café – Flickr

The Gerlóczy Café is a cosy, Parisian-style café, restaurant and boutique hotel in a downtown setting, near City Hall on Gerlóczy utca.

Gerlóczy Café has been operational for a decade and is located within a 19^th century building. The café is known for its classic hearty, energy-rich breakfast menu.

The scrambled eggs with marrow resting on a garlic toast is a must.