Through Four Seasons' Eyes Budapest - IMEX America

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restaurant on Vörösmarty tér where multiple
courses of creative cuisine are served in a lavish
setting. For coffee and cake, the Gerbeaud
Confectionery, just around the corner, presents
visually inspired sweet treats on a large sunny
terrace at the edge of the square.
The pedestrian-only Váci utca, which extends
from the southwestern corner of Vörösmarty
tér, was once a fashionable shopping street
towards the end of 18th century. Nowadays most
of the goods proffered here are folksy knickknacks
and clothing from large international
chains. If you’re looking for more original
mementos, the Rododendron Art & Design
Shop on Semmelweis utca carries one-of-akind
bags, jewelry and artworks. Take in a little
ancient history at newly reconstructed Március
15. tér where the ruins of the Contra Aquincum
– originally built in 296 – have been converted
into an outdoor museum at the center of a
neatly manicured park.
Past busy Kossuth Lajos utca, the urban oasis
of Károlyi kert – a beautiful gated garden –
provides a divine hideaway on sunny afternoons
and is a favorite of local residents. Take a
seat at the nearby historic Centrál Kávéház
for a cappuccino and contemplate what great
Hungarian novel might have been penned at
your very table. More coffee and delicious meals
are served on the sunny terrace of Café Alibi on