Through Four Seasons' Eyes Budapest - IMEX America

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Café Culture
A tasty piece of history and a hip, young brew
offee came to Hungary by way of the
Ottomans some 600 years ago, but coffeehouse
culture only took hold in Budapest
around the turn of the 20th century, when
the city could boast as many cafés as Vienna
and even Paris. Two wars and decades of
communism put paid to most of these finde-siècle
gems, but a welcome revival has now
restored many historic cafés to their former
glory – opulent spaces reminiscent of another
era, proffering decadent treats, world-renowned
cakes and expertly crafted coffees.
This revival has also inspired a new generation
of young entrepreneurs to open their own
coffee shops. They are part of an exciting
new breed of local businesses that are slowly
transforming the urban landscape.
Known as cukrászda (cake shop) or kávéház