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Gundel Cafe Patisserie RestaurantvsCentral Cafe and Restaurant 1887
Both establishments are praised by those who travel for a living. Overall, Gundel Etterem scores marginally better than Central Cafe and Restaurant. Gundel Etterem has a TripExpert Score of 86 with approval from 8 reviewers like Concierge, Michelin Guide and Lonely Planet.
Gundel Cafe Patisserie Restaurant
Concierge
Frommer's
Insight Guides
DK Eyewitness
Michelin Guide
Rough Guide
Fodor's
Gundel Károly út 4, Budapest 1146, Hungary
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Concierge "Maybe you're embarrassed to obey your swanky hotel's concierge and heed the advice of every guidebook ever written, but in the case of Gundel: Get over it."
Frommer's "Budapest's fanciest, most famous, probably most expensive, and most overrated restaurant, Gundel reopened in 1992." Full review
Insight Guides "First established in 1894, this restaurant was acquired by Karoly Gundel in 1910, who made it into the country's most prestigious."
DK Eyewitness "Probably Hungary’s most famous restaurant. Not cheap, but no longer the most expensive."
Michelin Guide "Overlooking the city park, this impressive floodlit villa is home to a veritable culinary institution."
Rough Guide "Budapest’s most famous restaurant – opened in 1910 – may have lost some of its lustre in the face of the city’s gastronomic revolution, but it remains something of an institution."
Fodor's "This is probably Hungary's most celebrated restaurant, both for its history (opened in 1894) as well as its renovation in the 1990s by Hungarian-American restaurateur George Lang." Full review
Central Cafe and Restaurant 1887 Concierge Frommer's DK Eyewitness Rough Guide Fodor's
Let's Go
Karolyi Mihaly utca 9, V, Budapest 1053, Hungary
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Concierge "Originally opened in 1887, Café Central quickly became the center of the city's intellectual life, spawning important periodicals and literary movements."
Frommer's "Coffeehouse culture is ingrained in Budapest history; this coffeehouse is one of the historic places where writers and artists gathered." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The Central holds a special place in locals’ hearts. It was one of the great literary cafés at the start of the 20th century, when Budapest was a city of 500 cafés."
Rough Guide Star
"In its heyday, the decades around World War I, this large coffee house was a popular venue in Budapest’s literary scene."
Fodor's "A classic turn-of-the-20th-century gathering spot for Hungarian writers of the Nyugat (West) magazine, this coffeehouse has endured two wars and a communist closure." Full review
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Don't miss the excellent cakes and pastries, on view in a glass display case.
Let's Go "In addition to a variety of entrees, confectionaries and alcohol will lift whatever curse lies upon your soul, and the chill staff will convince you to, yes, be their guest." Full review
