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Budapest has traditionally been known for its many little cafés and pastry shops, where people sit and chat, sipping coffee and whiling away the afternoon. This charming and old-fashioned aspect of the city changed suddenly with the second world war. After the war, these cafés all but disappeared, and it has only been in recent years that a thriving bar and café culture has returned to the city. There are dozens of new cafés set up each year in Budapest, and most establishments serve a variety of drinks, specializing in coffee or tea, as well as a selection of sweets and snacks. The more touristy areas are home to the most popular cafés, such as are located on Vaci utca or Liszt Ferenc ter. You will find both traditional Hungarian cafés as well as some stylish new Italian-style cafés, usually serving more fancy forms of coffee.
The bars of Budapest vary quite a bit, from fancy to cocktail bars to rough-and-ready pubs. Streets known for good bars include Raday utca and Liszt Ferenc ter, but some of the best ones are found on tiny out-of-the-way streets where you probably wouldn’t go looking for one.
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