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            Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love,
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                <title>New York cafe</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Wonderfully ornate cafe which captures the opulence and splendour of early 20th century Budapest.<br>Now part of a five-star hotel and not cheap but certainly worth a visit.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Auguszt Cafe</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Auguszt Confectionary is a charming little cafe in the downtown of Budapest. They are friendly and polite, it is as if you stepped back in time. Not to mention their excellent sweets, cakes and coffee!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Ruszwurm Cukraszda</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A tiny cosy traditional patisserie and coffee shop on Buda hill in the castle close to the exuberant neo-gothic Mathias church. After a walk round the Royal Palace or the cobbled streets and quirky aristocrats' houses, indulge in a cherry brandy chocolate and cream coffee, with raspberry torte, and drift back a century or two. Especially nice in winter, and more chance of getting a table.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Walzer Cafe</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[It's a tiny, but very sweet cafe!<br>Coffee and cakes are excellent, but above all the service is great!<br><br>Coffee specialties from freshly roasted beans and tea for enjoying on the spot and for takeaway.<br>Fancy cakes &amp; sandwiches.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Caledonia Pub</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Scottish pub, with charming Scottish landlord and Hungarian wife who speaks excellent, Scottish-accented English. Good beer (Belhaven), satellite TV for the sports fans, and excellent food. The steak Tartare is one of the best.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Magdalena Merlo</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Became my "cantine" as the French say, a regular, easy place to eat. Very friendly, delicious food - Hungarian and also pizza/pasta, and very reasonable. Open all day, every day 10 - midnight.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Goa</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Asian fusion restaurant, attracts the in crowd, and a little more expensive than the average local. The food is very good indeed, and is welcome if you want a lighter meal than the usual rib-sticking Hungarian fare. On Andrassy, in the centre of things. Service a little lax, but all in all a very good experience. Booking advisable.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Oliva</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Italian pizza/pasta of very high standard and very low price. Busy, friendly. Red checked table cloths, a shot of Limoncello with the bill. Pizzas outstanding, as are the pastas. I went several times, but didn't try their other dishes. Popular place.<br>Open daily 12 - 12.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Kádár Étkezde - a hidden gem</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The name is - fortunately - nothing to do with János Kádár, Hungary's last Communist leader, the surname Kádár is quite common (and means 'cooper'). Kádár Étkezde (bistro) is a fabulous little lunch venue in the heart of the historic Jewish district in central Pest. It's packed with locals enjoying the non-kosher Jewish home cooking; great matzo ball soup, crisp duck leg with spicy red cabbage or boiled beef with a range of fruit sauces (gooseberry, sour cherry, horseradish) served on a ceramic all-in-one airplane style plates. Uncle Tibi personally greets regulars from the neighbourhood as they pile in and tots up the bill at the end. The walls of the crowded room are crammed with photos (many autographed) of Hungarian actors and athletes as well as other fans of the bistro including Marcello Mastroiani. Sip málna szörp (raspberry cordial) at this non-alcoholic eaterie or help yourself from the old-fashioned soda water bottles on every table. The waitresses are the kindest and most efficient in Budapest, the menu is only in Hungarian, and you'll have to share a table but that's part of the atmosphere. The last time I ate there, the elderly lady sipping soup at my table had numbers tattooed on her arm. This was a sudden, brutal, unexpected reminder of Hungary's shocking history.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Gresham Palace Four Seasons</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This branch of the Four Seasons opened about a year ago in the recently renovated Gresham Palace. The renovation is spectacular, and its one of the most impressive buildings in Budapest both inside and out. You don’t have to be staying there to enjoy the wonderful bar, café and restaurant. It is a great place to have a nice cup of tea and sit down after exploring the castle district and Chain Bridge.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Károlyi Étterem Kávéház</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Excellent restaurant with traditional Hungarian dishes, decent prices, good service, and a great wine list. It's in the courtyard of the restored Károly Mansion, and has nice outdoor seating. When I was there, there was a play being performed next door, so we got free dinner theatre as a bonus. It has vegetarian choices as well.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Goethe Institute cafe</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The cafe in the Goethe Institute is the perfect place to relax and chat and even catch up on your email. It tends to be peaceful during the day and the mugs of hot chocolate are enormous and delicious.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Ruszwurm Cukrászda</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Tiny 19th century cake shop cafe with amazing choice of cakes. We will reurn to try another masterpiece.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Cafes to visit</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Three glorious old continetal style cafes worth visiting for cakes and coffee are:<br><br>Ruswurm (Buda Side - tucked down street near castle<br><br>Gerbaud (Buda side - very polular)<br><br>Cafe inside Hotel Astoria<br><br>All three are atmospheric, great coffee and cakes and marzipan stuff for those with a sweet tooth]]></description>
                
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