Long before “café culture” flourished in Paris and Vienna, it thrived in Budapest. The custom of drinking coffee was introduced by invading Ottoman Turks in the 1500s. During Budapest’s Golden Age, ...

Folks who visit Budapest typically seek out grand, Old World cafés—the ones with layered sponge cakes on display and gilded backdrops for their caffeine fixes. It reminds them of a bygone era, of the ...

Before locking in our trip to Budapest, I spent time researching Hungary’s capital city. I knew little about the country, let alone the city, and kept confusing Budapest with Bucharest. According to ...

Before locking in our first trip to Budapest, I spent some time researching Hungary's capital city. I knew very little about the country, let alone the city and kept confusing Budapest with Bucharest.

It's Tuesday night and the Lumen Cafe in Budapest's 8th district is jumping. In the main room a three piece band called AMP is playing their own brand of experimental jazz - piano, drums, and double ...