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Gerbeaud House: Fine pastry in the heart of Budapest
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  • MedioLatino
  • By MedioLatino on September 14, 2004
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  • Gerbeaud building, tables and M1 station's stairs - Budapest
    Gerbeaud building, tables and
    M1 station's stairs
    by MedioLatino
    Gerbeaud is a world famous pastry shop in the very heart of Budapest, on Vörösmarty square.

    The café was founded by Henrik Kugler in 1858 and expanded by its later owner, Emil Gerbeaud. The building was renovated in 1997, make sure to go inside (even if you decide that sitting outside is nicer :)and see the magnificent chandeliers and the cakes of course!

    All the pastry is good, try Dobos cake (swwet)and Sajtos Pogácsa (salty) as well, and finish it with an ice cream! :)

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  • Theme: Coffeehouse
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: 5th district, Vorosmarty ter 7
  • Phone: (+36 1) 429-9000
  • Directions: Centre of Pest side, final station of the M1 (yellow) underground.
  • Website: www.gerbeaud.hu
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    Gerbeaud House: Cafe Gerbeaud
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  • HORSCHECK
  • Updated By HORSCHECK on October 26, 2004
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  • Inside Cafe Gerbeaud - Budapest
    Inside Cafe Gerbeaud
    by HORSCHECK
    The Cafe Gerbeaud is probably the most famous cafe in Hungary. Its tradition dates back to 1858, when it was established by Henrik Kugler. The 19th century building is beautifully illuminated at night.
    Inside up to 300 guests can enjoy their coffee and cakes. On sunny days Cafe Gerbeaud has a nice terrace to Vorosmarty ter, which is just perfect for people watching ... :o)

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  • Theme: Bakery
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Directions: The Cafe Gerbeaud is located in the very heart of Budapest, just at the busy pedestrianised Vorosmarty ter.
  • Website: http://www.gerbeaud.hu/
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    Gerbeaud House: Budapest's historic confectionery and more
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  • rexvaughan
  • Updated By rexvaughan on November 3, 2005
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  • Black Forest Ice - Budapest
    Black Forest Ice
    by rexvaughan,
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    Gerbeaud House is probably THE legendary place for a drink or a meal in Budapest. It was founded in 1848 and has evidently been in operation continuously since then. They claim to have hosted “the cream of Budpest society and every famous person who has visited the city for even a short while” so of course it was mandatory that we visit as well. Don’t want to ruin their reputation.

    The ‘house’ is a huge affair as it includes the Confectionery and Cafe, the Lion’s Fountain Restaurant, the Gerbeaud Pub as well as an area where you can buy mementos and presents or just something for your own sweet tooth later.

    We stopped here twice, once for a mid-morning pastry and coffee break and once for lunch. We were very pleased with both visits.

    For our morning snack my wife had ‘Sisi’ coffee which had apricot liquer and cream to accompany her apple strudel and I had regular coffee with a ‘Pogacsa’ which was a nice crackly brioche with cottage cheese. We left nothing on our plates or in our cups.

    For lunch we had very nice tuna sandwiches on delicious toasted whole grain bread and butter. The salad was colorful as well as tasty with greens, tomato, cucumber and chunks of peppers. Of course you can’t go to someplace called a confectionery and not have dessert. My wife went for the ‘Black Forest ice’ which was three kinds of ice cream with cherries, whipped cream and chocolate pirouettes. I had ‘Kugler Migon’ which are a sort of petite fours. Of this meal the only thing we were left with was a smile.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: 1052 Budapest, Vorosmarty ter 7.
  • Phone: +36 1 429 9000
  • Directions: In the heart of Pest, on Voromarty ter. Accessible by metro M1 (Vorosmarty ter terminal), metros M2, M3 (Deak Ferenc ter), trams 47 49, buses 4 9 15 105 City (Deak F. ter/Erzsebet ter).
  • Website: http://www.gerbeaud.hu
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    Gerbeaud House: Gerbeaud / Gerbeaud cukraszda
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  • globetrott
  • Updated By globetrott on February 6, 2005
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  • Gerbeaud / Gerbeaud cukraszda - Budapest
    Gerbeaud / Gerbeaud cukraszda
    by globetrott
    Gerbeaud / Gerbeaud cukraszda is a traditional Kaffeehaus dating back to the year 1858 and it kept almost the same interior of that time:
    Great chandeliers, mirrors with golden frames, ornate stocco-works at the ceiling,Thonet-chairs and marble-tables - just in the style of the traditional "Wiener Kaffeehaus" of the 19th century .
    Unfortunately you may still see such places ONLY outside of Vienna nowadays ( i.e. in Czechia and Hungary)

    Gerbeaud / Gerbeaud cukraszda serves great coffee and has a really big choice of homemade cakes.
    In the same building, but with a seperate entrance they also have a restaurant open until late at night.
    The Kaffeehaus Gerbeaud cukraszda is open daily 09.00a.m.-09.00p.m.
    I had been there in 1987 and again in 2005.
    Today the restaurant and Kaffeehaus Gerbeaud is again owned by an Austrian company.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: 1052 Budapest, Vorosmarty ter 7.
  • Phone: +36 1 429 9000
  • Directions: In the heart of Pest, on Voromarty ter. Accessible by metro M1 (Vorosmarty ter terminal), metros M2, M3 (Deak Ferenc ter), trams 47 49, buses 4 9 15 105 City (Deak F. ter/Erzsebet ter).
  • Website: http://www.gerbeaud.hu
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    Gerbeaud House: Gerbeaud
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  • MalenaN
  • Updated By MalenaN on March 11, 2006
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  • In Gerbeaud - Budapest
    In Gerbeaud
    by MalenaN, 3 more photos
    I thought that Gerbeaud was going to be a touristy caf? as it is mentioned in so many guidebooks as the most famous caf? in Budapest, a caf? which has been a meeting place for the elite in Pest since 1858. But the morning I was there there were only a few other customers there and they spoke Hungarian.

    I only had a hot chocolate, but it was delicious and thick. A hot chocolate is 650 ft (March 2006) and whipped cream costs extra. An extra 12% is added to the bill for service.

    I liked the big rooms, high in ceiling and the big windows towards the square, and the sunlight coming in.

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  • Theme: Coffeehouse
  • Address: 1052 Budapest, Vorosmarty ter 7.
  • Phone: +36 1 429 9000
  • Directions: In the heart of Pest, on Voromarty ter. Accessible by metro M1 (Vorosmarty ter terminal), metros M2, M3 (Deak Ferenc ter), trams 47 49, buses 4 9 15 105 City (Deak F. ter/Erzsebet ter).
  • Website: http://www.gerbeaud.hu
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    Gerbeaud House: Wow...
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  • Gypsystravels
  • Updated By Gypsystravels on February 28, 2008
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  • My cafe latte and piece of
    My cafe latte and piece of
    "Creme"
    by Gypsystravels, 4 more photos
    I normally will stay away from a place that is "too touristy" or "too known". I like to venture and explore restaurants which are frequented by locals more than anything, but I happen to be in the vicinty and decided to see what this famous landmark restaurant/pastry shop was all about and why all the fan fare.

    The ambiance is what makes this place so unique along with their heavenly pastries. I can see why it is so famous. Feels like you’ve stepped back into the “Renaissance” era.

    Prices are pretty high, but that is to be expected with a place as famous as this. Its well worth visiting at least once for the experience.

    The pastries are really heavenly. Luckily I write everything in my journal, so I took a look at my notes and impressions and the name of the piece of cake I enjoyed is called a "Creme"...so yummy!!! And, I had to have my cafe latte to go with this delicious dessert.

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  • Theme: Bakery
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: 1052 Budapest, Vorosmarty ter 7.
  • Phone: +36 1 429 9000
  • Directions: In the heart of Pest, on Voromarty ter. Accessible by metro M1 (Vorosmarty ter terminal), metros M2, M3 (Deak Ferenc ter), trams 47 49, buses 4 9 15 105 City (Deak F. ter/Erzsebet ter).
  • Website: http://www.gerbeaud.hu
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    Gerbeaud House: Ultra swanky coffee and cakes
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  • biggeorge
  • By biggeorge on February 17, 2004
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  • Gerbaud - Budapest
    Gerbaud
    by biggeorge
    Super Posh but remarkably un-snooty coffee house near the British Embassy. The service is formal and you pay for the obvoius quality of what is served but they don't really look down on the " casually dressed " and there's a lot less attitiude than in say Paris. Best in the early evening when the horded of flourescant tourists have gone to take night time photographs of the chain bridge.

    Hot Chocolate - I don't drink coffee because i ahve enough bad habits.

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  • Theme: Coffeehouse
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: V Vorosmarty ter 7
  • Phone: 429900
  • Directions: Centre of Pest side
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    Gerbeaud House: World Famous Cafe-Confectionery ( 2 photos )
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  • nicolaitan
  • Updated By nicolaitan on November 25, 2006
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  • Gerbeaud House - Budapest
    by nicolaitan, 1 more photos
    The legendary Gerbeaud House traces its origins to 1858 and one Henrik Kugler, a member of a dynasty of cavity-inducing confectioners. His business settled on ter Vorosmarty in 1870 and rapidly became a meeting point for the cultured of central Europe. Emil Gerbeaud of Paris was added as a partner in 1883 and created a legend. His baked goods and candy products were beautiful as well as delicious. The interior decor was designed by Henrik Darilek over several years after 1910 using wood, marble, and bronze in an eclectic and very opulent deco style. For many years after Gerbeaud's death in 1989, the cafe languished and was even named Vorosmarty for some years. In 1995 a German businessman, Erwin Muller took ownership and renovated the cafe to its former glory as we see it today. The wooden panelling, marble tables, and chandeliers are stated to be in the past. The cafe not only offers the famous cakes and pastries, chocolates, and candies of the past, but has a formal restaurant and less formal bistro. However, the place to be is the outside tables on the square. We never saw a single person in the fancy restaurant. Interestingly, a wedding service is available.

    As Gerbeaud was very near our hotel and adjacent our metro stop we visited several times. Sadly, we found the service staff unfriendly and uninterested. And frankly, we were not exactly blown away by the pastry offerings or the legendary coffee either. Gerbeaud is certainly better than many pastry cafes, but it is not even the best in Budapest (see Ruszworm below). Many of these problems may reflect the state-ownership of Gerbeaud, no longer a private enterprise.

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  • Theme: Other
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: 1052 Budapest, Vorosmarty ter 7.
  • Phone: +36 1 429 9000
  • Directions: In the heart of Pest, on Voromarty ter. Accessible by metro M1 (Vorosmarty ter terminal), metros M2, M3 (Deak Ferenc ter), trams 47 49, buses 4 9 15 105 City (Deak F. ter/Erzsebet ter).
  • Website: http://www.gerbeaud.hu
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    Gerbeaud House: Cakes - like a dream!
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  • Shofja
  • Updated By Shofja on October 31, 2003
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  • Gerbeaud - Budapest
    Gerbeaud
    by Shofja
    "Budapesters have never quite gotten over the loss of their pre-WWII cafe culture, when nationally known writers and journalists held court, spending their entire day hunched over a manuscript and coffee cup. Some of the historic cafes remain open to this day, and are well worth a visit - but the guest at the next table is more likely to be a backpacker then a bard" - it's written in guide-book.
    And "Gerbeaud" is not only one of these historic cofes, but also one of the largest, most traditional, and most famous café-confectioneries in Europe.
    "The café was established by Henrik Kugler in 1858 and expanded by its later owner, Emil Gerbeaud. In 1995, Gerbeaud House came into the ownership of the German businessman Erwin Müller. Lovingly renovated in 1997, "Gerbeaud" shines with the cultured nostalgia of its original days: rich plaster work, magnificent chandeliers, marble tables, lavish fine wood paneling, and brocade wall coverings that characterise the elegant, yet comfortable atmosphere of this home of tradition" - said our guide-book.

    Open: 9:00 - 21:00 (daily)

    "Gerbeaud Cake" - black chocolate, something between sweet and bitter. Execellent! Taste it!
    And coffee was execellent, too.

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  • Theme: Dessert
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Budapest, V., Vorosmarty ter 7
  • Phone: 429 90 00
  • Directions: Centre of Pest side, Metro: Yellow line - Vörösmarty tér
  • Website: www.gerbeaud.hu
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    Gerbeaud House: A must have been..
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  • Mique
  • By Mique on November 28, 2003
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  • Gerbauds - Budapest
    Gerbauds
    by Mique
    Gerbauds is a famous local place. And before you order coffee, you need to walk past the displays and try to decide what to take with that coffee... It is a bit overrated but much fun to be there and they have an excellent terrass right on the square in the middle of Pest-centre.. Who could ask for more then to sip coffee, watch and be watched..

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  • Theme: Coffeehouse
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  • Address: V Vorosmarty ter 7
  • Phone: 429900
  • Directions: Centre of Pest side
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