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✔️ Specialty-grade coffee ✔️ Top-tier pastries (not tourist traps) ✔️ Walkable route from your Hotel Rum Budapest ✔️ Balanced pacing (not too heavy, not too rushed) ✔️ Veg-friendly and budget–mid-range only
You can do this crawl on Dec 23 morning (after sunrise at Bastion) OR replace any morning you like.
Total time: 2.5–3 hours Walking distance: ~2 km Stops: 4 high-quality places (1 pastry-heavy, 3 coffee-focused) Cost: 💸–💵 (very reasonable)
1️⃣ Freyja – Croissant Story (Pastry) 2️⃣ My Little Melbourne (Coffee) 3️⃣ Fekete (Coffee + light pastry) 4️⃣ Artizán Bakery (Pastry finale)
Ends near: St. Stephen’s Basilica & Christmas Market Perfect continuation after the crawl!
📍 Budapest, Akácfa u. 18 🕒 Time: 9:00–9:30 AM 💵 Price: Mid-range
🎯 Why start here? Freyja has Budapest’s best croissants — buttery, flaky, perfect. Start with pastries before caffeine overload.
📍 Madách Imre út 3 🕒 Time: 9:40–10:05 AM 💸 Price: Budget
🎯 Why here? The OG of Budapest specialty coffee. Minimalistic, clean flavour profiles.
📍 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 5 🕒 Time: 10:15–10:45 AM 💸 Price: Budget
🎯 Why it’s great:
This is your comfortable “middle anchor” coffee stop.
📍 Hold utca 3 🕒 Time: 11:00–11:30 AM 💵 Price: Mid-range
🎯 Why finish here? Artizán is consistently ranked as one of the top 2 bakeries in Budapest, and it’s close to St. Stephen’s Basilica — perfect to continue exploring.
If you’re still in the mood for something sweet or want one more coffee:
One of the best specialty cafes in the city — clean, bright roasts.
For a creative rose-shaped gelato (veg-friendly).
Hotel Rum → Freyja → My Little Melbourne → Fekete → Artizán → Basilica (I can prepare a sharable Google Map URL if you want.)