Budapest is close enough to Vienna to be a coffeehouse capital- unfortunately the number of classic spots left is way smaller, and many spaces are invaded by flashy modern furniture and dubious coffee. Művész coffeehouse (http://muveszkavehaz.hu/mkhaz.php?act=fooldal) on Andrássy is one of the old guard-the building which houses it was built in 1884 and the space itself was used for sipping the divine dark liquid since the early 20th Century. It even boasts its very own bohemian literary hero- author Iván Mándy had a permanent table here , which is still in place today. He was a truthful chronicler of the cities lesser known haunts, smoky bars, old cinemas and side streets. Some translations of his short works into English can be found here: http://mek.niif.hu/02700/02771/02771.htm#0.
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