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Cafés in Ferencváros (IX)

Ráday utca, the Great Market Hall at Fővám tér and espresso bars between Kálvin tér and the Danube.

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Ferencváros (IX) is named after Francis I, crowned king of Hungary on 4 December 1792. Its inner part, Belső-Ferencváros, has long been the wealthiest, with apartment blocks from the late 19th century and earlier, while Middle Ferencváros has been renewed block by block, its backyards turned into green space.1

Ráday utca has the most cafés in the district. A second cluster sits on Lechner Ödön fasor, beside the MÜPA arts center and the National Theatre, two of the large riverside developments built since 2000.1 Between them are the Great Market Hall and the Corvinus University campus.

Local tip: Go to the Great Market Hall early on a weekday and take your coffee on Csarnok tér afterward: Coffee Works there opens at 07:30, and Tamp & Pull on Czuczor utca at 07:00.

At a glance

86Cafés listed
36With opening hours
00:00Earliest opening
02:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Másik Szoba Café and Bar, from 00:00 (Tue–Thu 15:00–23:00 · Fri 15:00–00:00 · Sat 00:00–02:00, 15:00–00:00 · Sun 00:00–02:00).
  • Closes latest: Monyó Café, until 02:00 (Mon–Wed 12:00–00:00 · Thu–Fri 12:00–02:00 · Sat 17:00–02:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (22%), wheelchair access (15%), bakery café (12%).

Hinta Brunch

  • Ferenc tér 14
  • Mon–Fri 07:30–16:00 · Sat 08:30–16:00 · Sun 08:30–14:00
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Coffee chains in Ferencváros (IX)

Ráday utca

Ráday utca is the district's bohemian street, with well over 50 bars, restaurants and other venues along barely more than 1.3 km.1

Bögre at no. 41 opens daily at 07:00, iF at no. 19 stays open until 23:45, and Birs Bisztro at no. 49 serves until 22:00 from Tuesday to Saturday. Jedermann is at no. 58, and Waffle & Love at no. 3, by Kálvin tér, sells waffles. Tompa utca has a café run of its own: San Ramon Caffee at no. 15A stays open until 22:00 from Wednesday to Saturday. On nearby Bakáts tér, Pagony Café-Dió opens at 07:30 on weekdays and 09:00 at weekends.

The Great Market Hall and Fővám tér

Samu Pecz designed the Central Market Hall, opened on 15 February 1897 at the end of Váci utca, on the Pest side of the Szabadság híd (Liberty Bridge). It is the oldest and largest indoor market in Budapest, covering 10,000 m², and reopened in 1997 after a renovation begun in 1991.2

Paprika, Tokaji wine and kolbász (sausage) fill the ground floor, and the mezzanine has food stalls.2 For coffee, Coffee Works on Csarnok tér, behind the hall, opens at 07:30 on weekdays and 08:00 on Saturdays and is closed on Sundays. Corvinus University's fin-de-siècle main building dominates the riverbank south of the bridgehead.1

Tamp & Pull and Lónyay utca

Tamp and Pull, owned by Attila Molnár, was credited by Sprudge in 2014 with starting Hungary's specialty coffee scene; at the time its bar at Czuczor utca 3 was closed at weekends.3 It now opens at 07:00 on weekdays, 09:00 on Saturdays and 12:00–16:00 on Sundays.

On Lónyay utca, Tényleg Espresso Bar is at no. 39 and Butter Brothers at no. 22 opens at 07:00 on weekdays. On Mester utca, Mesterbike + Coffee Project pairs a bike shop with coffee from 08:00.

Getting there and later hours

The M4 metro stops at Fővám tér and at Kálvin tér, where it meets M3.4 Trams 4 and 6 run along Ferenc körút to the Petőfi híd, the southern end of the Nagykörút.5

For a late coffee, Monyó Café at Kálvin tér 7 stays open until 02:00 from Thursday to Saturday. Inga Kultúrkávézó at Tűzoltó utca 2 serves until 23:00, or 24:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, and Kilenc Kert at Thaly Kálmán utca 58 has a garden open until 23:00 from Thursday to Saturday. Farther south, Nosh Circle Café on Vágóhíd utca opens at 07:00 on weekdays.

Sources

  1. Ferencváros, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Great Market Hall (Budapest), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Hungary Like The Wolf: A Guide to Hunting Coffee in Budapest, Sprudge (Henry Brink, December 1, 2014), accessed October 2026
  4. Line 4 (Budapest Metro), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Grand Boulevard (Budapest), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Ferencváros (IX) cafés: questions

Where can you get coffee near the Great Market Hall in Budapest?

Coffee Works on Csarnok tér, behind the Central Market Hall at Fővám tér, opens at 07:30 on weekdays and 08:00 on Saturdays. Tamp & Pull at Czuczor utca 3 opens at 07:00 on weekdays. The hall itself, designed by Samu Pecz, opened in 1897 and has food stalls on its mezzanine.

What is Ráday utca in Budapest known for?

Ráday utca in Ferencváros is known for its bohemian feel, with well over 50 bars, restaurants and other venues on barely more than 1.3 km. It has more cafés than any other street in the district: Bögre at no. 41 opens at 07:00, and iF at no. 19 stays open until 23:45.

Where is Tamp & Pull in Budapest's Ferencváros?

Tamp & Pull's bar is at Czuczor utca 3, near Fővám tér. Owned by Attila Molnár, it was credited by Sprudge in 2014 with starting Hungary's specialty coffee scene. It opens at 07:00 on weekdays, 09:00 on Saturdays and 12:00 to 16:00 on Sundays.

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