The New York Café is located in the Boscolo Hotel. This building was formerly known as the New York Palace. It was designed by architects Alajos Hauszmann, Flóris Korb and Kálmán Giergl. It officially opened on October 23, 1894.
During the outbreak of World War I and II, many famous cafes in Budapest, including the New York Café, were either closed or destroyed. In 2001, the Boscolo Group bought the entire building where the New York Café was located to turn it into a five-star hotel and to protect this Hungarian Cultural Heritage.
Today, the building is the Boscolo Budapest Hotel and is a fine example of late 19th century architecture.
This 129-year-old cafe is decorated in the Italian Renaissance style with high ceilings and frescoes by famous artists Gusztav Mannheimer and Ferenc Eisenhut. In addition, the New York Café's ceiling is covered with sparkling Venetian glass lamps, carved railings, marble columns and angels displayed throughout.
There are also fountains in the cafe grounds, and even further in, intricately carved Venetian chandeliers. Many have compared the cafe to the second palace of Bavarian King Louis II. Director Wes Anderson even visited the New York Café multiple times, drawing inspiration for the architecture in his film The Grand Budapest Hotel.
According to a CNN survey, before the pandemic, this cafe welcomed about 2,000 customers from all over the world every day.
Whether you arrive at New York Café early or late, you will still have to wait in line. Even though there are many empty tables, you still have to wait patiently for the waiter to arrange for you. However, you will never regret spending a lot of time waiting for your turn to be invited to a table.
The drinks here are plentiful. So are the pastries. They also have lunch. But most of the customers here order coffee, tea and pastries.
Today, the venue also hosts top-notch concerts featuring both local and international artists.
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