Which is the most expensive cafe in Hungary?
With the coming of the good weather, bars, restaurants and coffee shops are opening their terraces, which are almost always full. However, many people choose to take their coffee away to go out to a nice park, drink their caffeine dose in the open air and enjoy the sun. While the weather is good enough, a coffee or a hot chocolate is a great choice for a pleasant chatting. Divany.hu compared the prices of several coffee shops, which offer takeaway, and have really good coffee. It’s important to know that these are initial prices, asking for additional flavors or whipped cream topping significantly increases the total price. It’s good news that every type of coffee are available in decaffeinated version, and have the same price in case of takeaway.
Popular coffee types
Espresso: High-temperature water is let through the coffee in high pressure to add all the flavors and fragrances to the drink.
Cafe Latte: 1/3 part Espresso, 2/3 parts steamed milk with milk foam on the top. Also known as milk coffee.
Cappuccino: 1/3 part Espresso, 1/3 part hot milk and 1/3 part milk foam with some cocoa powder on the top.
Hot chocolate: Some people say it’s the same as chocolate milk, others say the difference is that one is made from cocoa and the other is from chocolate.
California Coffee Company
Besides coffee, sandwiches and cakes are available, right now XXL muffins are on special offer. In addition to these, you can ask for paleo sweets, fruits, and sugar, flour, and glucose free cakes to your coffee. It’s a shame that these coffee shops which provide weekly specials and seasonal coffee are only available on Biatorbágy outside Budapest. The actual offer is sour cherry latte, but strawberry-almond latte also appeared in connection to the spring. You can collect points, after 8 coffees you get a free one, and one star too. Stars can also be collected and later exchanged for presents. If you don’t have enough patience to collect enough stars, you can buy the thermoses, syrups and coffee beans in the shop.
California Coffee Company prices and sizes
Small (0.2 l) | Medium (0.35 l) | Large (0.45 l) | |
Espresso | HUF 390 | HUF 450 | – |
Cafe Latte | HUF 590 | HUF 690 | HUF 790 |
Cappuccino | HUF 540 | HUF 640 | – |
Hot chocolate | – | HUF 750 | – |
Coffeeshop Company
Beside Budapest, these coffee shops operate in several large cities in the countryside, in shopping malls, near busy transport hubs and in big business centers. There are also various types of cakes in the shops, and this company has some seasonal offers and specialty coffee as well. Regular customers can collect points and stickers, and after 6 drinks, the 7th is free.
Coffeeshop Company prices and sizes
Small (0.2 l) | Medium (0.3 l) | Large (0.4 l) | |
Espresso | HUF 460 | HUF 590 (double) | – |
Cafe Latte | HUF 630 | HUF 690 | HUF 740 |
Cappuccino | HUF 630 | HUF 690 | HUF 740 |
Hot chocolate | HUF 640 | HUF 700 | HUF 760 |
Costa Coffee
According to their Facebook site the first Costa coffee was made in London 40 years ago by two Italian brothers. Since then 1300 English and 600 international coffee shops offer the Mocha Italia coffee blend based on the original recipe, supervising carefully the work of Costa Roasting Plant. The description also mentions how much the technical manager and his team are working to supervise the gigantic facility properly, until every special blend reach their goals in the almost 2000 coffee shops. Costa Coffee also provides special offers in different seasons, and waffles in addition. They also offer fresh croissants for breakfast.
Costa Coffee prices and sizes
Small (0,3 l) | Medium (0.4 l) | Large (0.5 l) | |
Espresso | HUF 490 | HUF 580 | – |
Cafe Latte | HUF 740 | HUF 860 | HUF 960 |
Cappuccino | HUF 740 | HUF 860 | HUF 960 |
Hot chocolate | HUF 780 | HUF 880 | HUF 980 |
McCafe
The cafe chain of McDonalds which prepare coffee from real coffee beans. Toasts and cakes are also on offer. The McCafe’s specialty is that they keep a fixed level not only in hamburgers but in cakes as well, they have the same flavor for years, doesn’t matter where in the country or in which season you try them. Naturally, they offer seasonal specials too. According to their website, their drinks are made of sustainable, hand-selected coffee in the best quality.
McCafe prices and sizes
Small (0.2 l) | Medium (0.3 l) | Large (0.4 l) | |
Espresso | HUF 330 | – | – |
Cafe Latte | – | HUF 520 | HUF 590 |
Cappuccino | HUF 420 | HUF 520 | HUF 590 |
Hot chocolate | – | HUF 550 | HUF 630 |
Starbucks
The coffee shop which has been meaning a lot more than simple coffee drinking for a long time, which is the highlight of the week for many people, and a lifestyle for some, and where most people feel as an essential duty to take a photo of their paper cups with their names written on them with permanent markers. Visitors can choose from three different roasting methods of the ethically procured coffee. Their website says that they support coffee producers (with loans for example, but naturally not in a direct way), and pay attention to reduce the negative impact what coffee cultivation has on the environment. Besides coffee you can buy snacks and different presents as well, or take coffee beans or ground coffee home.
Starbucks prices and sizes
Small (0.354 l) | Medium (0.473 l) | Large (0.592 l) | |
Espresso | HUF 490 | HUF 550 (double) | – |
Cafe Latte | HUF 750 | HUF 790 | HUF 890 |
Cappuccino | HUF 750 | HUF 790 | HUF 890 |
Hot chocolate | HUF 890 | HUF 990 | HUF 1090 |
All things considered, Costa Coffee is the most expensive, and McCafe is the cheapest solution. Divany.hu presents the price trends in different sizes in the following way.
Small size drinks
California Coffee Company | Coffeeshop Company | Costa Coffee | McCafe | Starbucks | |
Espresso | HUF 390 | HUF 460 | HUF 490 | HUF 330 | HUF 490 |
Cafe Latte | HUF 590 | HUF 630 | HUF 740 | – | HUF 750 |
Cappuccino | HUF 540 | HUF 630 | HUF 740 | HUF 420 | HUF 750 |
Hot chocolate | – | HUF 640 | HUF 780 | – | HUF 890 |
Medium size drinks
California Coffee Company | Coffeeshop Company | Costa Coffee | McCafe | Starbucks | |
Espresso | HUF 450 | HUF 590 | HUF 580 | – | HUF 550 |
Cafe Latte | HUF 690 | HUF 690 | HUF 860 | HUF 520 | HUF 790 |
Cappuccino | HUF 640 | HUF 690 | HUF 860 | HUF 520 | HUF 790 |
Hot chocolate | HUF 750 | HUF 700 | HUF 880 | HUF 550 | HUF 990 |
Large size drinks
California Coffee Company | Coffeeshop Company | Costa Coffee | McCafe | Starbucks | |
Espresso | – | – | – | – | – |
Cafe Latte | HUF 790 | HUF 740 | HUF 960 | HUF 590 | HUF 890 |
Cappuccino | – | HUF 740 | HUF 960 | HUF 590 | HUF 890 |
Hot chocolate | – | HUF 760 | HUF 980 | HUF 630 | HUF 1090 |
Translated by Zsófia Luca Szemes from divany.hu
Photo:Â receptmegoszto.hu
Source: http://dailynewshungary.com/
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