{"id":38,"date":"2026-09-04T10:11:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T08:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.newyorkcafe.hu\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2026-11-06T13:42:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:42:04","slug":"cafe-about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/kavehaz\/","title":{"rendered":"The Caf\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New York Caf\u00e9 <\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Budapest\u2019s iconic historic caf\u00e9<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In a nutshell: 1894, the New York Palace, a historic caf\u00e9, a literary landmark, a must-do experience in Budapest. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u00a0Ferenc Moln\u00e1r and That Certain Key, or the Legendary Story of the New York Caf\u00e9<\/span><\/p>

Then he pauses for a moment. He looks up at the frescoes, his gaze sweeping over the marble columns, the chandeliers and the gilded details, and realises he is no longer simply standing in a caf\u00e9, but in one of Budapest\u2019s iconic historic spaces.<\/span><\/p>

This moment happens again and again.<\/span><\/p>

The visuals are accompanied by sound: at the New York Caf\u00e9, live piano music forms part of the atmosphere throughout the day, whilst one of the guests\u2019 favourite experiences is the Roma music show, which brings a real caf\u00e9-like energy to this historic venue. The music is not merely background noise, but an integral part of the New York experience: elegant, lively and memorable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

At seven o\u2019clock in the morning, the door opens and the guests arrive one after the other. Some have been planning this visit for months. Some return because of an old memory. Some pop in just for a coffee, only to stay longer than they intended. And there are those who open their laptops at the table and start working just as writers once did \u2013 only now with a screen instead of ink and a quill.<\/span><\/p>

The literary and artistic spirit of the New York Caf\u00e9 has not faded even today. Year after year, the New York M\u0171v\u00e9sz P\u00e1holy series evokes the caf\u00e9\u2019s cultural role within these walls, whilst the White Salon Restaurant on the first floor combines a contemporary Hungarian gastronomic experience with the palace\u2019s historic setting.<\/span><\/p>

The history of New York, however, began long before the first guests took their seats at the marble tables. It began with the journey of a young schoolteacher, continued with an insurance company\u2019s palace in Budapest, and was then written by generations of writers, poets, painters, journalists, actors, musicians, filmmakers and guests.<\/span><\/p>

Here\u2019s the story of how the New York Caf\u00e9 became one of Budapest\u2019s iconic, must-visit venues.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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History since 1894 \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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From a chance encounter in a Parisian caf\u00e9 to the creation of the New York Palace. Legends, new beginnings and a history spanning more than 130 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Palace and Architecture <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Marble columns, frescoes, gilded details and interconnecting spaces. The architecture of the New York Palace is a spectacle in its own right.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A 130-year history \u2013 anniversary \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A meeting place for generations since 1894. This anniversary is both a tribute to the past and an invitation to enjoy the coffee-house experience today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A place where writers, poets, journalists and artists not only met, but also created. The New York Caf\u00e9 was their communal space.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The History of the New York Caf\u00e9
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Meet the New York\u00a0<\/b><\/p>

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New York K\u00e1v\u00e9h\u00e1z Budapest ikonikus t\u00f6rt\u00e9nelmi k\u00e1v\u00e9h\u00e1za R\u00f6viden: 1894, New York Palota, t\u00f6rt\u00e9nelmi k\u00e1v\u00e9h\u00e1z, irodalmi \u00f6r\u00f6ks\u00e9g, bakancslist\u00e1s budapesti \u00e9lm\u00e9ny. Asztalfoglal\u00e1s \u00c9tlap megtekint\u00e9se T\u00f6rt\u00e9net 1894 \u201eEzt l\u00e1tni kell.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0A mondat, amelyet sok vend\u00e9g kimond, amikor el\u0151sz\u00f6r bel\u00e9p a New York K\u00e1v\u00e9h\u00e1zba. Azt\u00e1n meg\u00e1ll egy pillanatra. Feln\u00e9z a fresk\u00f3kra, v\u00e9gigpillant a m\u00e1rv\u00e1nyoszlopokon, a csill\u00e1rokon \u00e9s az aranyozott […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":113,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3863,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/3863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}