{"id":1604,"date":"2020-05-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.newyorkcafe.hu\/a-100-eves-nyugat-bar-napjainkban\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T13:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:41:16","slug":"the-100-year-old-nyugat-bar-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/a-100-eves-nyugat-bar-napjainkban\/","title":{"rendered":"The success of the New York M\u0171v\u00e9sz P\u00e1holy lies, on the one hand, in the fact that the organisers put their heart and soul into organising their events every month, driven by a commitment to culture. The audience is always presented with a topical message, ensuring that each evening has a clear character and atmosphere, conveying the diversity and values of knowledge, culture and the arts to the audience in a down-to-earth and direct manner. This directness is one of the defining features of the programmes.\n\nAn event of this scale could not take place if the management of the Caf\u00e9, or its managing director, Csaba Szab\u00f3, did not take the event to heart. However, the enthusiasm remains undiminished. Just like that of the hostess, Anna Juh\u00e1sz, who presents the programmes with authenticity, not only through her knowledge and preparation, but because literature runs through her veins: she herself is the daughter of a contemporary poetic giant.\n\nNor can we overlook the now entirely unusual approach to guest communication. One of the driving forces behind the event, Diana J\u00f3zsa, the marketing manager, personally coordinates and responds to participants\u2019 registrations and enquiries. This form of communication plays a major role in fostering a friendly, direct rapport, and this is clearly reflected in the guests\u2019 reactions. The enthusiastic team at the New York M\u0171v\u00e9sz P\u00e1holy, working alongside Anna, is thus able to create a highly guest-centred and successful series of literary events."},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\nUpholstered seating, a mahogany bar, a plush carpet and \u2013 a touch of dim lighting. The Nyugat Bar is ideal not only for a coffee, but also for business meetings, cosy get-togethers with friends or a romantic escape. If you want to keep a low profile but still enjoy a good dinner or a leisurely coffee in a public place, the Nyugat Bar \u2013 which is celebrating its centenary this year \u2013 is the best choice.<\/strong>\n\nThe Nyugat Bar can be accessed from both the New York Caf\u00e9 and the hotel lobby. A few steps up the stairs and we find ourselves in a space that is enclosed yet open, furnished with curtains, upholstery, cosy lighting and comfortable furniture. The more understated glamour is not synonymous with a lack of luxury; it simply allows us to settle in more comfortably whilst enjoying a cocktail.\n\nThe Nyugat Bar welcomes guests from 6 pm and remains open until midnight. Its menu features the selection from the New York Caf\u00e9, and the level of comfort is every bit as good as what you\u2019d expect at the caf\u00e9 itself. Those who pop in mainly enjoy a relaxed coffee break and the diverse range of flavours on offer in the cocktail selection. Andr\u00e1s Csombok, the barman at Nyugat Bar, ensures this. Andr\u00e1s is a master of drinks, flavours, mixes and shakes; whatever he prepares, the guest need only describe the flavour that comes to mind and what they fancy. The understated piano music is provided by Attila N\u00e1dasdy, the bar\u2019s resident pianist. This master of \u201ecocktail piano\u201d fulfils any request, from Tchaikovsky\u2019s Piano Concerto in B flat minor through Chinese pieces to Sinatra and Sting.\n

The name of the Nyugat Bar<\/h4>\nThe venue, established as part of the New York Caf\u00e9, originally became famous in Pest\u2019s exclusive nightlife scene as the Mahogany Bar, but it was a true melting pot for the artistic, musical, bohemian and aristocratic worlds. The Caf\u00e9 entered Hungarian cultural history in the 1900s through the literary and artistic circles and caf\u00e9 editorial teams that formed here. It was also here that the famous \u2018Nyugatos\u2019 met, those who wrote for the magazine *Nyugat*. The magazine was a defining publication of 20th-century Hungarian literature. In homage to them, the current operator has named this well-deservedly famous venue the Nyugat Bar.\n

The Rebirth of the Nyugat Bar<\/h4>\nThe New York Caf\u00e9 suffered greatly during both the First and Second World Wars. In the 1950s, a sports shop was even opened here; fortunately, this only tarnished the reputation of this historic building and institution for a short time. In 1954, it reopened as the Hung\u00e1ria Caf\u00e9, although it was no longer possible to restore its former splendour within those historic walls.\n\nThe operation of the Caf\u00e9, the Salon Restaurant and the Nyugat Bar was taken over by the Hungarian company Eventrend Holding. For the group\u2019s owners, there was no question that cultural, literary and musical programmes needed to be organised, as the New York Caf\u00e9 was once synonymous with Hungarian artistic life.\n\nThe New York Caf\u00e9, which celebrated its 120th anniversary in 2014, has held the title of \u201eThe World\u2019s Most Beautiful Caf\u00e9\u201d since 2011, and is also one of the leading creative hubs of modern Budapest\u2019s hospitality scene.\n\n<\/div>\n
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