Auguszt Downtown (Kossuth Lajos Str.)

Auguszt is a famous family-owned confectionery in Budapest dating back to 1870. Although their Buda location, which is run by a different part of the family, is considered to be the crown jewel, this one, on Kossuth Lajos utca, is more conveniently located for most people. The inside is fitted with plush banquettes, floor-to-ceiling windows, and cozy nooks and crannies (upstairs).

Auguszt serves both the usual suspects (Dobos and Esterházy torte, krémes, flódni, isler, marzipan figurines) and their in-house creations, such as E-80, which was made for Elemér Auguszt's eightieth birthday. Also here: sugar and lactose-free cakes. Another upside of the place is that uUnlike other downtown pastry shops, Auguszt isn't overrun by tourists and attracts a mainly local crowd, even ladies who seem to have been parachuted here from 1930s Budapest. Closed on Sunday and Monday.