4Printa Budapest
Printa was one of the first stores in Budapest to figure out that selling high-quality coffee alongside Hungarian designer products can be a winning combination. Think limited edition prints, clothes, tote bags, and purses made by the local designers—no tchotchkes here. Being in the center of the trendy Jewish Quarter, it was only a matter of time before tourists would discover it. Accordingly, today Printa mainly caters to visitors with somewhat inflated price tags.
Nevertheless, there's plenty of cool stuff, plus espresso-based specialty coffee. The ground coffee comes from Blue Bird, the coffee shop and roastery next door. In the midst of all the shopping, don't miss the subtle-yet-imposing, Moorish Revival-style synagogue across from Printa, designed by the the famous Viennese architect, Otto Wagner.
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