Many Budapest baristas would tell you to drop by Tamp & Pull in District 9’s Czuczor Street if you’re serious about your coffee. This tiny operation, next to Corvinus University, was one of the first in Budapest to advance the cause of specialty coffee when it opened in 2012. A board hung over the bar lists the key parameters of the coffee beans on offer varietal, processing method, farm name and altitude. A wide range of coffee options, many dairy alternatives, sandwiches and cakes.

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