Castle Hill

Ruszwurm

Cukraszda confectionery, szenthã¡romsã¡g utca 7 right across the street from st. matthias church, 36-1 375-5284. open daily 10am-7pm. this tiny coffeehouse in the castle district is the oldest continually operating cafã© in the city; probably one of the best pastry shops in budapest. as a coffeehouse it dates to the 1820s, and its original furnishings are still intact. because the furniture is original, this may be one of the only non-smoking cafã©s in the city. on a historical note, this location has sold sweets of some kind or another since the middle ages, when it was a gingerbread shop. the same family has been operating ruszwurm since the early years of this century, and all the cakes are made on-premises.