Hungarian Pastry Shop
The Morningside Heights cafe since 1961 where Columbia academics write books over bottomless coffee and strudel.
Example
Drip coffee gets refilled without asking while you sit with a strudel, the checks are hand written and nobody hurries you out of the chair.
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Frequently asked questions
What makes this cafe worth the trip uptown?
The combination: a genuine academic haunt, the cathedral across the street and Columbia's campus five minutes away. It is a half-day neighborhood, not just a coffee stop.
What should I order?
Drip coffee with free refills and any Hungarian pastry, the strudel and the sacher torte are the regulars' picks.
What else is worth seeing in Morningside Heights?
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine sits directly across the street and Columbia's campus is five minutes away, which turns the coffee stop into a half day.
