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November
16th 2007
Arena Plaza - Budapest’s Newest & largest Shopping Mall

Posted under Weekly interests & For Kids & Cafes & Shops

Plaza-craze seems to continue in Budapest and in other Hungarian cities. Yesterday the capital’s largest shopping mall, Arena Plaza (Near Keleti Train Station, M2 metro line) opened at last though with 3-hour delay.

The delay was because the cleaning of the mall wasn’t finished in time.
Despite the expectations only a couple of hundreds people attended the long-awaited opening ceremony. And they were certainly disappointed beacuse most of the shops didn’t open or were busy filling up the shelves with their products.

The rain-soaked and cold mass couldn’t warm up inside the huge building because the heating system didn’t work properly not to mention the closed toilettes.

Hopefully the giant plaza will operate more smoothly than it did on its first day.

Many famous brands have shop in the Arena:

  • Tommy Hillfiger,
  • Ralph Lauren,
  • Boss, Lacoste,
  • H&M etc.

Some other trendy brands include: Zara, Pull and Bear, the Okaidi Children’s Clothes.

A handful of cafes and restaurants cater for the hungray shoppers.

Haagen Dazs known for its spremium ice creams has its first shop in Hungary here.

Also Tchibo opened its first specilaity coffee and retail shop offering new product range every 2 weeks.

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September
4th 2007
An Alibi for Coffee - Cafe Alibi

Posted under Hidden Places & Cafes

If you want to drink really good coffee in Budapest pop in Cafe Alibi in downtown. They not only serve top-quality coffee drinks but the interior exudes a cozy atmosphere that makes you want to sip your coffee and contemplate busy Budapest street life for at least an hour.

No wonder Cafe Alibi won the Comeptition of Hungarian Coffee Houses in 2005 organised by a Hungarian website about cafes and cafe culture.
Besides the usual coffee drinks (espresso-290 HUF), cappuccino-390-HU, caffe latte- 450 HUF) they offer a range of teas, soft drinks and even milkshakes.

Between 8.00-12.00 you can have a substantial breakfast (menus are between 690-1190 HUF).

For lunch you can choose from grilled sandwiches (1000-1100 HUF), salads, and grilled meat and vegetarian dishes (1300-1600 HUF). Cafe Alibi’s dessert selection is tempting too. They have a very good website with pages in English which is a rarity among small businesses operating in Hungary.

Cafe Alibi Budapest

Address: Egyetem tér 4., V. district, M3 (blue metro, Kálvin tér station)

Opening Hours: Mon-Wed: 8.00-21.00, Thurs-Fri: 8.00-22.00, Sat: 9.00-21.00, Sun: 9.00-17.00

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