Fekete

Fekete: where fresh milk and 100% arabica meets, and with adding a little bit of magic results a cup of perfect creamy coffee. So far, our favorite coffee place opened 12 days ago and is at Múzeum körút 5, 15 steps away from McDonald's at Astoria towards Kálvin tér. Although, it is a very tiny place and maybe more comfy for a take-away, it is surely a must! 

Fekete definitely focuses on serving a high quality coffee. We had the chance to find out what is the secret recipe of a perfect cup of coffee. The short answer was: 'A good barista'. The more detailed answer, besides a good barista, a good coffee machine and direct trade of coffee. The good machine is given, Fekete has one from Florence, and the coffee itself comes directly from the farmers to the roasting plant and than straight to the coffee place. The place uses two types of coffees beans to make what is than served depending on the content of milk. One of them is 100% arabica coming from a Hungarian roaster in Vienna and the other is a blend of 60% Ethiopian and 40% El Salvadorian coffee that is more suitable with coffee having a high content of milk. The type of milk also makes a difference in the taste of the coffee. The best choice is milk with high protein content (not the same as high fat content of milk!) that is fresh and directly coming from the owner of the cow. This milk is more sweet than those bought in the supermarket. We didn't believe this, however we were convinced by tasting the milk separately. So basically no additional sugar needs to be added to the coffee. And last, but not least, the very nice barista at Fekete has almost 5 years of experience in making coffee in London and Budapest, ranging from big multinational coffee houses to small coffee places. The coffee he made we rated 11 on a 10 point scale :) Absolutely perfect!

We both chose a latte and shared a chocolate croissant. The coffee was absolutely perfect. The milk was very creamy and the espresso had a very silky taste. The latte was very smooth and revealed the high quality of the ingresients. Indeed, we didn't add any sugar, the latte was as sweet, as it should. The coffee was simply but classy served, and we got our favorite little heart in the milk :) The croissant was just prepared. Is there anything better than a warm, soft croissant filled with nutella and chocolate bits at the top?

There is a wide variety of drinks to chose from. Besides the different classical types of coffees, many kind of teas, hot chocolate, milk, juices and also fröccs (wine and soda) is on the menu. Different croissants, cookies and sandwiches are offered. The pastries are always fresh and the small bottles of juices are made of bio fruits. Our favorite is unquestionably the chocolate croissant. 

The interior of Feketeis also worth to mention. Besides the antique style door inside the placethat is locked and serves as decoration, the dominating colors are black and white.Forgot to mention, ‘fekete’ means ‘black’in Hungarian, so in addition to associating with coffee, the name also match thecolor of the furniture and accessories. The style of the place is more modernwith a catchy design. By its own, everything would seem simple, but together itcombines to accurately designed and enjoyable atmosphere. The accessories aremainly cups, teas and potato chips that can be bought, the mysterious door, and thecoffee machine itself. The place is very tiny, it has only four chairs, howeverthis compact size is also an important element of the design. Tables areplanned for the summer, so we agreed to come back for another cup of coffee. 

Nothing more to say, rather than share a video of how our latte was made and recommend a cup of coffee at Fekete :)