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The '''Hungarian Pastry Shop''' is a legendary cafe on Amsterdam Ave. across from [[St. John the Divine]].
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[[Image:Hungarian.jpg|thumb|right|Hungarian Pastry Shop. Photo by [[Chris Szabla|C. Szabla]] ]]
  
Full of graduate students who hang out for hours on end, huddled over their laptops and books. This might be because all refills on coffee are free.
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The '''Hungarian Pastry Shop''' is a legendary cafe on [[Amsterdam Avenue]] at 111th St, across from [[St. John the Divine]]. It's the closest thing to a Parisian cafe in [[Morningside Heights]]. Founded in [[1961]], it's owned by the same Greek family that own [[Symposium (restaurant)|Symposium]] and that owned the [[P and W Sandwich Shop]].
  
The bathroom is noteworthy for being filled with political graffiti of predictable character, although it has been more frequently painted over in recent times.
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The Hungarian is a great place to write a paper and read. The coffee is pretty good and you get free refills, and <s>many</s> few of the pastries are delicious. However, the big draw is the atmosphere. Mostly, the place is full of CC students and grad students who hang out for hours on end, huddled over their laptops and books. There aren't many [[SEAS]] kids though, probably because there's not enough room to spread out to do [[problem sets]], and there are no outlets or WiFi.
  
For some reason, the waitstaff at the Hungarian is mostly of Ethiopian extraction.
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The bathroom is noteworthy for being filled with extreme, and extremely diverse, political graffiti, which is painted over ever so often.
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[[P and W Sandwich Shop]] used to be right next door with good though expensive food, until it closed on December 24, 2011 <ref>http://bwog.com/2011/12/14/breaking-pw-sandwich-shop-to-close-in-a-week/</ref>.
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(Flexible) Hours: Mon-Fri, 7:30am-11:30pm; Sat, 8:30am-11:30pm; Sun, 8:30am-10:30pm
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2011/04/11/hungarian-pastry-shop-ready-celebrate-50th-anniversary Spec article marking Hungarian's 50th anniversary]
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==References==
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== Map ==
 
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[[Category:Restaurants]]
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[[Category:Snacks]]
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[[Category:Coffee]]
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[[Category:Morningside Heights]]

Latest revision as of 21:29, 9 May 2024

Hungarian Pastry Shop. Photo by C. Szabla

The Hungarian Pastry Shop is a legendary cafe on Amsterdam Avenue at 111th St, across from St. John the Divine. It's the closest thing to a Parisian cafe in Morningside Heights. Founded in 1961, it's owned by the same Greek family that own Symposium and that owned the P and W Sandwich Shop.

The Hungarian is a great place to write a paper and read. The coffee is pretty good and you get free refills, and many few of the pastries are delicious. However, the big draw is the atmosphere. Mostly, the place is full of CC students and grad students who hang out for hours on end, huddled over their laptops and books. There aren't many SEAS kids though, probably because there's not enough room to spread out to do problem sets, and there are no outlets or WiFi.

The bathroom is noteworthy for being filled with extreme, and extremely diverse, political graffiti, which is painted over ever so often.

P and W Sandwich Shop used to be right next door with good though expensive food, until it closed on December 24, 2011 [1].

(Flexible) Hours: Mon-Fri, 7:30am-11:30pm; Sat, 8:30am-11:30pm; Sun, 8:30am-10:30pm

External Links

References

Map

<googlemap lat="40.803472" lon="-73.963662" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" height="300" controls="small"> 40.803472, -73.963662, Hungarian Pastry Shop </googlemap>