Whether it's coding or writing, or even those damn reports, the fun part of being a freelancer is where. So why would I want to come to a place that looks like an office and imitate the annoying feel of being stuck in a cubicle under a neon light? Well, Fuck You Adam Neumann, Only douche-bags use your expensive synthetic sterile environments. If you ask me all this "WeWork" thing is just one big real estate Hoax. So, FUAN basically means - this lousy process of gentrification, while you should actually get the original and authentic experience, for a cheaper expanse, if you just look for it. Having said that, I can peacefully send you off to my favorite places around Budapest. Here goes:
Massolit Books & Café in Budapest
Turns out the original branch is actually in Krakow, Poland, and I intent to visit. Working here feels like going to grandma's house: surrounded with books and photo albums; old wooden furniture and some ready made stuff (check out grandma's vintage sawing machine turned into a table). What gives the place the sophisticated feeling is probably the cutting edge playlist, ranging from the Dandy Warhols to Alaska Thunderf***. For a more intimate and surprising vibe, follow the rabit hole to the secret garden in the back!
Madal Cafe - Specialty Coffee Bar
Probably the best coffee in Budapest, with all sorts of alternative milk and some amazing vegan sweets. Madal is all about ZEN, Karma, and precision. The minimalist design and low volume choir music inspired me to meditate before diving into my tasks. In Ferenciek tere there's a cool working gallery while at Hollan Erno branch the work space is located at the basement. None the less, wifi is as smooth as the coffee - fast and clean. In those frustrating moments you find it hard to concentrate I highly recommend to search for those hidden zen quotes.
Next Door Caffee
Don't believe the hype! This cute coffee hides in a small alley behind the most expensive street in Budapest. For many years Andrassy Utca is said to be the "eastern European version" of Av. des Champs-Élysées, well, at least the prices match the image.
But this hole in the corner of the posh-ridiculously expensive avenue got me this cool confidence of beating the system. Great coffee and sandwiches in a reasonable price, along side an extraordinary feeling sitting cross legged in the front, watching the world moving on, while I live in it, my own special pace and style.
Eventually you'll understand that working in coffee shops can turn out to be quite expensive, and for sure will not benefit your thighs (all those cakes...). I found out public libraries can serve many needs. while the quiet atmosphere increases levels of concentration, I tend to lose focus when facing those young hot students. They seem to put a lot of effort to meet their parents expectations, and get good grades, but all I can think of is how I will teach them...well...never mind.
ELTE Egyetemi Könyvtár és Levéltár
See these red and black thingy's on the right? These are the true reasons why I love this reading room. It's actually huge sleeping pillows designed for a cool noon nap, while you're surrounded by goth middle-ages architecture and literature.
MTA Könyvtár és Információs Központ
So close to the Danube and the parliament, and yet didn't quite catch any view from the reading room, but did enjoy the walking along side the river. To be honest - you see one ancient reading room, you've seen them all. After a month under those vintage lamps, painted walls and ceilings, surrounded by heavy wooden furniture, I thought nothing could really surprise me, but this monument on the way up (to yet another reading room) for some reason, caught my attention.
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