Kocsis Irma: A tour of our Locals. (A very quick one) - Our Budapest (Budapest, 1993)

an effective weapon. I must add that no one has ever tried to harm me in the Gyilkos, on the contrary. I have pleasant memories of this neighbourhood. On the other side of Nagytemplom utca, diagonally facing the Kincsem is a carpet-cleaning establishment. In the courtyard, old Persian carpets hang dripping from a clothesline, a tom-cat streaks across with a mouse in its jaws, and inside the house a thin, sinewy, oldish man, with his shirt-sleeves rolled up, pounds and kneads his carpets in great tubs.

Alfa Büfé Alpha Snack-Bar

Vili. Korányi Sándor utca 4

Behind the Klinikák (Clinics) and the botanical gardens, on the corner of Korányi utca and Illés utca, a sunny, glass-fronted snack-bar. 1 used to visit the neighbourhood because of the late Ferenc Magyar, master mason, sculptor of concrete. Cincié Feri’s magic garden full of concrete statues in 6, Dugonics utca still exists, but only Margitka is there to show the somersaulting concrete dinosaurs to the curious.

Szigony Söröző Harpoon Beer-House

Vili. Szigony utca 34

On the Corner of Tömő utca, behind the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic. It is better than the Alfa. With a tiny gallery and large windows, it is light and sunny.

Csülök Csárda Knuckle of Ham Inn

Vili. Berzsenyi Dániel utca 4

The “knuckle of ham centre” of Pest is Berzsenyi utca. Within a short distance, from Rákóczi út to the northern corner of Köztársaság tér, there are two pubs that specialize in knuckles of ham. The Csülök Csárda, and the Három Huszár (Three Hussars). The Csülök Csárda is a wine-cellar that serves fantastic knuckles. It has a

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