Ruszwurm Confectionery

The Ruszwurm Confectionery, in Budapest

The Ruszwurm is the oldest confectionery of Budapest, a refined gourmet address nestled in the castle district since 1827. The Budapest audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this institution with its pistachio-green façade, that regaled the ordinary people of Budapest as well as the empress Sissi, and has perpetuated for nearly two centuries the tradition of Viennese and Hungarian sweets.

The oldest confectionery of the city

It is in the Szentháromság utca street, opening on your left, that nestles the very refined Ruszwurm confectionery. Its façade, admittedly without artifice, is easily spotted from afar thanks to its pistachio-green colour, that already shows gluttony in itself. Opened in 1827, the address is the oldest confectionery still in activity of Budapest. Customers, it has attracted, received and regaled them: from the most ordinary, like you and me, to the most illustrious, like Elisabeth of Wittelsbach, alias Sissi. The empress of Austria and queen of Hungary had, it is said, a weakness for the sweet specialities of the place, so much so that she is said to have entrusted the preparation of her wedding cake to the pastry chefs of the Ruszwurm. Nearly two centuries have passed since, but the quality has not dropped, not even a bit. The confectionery still ensures the maintenance of the tradition and of the gourmet pleasures, with its famous krémes, these cream millefeuilles, its strudels and its cakes of Viennese inspiration. The rustic interior, adorned with cherry woodwork and original furniture, teleports us to the nineteenth century, in a hushed and intimate atmosphere. Small but laden with history, the address is an essential stop for the gourmands passing through Buda. A historic confectionery and a gourmet institution, the Ruszwurm is a fine stop of the discovery of Budapest.

What to taste

Here you taste the sweets of the oldest confectionery of Budapest, opened in 1827, with its pistachio-green façade and its rustic interior of cherry woodwork; you taste the famous krémes, cream millefeuilles, strudels and cakes of Viennese inspiration, in the very place where the empress Sissi is said to have ordered her wedding cake. The Ruszwurm is a gourmet institution of Budapest. It is a fine stop, to be savoured.

Practical information

The Ruszwurm confectionery lies on Szentháromság utca street, in the castle district, in Buda, in Budapest, reachable on foot or by funicular. It is a confectionery in activity, with a cramped interior space and often very frequented; the hours follow those of the establishment, which vary. It is best to come early or outside peak hours.

Why is the Ruszwurm confectionery famous in Budapest?

Because it is the oldest confectionery of Budapest, opened in 1827 in the castle district, that regaled the people of Budapest as well as the empress Sissi, who is said to have entrusted to its pastry chefs the preparation of her wedding cake; with its pistachio-green façade and its interior of cherry woodwork, it has perpetuated for nearly two centuries the Viennese and Hungarian sweets.

Where is the Ruszwurm confectionery in Budapest?

On Szentháromság utca street, in the castle district, in Buda, in Budapest, in Hungary.