Inside the most beautiful cafe in the world – its just a few hours from the UK and you get fancy cakes and live music

A CAFE regarded as the "most beautiful" in the world has been described as a "transformative experience" by people online.

Finding the best places to eat and drink is one of the main joys of going on holiday and the New York cafe is a place on lots of people's bucket lists.

Despite its name suggesting otherwise, the New York is actually just a two-and-a-half hour flight from the UK, in Budapest in Hungary and it serves its tea and cakes in style.

Far from being a simple cafe, it's an ornate building with grand columns fancy decor and even live classical music.

One person who was suitably impressed with their visit was travel content creator who shared a video of his experience .

In his video, he said: "Nowhere does cafes quite like Budapest.

"This is the and it's widely regarded as the most beautiful cafe in the world.

"To top things off, you get serenaded by beautiful music while you eat.

"Absolutely amazing, 10 out of 10.

"The whole ambience of the place is absolutely gorgeous."

Other people who had visited agreed with his sentiments, commenting: "This place is stunning! Who wouldn’t want to dine there? The columns, lighting, paintings are beautiful and music to relax with. Inviting and enlightening. I love it."

Another said it was a "wonderful bygone era captured".

A third added: "Video cannot capture the beauty of this cafe. It's a transformative experience."

The stately building in Nagykörút started life as the hall of an insurance company, when Max Aufrich, a Hungarian teacher, helped to establish a Hungarian network for the New York Insurance Company.

The newly created department needed a hall and the lavish, four storied palace, with café on the ground floor, was created especially.

It opened its doors in 1894 and quickly became a favourite place for artists, writers and poets.

It remains popular to this day and some who have visited for a drink have described it as like dining "in a palace".

One wrote on TripAdvisor: "My visit to the New York Café in Budapest was a step back in time to the golden age of coffeehouses.