Cool Tour Café
Cool Tour Café at Király utca 28 has one of the few genuine courtyard gardens in Pécs's Belváros. The interior runs through two connected rooms with the eclectic decoration typical of a venue that has operated long enough to accumulate rather than design: plants, found objects, mismatched furniture, walls covered in local art and event posters. The courtyard behind the interior adds 30 to 40 seats in warm weather and transforms the venue's character. The drink menu covers beer, cocktails, and wine at prices slightly above the student minimum but below the wine-bar tier. Cool Tour doubles as a cultural venue: art exhibitions rotate through the interior walls, and occasional events including poetry readings, acoustic sessions, and art openings appear in the program. It draws a crowd that mixes university students with the older local creatives and professionals who want a bar with more visual texture than a standard student ruin pub.
Where to stay near Cool Tour Café
Hotels close to Belváros (Pécs), Pécs.
What to Expect
A café-bar with genuine character and a courtyard garden. Not as cheap as Korhely, not as wine-focused as Korsó. The middle option for anyone who wants atmosphere without committing to either extreme.
Warm, eclectic, and visually interesting. The courtyard is the main draw. The interior reads as genuinely lived-in.
Eclectic: acoustic, indie, occasional live performance in the courtyard. Background music stays at conversation level during standard evenings.
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Outdoor evenings in the courtyard, anyone who prefers an arts-adjacent atmosphere, a venue that works across different times of day.
Card and cash accepted.
Price Range
Draft beer (0.5 l) 900 to 1,200 HUF. Cocktails 2,000 to 2,800 HUF. Wine by glass 1,100 to 1,900 HUF. No entry fee for standard evenings.
Beer ~2.25 to 3 EUR. Cocktails ~5 to 7 EUR. Wine ~2.75 to 4.75 EUR.
Hours
Monday-Thursday 10:00-24:00, Friday-Saturday 10:00-02:00, Sunday 12:00-23:00.
Insider Tip
The courtyard is the best seat in the venue on warm evenings. Get there before 7 PM on Fridays to claim a table before the outdoor space fills. During summer when students leave, Cool Tour holds its crowd better than the pure student bars because its regulars include older locals who don't leave the city in July. Check social media for event evenings.
Full Review
Cool Tour Café on Király utca 28 earns its position on Pécs's main pedestrian bar street through the courtyard, and the courtyard alone is enough of a reason to visit. Behind the interior rooms, a planted and lit garden space holds 30 to 40 people at tables spread under string lights and a canopy of greenery. In a city where most bars operate on narrow street terraces or indoor spaces, this is rare.
The interior is genuinely eclectic rather than designed to look it. Two connected rooms carry rotating art exhibitions, accumulated event posters, plants at various stages of growth, and furniture that has been here long enough to seem permanent. The visual density is high but not cluttered. It's the kind of space that reveals new details on a third visit.
The drink menu covers the standard range without specializing. Beer around 900 to 1,200 HUF, cocktails in the 2,000 to 2,800 HUF range, wine from 1,100 HUF per glass. Not the cheapest option on Király utca, not the most expensive. The cocktails are made properly rather than hastily, which matters if you're having more than one.
The crowd is broader than the pure student bars. University students appear, but so do older locals, artists, academics, and the working professionals who want a drink after work in a space that doesn't feel like a teenager's basement. This makes Cool Tour more resilient to the academic calendar than venues that depend entirely on student traffic.
Cultural events appear irregularly: art openings, acoustic sessions, poetry evenings. They're not weekly, but if you happen to be there on an event night, the courtyard becomes a different kind of venue. Worth following their social media if you're planning a multi-day visit.
The Neighborhood
Király utca 28 is near the northern end of the bar-dense section of the street, close to Korhely and within easy walking distance of Nappali. The street narrows slightly past this point heading toward the Barbakán.
Getting There
From Széchenyi tér, walk north on Király utca for about 350 meters. Cool Tour is on the left side of the street, identified by the sign and the outdoor terrace furniture.
Address
Király utca 28, Pécs
Other Venues in Belváros (Pécs)
Replay Café & Bar
Popular terrace bar on the south side of Széchenyi tér with a loyal student crowd. Known for cheap beer and a lively outdoor section that fills on warm evenings.
Korhely
Student ruin bar two streets off the main square with a worn interior, cheap draft beer, and a crowd almost entirely made up of University of Pécs students.
Nappali Music Bar
Live music venue and bar below street level, hosting local bands and acoustic sets most weekends. One of the few Pécs venues with a consistent music program.
Korsó Wine Bar
Hungarian wine bar focusing on Villány and Szekszárd regional wines. Quieter atmosphere than the student bars, suited to conversation and evening drinking.
Trafik Café & Bar
Compact café-bar on the pedestrian main street with a terrace that catches the afternoon sun. Operates as a café by day and transitions into bar mode from early evening.