Britain’s world-renowned news service recently produced a report encapsulating the evolution of Lumen, a unique urban hangout of downtown Pest, captured in a short video portraying one of the first pioneers of the city’s burgeoning new-wave coffeehouse scene. In the video, Lumen founder Peter Laszlo not only talks about his one-of-a-kind place that roasts its own coffee – which enjoys ever-increasing success since its launch in 2008 – but also about the evolution of the neighborhood and District VIII, and how everybody tried to talk him out of opening a business on Mikszáth Square.

The BBC video manages to convey the atmosphere of this coffeehouse that also serves as a lively cultural space, portraying Lumen just the way it is – as a place that is always crowded with fresh-faced artistic individuals and caffeine addicts. However, we must point out that mentioning the “red light district” in the title is a bit misleading, considering that the area of District VIII that was notorious for prostitution a long time ago was located a few blocks away from Mikszáth Square.

You can watch the BBC’s video here.