Let’s Do Lunch: good deals for cheap meals – Sept. 22-26 - English

Diverse restaurants across Budapest offer discount-priced “napi menü” lunch specials every weekday, typically including two or three courses of satisfying cuisine that serves as a showcase of the eatery’s culinary repertoire. Here is a roundup of some especially delicious-sounding deals for the week ahead at varied locations, all offering these kind of bargains throughout the workweek (click on each restaurant's link for their entire week's lunch offers).

Monday, September 22 Opus Jazz Club – Pest IX, Mátyás u. 8 11:30am-2pm, 990 HUF for two courses, 1,090 HUF for three courses

Green-bean soup Grilled chicken with jasmine rice and vegetable sauce OR fried mushrooms with jasmine rice and vegetable sauce CheesecakeBudapest Bistro – Pest V, Vécsey u. 3 Noon-2pm, 1,250 HUF

Poultry ragout soup
Sesame-coated fish fingers with salad OR grilled chicken breast with rice and peas and pickled vegetables
Túró-cheese dumplings

Tuesday, September 23Menta Terasz – Buda II, Margit krt. 14 Noon-3pm, two courses for 790 HUF and three courses for 990 HUF

Hungarian mushroom soup Roasted pork shank with potatoes OR deep-fried crêpe stuffed with broccoli and cheese sauce Apple crêpesBali Caffe – Pest V, Károly krt. 4 Noon-2pm, 990 HUF

Sausage and potato soup
Fried pumpkin with rice and tartar sauce

Wednesday, September 24400 – Pest VII, Kazinczy u. 52/B Noon-3pm, 980 HUF

Green-bean soup with sour cream Ham-wrapped turkey breast with cheese and potato salad OR penne arrabbiataVörös Postakocsi – Pest IX, Ráday u. 15 11:30am-3pm, 950 HUF (soft drink included)

Chicken soup with liver dumplings
Stuffed peppers with mashed potatoes
Homemade pastry

Thursday, September 25Vakvarjú – Pest VI, Paulay Ede u. 7 11am-1pm, 990 HUF for two courses, 1,390 HUF for three courses

Cream of onion soup Brassói-style roast pork with potatoes and homemade pickled vegetables Palacsinta crêpes with sweet túró cheeseKeksz – Pest VII, Madách Imre tér 4 11:30am-12:30pm, 990 HUF (elderflower or raspberry soda included)

French onion soup with croutons
Roasted turkey breast stuffed with bacon and sheep’s túró cheese with mashed potatoes