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, October 6Castro Bistro – Pest VII, Madách tér 3 Noon-2pm, 900 HUF
Potato soup with sausages Chicken risottoFonte Pizzeria – Buda XI, Budaörsi út 153 Noon-2:30pm, 990 HUF without dessert, 1,390 HUF with dessert
Spring vegetable soup and Italian-style stuffed chicken breast with parsley potatoes OR ham-and-olive pizza
Vanilla-flavored dessert waffle with raspberry and whipped cream
Tuesday, October 7Farger – Pest V, Zoltán u. 18 Noon-2pm, 990 HUF (lemonade included)
Roasted pumpkin soup with smoked meat and pumpkin seeds Pullet breast with nutmeg-camembert sauce and pineapple-curry riceBali Caffe – Pest V, Károly krt. 4 Noon-2pm, 990 HUF
Mushroom soup with noodles
Green-pea potage with meatloaf
Wednesday, October 8Mirage – Pest VIII, Nap u. 23 Noon-2pm, 970 HUF
Cinnamon-apple soup Meat lasagna CakeDorothy Lounge – Buda XII, Városmajor u. 88 11:30am-2:30pm, 890 HUF
Chicken soup with vermicelli
Chicken-and-spinach gnocchi OR fried cheese with rice and tartar sauce
Thursday, October 9Almásy Vendéglő – Buda II, Rómer Flóris u. 12 Noon-3pm, 950 HUF
Green-pea soup with chicken giblets Buns stuffed with túró cheeseChamps Sport Pub – Pest VII, Dohány u. 20 Noon-3pm, 900 HUF for two courses, 1,200 HUF for three courses
Tomato soup
Tomato and cabbage potage with meatloaf
Rákóczi-style túró-cheese dessert
Friday, October 10Stex Ház – Pest VIII, József krt. 55-57 Noon-3pm, 1,190 HUF
Cream of green bean soup Turkey breast Kiev-style with baked potato Rice pudding with fruit puréeMenta Terasz – Buda II, Margit krt. 14 Noon-3pm, two courses for 790 HUF and three courses for 990 HUF
Creamy fruit soup
Rosemary-flavored grilled chicken leg with vegetables OR cabbage pasta
Walnut-raisin apple pie with cinnamon sauce
