Let’s Do Lunch: good deals for cheap meals – October 20-24 - 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, although several eateries will not be open or serving lunch specials on Thursday and Friday of this week because of the October 23 holiday. Click on each restaurant’s link for their entire week’s lunch offers.

Monday, October 20Almásy Vendéglő – Buda II, Rómer Flóris u. 12 Noon-3pm, 950 HUF

Liver-dumpling soup Fried vegetables with potatoesAraz – Pest VII, Dohány u. 42-44 Noon-3pm, 1,390 HUF (lemonade included)

Beef consommé with strawberry leaves
Moussaka OR broccoli au gratin

Tuesday, October 21Kisbödön Ételbár – Buda II, Keleti Károly u. 9 Noon-3pm, 900 HUF

Onion soup Braised pork shank with sorrel sauce and boiled potatoesMátyás Pince – Pest V, Március 15. tér 7 11:30am-3pm, 990 HUF

Beef shank with carrot sauce and dumplings
Savory crêpes

Wednesday, October 22Budapest Bistro – Pest V, Vécsey u. 3 Noon-2pm, 1,250 HUF

Meat soup Grilled chicken breast with steamed vegetables OR stuffed mushrooms with cheese sauce served with rice and corn Sponge cake with forest-fruit sauceMongolian BBQ – Buda XII, Márvány u. 19/A Noon-2pm, 990 HUF

Cream of broccoli soup with toasted almonds
Pork with onion-flavored mashed potatoes
“Mongolian cream” dessert

Thursday, October 23Marcello – Buda XI, Bartók Béla út 40 Noon-3pm, 1,190 (coffee included)

Chicken ragout soup with dill Curried pike-perch with bacon served with steamed vegetables Raspberry cakeMirage – Pest VIII, Nap u. 23 Noon-2pm, 970 HUF

Consommé with savory crêpe strips
Mexican-style turkey ragout with rice
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