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 27Wasabi – Buda III, Szépvölgyi út 15 11am-3pm, 1,390 HUF (green tea included)
Grilled tofu salad Spicy panko-breaded fried fish fillet with garlic-flavored mashed potatoes White-chocolate mousse with strawberriesFarger – Pest V, Zoltán u. 18 Noon-2pm, 990 HUF (lemonade included)
Cream of broccoli soup with cheese and tortilla chips
Grilled pullet breast with Sicilian sauce and steamed rice with olives and basil OR grilled smoked-cheese salad
Tuesday, October 28400 – Pest VII, Kazinczy u. 52/B Noon-3pm, 980 HUF
Tomato soup with alphabet pasta Fried chicken fillet with pumpkin and mashed potatoes OR spaghetti with creamy spinach sauceBonnie – Pest V, Ferenciek tere 5 Noon-3pm, 1,050 HUF
Green-bean soup
Pork-chop cordon bleu with rice and peas
Wednesday, October 29Stika – Pest VII, Dob u. 46/A 11:30am-3pm, 1,450 HUF
Cream of pumpkin soup Chicken-and-mushroom pilaf Chocolate-chip cookieMenta Terasz – Buda II, Margit krt. 14 Noon-3pm, two courses for 790 HUF and three courses for 990 HUF
Cauliflower soup
Bacon-wrapped chicken breast with blue-cheese sauce and jasmine rice OR penne with blue-cheese sauce
Apple strudel with cinnamon sauce
Thursday, October 30Muzikum – Pest VIII, Múzeum u. 7 Noon-2pm, 1,090 HUF
Argentine beef-goulash soup Almond-flavored túró-cheese dumplings with strawberry sauceKerék Vendéglő – Buda III, Bécsi út 103 Noon-3pm, 890 HUF
Green-pea soup
Spinach-stuffed chicken-breast fillet with fried rice
Friday, October 31Spinoza – Pest VII, Dob u. 15 Noon-4pm, 950 HUF
Beef consommé with egg Pumpkin risotto with thyme-flavored chickenOpus Jazz Club – Pest IX, Mátyás u. 8 11:30am-2pm, 990 HUF for two courses, 1,090 for three courses
Cabbage soup with smoked pork knuckle
Penne arrabbiata
Coconut brűlée
