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 today 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).
Tuesday, November 25A38 Ship – 1117 Budapest, docked south of Petőfi Bridge Noon-3pm, 1,150 HUF
Egg soup Ribs served Bakonyi-style with shell-shaped pasta OR spaghetti with cheese and sour creamMarcello – 1111 Budapest, Bartók Béla út 40 Noon-3pm, 1,190 HUF (coffee included)
Vegetable soup with tarragon and dumplings Spicy grilled pork chop with vegetable farfalle Apple-cherry strudelMátyás Pince – 1056 Budapest, Március 15. tér 7 11:30am-3pm, 990 HUF
Green salad with garlic-mayonnaise dressing Fried chicken-thigh fillets with rice and peasRuben – 1053 Budapest, Magyar u. 12-14 Noon-2pm, 890 HUF plus 10% service charge
Fruit soup Stuffed chicken leg with potatoes Roly-poly pudding with jamZappa Caffe – 1088 Budapest, Mikszáth Kálmán tér 2 Noon-3pm, 890 HUF
Potato soup with sour cream and bacon
Risotto with roasted turkey, vegetables, cheese, and rucola OR chicken-fried steak with cheese sauce and asparagus, served with jasmine rice
