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).
Monday, December 8Budapest Bistro – Budapest 1054, Vécsey u. 3 Noon-2pm, 1,250 HUF
Split-pea soup Grilled chicken breast with mashed potatoes and peach compote OR spaghetti Bolognese Banana-and-chocolate cakeCastro Bistro – 1075 Budapest, Madách tér 3 Noon-2pm, 900 HUF
Cream of broccoli soup Meatballs in tomato sauce with potato cubes OR celery-mushroom balls in tomato sauce with potato cubes Fruity rice puddingMongolian BBQ – 1125 Budapest, Márvány u. 19/A Noon-2pm, 990 HUF
Turkey soup with tarragon Stefánia-style meatloaf with hard-boiled egg served with parsley potatoes and pickles Peach cake cubeMuzikum – 1088 Budapest, Múzeum u. 7 Noon-2pm, 1,090 HUF
Asparagus soup with cheese chips Roasted chicken-thigh fillet with steak potatoes and iceberg lettuceStex Ház – 1085 Budapest, József krt. 55-57 Noon-3pm, 1,190 HUF
Beef goulash with noodles Pasta with túró cheese and cracklings Savory crêpe
