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).
Friday, December 12A38 Ship – 1117 Budapest, docked south of Petőfi Bridge Noon-3pm, 1,150 HUF
Cabbage soup Broiled pork chop with cheese sauce and French fries OR broiled zucchini with cheese sauce and French friesChamps Sport Pub – 1074 Budapest, Dohány u. 20 Noon-3pm, 900 HUF for two courses, 1,200 HUF for three courses
Egg soup Bacon-wrapped chicken breast with mashed potatoes Rice puddingRuben – 1053 Budapest, Magyar u. 12-14 Noon-2pm, 890 HUF plus 10% service charge
Goulash soup Galuska dumplings with bacon and egg FruitSpinoza – 1074 Budapest, Dob u. 15 Noon-4pm, 950 HUF
Walnut-breaded chicken-breast strips with raisin-flavored rice and honey-mustard sauce Fruity layer cake topped with meringueZappa Caffe – 1088 Budapest, Mikszáth Kálmán tér 2 Noon-3pm, 890 HUF
Cream of lentil soup with bacon and croutons
Grilled pork chop flavored with Camembert, apple, and walnuts, served with steamed jasmine rice OR grilled red cheddar with buttered mashed potatoes and pear chutney
Crispy raspberry-walnut pastry with caramel cream
