Menza Étterem is a modern hungarian restaurant in Terezvaros, Budapest.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Liszt Ferenc tér 2, 1061 Budapest
Ket Szerecsen on Nagymezo's theatre strip is a two-floor Mediterranean-Hungarian bistro and cafe serving from breakfast to midnight in Pest, Budapest.
OrderThe Mediterranean breakfast plate with avocado and Hungarian sausage.
TipOpen 08:00-24:00 weekdays, 09:00-24:00 weekends; the upstairs balcony is the quieter room.
Frici Papa on Kiraly utca has poured the cheapest sit-down Hungarian lunch in Budapest since 1997, with shared tables, no menu cards and a daily blackboard.
OrderThe daily lunch menu under 3,000 Ft with the day's soup and main.
TipCash preferred, no reservations; shared tables and quick turnover, no English menu.
Getto Gulyas on Wesselenyi cooks 14 varieties of Hungarian stews alongside Jewish-Hungarian classics in a tiny ghetto-era room in the Jewish Quarter.
OrderThe rooster pörkölt with nokedli; the Jewish egg paste as a starter.
TipTiny room, no walk-ins after 19:00; reserve a day ahead Walk-ins usually OK.
Kispiac next to the Hold utca market is a six-table Hungarian room cooking veal liver, pork belly and roast duck right by the open kitchen in downtown.
OrderThe breaded veal liver with mashed potato and cucumber salad.
TipSix tables, Mon to Sat noon to 22:00; book at least two days ahead.
Ket Szerecsen on Nagymezo's theatre strip is a two-floor Mediterranean-Hungarian bistro and cafe serving from breakfast to midnight in Pest, Budapest.
OrderThe Mediterranean breakfast plate with avocado and Hungarian sausage.
TipOpen 08:00-24:00 weekdays, 09:00-24:00 weekends; the upstairs balcony is the quieter room.
Koleves Vendeglo on Kazinczy in an old kosher meat plant cooks affordable Hungarian and Jewish-Hungarian lunch menus, with a summer garden across the road.
OrderThe weekday lunch deal: soup, main and dessert in the kosher-meat-plant room.
TipLunch menu Mon to Fri until 16:00; the summer garden across the road is the better seat.
Frici Papa on Kiraly utca has poured the cheapest sit-down Hungarian lunch in Budapest since 1997, with shared tables, no menu cards and a daily blackboard.
OrderThe daily lunch menu under 3,000 Ft with the day's soup and main.
TipCash preferred, no reservations; shared tables and quick turnover, no English menu.
Klassz on Andrassy ut sits on the boulevard near the Opera, a chef-driven Hungarian carte run by Bortarsasag with the city's deepest sommelier-led wine list.
OrderMangalica pork with a glass of Hungarian Furmint from the sommelier's list.
TipReservations not accepted; arrive 11:30 or after 21:00 to avoid the wait.
