Napfenyes also serves vegetarian Hungarian plates and is the longest-running plant-based room in Budapest, with the full vegetarian Hungarian comfort canon and a cake counter.
Must order: The lecso with seitan and a vegetarian dobos torta.
Tip: Vegan and vegetarian menus run side by side; ask the server for the daily lunch deal.
Address: Ferenciek tere 2, 1053 Budapest
Hungarikum Bisztro near Parliament runs a marked gluten-free menu alongside its Hungarian classics, with separate-station preparation, a coeliac-friendly room in Budapest.
Order: The gluten-free chicken paprikash and the gluten-free dobos torta to close.
Tip: Inform the staff at booking that you need gluten-free preparation; rooms book out fast.
Titiz on Bajcsy-Zsilinszky is a halal Turkish restaurant downtown Budapest with kebabs, manti and pide, the most-recommended halal kitchen on the city's halal directory.
Order: The mixed Turkish grill platter with bulgur and ayran.
Tip: Daily 11:00 to 23:00; the room is small, take away orders move fast at lunch.
Hummusbar on Kiraly utca, the original 2005 location of Hungary's vegetarian hummus chain, serves the canonical Israeli plate of hummus, falafel and pita in Budapest.
Order: The classic hummus with chickpeas and a side of falafel.
Tip: Multiple branches across Budapest; the Kiraly utca original is the busiest.
Free Glutenmentes Pekseg on Dob utca in the Jewish Quarter is Budapest's dedicated gluten-free bakery chain, with lactose-free and soy-free baked goods at the standing counter.
Order: A gluten-free pastry and a paleo bake from the counter.
Tip: Multiple branches across the city; the Dob utca branch is the Jewish Quarter standing counter.
Hungarikum Bisztro near Parliament runs a marked gluten-free menu alongside its Hungarian classics, with separate-station preparation, a coeliac-friendly room in Budapest.
Order: The gluten-free chicken paprikash and the gluten-free dobos torta to close.
Tip: Inform the staff at booking that you need gluten-free preparation; rooms book out fast.
Indus on Raday utca in Ferencvaros is a fully halal Indian and Pakistani restaurant with its own tandoor oven, the canonical chana masala, paneer and biryani in Budapest.
Order: The chicken tikka from the tandoor with butter naan and a side of saag aloo.
Tip: Daily; the lunch menu is around HUF 2500 for a curry and naan, terrace open in summer.
Titiz on Bajcsy-Zsilinszky is a halal Turkish restaurant downtown Budapest with kebabs, manti and pide, the most-recommended halal kitchen on the city's halal directory.
Order: The mixed Turkish grill platter with bulgur and ayran.
Tip: Daily 11:00 to 23:00; the room is small, take away orders move fast at lunch.
Hanna's, founded in the 1960s in the courtyard of the Kazinczy Synagogue with the entrance on Dob utca, is Budapest's flagship glatt kosher Ashkenazi Hungarian restaurant.
Order: The cholent on Shabbat lunch with a side of gefilte fish.
Tip: Closed for Shabbat lunch and dinner, the Friday meal must be paid for in advance.