8 street food worth the trip across Hungary, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Hungary guides.
Karaván Street Food ★ 4.4 · Budapest
erzsebetvaros · Kazinczy utca 18, 1075 Budapest
Karavan on Kazinczy next to Szimpla Kert is Hungary's first food-truck court, a Jewish Quarter open-air strip with langos, burgers, gyros and kurtoskalacs counters, Budapest.
Tip: Late-night until 01:00 Thu to Sat; the langos and kurtoskalacs lines are the longest.
Belvárosi Disznótoros ★ 4.4 · Budapest
lipotvaros · Károlyi Mihály utca 17, 1053 Budapest
Belvarosi Disznotoros on Karolyi Mihaly is downtown Budapest's standing-counter sausage shop, with paprika and blood sausage, wild boar stew and breaded pork at the counter.
Tip: No seating, only high tops; the queue moves fast, take a tray and pay at the till.
Bors GasztroBár ★ 4.4 · Budapest
erzsebetvaros · Kazinczy utca 10, 1075 Budapest
Bors GasztroBar on Kazinczy serves a daily-changing menu of three soups and a dozen stuffed baguettes, a Jewish Quarter standing counter with five tables in Budapest.
Tip: Closed Sundays; the menu rotates weekly, follow the Facebook for the day's soup.
Kolbice by Kobe Sausages ★ 4.1 · Budapest
lipotvaros · Hold utca 13, 1054 Budapest (Belvárosi Piac)
Kolbice by Kobe at the Hold utca Belvarosi market puts six grilled mini sausages in a whole-wheat bread cone with mustard and ketchup, an inventive Budapest sausage stop.
Tip: Inside the Hold utca market hall; standing-only, eat at the high tops by the entrance.
Központi Vásárcsarnok Lángos Counter ★ 4.1 · Budapest
ferencvaros · Vámház körút 1-3, 1093 Budapest
The upper-floor langos counters inside the Central Market Hall on Vamhaz korut are the iconic Budapest spot for a sour-cream-and-cheese langos before the train home.
Tip: Cash only most stalls; head upstairs to the gallery once you have crossed Vamhaz krt.
Rétesbár ★ 4.0 · Budapest
lipotvaros · Sütő utca 2, 1052 Budapest
Retesbar on Suto utca near Deak ter is a takeaway strudel counter in downtown Budapest with apple, cherry, poppy seed and cottage-cheese fillings made each morning.
Tip: Open daily 10:00 to 22:00; ask for a piece warmed in the oven if there is a slow moment.
Retró Lángos Budapest ★ 4.0 · Budapest
terezvaros · Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 25, 1065 Budapest
Retro Langos on Bajcsy-Zsilinszky across from the Arany Janos utca metro fries 30-plus varieties of langos to order, the canonical sour-cream-and-cheese fried dough in Budapest.
Tip: Cash and card; queue runs 15 minutes deep at lunch, the standing-room counter turns over fast.
Drum Cafe ★ 3.7 · Budapest
erzsebetvaros · Dob utca 2, 1072 Budapest
Drum Cafe on Dob utca near Deak ter is a standing-counter Jewish Quarter spot for langos and gulyas, a frequent Budapest dinner stop after the ruin-bar crawl.
Tip: Open daily into the late evening; cash and card, no reservations.