Dristor Kebap ★ 4.0
Dristor Kebap's special shaorma comes loaded with garlic-cream, mango, ghost-pepper and chimichurri sauces, the after-hours standby for 25-35 RON.
Try: Special shaorma
Tip: Open until 04:00 Lipscani; the special is the order.
Cartofisserie is an eastern european budget eat in Sector 4, Bucharest.
Cartofisserie loaded baked potatoes with bacon, cheese and brânză land at around 25 RON in Bucharest, one of the cheapest sit-down hot lunches around.
Tip: Counter service; vegan options on the menu.
Address: Strada Liviu Rebreanu 4, 031787 București, Bucharest
Dristor Kebap's special shaorma comes loaded with garlic-cream, mango, ghost-pepper and chimichurri sauces, the after-hours standby for 25-35 RON.
Try: Special shaorma
Tip: Open until 04:00 Lipscani; the special is the order.
La Mama's home-cooking chain on Lipscani serves Romanian ciorbă and sarmale plates at 30-55 RON, the Old Town standby for an everyday sit-down dinner.
Try: Ciorbă de burtă and sarmale
Tip: Multi-location chain; lunch fixed menu is the bargain Cash is faster than card.
The Obor market rotisserie counters in Bucharest sell half-chickens with bread and pickles for 30-40 RON, the city's cheapest sit-down chicken plate.
Try: Half rotisserie chicken with bread
Tip: Take it to the benches inside the hall; cash only.
The lángos counters at Bucharest's Obor fry dough to order and top with brânză and smântână, around 15-22 RON the city's deepest budget snack option.
Try: Lángos with garlic, cheese and sour cream
Tip: Smaller portions also sold; ask for half-cheese to make it sturdier.
Five mici with mustard, bread and a Romanian lager at Piața Obor in Bucharest for under 35 RON, the most-cited budget plate in the entire capital.
Try: Mici and bread plate
Tip: Cash speeds up the queue; weekend lunches book the benches by 12:30.
Covrigi Luca's central Bucharest counters sell warm soft pretzels for 4-6 RON, the most reliable walking-snack budget option across the whole city.
Try: Soft sesame covrig
Tip: Walnut and rose preserve pastries are 8-12 RON; multi-buy stickers in window.