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This cheap and very cheerful self-service restaurant straddles the Royal Palace and the Old
Town and is a good choice if you're looking for something fast and low priced. Salads are
650Ft to 990Ft and there's a two-course fixed 'tourist' menu for 1250Ft.
HUNGARIAN
BUDAVÁRI RÉTESVÁR
strudel 299Ft, menu 990Ft; 8am-7pm; 16, 16A, 116)
Strudel in all its permutations - from cherry and apple to dill with cheese and cabbage - is
available at this hole-in-the wall dispensary in a narrow alleyway of the Castle District.
HUNGARIAN
FORTUNA ÖNKISZOLGÁLÓ
1-375 2401; I Fortuna utca 4; mains
700-1200Ft; 11.30am-2.30pm Mon-Fri; 16, 16A, 116)
You'll find cheap and quick weekday lunches in a place you'd least expect it - on Castle
Hill - at this very basic but clean and cheerful self-service restaurant. Reach it via the stairs
on the left side as you enter the Fortuna Passage - and note the
sedile
(medieval stone niche)
to the right as you go in.
INTERNATIONAL
VÁR: A SPEIZ
mains 2800-4300Ft; noon-midnight; 16, 16A, 116)
Michelin may have taken its 'bib' away, but we still love this romantic bistro and its perenni-
al warm welcome. Vár: a Speiz takes its food very seriously indeed and the five-course tast-
ing menu (9800Ft) is memorable. It's just opposite the Hilton Budapest.
INTERNATIONAL
RIVALDA
11.30am-11.30pm; 16, 16A, 116)
An international cafe-restaurant in a former convent next to the National Dance Theatre,
Rivalda has a thespian theme, a delightful garden courtyard and excellent service. The menu
changes frequently, and the wine list is among the best. There's a four-course set menu for
13,200/8550Ft with/without wine.
INTERNATIONAL
CAFÉ PIERROT
1-375 6971;
www.pierrot.hu
; I Fortuna utca 14; mains 3840-7640Ft;
11am-midnight;
16, 16A, 116)
