Parliament & Around - Budapest - page 213

MIDDLE EASTERN

HUMMUS BAR
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 1-354 0108; www.hummusbar.hu ; V Október 6 utca 19; dishes 800-1890Ft;
11.30am-11pm; ; 15)
If you're looking for an easy vegetarian dish on the run, this is the place to go for mashed
chickpeas blended with sesame-seed paste, oil and lemon juice. Enjoy it au naturel (we
mean the hummus) on pita or in a dish with accompaniments such as mushrooms or falafel.
Not all dishes are vegetarian - though many are.

SANDWICHES

DURAN
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 1-332 9348; www.duran.hu ; V Október 6 utca 15; sandwiches 200-390Ft;
8am-5pm Mon-Fri, to 1pm Sat; 15)
This branch of the popular sandwich bar is by the Central European University and always
rammed with penny-pinching students.

THAI

PADTHAI WOKBAR
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 1-784 5079; http://padthaiwokbar.com/ ; Október 6 utca 4; dishes
1180-1280FT; 11am-11pm; 15, 2)
Thai eatery on two levels offers a base of rice or noodles (990Ft) with accompanying top-
pings (190Ft to 290Ft) and sauces free of charge. Hugely popular with students of the Cent-
ral European University who like the rough communal wooden tables and the too-clever-by-
half aphorisms etched into the glass walls.

HUNGARIAN

ROOSEVELT ÉTTEREM
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 06 30 460 6476; https://www.facebook.com/rooseveltetterem ; V
Széchenyi István tér 7-8; mains around 2500Ft; 8am-5pm Mon-Fri; 15, 2)
This brightly coloured caf that used to be on Roosevelt tér is a modern take on a Hungarian
önkiszolgáló (self-service restaurant) where, along with light meals available throughout the
day, main dishes are sold by weight (275Ft per 100g).

VEGETARIAN

GOVINDA
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 1-473 1310; www.govinda.hu ; V Vigyázó Ferenc utca 4; dishes 190-990Ft;
11.30am-9pm Mon-Fri, from noon Sat; ; 15, 2)
This basement restaurant northeast of the Chain Bridge serves wholesome salads, soups and
desserts as well as daily set-menu plates for 990/1890/2990Ft for one/two/three courses.

KEBAB

SZERÁJ