January is the month of the vegans, and such restaurants are no longer hard to find in Budapest. Szeretlek Magyarország collected the five best ones in an article to help everybody looking for a restaurant that offers this type of food.
1. Szabad Új Hely
Szabad Bisztró was the first vegan pub in Budapest. The owners opened a new restaurant in Budapest’s 8th district, the Szabad Új Hely (1084, 30 Víg Street).
You can find only vegan drinks here and it is also a perfect bistro. You can eat classics transformed into tasty vegan dishes like Hungarian layered potatoes, cheese burger or Hortobágy-style pancake without meat, and Hungarian gnocchi.
Szeretlek Magyarország’s author chose NemFish & Chips, which included French fries with peas purée and remoulade. NemFish was a fried jackfruit mixed with algae, perfectly spiced.
They have a daily lunch menu for only HUF 2890 (EUR 7.5), comprising two courses.
2. PINGRUMBA
Pingrumba is not a vegan place, but thanks to its Middle Eastern kitchen, it has many kinds of vegetables on its menu. Therefore, they can serve vegan dishes like hummus dukkah, muhammara, beetroot-lentil tabbouleh, fried parsnips, fried cauliflower, Middle Eastern house-made pickles and bread. The author’s favourite was the muhammara. That is a pepper cream with nuts, pomegranate, parsley and olive oil. Both its taste and texture were fantastic, the author wrote.
Furthermore, you can taste unique non-alcoholic drinks here.
Address: 1024, 6 Széll Kálmán Square
But they have another restaurant in Dob Street (Pest Side), Dobrumba (1074, 5 Dob Street).
Moto Pizza
They have a perfect vegan alternative, the Marinara, which costs only HUF 2,500 (EUR 6.5). There are only two original Naples pizzas protected by the European Union; one is Marinara.
There is San Marzano tomato sauce (D.O.P.) on the pizza dough with garlic, extra virgin olive oil, basil and oregano. Thanks to the high-quality ingredients, one can only adore it.
Address:
- Moto Pest – 8 Madách Imre Street
- Moto Buda – 46 Bartók Béla Street
- Moto Rákóczi – 34 József Boulevard
Read also:
- THESE are the best vegan restaurants in Budapest – with photos
- HERE is another selection of the five best vegan restaurants in Budapest with photos from our author, Eleonora Jobst.
EPOCH Vegan Burger
Burgers are probably the most “veganised” food, even Burger King offers Plant-Based WHOPPER. EPOCH Vegan Burger is also a fast food restaurant offering only vegan burgers. The buns are perfect, toppings and sauces are diverse. The patty can contain mushrooms, oats, wheat or vegetables.
No burgers contain preservatives or artificial flavour enhancers. You can find EPOCH Vegan Burger in the 5th district (1053, 20 Királyi Pál Street, but they also offer home delivery.
Flow Specialty Coffee Bar & Bistro
Flow is like an office. Some of the people are studying, while others work or negotiate here. Therefore, you must order at the desk, but waiters and waitresses then carry the food to your table. Since the place is on Andrássy Avenue, English is a priority. But their cashier always speaks Hungarian and English, too.
.They have a changing menu but have quite a few stationery brunch offerings available all day (e.g. some of their signature dishes like the vegan goulash, and the vegan omelette).
The coffee bar is the strength of the place. If you want to taste any meals there, you should get there by 6 p.m. at the latest because that is when their kitchen closes.
Address: 1062, 66 Andrássy Avenue