Kürtös Ételbár is interesting; it’s a tiny little hole-in-the-wall take-out joint (they do, however, have a handful of tables if you want to eat in the restaurant). It also just happens to be connected to (and share a kitchen with) Rosenstein Vendéglő, a much fancier, acclaimed restaurant that serves traditional Hungarian fare.
Which means you can get an affordable lunch from a kitchen that really knows their stuff. It’s a great deal.
I ordered the marhapörkölt, a tasty Hungarian beef stew. It comes with a side of spaetzle.
There wasn’t anything particularly mind-blowing about it, but it was a solid meal. The stew is beefy, rich, and flavourful, and the satisfyingly chewy spaetzle compliments it perfectly.
The generous chunks of beef were a bit uneven — they alternated between fork-tender and surprisingly tough — and nothing about the flavour really popped, but for 1200 Ft (about $5.50 Canadian) it’s hard to go wrong.
Location: Budapest, Mosonyi u. 1, 1087 Hungary