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The Best Food Trucks in Budapest
Budapest is ideal for foodies and travelers because it has a vibrant traditional Hungarian food tradition that blends perfectly with wine, beer, coffee, and food, making this city a foodie haven.
Budapest’s culinary scene includes street food carts, food trucks, farmers’ markets, and casual takeout restaurants, and many squares and boulevards are lined with them.
Fortunately, the most famous cities in Budapest are located right next to amazing restaurants and food trucks, so a quick snack could end up being your favorite thing you ate during your visit. So here are the best food trucks in Budapest:
Read more on; 10 Best Street Food Spots in Budapest
1. Zing burger
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The restaurant has grown into a well-known brand, with delicious burgers available throughout the country, and it all began with a food truck in the capital. Burger fans couldn’t help but notice the appearances when they stopped in the courtyards of various office buildings.
Today, you can get the Street burger and the Smokey BBQ sandwich at Zing restaurants, and you can get the spritzes at festivals. Furthermore, their product line is becoming more diverse, and we can now choose from the popular in America Philly specialties packed with sirloin.
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Practical information;
Zing Karavan Open: Mon-Sun- 11:30-24:00
Address: 1075 BUDAPEST KAZINCZY UTCA 18.
2. Street Food Karavan
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The Street Food Karavan is a collection of a dozen trucks serving tasty food and drinks. It is located next to the ruin bars on Kazinczy Utca in the Jewish Quarter. There you will find everything from gourmet burgers to Mexican food, langos, kolbasz sausages, fried cheese, and chimney cakes.
They also offer some of the best vegan food in the city at Las Vegans’ stand. Being situated in the middle of Budapest’s biggest party streets it’s the ideal spot for a bite before hitting one of the many pubs and even better as a late-night snack. The atmosphere is lively and it’s never difficult to find a place. In addition, there can be lines at some of the more popular stands.
Practical information;
Address: Budapest, Kazinczy u. 20, 1075 Hungary
3. Vegan Garden
On the former premises of the defunct ruin pub, Racskert has five food trucks in its garden all serving food solely made from plant-based street food including burgers from Las Vegans, ice cream from Hideg Nyalat, Mexican food from Vexicana and dishes with Middle Eastern flavors from Kristof’s Kitchen. The fun of Vegan Garden is in grabbing a table and mixing and matching dishes from the dozen or so trucks crammed into the space.
Practical Information;
Open hours: Mon- Sun- 8 am- 10 pm
Address: Budapest, Király u. 8-10, 1061 Hungary
Contact: +36 1 619 2649
4. Vaslap Burger
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The restaurant is a small but all-the-more exciting burger bar that has impressed most of the tourists after its opening. People living in the area around the restaurant known the Csipes Barna’s sandwiches are filling dishes even without side dishes.
The best part of the restaurant is that it is recommended that they never give out tired vegetables or plain sauces simply because they offer fresh vegetables and their sauces are mouth-watering.
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Practical information;
Open Hours: Mon- Fri- 11:30 am- 9 pm- Sat: 1-9 pm- Sun: closed
Address: Budapest, Dohány u. 59/B, 1074 Hungary
contact: +36 20 289 6980
5. Leves
Leves is a street food flagship and one of the most popular high-quality fast food restaurants in the center of Budapest. The place was start-up by two young men who work here and share the belief that service starts with a smile.
Here you can find a daily selection of at least five different kinds of soup originating from various corners of the world. These soups include coconut and pumpkin, mint and green peas, Catalan chicken, and cold raspberry. The restaurant also offers baguettes, cookies, and other delicious sweets.
Practical information;
Open Hours: Mon- Fri- 11 am- 4 pm-Sat&Sun- closed
Address: Budapest, Vámház krt. 14, 1056 Hungary
Contact: +36 30 527 9495
6. Krumplis Langos
In Obuda in the Florian ter underpass, you will find Krumplis Langos where you can eat pancakes, waffles, and Langos with various extras. Langos is a famous Hungarian street food that is basically fried bread dough and the basic dough is made of water or milk, yeast, flour, and salt.
Most of the visitors at Krumplis Langos are regulars for whom the cycle is typical whereby those who try it once come back for weeks then they get full and have to break and then the whole thing starts all over again.
The prices are so budget friendly and they are designed so that we can easily overeat for the price of a downtown lunch. The toppings selection ranges from the usual variants of potatoes, cheese, ham, and sour cream to more special flavors like hot dogs and tzatziki.
Practical information;
open hours: Mon- Fri: 7 am- 7 pm, Sat: 8 am- 2 pm, Sun: closed
address: Budapest Aluljáró szint, Flórián tér 1, 1033 Hungary
Contact: +36 30 574 5471
7. BelFrit
Across the city, on the Buda and Pest sides, you can find a total of more than 10 BelFrits from food trucks to cozy food bars inviting from the boulevard. The brand became popular with its super Belgian fries but the portfolio grew rapidly with snacks.
In addition, the crispy outside velvety inside potatoes can be used as a garnish for sandwiches of which the vegetable version, the chicken version, the fried version, the salmon version, the shrimp version, and the version made with premium Mangalica meat are not an obstacle in addition to the basic beef version.
Practical information;
open hours: variable
address: BUDAPEST, OKTÓBER HUSZONHARMADIKA U. 8-10, 1117
8. Bamba beef burger bar
The restaurant, which was founded in 2015 by Jani Jancsa and the burger blog, has grown to its current size by keeping its promise of high quality at reasonable prices.
Interestingly, each restaurant location has its own burger, and the monthly madness, which is frequently made with seasonal ingredients, is available at all locations. These items, as well as the restaurant’s own sandwiches, are clearly aimed at guests who are willing to try new sauces and combinations.
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Practical information;
open hours: Mon- Sun: 11: 30 am- 11 pm
address: Budapest, Haris köz 2, 1052 Hungary
Contact: +36 1 952 2323
9. Mexkitchen
MexKitchen is a restaurant that offers authentic Mexican cuisine. The restaurant has a unique atmosphere, with brightly colored walls and floor tiles, and comfortable seating.
The food is also of high quality, with dishes such as chilies Rellenos, chicken enchiladas, and veggie tacos. The restaurant is popular for its affordable prices and tasty food.
Pratical information;
address: Budapest, Pauler u. 5, 1013 Hungary
10. Pizzica
The establishment is a small pizza parlor in Budapest that specializes in pizza al tagilo. The de Bartolomeo brothers, who are from Southern Italy, own and operate this tiny takeout joint in District 6. The restaurant employs a moist, high-gluten dough that, after a lengthy fermentation, rises into a chewy-like structure interspersed with air pockets, with a crispy crust and a charred underbelly.
Toppings available include tomato sauce, mortadella, arugula, sausage, mushrooms, and truffles. Outside the restaurant, there is a wooden bench and a few tables, and the walls are adorned with Hungarian artwork. Furthermore, the restaurant is open until 3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays in case you need to eat some tasty carbs after a long day.
