Restaurant · Budapest
Frici Papa
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- Price
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- Where
- Budapest
No reservations; closed on Sunday.
What it is
Frici Papa is a kifőzde, the age-old Hungarian eating house: home cooking that recalls grandmothers' kitchens, a menu that changes every day and low prices. It opened in spring 1997 on Király utca, in the middle of the Jewish Quarter and the ruin-bar district, and the idea is still the same: eat well and cheaply with the comfort of a restaurant.
What to order
The menu of the day mixes grilled dishes, főzelék (thick vegetable pottages, of peas, lentils or potato, with an egg or a sausage on top), roasts and homemade sweets. It is the place to try what is eaten every day in Budapest, not what is served to tourists.
When to go
Open Monday to Saturday from 11:00 to 22:00 and closed on Sunday. At midday it fills up with local people; in the evening it is quieter. You can eat in or order to take away.
What to order: Order the set menu of the day and a főzelék, the thick vegetable pottage that is Hungary's everyday dish.
Practical details
- Phone
- +36 1 351 0197
- [email protected]
- Opening hours
- Mon–Sat11:00–22:00
- SunClosed
- Cuisine
- Hungarian home cooking
House specialities
- Goulash
- Főzelék (vegetable pottage)
- Pörkölt
- Roasts of the day
Tips
- Go unhurried at midday Tables are shared and turn over quickly; if it is full, wait a few minutes.
- Combine it with the ruin bars You are five minutes from Szimpla Kert and Kazinczy utca.
Frequently asked questions
Is it open on Sunday?
No, it closes on Sunday.
Do I need to book?
No, it is an eating house without reservations.
What is a főzelék?
A thick vegetable pottage, very Hungarian, eaten with bread and something on top.
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