Napfenyes Restaurant and Pastry Shop

Everything vegan! I had seiten with chips and ragu, was absolutely lovely. Menu was quite large, lots to choose from. There were loads of different cakes to choose from as well for dessert, maybe next time!

The menu is entirely vegan... Even the amazing pastries, brownies, cakes and other sweet delights. The place is huge and it feels very traditional, definitely not like a hipster vegan place. But this "old school" style makes it very interesting. Some dishes are quite elaborated and some are a vegan take on traditional Hungarian food.

Just go and enjoy the amazing good, awesome vibe :)

The perfect mix of a classy restaurant and vegan food !
Furthermore the waiters are so kind =)

Okay, that's a big statement. Sorry. But I kinda think it might be the best vegan restaurant in the entire world. Why? Because it has 250+ reviews here and a high star rating and everywhere else I've been I could always find something to fault. Here? No alcohol and decaf coffee is the only thing people are complaining about and that's definitely nitpicking.

The food itself is delicious and there's so much choice. There's about 20 different desserts, rotated daily. There's a whole bunch of pizzas, soups, pastas, traditional Hungarian dishes, sharing platters, and so much more.

The place is on the upscale side, with table cloths, booths, waiters treating you like you're special, always trying to find you the best seat in the place, but the prices are extremely cheap. In any other country, this combination of upscale-food with inexpensive prices wouldn't work, but in Budapest anything goes.

As for the atmosphere, it's very nice. As it is fancy, there's usually classical music playing quietly in the background and every time I've been (which was every day of my holiday) there was just enough people to make it atmospheric but they weren't taking up the best tables.

I swear if I ever find a nicer vegan restaurant that's better value for money, I'll come back and rewrite this review but until then, this is (in my opinion) the best vegan restaurant in the world.

Napfenyes is a classy, elegant, all vegan restaurant based in Budapest, Hungary.

The service is polite, discreet and they make an effort to give you a better table when possible.

The food is just incredible. They have a large selection catering to basically everyone; vegan, raw vegan, gluten free. There are traditional Hungarian dishes that are veganised, pastas, soups and daily specials. I've ordered the Seitan cutlets with garlic and mustard twice as it is so mouth wateringly good. I've also tried 3 other dishes there courtesy of my partner including the kiev.

The only thing I would like is if they sold alcohol but certainly it is still a great evening without.

Really nice and delicious food, and soooo friendly & caring staff! I had only 15 minutes to order some food and the lady on the entrance did everything to make me get it as soon as possible. She just made my day. Strongly recommend this restaurant to all :)

Being a native Hungarian and a vegan I can only say that Napfenyes is the best vegan restaurant in town when it comes to selection and atmosphere, period. Especially because they serve deliciously made, vegan traditional Hungarian dishes as well. We've tried almost every single vegan restaurant in town but Napfenyes is the winner when it comes to selection and service.
It's the one where you walk in, have a jaw drop and ask "is this really vegan?" and yes, it's all vegan. Honestly, I can't count how many times we've been there, at least 12 times if I want to be more accurate, we ate through everything from the pastries, cakes, pizzas, pastas, soups, mains, till the raw dishes, the quality is top notch in taste and price-size ratio as well. The selection is huge. If you are a raw, gluten free, sugar free, juice fasting, you can still eat/drink there! However, due to the owner's philosophy, be aware of that they don't serve alcohol and regular coffee but I suggest you to try their grain coffee, it's great and help you to defeat your caffeine addiction! :)
Always look into their daily menu, this way you can save money and have a chance to try vegan Bolognese lasagne if you are lucky enough, yumm!






Updated from previous review on 2016-12-19

really good food ! would definitely recommend , glutenfree choices. however there was no wifi

I absolutely love Hungarian food and it is usually meat based and loaded with sour cream. I had the bean goulash and the stuffed cabbage and they were to die for! I can back a second time during my visit to Budapest to have the stuffed cabbage again. I will definitely eat here any time I come to Budapest and would tell anyone who is vegan to drop by. The staff is friendly helpful and English speaking. I adore this place!

A fantastic place to try vegan food, a large variety of food, excellent deserts and pizza!!!
Quite cheap as well!

This place is on my top 3 of best vegan restaurants in the world.

Amazing menu, great vegan pizza and desserts and everything with a super affordable price!

Would eat there everyday!

Loved the food!

This is THE place.
The menu is large and diverse, it offers an amazing choice of vegan (and gluten-free friendy) dishes, from Hungarian specialties to Lasagna, pasta and PIZZA!
The restaurant is very large and clean, kind of chic-ish (ir try to be), and the food! Oh the food.
Fresh and excellent. And SO CHEAP!
I had a Hungarian pizza and oat-fritters with mashed potatoes and my boyfriend had the vegan skewers with lemonade, for a total of 20€.
We ate every last bite of it.

The lady at the reception was super nice and even gave us advice as to where to go grocery shopping for vegan food, however our waitress was pretty cold. But eh, you can't have it all.

The BEST quality-price ratio for Budapest: we are definitely coming back here. Many times.

My friend and I went here twice. I had the Seitan Roast a la Brasov with Ratatouille first time and a bolognese pizza the second time.
The first time I also ordered a cake, a poppyseed cake.
I loved the food, it was really great, but the service was bad and we had wait for a really long time for it.
They walked right past us and didn't even notice that we were ready to order.

Das Restaurant ist im großen und ganzen hervorragend. Das Ambiente ist sehr gut für Budapest, die Bedinung ist erstklassig. Die Vorspeise, eine Minestrone, war fantastisch. Das Hauptgericht, eine Grillplatte, hat mich nicht ganz überzeugt. Die Seitan Koteletts waren zu trocken und irgendwie auch lieblos zubereitet. Das habe ich, selbst hier Budapest, schon besser gegessen. Das Mineralwasser wird in einer Plasteflasche serviert.Aber, das Dessert ist der Hammer! Das allein ist es wert hier einzukehren... ;-) Ich habe einen Sponge Cake bestellt und etwas wunderbares bekommen.

Oh man; truly the best vegan restaurant I've ever been to! The restaurant looks incredibe, the food so delicious and not too pricey, the staff very friendly. This has become one of the best memories of Budapest, recommended for everyone! I took some non-vegan friends here and everyone loved it! The vegan cheeses were so good too! Nothing bad to say about this place :)

Ich habe schon viele rohe zucchini Spaghetti Bolognese gegessen , aber das waren mit abstand die besten!!!!!! Unbedingt herkommen! Ein Traum für Veganer! Frisch, sauber, gepflegt!!

I wish I was able to try more of their absolutely amazing food. We were there twice during our trip and tried to order as many different dishes as possible both times. Especially the 4 cheese pizza blew us away.

It was a very cosy restaurant with friendly staff and good prices.

I find myself disappointed going to any other vegan restaurant so far. This place had the best pizza, scones, and cream cake! It is a must visit!

So many choices and also loved that they had vegan Hungarian dishes.
Great service too and we kept going back.
Highly recommend it!

Good food,big portions friendly staff

Updated from previous review on 2016-09-14

Very glad we stopped of here for dinner. We were greated by very friendly staff and the service was very good. There were so many meals to choose from! We choose the kievs and houmous and falafel, both delicious. We also picked up a few bits from the pastry display to take away for dessert. It was our first meal out in Budapest so we don't know what typical reaturaunt prices are like but we were very, very pleasantly surprised and what we got for our money here! Very pleased, would recommend and may well return before we leave (in 2 days)!

Loved trying the Hungarian dishes. We tried the Stuffed Cabbage and Seitan Roast with Ratatouille and both were excellent. Very filling and wonderful flavor. We were too full to try the cakes or desserts but everything looked beautiful. Staff was friendly and helpful. Will return.

We were at this place today and it was absolutely amazing. Very nice atmosphere, very friendly staff, menu also in english and a lot of food on it that sounds very tasty. We had a hungarian pizza and a grilled plate. The Grill plate has very good seitan on it and it had the perfect amount of spice. The pizza was the best vegan pizza i ever had. We also had the homemade ginger and rosewater lemonade and they werw also perfect.
Also we were lucky to listen to some smooth live music, which was neither too loud nor too gentle.
I would totally recommend this Restaurant if you are looking for good affordable food.

The place has a really good atmosphere with a really nice crew. Everything is well-designed, just like the food.

They have a nice variety of food, and even daily dishes! The dishes are mostly Hungarian and Italian. They have also ice cream and cake. You can't leave hungry, the portions are just perfect, I recommend you to start with a soup and go for a main dish followed with a cake or ice cream. If you are not that hungry, you can always go for pizza. Just like the place, the food is first class.

If you are looking for a nice dinner with someone, or for a business meeting, this is the ideal place for you. It's not just a street food bar, it is a serious restaurant, with magnificent food in the heart of Budapest.

The food was so delicious.
They have all types of meals, cakes and ice cream.
The price was good compared to what I expect usually when I am at home.
Everyone is very friendly and speak very good English!

Even though there are so many reviews here, I am inspired to add my superlatives. This is a great restaurant!

Wonderful ambiance, friendly staff who speak great English, memorable food, extensive menu, Hungarian options, generous portions, reasonably priced and all vegan!

Vegan dining just does not get much better than this. It is all good. For Hungarian food, try the stuffed cabbage.

And try to leave room for desert. Great cakes.

Be sure to have time to enjoy this experience. It sometimes takes awhile to get served as it can get busy.

Updated from previous review on 2014-10-13

They serve a good meal and have plenty of options. I had a Hungarian based dish which was tasty and filling. Staff were friendly but the atmosphere wasn't quite working for me. I didn't feel relaxed enough to hang around too long.

Pizza was fab but my boyfriend ordered his with extra cheese and didnt like it because it was tooo cheessy.. Go easy on the cheese. Had the most delicious ice cream after apricot anand vanilla , the menu is impressive and has a range of options :)

The restaurant is really nice, with chairs inside and outside. They have some Hungarian dishes, which I really enjoyed, and a dessert bar!

We ate at all four stalls from this restaurant at the Sziget music festival in August 2016. It was great to have it there, but sad there were no other vegan cafes represented. Non veggies were eating there too for variety.
After eating from their stalls solidly for two days, I'd say the food was a bit too rich and greasy, yet it was tasty and enjoyable. My favourite was the falafel, and the deep fried vegan cheese triangles were fabulous.

The restaurant offers a large variety of meals and desserts and everything I've ordered tasted delicious. The staff are all very friendly and nice. I also loved the ambience, the place is spacious and nicely decorated. It was an excellent experience altogether and i'm thinking of revisiting Budapest just for this place :)

Nice environment, friendly staff, great menu! All vegan.

We went to Napfenyes Restaurant after reading the ecstatic reviews on Happy cow, and needless to say, ours will be a very positive one too.
We went there three times: two for dinner and once for a piece of cake and ice cream and we’ve loved every single dish we’ve ordered.
One in our group is gluten intolerant so she was very surprised by the wide choice of gluten free dishes and how tasty they were. I took the piquant pizza the first time and a traditional dish and goulash soup the second time and I was over the moon with every dish. The cheeses found in several dishes were to die for!
The service was very nice, the presentation superb, the dishes excellent and the price very accessible (especially compared to what we are used to in France).
I would definitely recommend this restaurant to everyone who comes to Budapest, vegan or non-vegan :)

After eating there for the first time, we immediately fell in love with this restaurant and came back almost every evening. The menu is huge and every single thing we tried was absolutely delicious. The hungarian dishes are a must try! Their cakes are amazing, too. The staff speaks perfect English and is very friendly. I can recommend this place to everyone :)

Had dinner every night during our vacation in Budapest. I was amazed from this place....Its probably the best vegan place I have visited. Huge variety, everything was very tasty, reasonably priced. Great location, looks and atmosphere. I asked if they had a cooking book and they have one only in Hungarian...hope they will have one in English soon. This place is a league of its own....taking vegan food to the next level. Great shakes, Pizzas, pastas, soups, Hungarian dishes, Grill dishes, deserts....I really look forward to my next visit in Budapest and this place is one of the main reasons...

Good vegan "hungarian" pizza. Great dough.
The waitress was smiling and kind.
The spinach risoto was a little bit greasy to me, but tasty. Recommended.

Like everybody else, we had 5 star experience until dessert. Food was absolute heaven, as it is in this place, and service is really good too but unfortunately everything didn't go we when we wanted dessert. We ordered cakes from where they were and when the waitress brought them to us we sais we'd like two coffees with soy whipped cream and the lady said sure and told it to a collegue standing nearby. We waited for 15 minutes and finally asked the waiter for whom the cake lady had talked if we're getting the coffees. He had no idea he was supposed to get us those coffees. After a while he comes back with one cappucino and we said we ordered two. After a little bit more waiting he came back with one more - but either of them wasn't with whipped cream. We were so frustrated but after all waiting we were in hurry and didn't have time to start wait for new ones. And the same happened previous day in their second location where we ordered 2 same dishes from the daily menu using very clear English and got instead a pasta from à la carte. I don't know if the staff has problems with understanding or where is the problem but its kinda sad and frustrating that you don't know what you get and if you get it at all :(

everything was so tasty, i think about going back to budapest just to be able to eat there again. every vegan shoult have a restaurant like that in his/her hometown!!!

My love affair for Budapest started at Napfenyes. We got the menu and agreed it was smartest to just order the huge Hungarian combo plate. Our first introduction to Hungarian food was a plate of fried, cheesy, flavorful, filling, warm, comforting food. As we left, the dessert case demands your attention. We ordered cookies and a beautiful piece of layered hazelnut cake. (Caution- the cakes are not as sweet as Americans are used to, so the hazelnut cake tasted of cream and hazelnuts with little sweetener).

Despite the fact that there are like a million vegan eateries in Budapest because it's actually heaven, we went back to where my love affair began. We ordered the meatiest pizza on the menu and a salad. This pizza was DELICIOUS! I can't say if it's worth ordering over the traditional hungarian food, so I suggest you go twice.

Finally, a sweet, creamy, delicious ice cream cone to say goodbye...

Been to few vegan places which I have enjoyed but none as much as this one! There was a large menu and a chance to try some traditional dishes which was great as I've wanted to try some proper Hungarian food.
It was quite cheap and absolutely amazing I am going to go back everyday as I want to try it all!!! The self service salad bar had loads of
Options along with soya cream dressing and I would of been quite happy with that on its own!

I've travelled extensively and this is the best vegan restaurant I've ever been to! Loads of choice and has some traditional Hungarian options. The lasagne was amazing, you wouldn't know it's vegan, the cheese is perfect in it. Also lots of choice of drinks, desserts and even ice cream!

Great food, plenty of flavour and originality!
Great location near the river in the touristy part of Budapest, yet away from the crowds. Probably the largest vegan restaurant I've been to. Amazing daily specials and desserts also.
No booze though. Service was professional and adequate, but not outstanding.

The main meals were great but the service was a little slow... With the mains taking about 25 mins to arrive. But their food was pretty imaginative and the staff friendly. Apparently they sometimes have good live bands. Overall recommended!

I went to Budapest with my mother this month. She wasn't that excited about going to a vegan restaurant but her opinion changed after eating at Napfenyes Restaurant. First we both had a small salad from the salad bar. It was very delicious and you could choose from a wide range of different vegetables, not only the "typical ones". Our main courses were even better. It was so good that we decided to come back the next day. This time we also had some delicious cake. If you go there you should definitely try some pastries and the special rosewater lemonade!

I am leaving Budapest tomorrow after a great vacation, and one of the things I'm saddest about is not being able to eat here again! The food here is so good, and it's tucked in a bit from a busy street on a quiet, shady corner that is perfect for relaxing and cooling down. I continued to go here over other vegan establishments in the city because this one offered Hungarian options as opposed to only pizza, burgers, and other more generic vegan food (this place does have pizza, though). The food is delicious, the portions are hearty, and do yourself a favor and get dessert!

We visited the restaurant during our visit in Budapest, the place is very nice and located in a central location. It was difficult to choose what to order because the large selection.
Finally, we decided to invite the Hungarian dishes And unfortunately we we didn't like them so much. The cakes we ordered were fine.
Maybe it was just a bad choice of dishes..
What we loved most was the ice cream they make there. We came every day and there were new and interesting flavors.

I went on a holiday to Budapest and I've been here like 5 times :). The place is amazing and offers a great choice of vegan food. They have a large variety of food and my friend and I tried something else every night. The only thing I didn't like was the pizza, there was way too much vegan cheese on it and I just don't like the taste of it. Another con is that the food was greasy and tasted unhealthy, my body didn't feel very well after I'd eaten at the restaurant. But that's not really a problem, we'd asked for some veggies without oil or sauce and they steamed the veggies perfectly which was nice! The vegan ice cream was also delicious and they had many flavors. I would totally recommend this place and it's also very very cheap!!

I loved it. I would especially recommend the Hungarian food and of course the Napfenyes platter (a restaurant putting its name on a dish usually means it's a good one :-) plus you get to try many different things in one meal.)
My brother had the pizza and that was alright but not as good as a good Italian pizza (then again I'd rather have no (vegan) cheese at all and add some chili oil instead).

The food is amazing. Great veganised versions of Hungarian Food. The staff is very nice and speaks english. One of the best vegan restaurants I've been to. But something that just blew me away was the rosewater lemonade. Something I've been reproducing at home ever since I first tried it. Rarely do I go to a place twice when I'm visiting, I prefer to try as many restaurants as possible, but this was so good that I went there twice during my not so long stay.

Large and beautiful space, the menu was great, full of vegan and vegetarian choices.
The dish is great, very tasty.
The staff was very nice and attentive, one of the best restaurants I've been.
Recommend, I'm looking forward to going back there.
Also, not expensive.

This place deserves 6 stars in Happycow. If you are still unsure if you should try this restaurant, keep reading. If I already convinced you, skip all the chit-chat that comes below and just go to the place!

The thing is that this is one of the most incredible restaurants that I have discovered in my long or short, depends on who you compare with, vegan existence.

I was really surprised by the wonderful treatment in the kitchen of the seitan and the vegan cheese. I tried the Stuffed Seitan Kiev Cutlets and were amazing. The rest of the dish was composed by steamed broccoli and *perfectly* cooked jasmine rice. I also tried the pizza with smoked tofu and sausages... I'm not a a pizza guy but it was great.

Desserts: just fantastic. They have a full range of cakes and sweets in the entrance of the restaurant and sell for take-away. Some contain sugar alternatives. All the desserts I tried were really good.

Service: top-notch. The place is kind of romantic too, so it's a winner for bringing a special friend. What else can you ask for?

I can confirm that not only is the best vegan place in Budapest by far but also it is clearly among the best ones in Europe.

This was our first time in Budapest and were not expecting to find such fine Vegan dining. The front of the restaurant is the patisserie (hazelnut praline cake was light and delicious!), which leads to cafe seating and then cosy main dining hall. Lovely atmosphere, helpful staff and an extensive menu. The food was so delicious yet not greasy but just big, healthy portions. A lot of soya protein used in different ways and delicious hearty soups. We went back twice during our stay as it was so good, highly recommended. Note, make a reservation if you want a table in the main dining area, does get very busy, which is when staff can be less attentive (we went during busy time and quiet period).

Really nice place with some luxury feeling, professional staff, the food was really nice, some vegan version on Hungarian dishes, all and all great experience but the desserts we took wasn't good enough though the chocolate bars are great :)

I've been to Budapest twice in the past years and this has been on my to-visit-list ever since the first time I've eaten here. during my first time in this gorgeous city i've even eaten here twice. back then it wasn't all vegan, but it has never been an issue finding food :)
everything i ever had here was absolutely delicious. the taste-range is huge and i'm oh so in love with everything on the menu (especially the mixed plate). i even dared to try the daily menu once - which included mustard-sauce on spaghetti. and i've never even had mustard before! it was simply GREAT.
service is fantastic and asking questions in english was never an issue. thanks for that!
can't wait to go back!!
probably not the cheapest place in Budapest but great price for the value you receive.

Great food with seperate gluten free menu. Staff could be friendlier but the chefs do a great job - well worth a blvisit for good vegan food.

I loved it - had a great salad and out of this world dessert. My husband has Celiac and had very limited choses. The restaurant marks spelt as gluten-free and it is NOT. The service dropped off as our meal progressed but I would go back if only to have a dairy free pastry!

It is always nice to eat at a fancy vegan place. Here they have a wide variety of choices, friendly and professional staff and a nice ambience.
The only downsides were little hidden charges like paying for 2 drinks when we only ordered one, and paying to get the rest taken away.

This place is just perfect. Meals are delicious and some of them is so "meaty" that I thought we are in the wrong place for a moment.

We had a full dinner, including two soups, two different meals with variety of tofu, seitan and soy steaks, that were just amazing and huge desserts. It nearly killed us and thad would be pretty cool way to die.

Even if this is one of the most expensive vegan places in Budapest, it's still very cheap, especially when you look at the quality of this food.

Place itself is very big and comfortable, but looks a bit old fashioned.

I really hate missing out on traditional local dishes when I travel, so this was the perfect place for me. It has a good section of local dishes, as well as lots of pizzas and less daunting choices! I had the stuffed cabbage leaf, which was delicious. It was a really filling plate of food, with lots of flavour combinations I wouldn't usually have gone for. My partner had the Hungarian oatcakes, and found the dish a little dry but generally really good. We were both satisfied! The menu is in both Czech and English, and the staff spoke good English too.

When you enter the restaurant, there's a big, tempting cake counter. The cakes look really impressive, and it was very difficult to choose what we wanted. I found the Snickers cake a wee bit too sweet, but my partner loved the chestnut cake. It was also a great spot to pick up muffins/scones for breakfast.

I'd say this is one of the best places where we ate in Budapest.

One of the best vegan places I've ever been to, with great food and friendly staff.
We liked it so much that we ended up eating there every day during our three day visit to Budapest.
Great choice of dishes including tasty vegan pizzas made with non-dairy cheese plus self-serve salad bar, gluten-free and raw options.
I very much enjoyed trying vegan versions of local Hungarian dishes but the absolute favourite was Napfenyes Platter for two with fried crepes filled with vegetables, marinated and grilled seitan cutlets, fried non-dairy cheese and stuffed seitan a la Kiev. Also some yummy desserts to eat in or take away.
I heartily recommend it!

What a wonderful vegan restaurant. Serves Hungarian and Italian food. A choice of 13 vegan pizzas, plus pasta dishes, raw food dishes, hungarian dishes, gluten free dishes and lots lots more.
This retaurant is so good we ate there three times in our day and a half stay.

What I particularly like are:
Choice of 13 vegan pizzas
Large portion sizes
Tasty food.
The daily special is different each day and is incredibly good value at 1300 florints for a main course
They use spelt flour, agave,
They do lovely pastries.
However chocolate lovers may be disappointed as the restaurant uses carob which is a healthier alternative.
My first meal lunch consisted of soup of the day. Very lavoursome and a bargain at 450fl.
This was followed by tofu and lentil cutlets with potatoes and vegetables - I struggled to finish the meal.
For an early supper I had a small salad from the serve yourself salad bar plus I shared some garlic bread.
Lunch on day 2 consisted of a lovely squash soup, and I then shared a green vegetable pizza with my partner so I'd have enough room for the dessert.
The service was very good. Food was served promptly (perhaps a bit too promptly as not much of a gap between starter and mains) and the menu was in Hungary and English.
Centrally located.
I have no hesitation in recommending this restaurant and giving it 5 stars.

The fried vegan cheese is terrific. You can get it as a side item paired with something else like the salad. The fried cheese is also available on the platter for two which was very large and a bit heavy. The other favourite item was the vanilla roll which resembled an eclair with vegan cream in the middle - amazing!

After a long day of walking around the Budapest we decided to give this restaurant a go, even though it was marked as vegetarian. I was sure I will find something vegan on the menu, but to my surprise the WHOLE menu is vegan. Literally everything :)
We had a soup (peas and goulash) for starter that was delicious and not too salty. For the main course we had typical Hungarian dishes vegan style and let me tell you, if the restaurant wouldn't be closed on the 31. of december, 1. and 2. of january I would eat there every day of the visit.
They also serve pizza, falafel and other vegan food, as well as some delicious pastry. Be sure to stop for a lunch or dinner, you won't regret it!

I've been vegan for 5 years so It's quite hard to have a vegan lunch in the city, especially at my workplace.
Since they're open in Ferenciek tere I having lunch there every day and I'm happy with it!My wife doesn't need to cook every day.

The daily menu has a very good price, and If I want to have a romantic dinner with my wife I can choose from the A'la carte.

Very recommended!

ps.:
I do not understand why HappyCow writes it is 'vegetarian', because all the food is FULLY VEGAN, they DO NOT even use honey for tea, you can have agave syrup for it.

The only bad thing is, that there are only two Napfényes Restaurant in the city; I would like more of it!
Maybe a pizza delivery?

Brought my hard-to-please, non-veg parents here and they were very happy! inexpensive like most of budapest. they had a list of allergens in the dishes. the food was very tasty, i got the spring rolls. only bad thing was that we couldnt get dessert as the kitchen was closed(not something im used to, maybe its a thing in hungary?).

Both Napfenyes restaurants are amazing! I would highly recommend it to everyone who goes to Budapest!
Everything is on a high level - interior, food, atmosphere and service. The menu is extensive, they have unbelievably delicious pizzas, Hungarian style dishes and divine desserts. There are also several gluten free dishes.
The portions are huge, and the prices are pretty low. Two persons can eat for 4000 huf (13 euros) or even less.

We are taking a trip back to Budapest this weekend and it is mainly because this restaurant is so amazing! (The city is amazing too, don't get me wrong)
The selection of food is so vast, and everything is so delicious! The pastries are amazing too! We had the Hungarian pizza and the Napfenyenes plate the first night, and then another pizza the next day. It was all extremely delicious! The staff is extremely friendly too! We were a little embarrassed because we were getting so many pastries to go, but we were leaving Budapest the next morning and we wanted to take as much from Napfenyes home as we could!
Eating here is a must when you're in Budapest!

Hier kommt wirklich jeder auf seine kosten. es gibt von allem etwas:
raw, glutenfrei etc.
täglich gibt es spezielle angebote.
zudem gibt es auch ungarische spezialitäten. der service könnte noch etwas besser sein. ansonsten war es ein tolles erlebnis welches ich nur empfehlen kann.

Been there twice now food was good but some very salty.

They have lots of interesting dishes. I had vegetable crepes with potatoes and mayonaise. It was very good! Later I had vegan pizza with rose lemonade wich were both very good ass well.

The first time i was there they forgot to give me a menu card and i was waiting for a very long time. I did not think much of it first because it was very busy and i sat all the way in the front. When i asked they got it for me right away and the girl that was supposed to give it to me appologized right away. The dish arrived very quickly and when I left they gave me a free scone with another appologie.

The only place I have been in Budapest where the food is so good as it looks like! They have everything, Italian food, Hungarian food, raw food!! And the bakery is awesome! Everybody should try the Napoleon cake!!

Absolutely loved this place! Amazing food at affordable prices :) Also they have a great cake selection that you can eat in or takeaway! The restaurant is clean and well decorated, and the staff are friendly too! This place is a MUST for vegans! :)

Lovely place, amazing selection of vegan menu options, handmade pastries and desserts, smoothies and drinks. We had the mixed platter for two which featured falafel, deep fried non-dairy cheese, vegetable crepes, seitan cutlets, seitan kievs (stuffed with non-dairy cheese) and a selection of sides including rice and peas, fried onions and crushed potatoes. They do not serve alcohol but we found this a refreshing change and this did not detract from the atmosphere of the place. I wish we had somewhere like this back home in the UK. Thank you:)

I’ve never seen a vegan place with as extensive a menu as here – there is a colossal range of tofu, seitan, pizzas, pastas and salads. A lot of the dishes seem quite heavily reliant on the mock meats, and when myself and my girlfriend ordered a sharing platter we found the amount of seitan a little excessive.

However, the real star here is the pizzas – they are outstanding and made us come back 3 days in a row while we were in Budapest. The bases were baked to perfection and the cheese melted really well on top – we both said to each other that we couldn’t believe they were vegan. As with everything else on the menu there is a wide choice of different toppings.

There are also a large variety of cakes and ice creams which are all worth trying as well. Service was generally a little slow but otherwise if you are in Budapest this place is a must.

Your seitan is very good, maybe the best I've ever had. Scones i also loved. I wanted to have traditional Hungarian food as a vegan version and luckily you had many options.

Lovely place - we went here on our first night in Budapest and went back for the other two. Good, varied menu with lots of choice. Big range of Pizzas, some Hungarian style dishes, pastas and vegan 'grills'. My personal favourite was probably the stuffed cabbage, also had a pizza and a seitan kiev all of which I enjoyed. The desserts were good too with two or three on the menu plus a selection of different cakes (the 'honey' in a couple of the cakes was actually agave syrup). Favourite dessert was the Somlo Sponge Cake. There were raw and gluten free options also available and juices etc. to drink, I stuck to the rose lemonade which was sold by volume. Friendly staff and a pleasant environment; all in all very enjoyable and great value.

Food is not so great as others reviewed.
We had a Mediterranean salad which was made mostly of iceberg lettuce.
A pasta which was cold, under coocked and the tomato sauce was very salty.
An Hungarian cuisine dish which was nice.
Also an Almond cake which was good.

I spent a week earlier this month working in Budapest and after trying this restaurant my second evening there, I returned for dinner every night and lunch once, too. I was able to sample something different at each meal and it was all well done. The women beyond the counter were very friendly and the table service was more typical of formal Hungarian waitstaff, but still very accommodating. I highly recommend the potato rolls which they had available two of the days I was there. I bought extra to take home to share with my husband they were so good! Daily specials, Hungarian dishes, and pizza were all equally well done. I cannot recommend this place too highly.

Simply the best "vegan" restaurant I've been in Budapest. They have really good "veganised" hungarian food, it was a delight. The staff was nice, they have a lot of choices. Desserts are pure heaven, the vegan cheeses are great.
It's a little bit expensive compared to other Budapest restaurants but it's worth it. So good!
I haven't seen it myself cause the menu's pretty big but apparently they use honey. I hope it will change soon...

We had dinner there. Everything was incredibly delicious. Seriously amazing. Even our omnivore friends were amazed. So for the food I will be going back for sure. The place looks classy but the service was disappointing.
On the way out we stopped at the confectionery shop where the lady tending the counter more than made up for the previous experience. She gave us samples of the vegan ice creams which were superb so we bought some and we took home some cakes too. They were also fantastic.
I think it is safe to say that everything at Napfenyes is delicious.

mi esposo y yo fuimos este lugar y nos pareció excesivamente malo. todos los platillos muy condimentados con ingredientes altamente procesados, quesos con grasas trans, comida muy parecida a la famosa fastfood, los postres malos, nada increíble. terminamos de comer y caminamos mas de una hora y aun repetimos la comida. el menú raw escaso, con abundante aceite. no lo recomiendo para nosotros los raw. tuve que pedir una pizza de vegetales pero solo de ver la cantidad de grasa me fue imposible comérmela. pedí un postre Apple pie y endulzado con xylitol y con abundante harina. económico por que su moneda es diferente. no tienen Wi-Fi. no se si esa sea la filosofía les recomiendo el súper mejor una buena ensalada con vegetales y fruta que es muy barata. la comida que se quiere parecer a la que antes comíamos, con abundante soya, aceites trans, azúcares de los veganos no ha resultado buena para la salud.

We had only three days in Budapest so we wanted to try more vegan restaurants, however, we had to come back to Napfenyes, because it was just amazing, they have even vegan ice-cream (you have to try hazelnut-carob at least)! The food is delicious, the prices are veeeery good, the staff is very friendly and even the location is great! Oh I miss this place already :D

I really liked the food last night so am going back tonight to try more of their extensive range. Great value for money, a nice room and friendly and helpful staff. I am keen to try more Hungarian food. The shakes are really good.

Wir waren Abends im Napfenyes Etterem, es war sehr voll. Auf der Karte stehen viele Fleischersatzprodukte aus Seitan. Es gibt leckere hausgemachte Limonade mit Ingwer oder Rosenwasser. Unsere Hauptgerichte kamen zügig und waren lecker. Direkt nach dem Hauptgang bestellte ich noch ein Dessert. Auf dieses musste ich dann allerdings über eine Stunde warten. Das Personal war mit dem Andrang offenbar völlig überfordert und reagierte auf meine Nachfragen zum Dessert gereizt. Schade!

This restaurant gave me several gifts:
1. I met an awesome friend who, like me, ate here two days in a row.
2. Gave me the experience of enjoying Hungarian food even with my dietary restrictions.
3. The food was cheap. It was worth twice its price in the states. For Budapest, it was moderate.
4. This place is centrally located and was so easy to find.

The first night I visited here, I tried the stuffed cabbage, which was divine. The second night, I tried a Hungarian pizza. I could eat pizza every day of my life and the pizza here did not disappoint.

If you are downtown and hungry, this is the perfect place to visit. The service was lovely, they spoke English very well. They also have baked goods, which my travel partner tried and loved.

Was a bit difficult to find but worth it in the end. I really enjoyed the raw food platter and thought that the price was fine. Service was a bit slow but the staff were quite friendly. Impressive selection of vegan food!

I visited back in 2012, and this restaurant was one of the highlights of my trip! So many options on the menu, and the food was absolutely delicious!

Usually I am a great fan of vegan food, I am a 100% vegan, I love being vegan.

This restaurant was one of the rare bad experiences.

I ordered a vegetable-soup and fried asian rice noodles.

The portion sizes were very, very small, I must have ordered the meals 3x times to get fully rich.

Also I was surprised, how much time it took the staff to deliver my meals.

The prices are too high for these small portions.

The waiters were always changing and not very kind.

!!!! I didn't feel welcome being there and this is the worst thing that can happen to you when coming to a restaurant. !!!!

It was also very, very difficult at least to find the restaurant. It is very hidden from greening trees with small entries.

The only positive ting I can say, is:
The restaurant itself is clean and well-kept and I like the violet-yellow design.

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I would not go there again.

We tried to eat here, and did manage to get served soup, which was delicious but ended up leaving hungry as our main courses never arrived. Service was chaotic, with wait staff wandering around with food not knowing which tables to take it to. We finally paid for our soup and left.

We ate here several times on our trip and really enjoyed it. Food is tasty and the portions are large. Great selection of cakes.

While it was a little confusing finding the place - as on happy cow it has been listed that it has moved but the updated address isn't put on this listing - only on the newly added other listing - however the address there is wrong too! - I recommend you look up this restaurant on Facebook and look at the address listed there - as we found that to be the only correct address.

My partner and I went here today for lunch and upon entering we were greeted warmly by lovely staff and taken to our seats.

The menu's are in English and all the staff spoke fluent English also. We ordered drinks of ginger lemonade and rose lemonade - both were tasty :) We ordered entree of the goulash soup and we LOVED it!! Really delicious!

For main I ordered the savoury creamy pancake with fried potatoes and vegan mayo and my boyfriend ordered the fusilli Bolognese pasta - both were really delicious!! I must say though mine was a huge serving and a VERY filling meal.. I rarely don't finish a meal but I did leave a little of the potato on my plate but really the meal could have been two - and I should have just got half of it to takeaway but it was just so delicious I kept eating until I felt ill! - It just tasted so good! Definitely not a very healthy meal and it was a bit 'heavy' - could have used a nice green salad to lighten it up a bit, but it was seriously delicious!

We also ordered a fresh apple juice and herbal tea - all good! We also ordered a piece of the Russian Cream Cake to take away - such beautiful looking desserts it was so hard to choose! It was really yummy and tasted like a traditional dessert - I was very impressed!

Everything was vegan except honey they give you with your tea and also one of the cakes in the cabinet contained honey too.

I would definitely go back here and highly recommend it - it was definitely the best meal we had in Budapest!!

The restaurant has a big choice of different menus (Pizza, pasta, hungarian food...), they also have a variety of vegan sweets and pastry. The food is very fresh and in a good quality. The staff is very friendly and helpful and the location of the restaurant is very central. We really recommend this restaurant! (We went back 3 times :-))

We spent 5 days in Budapest and luckily found this restaurant one day before to leave, otherwise our clothes would not fit us anymore!!! Food is delicious, they have options for everybody in their menu, specials of the day, kids menu and a few options for raw vegans!
The hungarian traditipnal meals worth a try, be sure yoi're hungry cos the portions are very generous!
Cakes were very good.

I was very impressed with the food here. My boyfriend and I shared goulash soup and it was tasty. For main I had the daily special (veg stew with millet) and my boyfriend had ratatouille. The servings were huge. The only thing I'd say about this place is don't go expecting a healthy meal. Everything here was very starchy and had a lot of mock meat and fewer vegetables. For example the ratatouille was mostly fries with seitan with a light tomato flavour. No eggplant or capsicum. Nonetheless an interesting take and very delicious, if not entirely what we were expecting. The veg stew was delicious, but also not a lot of fresh veg (mostly potato and carrot with a lot of millet and a soy yoghurt topping). We had a chocolate cake for dessert and it was great! There was a huge selection of cakes and slices and they all looked amazing. The pizzas looked really good too.

I want to thank Happy Cow for saving me on my eastern/central europe trip. The recommendations and reviews were great. Who knew there were so many restaurants to choose from?!

Liked enough we went twice (almost 3)! I took a meat-eater with me who was happy to go back a second time. The portions were filling (western portions) at great prices. There is an English menu if needed. Napfenyes has a very diverse menu with lots of options for the fussy. Who knew that vegetarian goulash could be so yummy!?! The pizzas were great. We tried 2-3 different kinds from the margherita to the coal pizza. Be aware that they do use quite a bit of meat substitutes, so if that is not your thing, ask to alter the dish.

The interior is warm and comfortable especially coming out of the cold. The wait staff was great. The salad bar was very sparse and not even worth a look. I am sure the salads off the menu are probably better.

The location is in a cellar a bit off the beaten path. It is a nice walk from the bus stop. We loved being able to walk the back streets and see the neighborhoods. There are bakeries and stores in the vicinity to stop in.

As long as they do not change the quality of the food, we will definitely be back. The restaurant was definitely a highlight for us and will be our go to in Budapest.

I want to go back to Budapest just for this place. We had the huge vegan sharing platter for about £5 each and my omnivore boyfriend said he'd prefer it to any meat! The battered vegan cheese was actually delicious and I say that as a cheese loving veggie. Great service, taste and variety. We had the only table spare so booking ahead may be advised.
I found a lot of places on here for Budapest were small food bars and not restaurants like this place.

Cozy and warm restaurant with friendly staff. A lot possibilities on the menu to choose from. And the food is good! I recommend the cakes in the vitrine; I came back 3 times during a week to have my favourite "french creme" - cake :)

I was a little worried about travelling to Hungary and not having any places to eat. While I did enjoy the bread, apples, tomatoes and grapefruit juice, this place is a vegan oasis in a meaty desert. I was only able to visit once and was rushed having to pick someone up at the train station. My friend (fearful of vegan food) ordered the French onion soup and Greek salad. Her soup, while not what I imagined was delicious and I wished I had ordered it. Her salad looked basic but fresh. We both had the rose lemonade. Amazing! Stronger rose scent than I thought but was really nice (even better with a little vodka or champagne? :) ) since I had been eating bread for severs days I ordered the sunrise platter. Massive amount of food, embarrassing when you don't speak Hungarian and you try to explain that after a couple days you get really hungry for food you aren't afraid to eat... The staff was very nice. The fried cheese was great and the potatoes. I wish I could have visited and tried so many other things. Nice atmosphere, friendly people, bless them for having good vegan food in Budapest!!

I was sceptical that I would be able to find good vegan food in Hungary but I ate there twice in one week and took home some trad. hungarian pastries veganafied for my family to try too. Very large portions, this isnt usual in Hungary to have so much food on one plate! but so so delicious and authentic flavours I hadnt had since I was a kid. This would sway any meat eater youre travelling with and a true representation of Hungarian cuisine. Defos go for the share platter and the rose lemonade.

I had really good time as a vegan in Budapest. Napfenyes was my first choice to visit, and after a great night eating a lot and still spending less money than I expected comparing to other inexpensive restaurants, I was sure that I would go back. So, I went there three times within five days.
Portions are generous, food is magnificent and you must try raw cakes -- they are stunning.

Their pizzas were the best I ever tasted. It's a tough parameter to reach, so I feel pity for other pizzas I used to eat in my country -- I'll compare them using Napfenyes standard :)

We had a wonderful experience here. The atmosphere was lovely and all the tables were occupied. The food was amazing and service wonderful. We had a French onion soup then split a plate of assortment of dishes for two, dessert and grain coffee. It was a lot of food and very good.
Definitely recommend to anyone traveling to Budapest.

the restaurant is ok but they use NONorganic soy cheese and nonorganic soy and tofu so on which often contains gmo or traces of gmo.
so i dont recommend anyone to eat pizza or other foods with soy there.
Their salad is very good anyway.

Definitely the best and tastiest veggie meal we had in Budapest. Laid back but friendly and attentive service, really well presented food with a good range of menu options. Highly recommended.

Interesting place, located in the basement, has a bit of a canteen feel to it. I had to wait in the queue to get a sit, very crowded. I had fried vegan cheese with mashed potatoes and vegan mayo, it was tasty but I have never felt so full in my life! I guess they take the "Hungarian specialties" concept pretty seriously:)

I ate an superb menu there few days ago. They have quite lots of a la carte choices and besides three daily varying specials. Really tasty and generous portions! This was the best I ate in one week Budapest.
The dessert was also yummy, but I was this kind of cake with a pretty hard upper layer, so it couldn't be severed with a fork (nor spoon) without destroying all the tender layers in the middle. As a result the piece of cake looked awfully only after one bite. But in fact it was so good anyway that I didn't care.
Also I appreciated the fresh squeezed juice.
Although located in the basement the atmosphere was very nice.
There are some basic baking ingredients offered for purchase.
While my visit several people came to only buy confectionery stuff, so that's also a good idea.
Anytime again!

Visited here on my birthday in Budapest and wasn't disappointed. Bit of a trek to get there but well worth it. Nice relaxed and helpful atmosphere. Staff more than able to cope with our non-Hungarian speaking requests. We had the grill platter with a side of braised cabbage and it was fabulous! Really tasty, beautifully cooked and presented. Highly recommended.
Would definitely visit again.

Went to Napfenyes during a trip to Budapest. Loved it!
Nice place, good food, friendly service.
It's rather inexpensive (dishes of the day from 1300 forins, up to 2000 for some items on the menu). The changing offer seemed quite varied.

So, let's preface this review with the fact that they served me the wrong pizza. And I didn't care one bit.

I'll chalk this down to language barrier as the waitress was awesome and friendly so when my Hawaiian turned up, instead of my Popeyes pizza, I realised on the first bite - and the first bite made my brain explode so much that I wouldn't have given the pizza back - had they realised their error and claimed it from me... My god it was good.

I also ordered a side of falafel which were so fluffy and crispy on the outside.. Wow... My only not so great meal was my starter, I had the dumpling soup - which, though tasty - was a bit watery... However - my gf had the French onion soup. Which we ended up sharing as it was the best soup I've ever tasted. So creamy, rich and incredible.

If you are undecided where to go. Stop contemplating. Go here. Fill your boots.

The best vegan restaurant is Budapest! Delicious meals and huge portions, friendly staff. Try the bean goulash, vegan Somlói sponge cake.

Very good restaurant, a lot of choise, friendly staff, excellent price/food value
Nice location.

My boyfriend and I have been here many times and were never dissappointed. We have been to all the vegan places in Budapest, and it is by far the best. Although the prices are really cheap, you wouldn’t know it with the cozy inviting atmosphere. The daily specials always mean there is something new, fresh, and delicious, definitely try!

This place is definitely worth the walk/subway ride!

Really the only area I’d like to see improved is using less fake cheese (but that’s just my personal preference).