It is pleasing to write – during this period of culinary constriction – that there are a few recently opened budget establishments worth your attention, especially if you like grilled meats. One of them, the Burekkirály (Burek King), on the hide-in-plain-sight District VI side-street Weiner Leó, serves the best čevapčići in Budapest. This sounds like high praise, but despite our proximity to the Balkans, and the sizable Serbian immigrant population in Hungary, there are but a few places to get csevap and pljeskavica. I have a Serbian friend who claims that getting descent csevap in Budapest is now-and-forever impossible. But, because I like to dream big, I will say it is imminently possible, and Serbian-owned Burekkirály has made that dream come true.
The tradition and flavor of Balkan grilled meats has been well-documented here and around the web, especially when bemoaning the lack of a good local hamburger. Serbians – unlike Hungarians – are masters of the grill. Like Armenians at the barbeque, and Polish stuffing pierogi: Serbs are in their element at the grill: and elevate cooking their ground and spiced meat – most typically lamb, pork, and beef – into something approaching a competitive sport. And I, for one, am damn pleased they do. The pljeskavica at Burekkirály, which comes in a fresh pita-like lepény (culminating in a szerb-burger, as it is known around town) is a thing of beauty, especially as it is cooked-to-order, and the bun is baked daily on the premises. For Ft 650 (€2.40), though more than will pay for the dish in Belgrade, it is still a steal. I admit that I prefer my csevap on a plate, rather in a bun, as served at Burek Király, but, again, at Ft 650, I cannot complain. Both the szerb-burger and the stubby csevap are succulent, spicy, and habit-forming. If I have a beef, it is that the accompanying ajvar (pepper cream) is the jarred kind that one gets from the store. But ajvar is a relish/condiment (though also quite good with just bread), and I am not sure it would be fair to expect home-made catsup from a burger stand. That said, there is nothing like fresh piquant ajvar when the peppers are in season – and despite some negative reports on caboodle, you can get a really good home-made ajvar side at the Szerb Vendéglő in District V, and a descent meal as well.
Onwards: I have a story. It takes place in Novi Sad, and involves me and a slice of burek on a rainy autumn morning. It is a story of love: consuming love. If you have ever had burek straight from the oven, you are likely to remember it. As for the burek at Burekkirály – the jury is still out. It was the savory, greasy, and decadent pastry one expects from authentic Balkan burek, though not mind-blowing. In its defense, I did try it in the afternoon, well after it could be considered fresh from the oven, and, as we know, burek is a breakfast material to which reheating does no favors. At B.K. burek are available in a variety of flavors: meat, cheese, cherry, and spinach (the one you see in my hand above is cheese). And get this: they home-deliver burek: fresh-made when you order a whole pie. If I’m still chasing the dragon of that Novi Sad burek, it is likely no fault of the Burek King. Meanwhile, as was pointed out on these pages a few years back, just having burek available in town is a cause for celebration.
On a side note: on both visits to Burekkirály, my companion and I were the only customers. What a shame it would be to lose Burekkirály due to apathy. Even a king as noble as this one needs a few loyal subjects.
Agreed. A freshly baked burek is something worth staying alive for. You have REALLY made me hungry now, dammit…
Well at least I have my lunch sorted out for today! This is really great news, especially on top of the fact that there if finally a decent fast-food burger grilled on the spot…in WestEnd, can you believe it?
6 out of 10 for Cevap
9 out of 10 for Cevap in Budapest
—
-Frozen onto the grill left it kinda undercooked and mushy
-When I said I wanted everything on it, assumed it mean normal cevap topping, forgot here this could mean cabbage…WTF!!!
After picking off said cabbage it was a very nice sandwich, dont really know why they need to cook from frozen but I would/will go back since its the best I have had here in BP.
Based upon your glowing review, I made a bee line to this supposed Pantheon on Serb grilled meats. I ordered a cevap — half expecting it to resemble something from my good Balkan memories book — and ended up throwing half of it in the garbage when it turned out that the owners had Magyar-ized it. Why in God’s name would they use frozen meat, paprika spread and cabbage to adorn this potentially fantastic lunch? Why? Why? Why? This place needs to get it right, or run the risk of ending up like its Croatian restaurant neighbor down on the corner — out of business.
Tom, I thought exactly the same thing but now that I know I will say what toppings I want. But really, frozen, why?
Tom: the paprika spreak is ajvar, as I stated in the review, and is Balkan, not Hungarian. True, I was not staring her down at the grill, and did not notice the meat was frozen. My only guess as to why, would be that there is so little traffic in the place. But then, that does create a viscous circle. Still, I stand by the cevap and other good stuff they have to offer here.
Ban Comic Sans! It isn’t a very kingly font.
Stacy, whomever you are…thanks for making my day with that comment. Comic Gold!
Another inappropriate usage of the Comic Sans font.
Ban Comic Sans!
Apologies for redundancy – next time, I will read preceding
comments first. Thank you, Stacy.
What you don’t know about Comic Sans font, is that it is actually edible. Put your tongue up to the screen and lick! It tastes like grape Zots.
It’s great to finally have a Burek place in the city
centre, but what I had here was pretty bad.
Incredibly salty and sadly all-too-common tough
tasteless Hungarian pastry.
Sites we Like……
[...] Every once in a while we choose blogs that we read. Listed below are the latest sites that we choose [...]……
… [Trackback]…
[...] There you will find 78673 more Infos: chew.hu/budget_budapest_all_hail_the_n/ [...]…
Websites you should visit…
[...]below you’ll see the link to some sites that we think you should see[...]……
… [Trackback]…
[...] Read More Infos here: chew.hu/budget_budapest_all_hail_the_n/ [...]…
Sites we Like……
[...] Every once in a while we choose blogs that we read. Listed below are the latest sites that we choose [...]……
Online Article……
[...]The information mentioned in the article is some of the best available [...]……
Related……
[...]just beneath, are numerous totally not related sites to ours, however, they are surely worth going over[...]……
Visitor recommendations…
[...]one of our visitors recently recommended the following website[...]……
Websites you should visit…
[...]below you’ll find the link to some sites that we think you should visit[...]……
Websites you should visit…
[...]below you’ll find the link to some sites that we think you should visit[...]……
Visitor recommendations…
[...]one of our visitors recently recommended the following website[...]……
Recent Blogroll Additions……
[...]usually posts some very interesting stuff like this. If you’re new to this site[...]……
Awesome website…
[...]the time to read or visit the content or sites we have linked to below the[...]……
Recommeneded websites…
[...]Here are some of the sites we recommend to our visitors[...]……
Recommeneded websites…
[...]Here are some of the sites we recommend for our visitors[...]……
Awesome website…
[...]the time to read or visit the content or sites we have linked to below the[...]……
Online Article……
[...]The information mentioned in the article are some of the best available [...]……
Read was interesting, stay in touch……
[...]please visit the sites we follow, including this one, as it represents our picks from the web[...]……
Websites you should visit…
[...]below you’ll find the link to some sites that we think you should visit[...]……
Blogs ou should be reading…
[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]……
Websites we think you should visit…
[...]although websites we backlink to below are considerably not related to ours, we feel they are actually worth a go through, so have a look[...]……
Websites you should visit…
[...]below you’ll find the link to some sites that we think you should visit[...]……
Visitor recommendations…
[...]one of our visitors recently recommended the following website[...]……
Blogs ou should be reading…
[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]……
Websites worth visiting…
[...]here are some links to sites that we link to because we think they are worth visiting[...]……
Websites worth visiting…
[...]here are some links to sites that we link to because we think they are worth visiting[...]……
Sites we Like……
[...] Every once in a while we choose blogs that we read. Listed below are the latest sites that we choose [...]……
Websites worth visiting…
[...]here are some links to sites that we link to because we think they are worth visiting[...]……
Great website…
[...]we like to honor many other internet sites on the web, even if they aren’t linked to us, by linking to them. Under are some webpages worth checking out[...]……
Recommeneded websites…
[...]Here are some of the sites we recommend for our visitors[...]……
Recommeneded websites…
[...]Here are some of the sites we recommend for our visitors[...]……
Awesome website…
[...]the time to read or visit the content or sites we have linked to below the[...]……
Cool sites…
[...]we came across a cool site that you might enjoy. Take a look if you want[...]……
Blogs ou should be reading…
[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]……
Related……
[...]just beneath, are numerous totally not related sites to ours, however, they are surely worth going over[...]……
Visitor recommendations…
[...]one of our visitors recently recommended the following website[...]……
Sites we Like……
[...] Every once in a while we choose blogs that we read. Listed below are the latest sites that we choose [...]……
Read was interesting, stay in touch……
[...]please visit the sites we follow, including this one, as it represents our picks from the web[...]……
Visitor recommendations…
[...]one of our visitors recently recommended the following website[...]……
You should check this out…
[...] Wonderful story, reckoned we could combine a few unrelated data, nevertheless really worth taking a look, whoa did one learn about Mid East has got more problerms as well [...]……
Superb website…
[...]always a big fan of linking to bloggers that I love but don’t get a lot of link love from[...]……
Related……
[...]just beneath, are numerous totally not related sites to ours, however, they are surely worth going over[...]……
Websites worth visiting…
[...]here are some links to sites that we link to because we think they are worth visiting[...]……
Superb website…
[...]always a big fan of linking to bloggers that I love but don’t get a lot of link love from[...]……
Blogs ou should be reading…
[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]……
Blogs ou should be reading…
[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]……
…A Friend recommended your blog…
[...]The overall look of your website is excellent, let neatly as the content material![...]…
Websites worth visiting…
[...]here are some links to sites that we link to because we think they are worth visiting[...]……
Sites we Like……
[...] Every once in a while we choose blogs that we read. Listed below are the latest sites that we choose [...]……
Recent Blogroll Additions……
[...]usually posts some very interesting stuff like this. If you’re new to this site[...]……
Recent Blogroll Additions……
[...]usually posts some very interesting stuff like this. If you’re new to this site[...]……
Online Article……
[...]The information mentioned in the article is some of the best available [...]……
Read was interesting, stay in touch……
[...]please visit the sites we follow, including this one, as it represents our picks from the web[...]……
Visitor recommendations…
[...]one of our visitors recently recommended the following website[...]……
Links…
[...]Sites of interest we have a link to[...]……
Visitor recommendations…
[...]one of our visitors recently recommended the following website[...]……
Tumblr article…
I saw a writer talking about this on Tumblr and it linked to…
Websites you should visit…
[...]below you’ll find the link to some sites that we think you should visit[...]……
Great website…
[...]we like to honor many other internet sites on the web, even if they aren’t linked to us, by linking to them. Under are some webpages worth checking out[...]……
Sites we Like……
[...] Every once in a while we choose blogs that we read. Listed below are the latest sites that we choose [...]……
Related……
[...]just beneath, are numerous totally not related sites to ours, however, they are surely worth going over[...]……
Just Browsing…
While I was browsing today I saw a excellent post about…
Sources…
[...]check below, are some totally unrelated websites to ours, however, they are most trustworthy sources that we use[...]……
Blogs ou should be reading…
[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]……
Gems form the internet…
[...]very few websites that happen to be detailed below, from our point of view are undoubtedly well worth checking out[...]……
Superb website…
[...]always a big fan of linking to bloggers that I love but don’t get a lot of link love from[...]……
Recommeneded websites…
[...]Here are some of the sites we recommend for our visitors[...]……
Online Article……
[...]The information mentioned in the article are some of the best available [...]……
Websites you should visit…
[...]below you’ll find the link to some sites that we think you should visit[...]……
Websites worth visiting…
[...]here are some links to sites that we link to because we think they are worth visiting[...]……
Great website…
[...]we like to honor many other internet sites on the web, even if they aren’t linked to us, by linking to them. Under are some webpages worth checking out[...]……
Recent Blogroll Additions……
[...]usually posts some very interesting stuff like this. If you’re new to this site[...]……
Websites you should visit…
[...]below you’ll find the link to some sites that we think you should visit[...]……
…related article…
[...]I do not even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was great. I do not know who you are but certainly you’re going to a famous blogger if you aren’t already
Cheers![...]…
Websites we think you should visit…
[...]although websites we backlink to below are considerably not related to ours, we feel they are actually worth a go through, so have a look[...]……
Recommended websites…
[...]Here are some of the sites we recommend for our visitors[...]……
Recommeneded websites…
[...]Here are some of the sites we recommend for our visitors[...]……
Online Article……
[...]The information mentioned in the article are some of the best available [...]……
Gems form the internet…
[...]very few websites that happen to be detailed below, from our point of view are undoubtedly well worth checking out[...]……
Websites we think you should visit…
[...]although websites we backlink to below are considerably not related to ours, we feel they are actually worth a go through, so have a look[...]……
Trackback…
[...]Sites of interest we’ve a link to[...]…
Links…
[...]Sites of interest we have a link to[...]……
Just Browsing…
While I was surfing yesterday I saw a excellent article concerning…
Gems form the internet…
[...]very few websites that happen to be detailed below, from our point of view are undoubtedly well worth checking out[...]……
Blogs ou should be reading…
[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]……
… [Trackback]…
[...] There you will find 74461 more Infos: chew.hu/budget_budapest_all_hail_the_n/ [...]…
News info…
I was reading the news and I saw this really interesting topic…
Recent Blogroll Additions……
[...]usually posts some very interesting stuff like this. If you’re new to this site[...]……
You should check this out…
[...] Wonderful story, reckoned we could combine a few unrelated data, nevertheless really worth taking a look, whoa did one learn about Mid East has got more problerms as well [...]……
Read was interesting, stay in touch……
[...]please visit the sites we follow, including this one, as it represents our picks from the web[...]……
Blogs ou should be reading…
[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]……
Visitor recommendations…
[...]one of our visitors recently recommended the following website[...]……
Recent Blogroll Additions……
[...]usually posts some very interesting stuff like this. If you’re new to this site[...]……
Sources…
[...]check below, are some totally unrelated websites to ours, however, they are most trustworthy sources that we use[...]……
Superb website…
[...]always a big fan of linking to bloggers that I love but don’t get a lot of link love from[...]……
Visitor recommendations…
[...]one of our visitors recently recommended the following website[...]……
Informative and precise…
Its difficult to find informative and precise information but here I found…