Here is how you can grab some cheap food at Sziget Festival

We already wrote about this year’s “compulsory price reductions” at Sziget Festival, meaning that all restaurants must offer one wallet-friendly option for under HUF 2,500 (EUR 6.5). That is because not even foreign guests were left unfazed when seeing the sky-high food prices back in 2022. But what can you get for such a tiny sum? And what are the other options for you to grab some cheap grub before the concerts?

According to 444.hu, a Hungarian news outlet, restaurants show budget food options only at the bottom of the menus. They hope illuminated guests will not reach that section. “Market price” foods cost a lot, and the price increase compared to 2022 is a whopping 30-40%.

In most festivals or music events, cheap eats mean mainly French fries with some sauce or topping. Other potato snacks are also popular like baked potatoes with sour cream. Apart from these two, you can also get your hands on a Caesar salad for the above-mentioned price. In other bars and restaurants, a hotdog or a slice of pizza costs HUF 2,500. But according to 444.hu, the Caesar salad was very tasty for that price.

Of course, price reduction does not apply for shots, beers, wines and other drinks. For example, the draught Dreher (0.5l) sat at HUF 1,290 (EUR 3.34) last year, and its price increased to HUF 1,690 (EUR 4.38), which is a 30% jump. The price of canned beer went up by 35%, but shots did not get that expensive; the difference is “only” 22%. In the case of beverages, you should count with a 33% rise. The best choice is mineral water in that respect since the increase was only 16% (from HUF 850 to HUF 990 – EUR 2.6).