Best Budget Eats

We have selected ten of the most valued restaurants in Melbourne that serve up delicious meals to their customers from as little as $2.50 and no more than $30. This includes the Brunswick Street institution Bimbo Deluxe, who serve up their sumptuous pizzas for as little as $4 - it's no wonder this place has become a Melbourne institution. Lentil As Anything, a vegetarian restaurant in Abbotsford, have a more unusual twist to most restaurant billing systems of the norm; they recommend that you only pay the amount you thought that the meal was worth. In the heart of the Turkish community on Sydney Road in Brunswick lies the A1 Bakery, whose spinach and cheese stuffed pides are notorious for being the best and cheapest in town, and across the river in St Kilda houses the best Mexican food you'll find for under $30 from Bluecorn. You'll be bound to find someone that can cater to your tastes for a night out that won't break the budget.

Kylie McLaughlin

June 2007

Best Budget Eats

The Vegie Bar

380 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

-37.7958 144.9788

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Being a vegetarian once meant that you were limited to bland choices and few options, not at all like the healthy alternatives available today.

Specialty:
Disabled Facilities, Outdoor Seating, Licenced

4recommendations

Mains from:
$9.50

Cuisine:
Vegetarian

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Greasy Joe's

68 Acland Street, St Kilda

-37.86668 144.978

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Melburnians have embraced this burger joint making it a St Kilda institution well worth revisiting thanks to their large portion sizes and use of quality, fresh ingredients.

Specialty:
Disabled Facilities, Outdoor Seating, Licenced, Breakfast

Mains from:
$14.50

Cuisine:
Fish & chips

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A1 Bakery

643-645 Sydney Road, Brunswick

-37.76199 144.963

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A regular in Melbourne's food guides, this popular bakery is the place for the best Lebanese pies and pastries in town.

Specialty:
Vegetarian, Outdoor Seating, Function Rooms, Breakfast

3recommendations

Mains from:
$1.00

Cuisine:
Lebanese

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Bimbo Deluxe

376 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

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Bimbo Deluxe has become a cornerstone of Fitzroy’s restaurant strip by offering everything from lunch at noon to nightcaps at 3am.

Specialty:
Outdoor Seating, Licenced

2recommendations

Mains from:
$6.50

Cuisine:
Pizza

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Big Harvest

151 Elgin Street, Carlton

-37.79744 144.96973

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A favourite with the locals for many years now, word has since gotten round and people are making the move to this little Carlton eatery.

Specialty:
Vegetarian, Outdoor Seating, BYO, Breakfast

1recommendations

Mains from:
$9.00

Cuisine:
Modern Australian

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Bluecorn

205 Barkly Street, St Kilda

-37.8696 144.98073

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This Mexican cantina isn’t your run-of-the-mill, American-style chain, nor is it overtly Mexican. It’s hip, fresh with deliciously Mexican-inspired cuisine.

Specialty:
Vegetarian, Disabled Facilities, Outdoor Seating, Licenced

2recommendations

Mains from:
$16.50

Cuisine:
Mexican/Latin American

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