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How to get a cheap meal in Melbourne every night of the week
Melbourne is a town that will let you eat like a king on a meagre budget – if you know where to look
In Melbourne, food FOMO is real. Why cook when you could choose from endless delicious restaurants every night of the week? Unfortunately, we don't all have the cash to back up that lifestyle – which is where Melbourne's cheap eats heroes come into play. These eateries are doing the sweetest deals around, from $5 parmas to cheap yet tasty tapas.
For more great meals on a budget, check out our cheap eats under $20 list, and find out which restaurant won Best Cheap Eat at the Time Out Food Awards.
Monday
Beer DeLuxe, Hawthorn
Half-price steaks all day
Cherry Tree Hotel, Cremorne
2-for-1 wood-fired pizzas from 5.30pm
Forester’s Pub and Dining, Collingwood
$10 pizza, pasta or parma until 10pm
The Maori Chief Hotel, South Melbourne
$12 fish 'n' chips, linguine carbonara, BLT or pizza
The Wesley Anne, Northcote
Roo and wine for $14.99 from 5pm
The Wharf Hotel, Docklands
$15 curry from 5pm
Tuesday
Retreat Hotel, Brunswick
Gourmet toastie with fries for $12
The Mill House, CBD
1kg bucket of Peruvian fried chicken for $12 from 4-7pm
The Common Man, South Wharf
$10 pizzas all day
Wednesday
The Panama, Fitzroy
$1 oysters 6-7pm
Carlton Club, CBD
250g porterhouse steak with chips and salad for $15
29th Apartment, St Kilda
$10 for pizza and a drink from 8-10pm
The National Hotel, Richmond
Eggplant or chicken katsu for $16
The Imperial, South Yarra
Chicken or eggplant parma with chips and salad for $12
Harlow, Richmond
1kg of wings with choice of sauce for $15 from 5pm
Thursday
Beer DeLuxe, CBD
$16 burger and beer
The Last Jar, Melbourne
$20 chicken parma'n'pot from 5pm
The Smith, Prahran
Steak frites for $18
Father's Office, CBD
Main meal and a beer, wine or cider for $22
Fitzroy Beer Garden, Fitzroy
Steak for $15
Provincial Hotel, Fitzroy
1kg of chicken wings or cauliflower bites for $15
Friday
Carlton Brewhouse, Abbotsford
50 cent wings and $10 burgers, 5-7pm
The Lucky Coq, Windsor
$4 pizza 7-9pm
Oasis Bakery, Murrumbeena
$11.90 for kafta wrap with tabouli and hummus
Saturday
Heartattack and Vine, Carlton
$4.50 for one cicchetti (Venetian-style snack)
Lentil as Anything, St Kilda and Abbotsford
Pay what you want for Sri Lankan Uttapam
Poké Me, South Yarra
$15.90 salmon poké bowl
ShanDong MaMa, CBD
$14.80 for 12 prawn, mushroom and chive dumplings
Shujinko, Melbourne
$13.80 signature pork ramen
Sunday
Biggie Smalls, Collingwood and Windsor
$10.50 flaxseed falafel kebab
The Palace Hotel, South Melbourne
$17 Sunday roast
The Auburn Hotel, Hawthorn
A jug of beer and wings for $20
Little Mess, Brunswick
15 dumplings and a drink for $15 from 5-7pm
More tips for dining on a budget in Melbourne
Cheap eats under $20 in Melbourne
With so many cheap eats options in Melbourne it's not hard to eat out without breaking the bank