Melbourne's best cheap lunch deals

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Why bring your lunch to work when some of Melbourne's top restaurants are slinging cheap lunch deals? Find the best spots to feast at lunchtime from as little as $15.

Best cheap restaurant lunch specials

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Melbourne's best lunches under $15

Fuel up on banh mi, burgers, stacked sandos and more without breaking the bank.

BKK

Try three different noodle dishes for $15 each, available 11.30am-3pm, Monday to Friday.

Special offer
Lunch tray-style Asian meal with multiple bowls of food on a tray.

Yum Sing House

Choice of 5 proteins plus sides, pickles, rice & dessert. $45/35 meat/veg, Thu-Sat, noon-3pm

Special offer
An assortment of Asian-fusion dishes spread across a dark table.

Miss Mi

Dine on a delicious two-course share-style Southeast Asian menu for two. Mon-Fri noon-2pm, $46pp.

Special offer
A table with schnitzel, pretzels, sausages and German beer.

Hofbräuhaus

Enjoy lunch specials like schnitzel & German sausages from $19, plus $6 bier. Mon-Fri, 12-3pm.

Special offer
four open sanwiches with betroot and sprouts, pickles and onions, parsley and boiled eggs on a wooden serving board

Denmark House

Indulge in 3 smørrebrød open sandwiches for $38 & add 3x30ml akvavit house-made spirits for $30

Special offer
A light oak table with four burrito bowls.

Hotel Nacional

Spice up the working week this winter with a loaded burrito bowl for $20, Mon-Fri 12-3pm

Special offer
Bowls of Thai food served in traditional stacked enamel dishes.

Longrain

Order an express Friday lunch served in a traditional stacked Thai lunch container. $30pp

Special offer
A tray of crispy pies on an oven shelf.

Whitehart Bar

Enjoy $15 pies & tinnies (12–5pm), or $16 pies & select house pours from 5pm, Mondays in September.

Special offer

Last updated on Thu 3 Sep 2026

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