Five Great KSW Lunches for $10

This editorial is sponsored by our partner, King Street Wharf.

Here is a nearly impossible thing: to find a lunch under $10 in the middle of the CBD that doesn't make your soul weep a little. Sydney is an expensive place, and a lot of the time lunch ends up being an overpriced sandwich made on stale bread or a sad looking bento box eaten hastily on a park bench. But if you head down to King Street Wharf over the next three months, until June 13, you'll find things are a little different.

Home to waterfront restaurants like Kobe Jones, Cargo Bar, The Malaya and Bungalow 8, the stretch of land clutching the eastern shore of Darling Harbour has launched an unprecedented program of lunchtime specials. Designed specifically for time-strapped office workers, the restaurants of King Street Wharf are offering takeaway meals and menus priced between $10 and $20. And there's no stale bread or overpriced sushi in sight. Below, we present you with out pick of the best meals under $10 available at King Street Wharf.

1. 150-day Grain-Fed Rump from Cargo Bar

A decent steak at a price that doesn't make your wallet wince is a terribly difficult thing to find in Sydney. Yet Cargo Bar is offering a 150-day grain-fed rump for a mere $10, served with salad, chips and sauce.

2. Japanese Chicken Amiyaki Burger from Wharf Teppanyaki

Wharf Teppanyaki have a great selection of Japanese meals under $10, including tofu dengaku and barramundi fillet, but our pick is the chicken amiyaki burger, a Japanese-style burger served with either salad or teriyaki potatoes.

3. Panko-crumbed John Dory from Bungalow 8

Bungalow 8 is one of the few — possibly the only — places in Sydney where you can get a whole suckling pig and eat it in their waterfront beer garden. While they sadly aren't offering a whole pig for $10, you can get a fancy version of fish and chips: panko-crumbed John Dory served with salad and fries.

4. Sliced Ham, Mozzarella and Baby Spinach Sandwich from La Cita

La Cita have one of the best lunchtime menus at King Street Wharf, including quesadillas for $20 and pizzas for $15. For a mere $10 you can get a sliced ham, mozzarella and baby spinach sandwich on wholemeal, homemade bread.

5. Wagyu Steak Sandwich from Wharf Teppanyaki

Wagyu beef is the Tiffany's of all beef products. The cows it comes from were healthy and happy, and their meat has a delicious flavour due to the fat marbled through it. It can also be terrifically expensive. But at Wharf Teppanyaki, you can buy a wagyu steak sandwich for a mere $10, with salad or teriyaki potatoes thrown into the bargain as well.