Food
You'll find big bowls of ramen, towering Korean sandwiches, chicken parma deals and big cheesy pizza slices at Melbourne's best cheap-eat haunts.
A1 Bakery
A Sydney Road favourite for two decades.
The Borek Shop
Butchers Diner
This late-night CBD diner serves up burgers, steak and sticky date pudding for a midnight 'snack'.
Pizza Pizza Pizza
A NYC-style by-the-slice pizza joint.
Gami Chicken & Beer
Exactly what it says on the label.
Shujinko Russell Street
Giant bowls of ramen served well into the night.
Good Times
A charmingly low-key joint with drawing paper on the tables and wallet-friendly negronis, wine carafes and pasta dishes for just $9 a pop.
Soi 38
With an atmosphere that perfectly mirrors the vibrant hustle and bustle of a Bangkok market.
Lamb on Chapel
Get your gyros on!
Dodee Paidang Equitable Place
Let little robots with digital cat faces deliver your Thai street food eats directly to the table.
Delhi Streets
Indian street food for fly-by snacking or full-on feasting.
Spread Eagle Hotel
The Spready isn’t reinventing the wheel, but it has nailed all the essential Aussie pub elements.
Laksa King
Authentic Malayasian-Chinese fare at this buzzing restaurant.
HuTong Dumpling Bar
This long-running CBD spot dishes up fuss-free, Shanghainese food.
Leonard's House of Love
Drink tinnies, down burgers, dance and play pool in Leonard's lounge room-like bar.
Mamak Melbourne
This cosy CBD spot is a go-to for exceptional (and budget-friendly) Malaysian hawker food.
Pacific Seafood BBQ House
Your seafood will be plucked right from the huge tanks hidden out back — making for a mighty fresh fish feast.
Miznon
The famed Israeli street food joint has finally landed in Melbourne.
I Love Pho
Home to some of the best pho in Melbourne.
Trippy Taco
A Fitzroy favourite for vegos.
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