Beat Cossie Livs With These Cheap Eats Near You in Brisbane

Don’t let cossie livs get in the way of having a good time! We’re determined to maintain our lifestyle choices of dining out at all costs, and we’re here to help you do the same with cheap eats near you.

Restaurants across the river city are dishing up lunch specials, happy hours and dining deals, from tasty French rotisserie takeaway to Greek souvlaki specials that give you an excuse to leave the office at lunchtime. So if your most recently searched term is “cheap eats near me”, you’ve found yourself in the right hands.

Scroll on to discover the best cheap eats in Brisbane this week!

Yoko Bento Box Lunch Special 

The perfect lunch special has arrived, in the form of Yoko’s Bento Box. Available Monday to Friday between midday and 4pm, this cheap and cheerful bento box is full of tasty pickles, edamame, miso soup, sushi, sashimi salad and more.

Plus, there’s a vegan option for your plant-based pals! Add a yuzu slushie to the mix for an extra $10, if you’re feeling frisky.

From $35 per person

2/5 Boundary Street, Brisbane City 

Greca’s Souvlaki Platter

Weekday lunches just got tastier. This popular riverside Greek restaurant has created a fun way to make your own lunch, without having to prep or pack a thing.

The Souvlaki Platter special comes with your choice of chicken, pork or veg, plus everything you need to bundle up your flavourful bites (think yoghurt flatbread, roast vegetables, salad and more). 

Pack your laptop and escape your office for the afternoon with this sunshine-filled escape. 

Howard Smith Wharves, 3/5 Boundary Street, Brisbane City

Goldfinch Express Lunch 

This inner-city Meditteranean-inspired restaurant is the perfect spot for city slickers to escape the four walls of their office for a breath of fresh air and a delicious distraction from any work woes. 

For just $39 at Goldfinch, you’ll receive an entree, mains and salad, with dishes varying from soups, pork schnitzel, creamy gnocchi plates and so much more. Available from 12:00pm to 2:30pm daily, it’s the perfect excuse to get out of the office. 

Cnr of Ann & Roma Streets, inside Pullman Mercure Brisbane King George Square

Steak Frites & Vino at Allonda

This hidden lane way gem in Newstead has cooked up a tasty little Thursday treat for you. 

Allonda's steak has been so popular, they've turned it into an extra special offer. Every Thursday, you can pop by and enjoy steak, frites and a glass of red, white or rose for just $59.

Sounds like a perfectly good excuse to dine out, to us! 

19 Longland Street, Newstead

Free Yo-Chi Every Tuesday

Continuing their tradition of Tribute Tuesdays, this week the friendly team at Yo-Chi are giving a free Yo-Chi to a different group of Aussies every week. From counsellors, to teachers, to the friendly folk who collect your garbage every week, Yo-Chi is making sure everyone feels the Chi.

Keep an eye on their socials to stay in the know with all of their offers and freebies.

Every Tuesday

Multiple locations

Victory Lane Lunch Club

Head down to Victory Lane Lunch Club for a $30 special that will put a smile on your dial this month! From Wednesday to Friday, you can order your choice of main and receive a complimentary house beer or wine to pair with it.

Opt for a cuttlefish risotto, mixed wild mushrooms or pan-fried whiting to fill your belly, with Victory Lane’s attention to detail and fine dining expertise, each dish is flavoured to perfection to ensure a taste bud tantalising time.

$30 per person

Wednesday to Friday, 11:30am to 3:00pm

150 Racecourse Road, Ascot

Shuckin’ Sundays at Victory Lane

Maintaining a responsible budget shouldn’t stop you from living like a queen. And no one knows it better than Victory Lane, which is why they’ve brought you Shuckin’ Sundays. Visit every Sunday between 11:30am and 5pm to indulge in $2 oysters, and why not add on a glass of champagne too?

150 Racecourse Road, Ascot

Weekly Deals at Luckie’s Kitchen Bulimba

Love an excuse to go for yum cha? Here’s a great one. Luckie’s Kitchen is dishing up weekly specials that we can’t refuse. Every Tuesday you can score “5-Buck-Baos” and on Wednesday it’s a yakitori special. Order chicken, eggplant or pork yakitori at just five dollars a pop.

Thursday nights you can book in for a mates date banquet for just $30 per person, so going out for dinner or a date on the cheap is no longer out of reach.

4/210 Oxford Street, Bulimba

First in Greek Feast at Opa Bar

Opa Bar has just dropped their affordable feast and we couldn’t be more excited! Head down to riverside to indulge in a seven piece banquet of taramasalata, flash-fried calamari, slow-baked lamb shoulder, greek salad and so much more. This big fat Greek feast is one of Brisbane’s best cheap eats that will leave you feeling fuller than ever.

$60 per person

123 Eagle Street, Brisbane

Golden Events at The Nixon Room

Add a little glow to your week with The Nixon Room’s Golden Hour, or Golden Day deals. During these blissful hours, you can enjoy $5 snacks or oysters alongside a delightful drink or two at one of the Valley’s most chic new bars.

Wednesday to Saturday, 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Sunday, All day

Unit 3/181 Robertson Street, Fortitude Valley

Gerrie’s Bar $2 Oysters

You might know Gerrie’s better as Gerard’s Bar, the cosy bar tucked behind its big sister restaurant on James Street. Gerrie’s Bar doesn’t just have a new name, but also a brand new offer that we’re oh-so-ready to get around. Enjoy $2 oysters with any drink purchase throughout the week, between 4pm and 6pm.

Monday to Friday, 4:00pm to 6:00pm

13A, 23 James Street, Fortitude Valley

Taco Tuesday at La Bodega Taqueria

$10 tacos? Name a time and we’ll be there! La Bodega Taqueria is dishing up pork, steak and barramundi tacos in pairs for a mere tenner, and quite frankly we think you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better-tasting deal.

This bright and breezy Mexican restaurant is perfect for a casual Tuesday catch-up with your pals when you’re craving good times and cheap eats.

53 Lytton Road, East Brisbane

Tulum Tuesday at Carmen Tequileria

For chic and cheap eats in Brisbane, toddle on down to Carmen Tequileria for Tulum Tuesdays! Carmen’s executive chef whips up a set menu experience made with sustainably sourced produce each month. Enjoy the signature Tulum Tommy’s margarita, a pale rosé or a crisp glass of Estrella as you dine on mouthwatering, fresh and flavourful Mexican fare.

From $49 per person

Tijuana Thursday at Carmen Tequileria

Carmen Tequileria love to spice things up, so your Thursdays needn’t be dull any longer! Head into this gorgeous restaurant on James Street for a monthly changing menu of modern Mexican eats and pitchers of margaritas. Tijuana Thursday’s special menu is only $59 per couple, so it makes for the ideal date night, or post-work debrief with your corporate bestie.

From $59 per couple

70 James Street, Fortitude Valley

Vici Italian

Nothing speaks quite directly to our heart like a bottomless bowl of pasta. And now we know where to find them! Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, you can head down to Vici Italian at South Bank to indulge in a bottomless pasta dining experience, for just $25 with a drink purchase.

Choose from bolognese, carbonara or pomodoro, and why not try all three while you’re here? As far as cheap eats go in Brisbane, this an amazing offer that we’ll be taking up time and time again.

From $25 per person

Tuesday to Thursday, 5:00pm or 7:00pm

174 Grey Street, South Brisbane

Pronto Banquet at Massimo

Craving Italian for lunch or seeking an early dinner? Make haste and book into Massimo for their Pronto Banquet!  Dishing up freshly shucked oysters, steak, pasta, dessert and more, this $50 feast is available from 11am to 6pm every day that ends in Y. This new banquet coincides with Massimo’s menu overhaul, so expect to find lots of fresh and seasonal produce, dished up with an Italian twist.

$50 per person

Daily, 11am to 6pm

Boardwalk Level Riverside Centre, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane

Bisou Bisou Rotisserie Box Takeaway

Need a hearty lunch in a hurry? Pop into Bisou Bisou and pick up a rotisserie box takeaway special! This cheap eats offer includes a half chicken, your choice of two sides and a sauce for just $26, and is available every day for collection from this Fortitude Valley restaurant.

$26 per box

Rich & Rare Lunch Specials

West End’s newest steakhouse has burst onto the scene with sizzling success, and their tasty lunch specials are sealing the deal.

From house-made crab spaghetti to steak sandwiches, there are five mouthwatering and wallet-friendly cheap eats to opt for at this Brisbane restaurant.

Available seven days a week and with an optional $8 drink add-on, Rich & Rare is set to become your new lunch break local.

From $25 per person

Daily, 11am to 3pm

West Village Garden Pavilion, 97 Boundary Street, West End

Rich & Rare Power Banquet

There are very few places in Australia where you can book in for a nine-course banquet for a mere $50, and would you believe we have one at our doorstep! Rich & Rare are dishing out eight flavourful plates from sourdough, oyster mignonette, barramundi and more (and don’t worry, they’re not skimping on dessert!).

$50 per person, two-person booking minimum

West Village Garden Pavilion, 97 Boundary Street, West End

Fosh Hooked Banquet

Feeling like a seafood banquet by the water, but feeling the pinch? Fosh Portside has just the thing! Head down anyday between 11am and 6pm to book in for the Hooked Banquet, and delight in fresh oysters, scallop crudo, BBQ sole and more at this tasty and affordable lunch break banquet.

$50 per table

Portside Wharf, 3.01/39 Hercules Street, Hamilton

Now that you’ve discovered Brisbane’s best cheap eats, find more of Brisbane’s best events happening this month. Or if you’re still feeling hungry, scroll through our guide to the best new restaurants and find somewhere new for dinner!