Budget Dining in Brisbane: Cheap Eats, Food Courts and the West End Scene

Brisbane's budget dining scene benefits from the city's diverse multicultural communities, its strong cafe culture and a growing food truck movement that collectively provide outstanding value for meal-seekers on a budget. West End on Boundary Street is Brisbane's most multicultural dining suburb and the strip has an excellent range of budget-friendly Vietnamese, Greek, Lebanese and international options, with many restaurants offering lunch specials under $15. The CBD food courts at the Myer Centre on Queen Street Mall, MacArthur Central and Post Office Square are the most accessible lunch destinations for the city's professional workforce at reasonable prices. Sunnybank, 15 km south by train, is Brisbane's Chinese and pan-Asian dining suburb and the T&T supermarket precinct and surrounding restaurants represent exceptional value for Asian cuisine, including the Sunnybank Plaza and Sunnybank Hills food precincts. Fortitude Valley's Chinatown on Duncan Street has yum cha and Asian restaurant options at competitive prices. The Gabba precinct in Woolloongabba has growing food options around the Stadium precinct. Food trucks congregating at Brisbane Square, Davies Park in West End and Lightspace in Fortitude Valley are a regular source of restaurant-quality food at street food prices. Roma Street Parkland and South Bank have picnic-friendly grocery shopping nearby for self-catered budget dining.