Cheap eats in Edinburgh

2,203 places, 330 places you can order a cheap meal in (990 meals under £12).

Old Town bakeries, Southside curry houses and the student streets around the university, where a filling lunch has always been the point.

Places with a budget meal

• Paratha Box, Liberton Road — from £6.50
• Topolabamba, Lothian Road — from £9.75
• Aida's Filipino Kitchen, Portland Place — from £8.50
• The Scottish Engineer, Telford Road — from £10
• The Alchemist, St James Crescent — from £8.50
• Ka Pao, St James Crescent — from £7
• Salerno, St James Crescent — from £9.50
• Lane7, St James Crescent — from £9
• Five Guys, Edinburgh — from £8.95
• Tortilla, St James Crescent — from £11.10
• Maki & Ramen, St James Crescent — from £9.50
• Malones Irish Bar, Constitution Street — from £11
• 1802 Lounge, Baxter's Place — from £9
• Café at the Palace, Edinburgh — from £6
• MacKays on the Mile, Canongate — from £7.50
• Chicken Club, St John's Road — from £4.99
• San Ciro's, EH6 5DT — from £10.50
• Lady Nairne, Willowbrae Road — from £11.99
• Awaafi, Gorgie Road — from £8.99
• Keller, Broughton Street Lane — from £7.95
• Museum Kitchen, Chambers Street — from £5.25
• Balcony Cafe, Chambers Street — from £5.25
• The Spence, St Andrew Square — from £12
• Vittoria, Edinburgh — from £4
• Black Sheep Coffee, Haymarket Square — from £5.39
• Corbie Fish Bar, Main Street — from £5
• Chennai's Marina, Montagu Terrace — from £11.95
• Kweilin Cantonese Restaurant, Dundas Street — from £7.80
• Amalfino Edinburgh, Haymarket Terrace — from £12
• Stone fired, Newtoft Street — from £8
• Frankie & Benny's, Ocean Drive — from £2
• Jeremiah's Taproom, Elm Row — from £9.95
• Abacus, Holyrood Park Road — from £8
• Bread Meats Bread, Unit A3E — from £11.50
• Herringbone, Whitehouse Road — from £6.95
• The Wee Vault Taproom, West Maitland Street — from £4.95
• Cafe Calton, 38a — from £10
• La Cîme Deli, Newhaven Road — from £8
• Fiddler's Arms, Grassmarket — from £10.95
• Yarn, Frederick Street — from £10.99
• Nanyang, Lister Square — from £6.21
• The Drill Hall Arts Café, Dalmeny Street — from £6.30
• Fin & Grape, Colinton Road — from £9
• Theatre Royal, Greenside Place — from £7.50
• Gurkha Cafe, Cockburn Street — from £7.50
• Margot, Barclay Terrace — from £9
• The Castle Arms, Johnston Terrace — from £8.90
• The Doric, Market Street — from £11
• Tiles Bar, 1 — from £10.50
• Chip Inn, Oxgangs Road North — from £6
• Bombay Bistro by Mandeep, Bruntsfield Place — from £6.95
• Istanbul, Portobello High Street — from £7.88
• St Andrews, Portobello High Street — from £5.50
• Bonoful, Brighton Place — from £10.95
• Paradise Palms, Lothian Street — from £7.45
• OriganoGo, Leith Walk — from £11.25
• Eatalia's, Brunswick Place — from £7
• The Earl of Marchmont, Marchmont Crescent — from £4.10
• Indian Flavour, Ferry Road — from £7.95
• Mia Italian Kitchen, Dalry Road — from £11.50
• Pizza Geeks, Dalry Road — from £6.50
• Ignite, Morrison Street — from £9.95
• Bread Meats Bread, 90 — from £11.50
• Timberyard, Lady Lawson Street — from £10
• Wagamama, Castle Terrace — from £8.90
• Bar + Block, Princes Street — from £7
• Hope Izakaya, Queensferry Street — from £8.20
• Rendezvous, Queensferry Street — from £7.50
• The Grosvenor, Shandwick Place — from £8.25
• La Bruschetta, Clifton Terrace — from £9.50
• The Green Room, William Street — from £9
• La Plaza Bistro, Drumsheugh Place — from £10.50
• Street Box, Raeburn Place — from £10
• The Olive Branch Bistro, Broughton Street — from £11
• Edens Kitchen, Broughton Street — from £11.90
• Tuk Tuk, Leven Street — from £7.95
• Chaskaa, Leven Street — from £6.95
• Makani, Haymarket Terrace — from £9.99
• Pantry, North West Circus Place — from £6.50
• Bella Italia, North Bridge — from £8
• Amber, Castlehill — from £7.95
• Hanover Tap, Hanover Street — from £10.50
• Chez Jules, Hanover Street — from £6.90
• Tigerlily, George Street — from £5.50
• Prezzo, George Street — from £11.95
• Indaba, Lochrin Terrace — from £7.75
• Happy Hot Pot, South Clerk Street — from £10
• fox & co, William Street — from £6.95
• Burgers and Beers Grillhouse, High Street — from £10
• Bread Meats Bread, North Bridge — from £11.50
• Whiski, High Street — from £7.95
• Vinyasa, St Mary's Street — from £5.95
• Petit Paris, 38 — from £8.90
• The Festival, Morrison Street — from £8.25
• Ben's Bagel, Morrison Street — from £7.90
• Rosa's Thai Cafe, Frederick Street — from £5.85
• Dusit, Thistle Street — from £5.95
• Le Petit Beefbar Edinburgh, George Street — from £10
• Sky Garden, Queensferry Road — from £5.30
• Yutori, Morrison Street — from £8.90
• The Playfair, Leith Walk — from £6.05
• Pizza Geeks, Commercial Street — from £6.50
• Tamil Teru, Rose Street — from £9.25
• The Alchemist, George Street — from £8.50
• #Fish Haymarket, Clifton Terrace — from £9
• Dine, Murrayfield Place — from £9
• Nectar, Broughton Street — from £9
• Qupi, Leith Walk — from £6.20
• White Lady, St John's Road — from £8.49
• PizzaExpress, Nile Grove — from £8.50
• Brass Monkey Gorgie, Gorgie Road — from £9
• Riceworld, Gilmore Place — from £5.40
• Bistronomy 176, Rose Street — from £8.25
• Toast Tea, Holyrood Road — from £7.80
• Hungry Bear, Causewayside — from £8.50
• Restaurant@JMCC, Holyrood Park Road — from £7.50
• Snax Cafe, Buccleuch Street — from £4.50
• o'Oliviero, Grassmarket — from £6.75
• The Southern, South Clerk Street — from £6.50
• Fired Dough, Lothian Road — from £8
• Gy, Roseneath Place — from £9.70
• Oink, Victoria Street — from £9.15
• The Cove, Hillhouse Road — from £9.50
• Bento Ya by Ishi, Bread Street — from £6.40
• Five Guys, Frederick Street — from £8.95
• Sambuca, Causewayside — from £7
• Giuliano's, Union Place — from £8.40
• Down The Hatch, 13 — from £6.95
• Wagamama, 78 — from £9.50
• Alaburrito, Morningside Road — from £10.30
• The Clay Oven, Morningside Road — from £7.95
• Abduls, 22 — from £8.50
• Gratitude, Morningside Road — from £8.95
• La’telve Cafe & Bistro, Morningside Road — from £10.50
• Food For U, Morningside Road — from £7.30
• Dantes, Bridge Road — from £7
• Osteria Dei Sapori, Bridge Road — from £7
• Vinette, Broughton Street — from £7
• Dixy Chicken, Leith Walk — from £8.99
• Voujon, Newington Road — from £9.50
• Pataka, Causewayside — from £11.95
• Deacon's House Cafe, Lawnmarket — from £5.90
• Oink, Hanover Street — from £9.15
• Masti, Morningside Road — from £5.95
• The Gurkha, Morningside Road — from £4.50
• Pizzeria 1926, Dalry Road — from £10.95
• Pizza Pilgrims, Rose Street — from £10
• Eastern Spices, Howard Street — from £8.50
• Pizza Geeks, Easter Road — from £6.50
• Best Kebab House, Leith Walk — from £7.20
• Snax Cafe, West Register Street — from £4.50
• The Khukuri, West Maitland Street — from £6.50
• Old Bell Inn, Causewayside — from £5.50
• Cozy Cafe, Ferry Road — from £4.90
• Undercroft, George Street — from £4.80
• New Xi'an, Comiston Road — from £8.90
• The New Hill Station, Comiston Road — from £9.95
• Spuds, Clerk Street — from £5
• Chennai's Marina, Clerk Street — from £11.95
• Kampong Ah Lee, Clerk Street — from £10.50
• The Piper's Rest, Hunter Square — from £7.95
• Café Andamiro, Buccleuch Street — from £10
• Al Hussain Curry Wala, Niddrie Mains Road — from £5.99
• Platform 5, Clifton Terrace — from £8.25
• The Merlin, Morningside Road — from £7.25
• Jolly, Elm Row — from £8.95
• Coffee Saints, Candlemaker Row — from £9.90
• Supperbowl, Drum Street — from £6.20
• Montrose, Montrose Terrace — from £10
• Desi Pakwan, Leith Walk — from £7.95
• Cairngorm, Melville Place — from £12
• Rishi's Indian Aroma, Shandwick Place — from £4.95
• West Nic Records, West Nicolson Street — from £7.95
• The Butter Chicken, Walter Scott Avenue — from £6.99
• Dragon Kong, Walter Scott Avenue — from £8.20
• papii, Hanover Street — from £7
• Cairngorm, 49 — from £10
• The Gruff Goat, Teviot Place — from £9.95
• Old Woods Cafe, St Leonard's Street — from £8.50
• Tiger Dragon - Chinese Traditional Pancake, St Leonard's Street — from £5.80
• Tanners, Lanark Road — from £5
• Thai2go, Pleasance — from £10.50
• Oink Hog Roast, Canongate — from £9.15
• Fat Hippo, George Street — from £9.50
• Argile Restaurant, Argyle Place — from £12
• Dough Pizza, Rose Street — from £10.50
• Côte Brasserie, Frederick Street — from £7.95
• Mirin, 9 — from £8.50
• The Alexander Graham Bell, George Street — from £4.29
• FacePlant Foods, Duke Street — from £10
• Indian Masala Curry AFC, Moredunvale Road — from £5.99
• The Standing Order, George Street — from £6.05
• Mowgli Street Food, Hanover Street — from £4
• Meze Meze, Rose Street — from £7.50
• Toast, Shore — from £9
• Wahaca, South St Andrew Street — from £6.95
• Caprinos Pizza, Home Street — from £5
• No.1 High Street — from £9.95
• Brass Monkey Grange, Grange Road — from £8.50
• The Cambridge Bar, Young Street — from £10.50
• PizzaExpress, Queensferry Street — from £8.50
• Cafe Vera, Morningside Road — from £5.50
• Pizza Connection, Bridge Road — from £6
• Thamel, East London Street — from £10
• Bistro du Vin, Bristo Place — from £8.50
• Elfalafel, Bristo Place — from £7.95
• Bliss House Cafe, Meadowbank Avenue — from £6.50
• Quick & Plenty Cafe, Leven Street — from £3.49
• Asda Café, Edinburgh — from £2.99
• IKEA Restaurant, Edinburgh — from £1.50
• the prahna India Grill, St John's Road — from £10
• Dangal, St John's Road — from £9.95
• Coast and Creel, Fountainbridge — from £9.95
• Five Guys, Edinburgh — from £8.25
• Frankie & Benny's, Edinburgh — from £2
• PizzaExpress, Edinburgh — from £8.50
• Red Kite Café, Cadzow Place — from £10.25
• Kurdish Best Kebab House, Montrose Terrace — from £5
• Cafe Refresh, Edinburgh — from £2.50
• Loujayne's Khartoum Cafe, Gillespie Place — from £6.85
• Bar B Que, Glasgow Road — from £4.50
• Miro's, Promenade — from £8.50
• Ryan's Bar, Hope Street — from £3
• Black Medicine Coffee Co, Nicolson Street — from £4.50
• The Athletic Arms, Angle Park Terrace — from £3.75
• The Foresters Guild, Portobello High Street — from £7
• Hata, Rodney Street — from £6.20
• YaYas Grill House, Colinton Mains Drive — from £5.99
• Stone fired, 6 — from £8
• Celadon 2 U, Rodney Street — from £6.25
• Cobbs, Biggar Road — from £10
• Cafe Cor’stone, St John's Road — from £7.50
• SABZI, Ferry Road — from £10.50
• Cinnamon, Portobello High Street — from £8.50
• The Raeburn, Raeburn Place — from £7
• Auld Hundred, Rose Street — from £9
• Tai Chi Restaurant, Bath Street — from £3.50
• Sky's Thai Kitchen, Drum Street — from £10.75
• Javits, Drum Street — from £4.80
• Dough Pizza, South Clerk Street — from £10.50
• Ali's Takeaway, Stenhouse Cross — from £5.50
• The Orchard, Howard Place — from £11
• Osteria Del Tempo Perso, Bruntsfield Place — from £9.50
• Ciao Roma, South Bridge — from £6.50
• Edinburgh City FC Social Club, Lochend Road South — from £5
• Metro Bar & Brasserie, Edinburgh — from £6
• Dishoom, St Andrew Square — from £9.20
• Art and Vintage, Lyne Street — from £6.75
• Ritual Coffee&Co, Home Street — from £6.50
• Wagamama, St Andrew Square — from £8.90
• Phatt Fellas, Bryson Road — from £6.95
• Fatt Boyz, 69 — from £8.95
• Sofia’s, Salisbury Road — from £7.95
• Herringbone, South Trinity Road — from £6.95
• Mother India's Cafe, Infirmary Street — from £9.95
• Solti, Drummond Street — from £9.95
• Harajuku Kitchen, Gillespie Place — from £8.30
• Hendersons, 7-13 — from £12
• Cafe Grande, Bruntsfield Place — from £8.15
• Urban Angel, Hanover Street — from £6
• Greenmantle, West Crosscauseway — from £12
• teuchters landing, Dock Place — from £4.25
• Howies, Victoria Street — from £8.75
• PizzaExpress, Victoria Terrace — from £8.50
• Westgate Farm, South Gyle Broadway — from £4.99
• Five Guys, Dundee Street — from £8.95
• Potoba, Gorgie Road — from £3.99
• Gaucho, St Andrew Square — from £7.95
• Kiki's Cafe, Leith Walk — from £8.50
• El Castillo Mexican Bar and Grill, Pier Place — from £6.75
• porto & fi, Newhaven Main Street — from £4.50
• Roseleaf, Sandport Place — from £10.95
• Southsider, West Richmond Street — from £9.50
• Cafe Domenico, Sandport Street — from £7
• Brunswick Book Club, Brunswick Street — from £10
• Brewers Fayre, Newhaven Place — from £11.99
• Persevere, Easter Road — from £10.95
• Bijou, Restalrig Road — from £8
• Spitaki, East Claremont Street — from £7.50
• Paloma, Henderson Street — from £9
• The Ship On The Shore — from £12
• Pierinos, Bernard Street — from £3.10
• Cumberland Bar, Cumberland Street — from £7.50
• Hawksmoor, West Register Street — from £10.70
• Mòr Bakehouse, Waverley Bridge — from £5.15
• Franco Manca, Deanhaugh Street — from £8.95
• The Fishmarket, Pier Place — from £8
• Shore Deli Co — from £6.50
• Fruitmarket Cafe, Market Street — from £7
• Frites, Leith Walk — from £7.85
• Javits, West Granton Road — from £4.80
• Toscano, Bruntsfield Place — from £10
• Bertie's, Victoria Street — from £6.95
• Lady Libertine, West Register Street — from £10
• Cold Town House, Grassmarket — from £7.83
• The Chanter, Bread Street — from £10.50
• Footlights Bar & Grill, Spittal Street — from £8.95
• Fresh Mex, Lothian Road — from £6.95
• Civerinos Slice, Forrest Road — from £4.75
• Cafe Andaluz, George IV Bridge — from £6.95
• Civerinos, Raeburn Place — from £4.75
• Café 360, Midlothian Snowsports Centre — from £3.50
• Corstorphine Inn, Corstorphine High Street — from £6.75
• Franco Manca, South St Andrew Street — from £7.75
• Mint Leaf, Bernard Street — from £6.50
• Franco's, Comely Bank Road — from £4.70
• Pepe Nero, Raeburn Place — from £7
• Beirut, Marshall Street — from £7.95
• Asda Café, Edinburgh — from £2.99
• The Caley Picture House, Lothian Road — from £7.70
• Chennai's Marina, Dalry Road — from £11.95
• Howies, Waterloo Place — from £8.75
• Norah, Pier Place — from £6.50
• Mussel Inn, Rose Street — from £7.95
• Mr Eion, Coffee Roaster, East Trinity Road — from £10.50
• Singapore Coffee House, Canonmills — from £8.50
• Luxford Burgers, Brandon Terrace — from £7.80
• RIO, Rose Street — from £5.95
• City Restaurant, Nicolson Street — from £7.90
• Newsroom, Leith Street — from £5.95
• PizzaExpress, North Bridge — from £8.50
• Coffee Saints, Little King Street — from £5.90
• Brewdog Doghouse Bar & Terrace, Edinburgh — from £5.95
• Minami, West Register Street — from £6.95
• The Torfin, 108 — from £10
• Spice Lounge Kitchen, Craigmount View — from £10.95
• The Holyrood 9A, Holyrood Road — from £8.25
• Mid Yoken Pub, Craigmount Brae — from £5.50
• Booking Office, Waverley Bridge — from £4.29
• Tolbooth Tavern, Canongate — from £7.95