Habibi & Hawara on Kundmanngasse in Vienna's 3rd district is a social-enterprise kitchen run with refugee chefs, the falafel sandwich plus a small mezze plate the cheapest serious vegan lunch on the Landstrasse side of town.
Tip: Takeaway counter at the side runs faster than the sit-down room at lunchtime; the inner-city Wipplingerstrasse flagship closed in 2023.
Address: Kundmanngasse 21-27, 1030 Wien, Vienna
Pizza Mari on Leopoldsgasse in Vienna's Leopoldstadt fires Neapolitan pizza for under EUR 11, the wood oven the 2nd district's most-defended cheap pizza counter since 2011.
Try: Marinara pizza
Tip: No reservations; the kitchen runs lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday, with the dinner queue picking up from 18:00.
Schweizerhaus in Vienna's Prater serves half a Stelze with sauerkraut for around EUR 14, the cheapest serious pork-knuckle plate in town when the chestnut-tree garden opens mid-March to October.
Try: Half Stelze with sauerkraut
Tip: Order a small Krug of Budvar to start; the kitchen runs out of Stelze by 21:00 on busy summer nights.
Vollpension on Schleifmuehlgasse in Vienna's Wieden bakes Apfelstrudel under EUR 6 a slice, the grandmother-baker social-enterprise cafe a budget alternative to the marble Konditoreien.
Try: Apfelstrudel and Melange
Tip: Slice and Melange for under EUR 9; the Schanigarten on the corner opens from April.
Naschmarkt Deli in Vienna runs an all-day breakfast carte for under EUR 13, the shakshuka and sabich the Levantine-leaning brunch the cheap-eats option on the Naschmarkt.
Try: Shakshuka with pita
Tip: Open daily; the breakfast carte runs all day, useful for jet-lag arrivals from outside the EU.
Bitzinger on Augustinerstrasse in Vienna feeds the Opera and Albertina crowd for under EUR 8, the Kaesekrainer with sweet mustard and Semmel the city's most iconic cheap eat.
Try: Kaesekrainer with mustard and Semmel
Tip: Add a Manner Schnitten from the counter for under EUR 2; cash and card accepted.
Trzesniewski on Dorotheergasse in Vienna has run since 1902, the 21-Aufstrich open-faced sandwiches at around EUR 1.50 each the centre's cheapest sit-down snack with a Pfiff beer.
Try: Three open-faced rye sandwiches and a Pfiff beer
Tip: Order at least three; the egg-and-bacon Aufstrich is the regular's pick.
