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Middle EasternLandstrasse
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.
TryFalafel sandwich with hummus
TipTakeaway counter at the side runs faster than the sit-down room at lunchtime; the inner-city Wipplingerstrasse flagship closed in 2023.
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PizzeriaLeopoldstadt
Pizza Mari on Leopoldsgasse in Vienna's Leopoldstadt fires Neapolitan pizza for under €11, the wood oven the 2nd district's most-defended cheap pizza counter.
TryMarinara pizza
TipNo reservations; the kitchen runs lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday, with the dinner queue picking up from 18:00.
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VienneseLeopoldstadt
Schweizerhaus in Vienna's Prater serves half a Stelze with sauerkraut for around €14, the cheapest serious pork-knuckle plate in town when the chestnut-tree.
TryHalf Stelze with sauerkraut
TipOrder a small Krug of Budvar to start; the kitchen runs out of Stelze by 21:00 on busy summer nights.
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CafeWieden
Vollpension on Schleifmuehlgasse in Vienna's Wieden bakes Apfelstrudel under €6 a slice, the grandmother-baker social-enterprise cafe a budget alternative.
TryApfelstrudel and Melange
TipSlice and Melange for under €9; the Schanigarten on the corner opens from April.
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LevantineMariahilf
Naschmarkt Deli in Vienna runs an all-day breakfast carte for under €13, the shakshuka and sabich the Levantine-leaning brunch the cheap-eats option.
TryShakshuka with pita
TipOpen daily; the breakfast carte runs all day, useful for jet-lag arrivals from outside the EU.
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IndianJosefstadt
Curry Insel on Lenaugasse in Josefstadt slings hoppers, kotthu and chicken curry on plate-sized rotis, a daily Sri Lankan plate for under twelve euros.
TrySri Lankan curry plate
TipThe lunch menu is the daily-value play; cash speeds the queue.