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.
Tip: Open daily; the breakfast carte runs all day, useful for jet-lag arrivals from outside the EU.
Address: Naschmarkt 421-436, 1060 Wien, Vienna
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.
Der Wiener Deewan on Liechtensteinstrasse in Vienna's Alsergrund runs a pay-what-you-want Pakistani buffet, drinks charged separately, the city's loved student-budget room since 2005.
Try: Pay-what-you-want Pakistani buffet
Tip: Pay what you want for food; drinks are charged. The buffet is replenished through 22:00.
Kent Restaurant on Brunnengasse in Vienna's 16th district plates a serious Doener for under EUR 10, the Turkish-Viennese borough's canonical halal kebab counter open until 02:00 daily.
Try: Doener Kebab
Tip: Order the Iskender for under EUR 12; the lamb skewers are the local-order alternative to the Doener wrap.
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.
Try: Falafel sandwich with hummus
Tip: Takeaway counter at the side runs faster than the sit-down room at lunchtime; the inner-city Wipplingerstrasse flagship closed in 2023.
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.
