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RotisserieNdg
Chalet BBQ serves a hardwood-charcoal quarter chicken with gravy fries for a modest sum in NDG, Montreal, a filling retro-diner meal that has held its value.
TryQuarter chicken and fries
TipThe quarter-chicken combo is the value order; dine in for the full 1960s room at no extra cost.
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Middle EasternDowntown
Boustan is a downtown Montreal institution for cheap, garlicky shawarma, its Rue Crescent counter feeding students and night owls well past midnight.
TryShawarma pita
TipThe Aladin potato pita is the cult order and barely dents a tenner; extra toum is free and essential.
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VeganMile End
La Panthere Verte serves quick, cheap vegan falafel pitas and bowls across Montreal, a reliable meat-free lunch for well under fifteen dollars in Mile End.
TryFalafel pita
TipThe falafel pita with green sauce is the value pick; bowls cost a little more but feed you longer.
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ChineseDowntown
Nouilles de Lan Zhou fills a table for cheap in Montreal's Chinatown, its hand-pulled beef noodle soup one of the best-value hot bowls in the city.
TryHand-pulled noodle soup
TipOne big beef soup and a plate of dumplings feeds two for the price of a downtown sandwich.
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ChineseDowntown
Qing Hua is a bargain in Montreal's Chinatown, a dozen hand-folded soup dumplings landing well under fifteen dollars and easily enough for a full lunch.
TrySoup dumplings
TipA single dozen is a filling meal; split two orders across the table to try more fillings for less.
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IndianParc Extension
Bombay Mahal is Parc-Extension's cheapest serious feast in Montreal, a BYOB canteen where fiery curries and thalis stay well under twenty dollars a head.
TryIndian thali
TipBring your own beer from the depanneur and split several curries; the bill stays tiny even when you overorder.