Eat well in Aarhus for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Cheap eats worth seeking out
15 places
Aarhus Street Food
- ★ 4.1
- Street food
- $
Try Any stall lunch
The bus garage food hall is the most reliable budget lunch in the city. At Ny Banegardsgade 46. Booking recommended. Cash and card accepted.
Bazar Vest
- ★ 4.3
- Street food
- $
- Gellerup
Try Turkish lahmacun or Afghan bolani
The Brabrand bazaar is the cheapest serious eating in the Aarhus area. Located in Gellerup. At Edwin Rahrs Vej 32. A neighbourhood favourite.
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Pho C&P
- ★ 3.9
- Vietnamese
- $
Try Pho bo
An eight-hour bone broth pho for under $120 on Sonder Alle. The rice noodles and the quality of the broth exceed anything at twice the price.
Pizza Propria
- ★ 4.4
- Pizzeria
- $
Try Margherita pizza
The Margherita on 72-hour sourdough is $120 and competes with anything in Copenhagen. At Jaegergaardsgade 7. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Doner House
- ★ 3.9
- Turkish
- $
Try Turkish doner kebab
The most consistent doner kebab in Aarhus. Open until 04:00 at weekends with a fresh spit running throughout. At Frederiks Alle 30. Booking recommended.
Yami Sushi
- ★ 3.6
- Japanese sushi
- $
Try Running sushi ad libitum lunch
Running-sushi ad libitum near the university quarter, with a Japanese sushi chef putting out fresh nigiri and maki on the belt all day. At Norre Alle 72.
Meyers Bageri
- ★ 4.2
- Brunch
- $
Try Sourdough rye loaf and hindbærsnitter
An affordable breakfast or mid-morning stop using Claus Meyer's organic grain recipes. At Paradisgade 7. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Cafe Jordan
- ★ 3.6
- Nordic
- $
Try Bar lunch and draft lager
One of the cheapest places to eat a full Danish lunch in Frederiksbjerg. At Jaegergaardsgade 38. Booking recommended. Cash and card accepted.
Teater Bodega
- ★ 3.8
- Nordic
- $
Try Frikadeller med rødkål
The long-established bodega kitchen serves proper Danish classics at prices that have not kept pace with inflation. At Skolegade 7. Booking recommended.
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La Cabra (pastry counter)
- ★ 4.7
- Cafe
- $
Try Cardamom bun and filter coffee
A cardamom bun and filter coffee at La Cabra is the best value specialty-coffee experience in Aarhus, from the roastery exporting to thirty countries; $85.
Roed's Hot Dog
- ★ 4.1
- Nordic
- $
Try Artisan polser with remoulade
An artisan take on Denmark's most democratic food. Free-range pork sausage, pickled red onion, crispy fried onion and house remoulade for under $80.
Schweizerbageriet
- ★ 4.5
- Bakery
- $
Try Kanelsnurre and dark coffee
The oldest bakery in Aarhus, founded 1898, charges less than most specialty cafes for a kanelsnurre that is genuinely better. At M.P. Bruuns Gade 56.
Mikkeller Bar Aarhus
- ★ 4.0
- Cocktail bar
- $
Try Draft craft beer and bar snack
A craft beer and a cheese board at Mikkeller in Frederiksbjerg for under $140 is the best value happy-hour in the neighbourhood. At Jaegergaardsgade 61.
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