High-volume conveyor belt sushi for the university lunch crowd. The rice seasoning is correct and the salmon is fresh daily; it does not aim to compete with quality Japanese restaurants but it delivers volume at price.
Address: Studsgade 30, 8000 Aarhus C
An affordable breakfast or mid-morning stop using Claus Meyer's organic grain recipes. The sourdough rye loaf feeds a family for DKK 55; the hindbærsnitter raspberry slice is DKK 35 and hard to fault.
Try: Sourdough rye loaf and hindbærsnitter
One of the cheapest places to eat a full Danish lunch in Frederiksbjerg. The bar food is straightforward and the lager is cold; the student price point makes it among the best value in the neighbourhood.
Try: Bar lunch and draft lager
The long-established bodega kitchen serves proper Danish classics at prices that have not kept pace with inflation. The frikadeller with pickled red cabbage is the best DKK 130 meal in the city centre.
Try: Frikadeller med rødkål
A cardamom bun and a filter coffee at La Cabra is the best value specialty-coffee experience in Aarhus. The quality of both is world-class; the outlay is DKK 85.
Try: Cardamom bun and filter coffee
An artisan take on Denmark's most democratic food. Free-range pork sausage, pickled red onion, crispy fried onion and house remoulade for under DKK 80. The best quick snack in the city.
Try: Artisan polser with remoulade
The cave cafe near the university has served students cheap coffee and food since the 1980s. The lunch special changes daily and the prices are built around student incomes. The most reliably cheap eat near Aarhus University.
Try: Student lunch and coffee
