Eat well in Glasgow without overpaying: the locals'-budget edition.
Eat well in Glasgow for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Ranjit's Kitchen serves fresh Punjabi vegetarian thalis for under a tenner in Glasgow's Southside, one of the city's best-value plates from a family kitchen.
TryPunjabi vegetarian thali
TipIt is cash-only with a handful of tables; takeaway is the reliable option at busy times.
Falafel To Go wraps fresh, cheap vegan falafel on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow, one of the best-value quick lunches anywhere in the city centre.
TryFresh falafel wrap
TipThere is often a short wait at lunch; the loaded wrap is more than enough for a full meal.
University Cafe has fed Byres Road since 1918, a fourth-generation family cafe in Glasgow serving cheap fry-ups, fish and chips and its own ice cream.
TryFish and chips, pie and beans, ice cream
TipIt is a proper old-school Italian-Scots cafe; save room for the double-cream ice cream at the end.
The Wee Curry Shop cooks a short, fresh and cheap Indian menu from a tiny Garnethill room in Glasgow, a long-standing budget favourite for a proper curry.
TrySet curry thali
TipThere are only a few tables, so book ahead at weekends or grab a lunch sitting.
Namak Mandi cooks generous Peshawari lamb and fresh naan for well under £15 in Glasgow's Southside, big-value halal cooking in a plain Norfolk Street room.
TrySalt-cooked namak mandi lamb
TipIt is alcohol-free and portions are large; the salt-cooked lamb easily feeds two to share.
Bread Meats Bread stacks award-winning burgers, poutine and vegan options on St Vincent Street in Glasgow, filling city-centre value with a proper feed.
TryBurgers and poutine
TipSplit a poutine between two; the portions are generous even at the budget end.
Suissi Vegan Kitchen sells cheap, filling plant-based bao and street food on Dumbarton Road in Glasgow's Partick, a great-value stop for meat-free eaters.
TryTofu and rendang bao
TipTwo or three baos make a full meal; the rendang with lion's mane mushroom is the pick.
Julie's Kopitiam ladles cheap, brilliant Malaysian hawker food in Glasgow's Southside, where a bowl of laksa or beef rendang costs little and satisfies a lot.
TryLaksa and rendang
TipSeats are few and it does not take big groups, so aim for an off-peak sitting.
Blue Lagoon fries a cheap, reliable fish supper in Glasgow's city centre, an Italian-Scots chippy running since 1975 and open late on Gordon Street.
TryFish supper
TipIt is the classic budget chippy; the fish supper is the order, gluten-free available.
Yadgar Kebab House serves cheap, generous halal Pakistani karahi and fresh tandoor naan in Glasgow's Govanhill, a Calder Street favourite since 1981.
TryKarahi with naan
TipOrder a shared karahi and a stack of naan; it is filling, cheap and open late.
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