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British gastropubWest End
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.
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IndianCity Centre
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.
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PakistaniSouthside
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.
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BurgersCity Centre
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.
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VeganWest 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.
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MalaysianSouthside
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.