Beansie's Bus
Try Michigan hot dog and fries combo
An $8 chili-dog-and-fries combo at Battery Park with a Lake Champlain view is cheaper than any sit-down room downtown. Seasonal April-September only;
Eat well in Burlington for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Cheap eats worth seeking out
8 places
Zabby & Elf's Stone Soup
Try Self-serve hot and cold buffet by weight
Pay-by-weight buffet of salads, casseroles and stews; vegan and vegetarian heavy. A $12 plate is a full lunch with soup of the day included in combos.
Pho Hong
- ★ 4.5
- Vietnamese
- $
- Old North End
Try Pho tai with rare beef
A bowl of pho tai is the best $15 meal in Burlington; BYO beer (the room is BYOB) and a full dinner runs under $20. Cash and card both; closed Sun and Mon.
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Mr. Mike's Pizza
- ★ 4.0
- Pizzeria
- $
- Hill Section
Try Two thin-crust slices and a craft pint
Two slices and a Switchback for $12 is the canonical UVM late-night plate. Kitchen runs till 01:00 weekdays and 02:30 Fri-Sat; arcade and pool in the back.
The Skinny Pancake (waterfront)
- ★ 4.3
- Cafe
- $
- Waterfront
Try Sweet or savoury crepe
A $12 crepe with lake views from the Lake Street corner; weekend brunch is one of the better cheap meals on the waterfront. Local Vermont Fresh Network.
Handy's Lunch
Try Big Daddy breakfast plate
An $8 Big Daddy (2 eggs, 2 pancakes, bacon, sausage, hash, toast) is the best breakfast value in Burlington. Corner diner since 1945; kitchen closes by 13:30.
Folino's Pizza Shelburne
- ★ 4.6
- Pizzeria
- $
- Shelburne
Try Sourdough pizza, BYO beer from Fiddlehead next door
A pizza plus a Fiddlehead 4-pack from next door is the canonical Vermont-pizza-and-beer Friday for under $30 a head. BYOB across the hall from Fiddlehead.
Pingala Cafe
- ★ 4.5
- Vegan
- $
- Old North End
Try Crunch Wrap vegan plate
Crunch Wrap, juice and coffee for $14 by the Winooski River; plant-based meals under $15 from Burlington's vegan flagship in the Chace Mill since 2014.
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