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Boo's Kitchen

Boo's Kitchen brings the fresh flavours of northern Thailand to the Gabba

Boo's Kitchen brings the fresh flavours of northern Thailand to the Gabba

Amongst the myriad of budget restaurants in Brisbane, there are plenty of places serving up great budget bites if you know where to look. From the little ethnic hole in the wall in an outer suburb to the hidden gems of Brisbane’s inner city, we have them covered here.

Com Restaurant Sherwood

Com Restaurant is Sherwood's secret local go-to for a Vietnamese-Chinese style breakfast, lunch or dinner

My Viet Kitchen Newstead

My Viet Kitchen

My Viet Kitchen is serving fresh and healthy Vietnamese street food in the heart of Newstead

Vietnamese Pho Ever Banyo

Vietnamese Pho Ever

Located in a small shopping precinct in Banyo, Vietnamese Pho Ever serves up pho and other authentic Vietnamese dishes

Verandah out front of Latin manna West end

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Plates of gnocchi pasta at Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers Paddington

Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers

Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers, Australia’s very first dedicated Italian gnoccheria, can be found on Paddington’s Given Terrace

Seoul Bistro Sunnybank

If you like Korean fried chicken, you’ll love Seoul Bistro’s fried chicken buffet offering unlimited chicken wings

Little Red Dumpling West End

Little Red Dumpling

Little Red Dumpling bar is a mod funky little Chinese eatery serving delicious dumplings and spicy street food

Exterior of Hai-Hai Ramen Paddington

Hai Hai Ramen is a tiny Japanese ramen bar found in a black worker’s cottage on Paddington’s Latrobe Tce

Exterior of Kafenio West End

Kafenio offers traditional Greek and Cypriot cuisine from its blue and white West End workers cottage

District 1 Fortitude Valley

Fortitude Valley

District 1 is a slick little gem of a budget Vietnamese eatery found on Ann St just off the Chinatown Mall in Fortitude Valley.

Table and chairs inside BBQ Tonight Mt Gravatt

Upper Mt Gravatt

BBQ Tonight is Brisbane’s first Pakistani restaurant, the go-to for traditional Pakistani food and a side of culture

Burger at Ben's Burgers Winn Lane Fortitude Valley

Fortitude Valley

Ben’s Burgers is a slice of burger heaven tucked away in Winn Lane, with minimalist décor and a pared-back menu

Fat Dumpling Fortitude Valley

Fortitude Valley

The funky dim-lit Oriental den in Brunswick St is the Valley's go-to for authentic handmade dumplings

Food on plates at Mirchh Masala Woolloongabba

Mirchh Masala is a secret Indian restaurant that peddles the most authentic (vegetarian) street food to be found

Diners sitting outside Trang Vietnamese restaurant in West End in what used to be the old entrance to the rialto Theatre with the Rialto red neon sign still flashing

Trang Restaurant, housed in the mint green shell of the 1920s Rialto Theatre, is popular for Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine

The Boat Shed Fish'n'Chips painted shop front in Scarborough

In the shady main street of Scarborough, The Boat Shed serves up old-fashioned fish'n'chips in bounteous portions

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