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Boo's Kitchen

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

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

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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.

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
West End
Trang
Trang Restaurant, housed in the mint green shell of the 1920s Rialto Theatre, is popular for Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine
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The Boat Shed Fish'n'Chips painted shop front in Scarborough
Scarborough
The Boat Shed
In the shady main street of Scarborough, The Boat Shed serves up old-fashioned fish'n'chips in bounteous portions
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Seating at Sing's Asian Kitchen
Rosalie
Sing's Asian Kitchen
Sing’s Asian Kitchen at Rosalie is one of the inner west’s long-lasting gems
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Plate of fish and chips inside Samson Fish Seafood Cleveland
Cleveland
Samson Fish Seafood
This fish'n'chippery overlooking Little Raby Bay Harbour is the local go-to spot for huge servings of good value fresh quality seafood
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Exterior of Polish Club, Milton
Milton
Polish Club
Club Polonia is the place to go for traditional Polish cuisine, beers and vodka
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Phuong Trinh Vietnamese shop front and sign
Inala
Phuong Trinh Restaurant
Probably the slickest eatery in the rustic Vietnamese town square that is the Civic Centre, Phuong Trinh is excellent value.
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Bowl of Pho soup
Sunnybank Hills
Pho Sai Gon
Everything is made fresh and by hand at this super budget pho kitchen
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Woman at counter of No No's Lebanese Cuisine in Red Hill
Red Hill
No No's Lebanese Cuisine
A colourful and basic Lebanese eatery that has been on this bend of Waterworks Road since time immemorial
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Bowl of take awya Vietnamese food
Milton
Mrs Luu's
This fresh bright no-frills eatery from the ex-owners of Trang's is the local Milton go-to for fantastic budget Vietnamese.
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Malaysia Makanan's shop front at entrance of shopping centre
Calamvale
Malaysia Makanan
Malaysia Makanan serves up authentic cuisine in no frills surrounds from its home in the midst of a Calamvale shopping centre.
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Malaya Corner shop front with signage in Chinese characters
Sunnybank
Malaya Corner
Malaya Corner is a clean modern no-frills restaurant serving excellent value hawker style meals
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Loving Hut sign and hedge with diners sitting outside Loving Hut cafe Mt Gravatt
Mt Gravatt
Loving Hut
Vegetarians and vegans with or without children will find plenty to enjoy at this roomy clean no-frills eatery
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People dining on tales outside Little Greek Taverna West End
West End
Little Greek Taverna
Little Greek Taverna serves some of the best budget food in West End
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Landmark Sunnybank
Sunnybank
Landmark Restaurant
Sunnybank's Landmark Restaurant is the go-to for a traditional yum cha accompanied by endless cups of tea
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Interior of Kathmandu Newa Chhe'n
Paddington
Kathmandu Newa Chhe'n
This colourful flag-trimmed cottage in Paddington provides authentic Nepalese cuisine
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Grostl (a mishmash of pan-fried ingredients such as bacon, egg and knodel or dumplings) in a frying pan with an accompanying salad at K & K Austrian Coffee House Sinnamon Park
Sinnamon Park
K & K Austrian Coffee House
The rustic alpine cafe/bakery comes as a highly pleasant surprise for those who stumble upon it
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