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Scnitty and chips at The Bat & Ball Hotel
Photograph: Angus Bell Young
Photograph: Angus Bell Young

Sydney's cheap meal specials for every night of the week

Try Time Out’s weekly roster for $20 and under

Avril TreasureAlice Ellis
Written by Avril Treasure & Alice Ellis
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We’re all too aware that Sydney isn’t a cheap place, but if you know where to look, you can find dinner any night of the week for $20 and under. From tasty burgers at your local pub to steak and chips and fish tacos, Sydney has a bunch of budget-friendly eats. Time Out Sydney's writers, including Food & Drink Editor Avril Treasure, have pulled together our hit list for frugal dining. We'll see you on Tuesday.

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Want to know which cheap restaurants we rate most? Here's Time Out's guide to the best cheap eats in Sydney.

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Monday cheap meals in Sydney

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The Light Brigade, Woollahra
$20 pasta

Harry's, Surry Hills
$15 chicken schnitty

Rafi, North Sydney
$15 Cheeseburger (3-6pm)

Wingboy, Parramatta
$1 wings

Promenade Bondi Beach (Beach Bar), Bondi
$15 pizzas (3-5pm)

Lord Dudley, Paddington
$10 chicken schnitty and chips

The Bellevue, Paddington
$20 fish and chips

East Village Hotel, Darlinghurst
$18 sirloin steak with chips and salad

Beach Road Hotel, Bondi 
$20 rump steak with chips and salad

BrewDog, South Eveleigh
Two-for-one deal on all vegan and vego mains all day

Mt Lewis Pizzeria, Bankstown
$1 za'atar manoush

Forrester's, Surry Hills
$15 steaks

Cargo, Darling Harbour
Half-price pizzas

Woollahra Hotel, Woollahra
$15 mixed dozen dumplings

Harbour View Hotel, The Rocks
$15 burgers

Tuesday cheap meals in Sydney

Photograph: Angus Bell Young

Harry's, Surry Hills
$4 tacos

The Bat & Ball Hotel, Redfern
$15 pasta

Wingboy, Parramatta
$1 wings

Rafi, North Sydney
$15 Cheeseburger (3-6pm)

North Bondi Fish, Bondi
$10 tacos (and $60 cocktail jugs)

Nu'u by Nativo, Glebe
$5 tacos

Lord Dudley, Paddington
$18 steak and chips

Promenade Bondi Beach (Beach Bar), Bondi
$15 pizzas (3-5pm)

SoCal, Neutral Bay
$3 tacos (and $15 margaritas)

The Soda Factory, Surry Hills
$1 gourmet hot dogs

Beach Road Hotel, Bondi
$18 for choice of 3 tacos 

Cargo, Darling Harbour
Half-price tacos

The Burdekin, Darlinghurst
$16 chicken schnitty

The Greengate Hotel, Killara
$18 chicken schnitty and chips

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Wednesday cheap meals in Sydney

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The Bat & Ball Hotel, Redfern
$17 parmy

Taphouse Sydney, Darlinghurst
$12 pork chop curry

Harry's, Surry Hills
$10 burgers and chips

The Royal Hotel, Paddington
$20 Steak frites with Café de Paris butter

Rafi, North Sydney
$15 cheeseburger (3-6pm)

Harbour View Hotel, the Rocks
$18 1kg buffalo chicken wings

The Soda Factory, Surry Hills
$1 wings or $10 buckets of fried chicken

The East Village Hotel, Darlinghurst
$15 burger and fries

Goros, Surry Hills
$15 sushi

Beach Road Hotel, Bondi
$18 burgers with chips

Haymarket Hotel, Haymarket
$20 steak

The Burdekin, Darlinghurst
$12 burger

Nativo, Pyrmont
$5 tacos

The Commodore, McMahons Point
$18 burgers

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Thursday cheap meals in Sydney

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Friday cheap meals in Sydney

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Saturday cheap meals in Sydney

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Sunday cheap meals in Sydney

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Frangos, Petersham
$15 half chicken, chips and drink

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