When life feels permanently like the day before payday, Gothenburg's budget-friendly restaurants can reach out a hand - or rather, a steaming plate of food. And there's no shortage of wallet-friendly places to eat on the west coast. Choose from a wide selection of good value options such as pasta, phở and poké, Thai, tandoori and TexMex burgers. Or perhaps a falafel? Follow our guide to reasonably priced restaurants in Gothenburg.
The guide to affordable restaurants in Gothenburg
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Affordable restaurants in Gothenburg
- Tugg Burgers – Fresh burgers
- Benne Pastabar – Wallet-friendly pasta
- Swedish Taco – Tacos for all tastes
- Poh-Keh – A taste of Hawaii
- Moon Thai Kitchen – The city's best Thai?
- Bombay Palace – High flavours, low prices
- Dunder Döner – Turkish fast food culture
- Gyllene Prag – Gilded Czech
- TomToms Burritos – A little taste of Mexico
- Falafel House – Falafel just like in Malmö
- Fontana di Trevi – Italian neighbourhood restaurant
- Steamy Phở – Authentic Vietnamese
- DINÉ – Burgers from scratch
- Beach Center – Tropical beach restaurant
Affordable restaurants in Gothenburg
Great cheap eats in Gothenburg
Fresh burgers
Chew on this: you can enjoy a really well made burger for around a 100 kronor at this burger joint. Dine at rustic wooden tables in a concrete-clad dining room with equally substantial burgers. Beef is ground fresh on site every day, and naturally there are veggie options too.
- Price guide: The Original burger around 119 SEK
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Drottninggatan 21, Centrum
- Website • 031-19 97 99
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Wallet-friendly pasta
Emanoel, who runs Benne, believes good food shouldn't cost the earth. He's spent several years in the kitchens of fine restaurants, but finally decided that he wanted to focus on what he's passionate about: good food at low prices. Choose from classic Italian pasta dishes that you can enjoy with a clear conscience, without burning a hole in your wallet.
- Price guide: Pasta dishes around 50–100 SEK
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Långängen 7, Hisingen Friggagatan, Centrum Skanstorget 3, LinnéBenne Pastabar Kvillebäcken
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Tacos for all tastes
Swedish Taco is run by two friends with a passion for food, people and tacos. They combine all these in their taco restaurant, where they serve bowls, burritos and tacos with both classic and exciting flavours. In the evenings their menu expands to include small dishes that work equally well as part of a full dinner as as snacks to go with a beer with colleagues.
- Price guide: Burritos around 120 SEK
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Grafiska Vägen 6f, Centrum
- Website • 031-24 22 21
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A taste of Hawaii
The Hawaiian food trend poké bowls has surfed into several addresses in Gothenburg. At Poh-Kehs, framed by neon signs and surfboards, dishes are made with locally-produced fish and shellfish. Choose your favourite from the ingredients on the menu, such as marinated salmon, mango and avocado. Take a seat out on the outdoor dining area on warmer days.
- Price guide: Bowl around 125 SEK
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Teatergatan 22, Centrum Kämpegatan 7, Centrum/GullbergsvassPoh-Keh
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The city's best Thai?
Moon Thai, just a stone's throw from Avenyn, is warm and welcoming with neon signs blinking in the darkness, just like a beach restaurant in Khao Lak. Take a seat in one of the bamboo booths, or in a Tuk-Tuk, and enjoy traditional Thai dishes and drinks. Many regulars consider Moon to be Gothenburg's best Thai - try it yourself and see.
- Price guide: Gai Pad King around 175 SEK
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Kristinelundsgatan 9, Centrum
- Website • 031-774 28 28
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High flavours, low prices
Bombay Palace's Dal Makhani is a rich lentil curry made with tomatoes, cream and exciting Indian spices - all for around a hundred kronor. You'll find this family-owned Indian palace close to Avenyn, and there are several budget options on the menu.
- Price guide: Dal Makhani around 109 SEK
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Södra vägen 19, Centrum
- Website • 031-18 88 00
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Turkish fast food culture
Get your teeth into a slice of Turkish fast food culture at Dunder Döner, which serves pita, plates and wraps filled with the thinly-sliced, tasty meat. It's accompanied by classic sides such as fresh vegetables, sauces and pickles, all in a symphony of flavours that taste as good on the spot as on the go.
- Price guide: Kebab wrap around 120 SEK
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Portstråket Port 17, Partille
- Website • 031-22 42 23
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Gilded Czech
Drop by this Czech restaurant for a steaming bowl of goulash, schnitzel or fried cheese - all washed down with a foaming tankard of Czech beer. Gyllene Prag is something of a culinary institution and during the summer months you can enjoy the Mitteleuropean vibes al fresco on their outdoor dining area.
- Price guide: Goulash soup around 150 SEK
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Sveagatan 25, Linné
- Website • 031-13 62 62
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A little taste of Mexico
TomToms Burritos aims to offer Gothenburg's best Mexican cuisine in a welcoming environment where everyone should feel at home. Despite the name, it's not just burritos they whip up here, but also tacos, quesadillas and snacks such as nachos and guacamole. Everything is made from scratch with the finest ingredients and served in a Mexican-inspired environment with colourful furniture, Mexican motifs and patterned floors.
- Price guide: Burritos around 120 SEK
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Odinsplatsen 5, Centrum Prinsgatan 10, LinnéTomToms Burritos Odinsplatsen
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Falafel just like in Malmö
Malmö is known as Sweden's top falafel city, but nowadays Gothenburg also has at least one really good falafel spot to brag about. Since opening in the winter of 2023, the citizens of Gothenburg have flocked to Falafel House on Värmlandsgatan, where they serve classic falafel, kebabs and shawarma for both lunch and dinner.
- Price guide: Falafel roll around 60 SEK
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Värmlandsgatan 20, Linné/Masthugget
- 031-313 15 40
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Italian neighbourhood restaurant
Inspired by the famous Italian landmark, the Trevi fountain, this neighbourhood restaurant also provides the opportunity to throw a coin in the fountain and make a wish. If you don't want to rely on pure luck, take a seat in their romantic inner courtyard and browse the menu, which includes classic Italian favourites.
- Price guide: Linguine Bolognese around 175 SEK
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Kungsgatan 6 B, Centrum/Kungshöjd
- Website • 031-13 73 72
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Authentic Vietnamese
This Vietnamese on Odinsplatsen has made a real name for itself. The menu on the wall includes the Vietnamese national dish, phở, served in simple, elegant surroundings. The noodle soup, served in a broth simmered for more than twelve hours, is served with traditional accompaniments such as mung beans, chili and lime.
- Price guide: Phở 180 SEK
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Odinsplatsen 5, Centrum
- Website • 076-786 68 66
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Burgers from scratch
Every component of the burger is important at Diné, from the meat that's ground on site every day to the locally baked bread and the Swedish ingredients. It took them ten years to master the art of the burger, and now you can enjoy the results in the form of both classic and exciting flavour combinations.
- Price guide: Burger menu around 180 SEK
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Linnégatan 23, Linné Drottninggatan 31, CentrumDINÉ Burgers Linné
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Beach Center
SponsoredTropical beach restaurant
It's summer all year round next to the Prioritet Serneke Arena at this tropical-themed indoor beach volleyball hall. Play beach volleyball and shuffleboard, and take a break from reality in the beach restaurant Beach Cuisine, which serves pasta, salads and burgers.
- Price guide: Caesar salad around 130 SEK
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Krutvägen 6
- Website • 031-47 52 82
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