It’s not unusual to pay $30 or more for a pizza at one of Melbourne’s top spots, where primo ingredients and skilfully handled dough are part of the package.

But if that’s out of your budget, this edition of Specials Board is here to help, with 12 deals from Keilor to Moorabbin.

$15 margheritas at Pizzeria Magma, Fitzroy North

Cheap Tuesdays are a recent (and welcome) addition to Pizzeria Magma, in the former Supermaxi site on St Georges Road. From 6pm until late, the margherita pizzas – which usually cost $26 – are slashed to $15 for dine-in customers only. They’re wood-fired, leopard-spotted and laden with fior di latte cheese.

305 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North, pizzeriamagma.com

$15 pizzas at Stomping Ground

On Monday nights, one of Melbourne’s most well-known breweries wants you to join its Pizza Club. From 5pm at Stomping Ground’s Moorabbin and Collingwood beer halls, find $15 wood-fired pizzas being churned out all night long, with seasonal toppings that change regularly.

9 Cochranes Road, Moorabbin; 100 Gipps Street, Collingwood; stompingground.beer

$17 pizzas at A25 Pizzeria

The tagline “pizza is sexy” is emblazoned in neon on the walls at A25’s two Melbourne pizzerias. It’s even truer on Mondays when most of the pizzas – made with 72-hour-fermented dough – are $17 a pop, whether you dine in or take away. Start your week right.

397 Little Collins Street, Melbourne; 720 Chapel Street, South Yarra; a25.com.au

$18 pizzas at Harley & Rose, West Footscray

On the first Wednesday of every month, it’s tradition for west-side neighbourhood gem, Harley & Rose, to throw a pizza party. That night only, all pizzas are $18, pints of Bodriggy lager are $10, and there are always a handful of other specials available.

572 Barkly Street, West Footscray, harleyandrose.net.au

Multiple specials at Paesino, Keilor

Dough is a religion at suburban pizzeria Paesino, and Wednesday is the night to worship at the altar. Get a pizza and a glass of wine for $25, two takeaway pizzas for $40, or a date-night deal (including pizza, salad or fries, two glasses of wine and dessert) for $80.

12D Kennedy Street, Keilor, paesinopizzeria.com.au

Multiple specials at Connie’s at Heartbreaker, CBD

Despite its sibling venues, the Everleigh and Bar Margaux, unexpectedly closing, the neon-lit Heartbreaker is still kicking. In-house pizzeria Connie’s does $5 slices from 5pm to 9pm on weekdays; two-for-one slices for service-industry workers on Sunday and Monday; and $20 simple cheese slices with a Tommy’s margarita on Tuesdays.

234A Russell Street, Melbourne, heartbreakerbar.com.au

$20 pizzas at Thin Slizzy, Collingwood

Prawn of the Dead, Meatallica, Four Cheeses of the Apocalypse: the pizzas sure are punny at popular northside spot Thin Slizzy, but they also deliver on flavour. Wednesday is the night for penny-pinchers to get their money’s worth, when select pizzas are $20, a short list of cocktails (including margaritas and Aperol spritzes) are $12, and pints of Bodriggy’s Stingrays Draught are $10.

115 Johnston Street, Collingwood, thinslizzy.com

Multiple specials at Ollie’s Pizza Parlour, Brunswick

This late-night pizzeria and bar is a vibe on weekends, but there are some wallet-friendly reasons to visit midweek too. On Wednesdays, dine-in pizzas are two for the price of one. And on Thursdays, a pizza and a side – to take away – only sets you back $25.

133 Sydney Road, Brunswick, olliespizzaparlour.com

$18 pizzas at Green Acre, Brunswick

Got dietary requirements? Brunswick pizza bar Green Acre has you sorted, offering a heap of vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options. Head in on a Tuesday night to get your pick of the bunch for $18 per pizza, plus there are $8 house lagers and wines from 5pm to 6pm.

328 Victoria Street, Brunswick, greenacrepizza.com.au

$18 margheritas and $10 margaritas at 400 Gradi, multiple locations

Real-deal Neapolitan pizza is the name of the game at Johnny Di Francesco’s ever-enduring 400 Gradi. Get it for less on Monday nights, when select locations are doing $18 margheritas (the pizza) alongside $10 margaritas (the cocktail), a catchily-named deal if we ever heard one. The only catch? You have to dine in to claim the deal.

Only available at Brunswick, Eastland and Mornington locations; 400gradi.com.au

$35 unlimited pizza slices at Louey’s, St Kilda

How many slices of pizza could you eat in 90 minutes? Find out at red-sauce Italian joint Louey’s – inside St Kilda’s legendary pub, the Espy – on Wednesday nights. From 5.30pm, work your way through a variety of pizzas for $35, with sides such as parmesan fries also included.

11 The Esplanade, St Kilda, loueys.com.au

Kids eat free at Farro Pizzeria, multiple locations

What sets Farro apart from other pizzerias is that all its pizza, pasta and bread is made with 100 per cent organic spelt flour. It’s also extremely family-friendly, with kids aged 12 years and under able to eat for free on Monday and Tuesday nights.

Multiple locations, farro.com.au