10 lunches under $10 in Parramatta

Looking for something to eat that won’t break the bank? Here’s where you can find 10 lunches under 10 bucks in Parramatta.

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When lunch time rolls around, are you more likely to tuck into a homemade meal or are you more often than not hitting the street to buy something to eat? If it’s the latter, you’re not alone. A 2015 study by McCrindle Research showed that the average Australian employee spends nearly $900 a year on lunch, snacks and drinks at work. Nearly 74 per cent of us are buying lunch, morning tea or coffee at least once per week. While bringing lunch from home is the cheapest option, sometimes there is not enough time to prepare something. So for the days when you need lunch that won’t break the bank, here are 10 options for under 10 bucks.

Alex & Co in Parramatta. Picture: Carmela Roche

Kanzo Fresh Sushi

There’s usually a line up at Kanzo’s come lunch time, but the wait is worth it. You can fill up on a bowl of chicken yaki udon noodles for $10.

Dede’s Charcoal Chicken

Grab a Peri-Peri chicken burger with chips, salad or rice and a drink for $9 at the popular Dede’s on George St.

Alex & Co

You’ll have to have a late lunch but it’s worth it to nab a $10 pizza from Church St restaurant Alex & Co. They’re on offer from 3pm-6pm.

Little Caesars

If you’re in the mood for a carb-loaded meal, you can’t go past Little Caesars. For just five bucks you can get a cheese and pepperoni pizza - which means you can get two whole pizzas for $10.

Little Greece

Good news for non-meat eaters — you can pick up any vegetarian or vegan gyros from Little Greece on Phillip St for just $10.

Little Saigon

Next door at Little Saigon, you can grab a classic Vietnamese vermicelli bowl for $9.40. The bowls come in a wide range of flavours from roast pork and crackling to chicken schnitzel.

Destination Roll

Destination Roll has queues forming daily for its cheap and cheerful Vietnamese rolls, but they also have a selection of meal deals for under $10. For a tenner you can get a bowl of chicken pho, three chicken wings and an iced coffee.

Bourke Street Bakery

Head to the popular bakery in Centenary Square and yes, you can pick up a range of pies or sausage rolls for under $10, but you can also grab a corned Wagyu beef sandwich with cheese, rocket and piccalilli on rye for $9.50.

Umaya Japanese Restaurant

Now that the weather is starting to cool, warm up with a classic udon noodle soup with seaweed, egg, fish cake and shallots for just $10 at the popular Marsden St restaurant.

Thai La-Ong

The Church St Thai place has a huge range of lunch specials all for $10, from green chicken curry to stir fried chilli basil, pad thai, fried rice and laksa.

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