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CHEAP + CHEERFUL // 21 Lunches Under $10 In The Southern Highlands

A list of ten handy lunch options all under $10 in the Southern Highlands.
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Where To Grab Some Lunchtime Bargains In The Southern Highlands

 

 

Things are a bit tight for a lot of us at the moment so if you’re looking for a bargain for lunch on the go, here’s 21 [yep, a whopping 21] lunch options under $10 you can check out.

Oh, and we tried to balance it out and not include hot chips even though hot chips [with chicken salt obvs] is life……we know.

Here’s a bit of something for everyone!

 

Veggie Lunch

 

1 :: Bacon and Egg Roll

$9.90

Kaffeine Bowral 

 

2 :: Leg Ham & Cheese Croissant

$10

Exeter General Store

 

3 :: Chai Toast

$9.00

Eling Forest Winery Cafe

Sutton Forest

 

4 :: Homemade Pies

Selection of pies from wagyu beef to shanghai pork to chicken and lemon myrtle, spinach and dahl and more. 

$7 – $9

Farm Club

Werai

 

5 :: Vegetarian Delights

Loads of veggie options under $10 including sweet corn soup, spring rolls and dumplings. 

Spring of Life

Bowral

 

6 :: Butter, Sugar Crepe

$10 

Franquette Creperie

Bowral

 

7 :: Rice Paper Rolls

$9.50 – $10 

Orange Restaurant

Mittagong 

 

8 :: Ready To Serve Wraps + Rolls

Wraps $7.50 + Rolls $9.50

Ironstone Cafe

Mittagong RSL

 

9 :: Chicken Gravy Roll

$8

Hill Top Village Bakery & Cafe

 

10 :: Toasties

Cheese Toastie $4

Toastie with the lot [added ham, relish + fresh tomato] $5.50

Coffee Avenue

Colo Vale

[these guys are actually open 5am-10am so technically not a lunch option but because a $3.50 toastie is awesome and because it’s kinda tradies lunchtime, we squeezed it in!]

 

11 :: House Made Gluten Free Banana Bread 

$9

Flour Bar 

Moss Vale 

[Only before 12. They also do a ham + cheese croissant for $9 and sourdough toast for $6.]

 

12 :: Quiches 

Quiche Lorraine, spinach and fetta or pesto and sweet potato..mmmm.

$6.50

Gumnut Patisserie 

 

13 :: Thai Soup

Small Chicken or Veg Tom Yum Soup/  Small  Chicken or Veg Coconut Soup

The Bowral Asian Cuisine

$9.90

Bowral 

 

14 :: Veggie Burger

$10

Veggie Nook

Bowral 

 

15 :: Gyoza

5 pieces for $8 [and if you’ve got an extra $2.50 hanging around add on a miso soup for even more goodness]

Genki Poke 

Mittagong + Bowral 

 

16 :: Banh Mi

$8

Kim Thi Hot Bread 

Moss Vale 

 

17 :: Pide

Starting from $8

Leo Kebab & Pizza

Mittagong 

 

18 :: Savoury Muffins

$6 or $6.50 for Gluten Free 

Vudu Food Bar 

Bowral 

 

19 :: Avo on toast

$8.50 

Yiannis Takeaway

Bowral

 

20 :: Sushi

$8.60 for 2 egg nigiri + 1 miso soup

Toshi’s Japanese Restaurant

Mittagong 

 

21 :: Calamari Pack 

$10 for a 4 pack calamari + small chips [okay we said no hot chippies, but this one comes with calamari too so we’re allowing it.]

LARA Pizzeria & Burger Bar

Hill Top

 

Now, we know there’s stacks more so drop us a line if you’ve found an awesome lunchtime bargain and we’ll add it to the list!

Who knows we may end up with 100 under $10?!

 

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