Correction (1 October 2026): an earlier version of this page was produced by a template generator. It put at least one venue at the wrong address, quoted prices we could not find on the venues’ own menus, and described queues and dining rooms as if someone had been there. It has been rewritten from scratch. Every place below was checked against its own current website or ordering page, and a second, independent listing, on 1 October 2026.
Cheap eats in South Yarra are real, and these six prove it: a grilled chicken banh mi is $13 at Master Roll Vietnam on Toorak Road, a cheeseburger is $12.50 at Benny’s on Chapel Street, and the Arcadia Hotel’s Tuesday parma is $18.50. Every price here was copied from the venue’s own menu or ordering page on 1 October 2026, and every pick has a full feed under $20.
Every pick sits on one of South Yarra’s two shopping strips, Chapel Street or Toorak Road, and the cheap end splits two ways. There are the counters, where a roll, a burger or a bowl of noodles is priced well under the ceiling. And there are the pub special nights: at the Temperance Hotel, the standard-menu chicken parma is $32, while its Tuesday and Thursday parmas are $22. Specials change, so give the venue’s page a squiz before you head out. The move is at the end of every entry.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A banh mi | Master Roll Vietnam | Grilled chicken Vietnamese roll | $13.00 |
| A cheap burger | Benny’s American Burger | Cheeseburger | $12.50 |
| A Tuesday pub feed | Arcadia Hotel | Tuesday parma | $18.50 |
| Sunday at the pub | Temperance Hotel | Selected pizza, Sundays | $18 |
| Dumplings and noodles | Tao Dumplings | Hot and sour noodle soup | $19.90 |
| Dumplings on Chapel Street | Oriental Teahouse | Teahouse mi goreng | $16 |
Master Roll Vietnam — 169 Toorak Rd, South Yarra VIC 3141
The cheapest full feed on this list. The South Yarra store’s own ordering page lists the grilled chicken, grilled pork chop and cold meat Vietnamese rolls at $13.00 each, the chilli lemongrass tofu roll at $12.00 and the crispy roast pork roll at $15.00. A beef pho is $18.00, four house-made pork and chicken spring rolls are $8.00, and a Vietnamese iced coffee is $7.50. The same page lists the store open 8am to 7:30pm, seven days.
What it is: banh mi is a crisp Vietnamese baguette, here dressed with house-made mayo, pâté, pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber and coriander, as the menu lists.
The move: grilled chicken Vietnamese roll, $13.00.
Benny’s American Burger — 560 Chapel St, South Yarra VIC 3141
Burgers on the Chapel Street strip, with weekday deals on top. On Benny’s Victorian menu the cheeseburger is $12.50, the standard beef $14.50 and the classic chicken burger $13.90. Its South Yarra specials page adds a selected burger for a flat $15 from 11am to 3pm, $5 tacos on Tuesday, and on Wednesday free chips and a drink with any beef or chicken burger.
What it is: the cheeseburger is one Angus beef patty with cheese, burger sauce, onion and pickles, on a brioche bun by default, per the menu.
The move: a Wednesday cheeseburger, $12.50, with the free chips and drink that come with any beef burger.
Arcadia Hotel — 2 Toorak Rd, South Yarra VIC 3141
The pub on the corner of Punt Road and Toorak Road, and the cheapest parma on this list. Its own what’s-on list puts parmas at $18.50 on Tuesday, all night. Later in the week, the same list has a $19 fish of the day on Thursday. Its menu page lists the menu every evening from 5pm to 10pm, and from 12pm Wednesday to Sunday.
What it is: the parma (chicken parmigiana) is Melbourne’s pub staple: a crumbed chicken schnitzel under tomato sauce, sometimes ham, and melted cheese.
The move: the Tuesday parma, $18.50.
Temperance Hotel — 426 Chapel St, South Yarra VIC 3141
A Chapel Street pub where the weekly specials do the heavy lifting. On the standard food menu a chicken parma is $32 and a margherita pizza $20. The weekly specials on its own homepage bring that down: selected pizzas are $18 on Sunday, parmas are $22 on Tuesday and Thursday for lunch and dinner, and a $22 weekday lunch (12pm to 2.30pm) covers a chicken schnitzel, a cheeseburger, a Caesar salad or fish and chips. Of those specials, only the Sunday pizza comes in under $20.
What it is: the margherita is the plain classic pizza: tomato, mozzarella and basil, here with house-made sugo and sea salt, per the menu.
The move: a Sunday pizza, $18.
Tao Dumplings — 37 Toorak Rd, South Yarra VIC 3141
A Chinese dumpling house on Toorak Road, and the place on this list for feeding two. Its own ordering page for the South Yarra store lists pan-fried pork dumplings at $21.50 for fifteen pieces, which splits nicely. Solo, the hot and sour noodle soup and the vegetarian noodle soup are $19.90 each, and steamed dim sims are $13.80. The page also offers free delivery when you order directly, carried by Uber drivers.
What it is: pan-fried dumplings, often called potstickers, are steamed and fried in the same pan, so the base goes crisp while the top stays soft.
The move: solo, the hot and sour noodle soup, $19.90; for two, the fifteen pan-fried pork dumplings, $21.50.
Oriental Teahouse — 455 Chapel St, South Yarra VIC 3141
A dumpling and yum cha house that says it has been on Chapel Street for over 20 years. It is a sit-down restaurant rather than a counter, so the cheap end is a handful of lines on its South Yarra menu: the Teahouse mi goreng (South Yarra only) is $16, three xiao long bao are $13, two BBQ pork buns are $11 and a spring onion pancake is $7. Its own site notes that menus and pricing can differ between its locations.
What it is: xiao long bao are Shanghai soup dumplings: a pleated wrapper around pork and a rich, soupy centre. Mi goreng is Indonesian-style fried noodles.
The move: Teahouse mi goreng, $16, with a $7 spring onion pancake if you’re sharing.
Quick answers
Where can I find cheap eats in South Yarra?
Six places in South Yarra have a full feed under $20 on their own menus: Master Roll Vietnam, 169 Toorak Road (grilled chicken roll $13.00); Benny’s American Burger, 560 Chapel Street (cheeseburger $12.50); Arcadia Hotel, 2 Toorak Road (Tuesday parma $18.50); Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel Street (selected pizzas $18 on Sunday); Tao Dumplings, 37 Toorak Road (hot and sour noodle soup $19.90); and Oriental Teahouse, 455 Chapel Street (Teahouse mi goreng $16). Prices from each venue’s own menu, 1 October 2026.
Where can I get a cheap lunch in South Yarra?
Benny’s American Burger at 560 Chapel Street lists a selected burger for a flat $15 from 11am to 3pm. Master Roll Vietnam on Toorak Road opens at 8am and its Vietnamese rolls start at $12.00. The Temperance Hotel’s weekday pub lunch (12pm to 2.30pm) is $22.
What cheap eats deals are on in South Yarra on a Tuesday?
The Arcadia Hotel, 2 Toorak Road, lists parmas at $18.50 all night on Tuesday. Benny’s American Burger lists tacos at $5 each on Tuesday. The Temperance Hotel lists $22 parmas on Tuesday and Thursday.
Is South Yarra expensive to eat out in?
It can be, but the specials make a difference. At the Temperance Hotel the standard-menu chicken parma is $32, while its Tuesday and Thursday parmas are $22, and the Arcadia Hotel’s Tuesday parma is $18.50. At the counters, a banh mi at Master Roll Vietnam starts at $12.00 and a cheeseburger at Benny’s is $12.50.
Where can I get cheap Asian food on Chapel Street?
Oriental Teahouse, 455 Chapel Street, is the Chapel Street pick here: Teahouse mi goreng $16, three xiao long bao $13. Two more Asian picks are on Toorak Road: Master Roll Vietnam at number 169 (Vietnamese rolls from $12.00) and Tao Dumplings at number 37 (noodle soups at $19.90).
How we checked
On 1 October 2026 we read each venue’s own website, menu or online ordering page and copied every item and price exactly as printed. Master Roll Vietnam’s and Tao Dumplings’ prices come from their own ordering pages with the South Yarra store selected; Benny’s from its Victorian menu and its South Yarra specials page; the Temperance Hotel’s from its homepage specials and its July 2026 food menu; the Arcadia Hotel’s from its homepage; and Oriental Teahouse’s from its South Yarra menu. We confirmed each address at a second, independent listing: the Australian Good Food Guide, or the Chapel Street and Toorak Road precinct directories. No delivery-app prices were used, and no star ratings. Online ordering prices can differ from the counter, and specials come and go, so check before you go. The photos are illustrative, from Unsplash: they show the kind of dish, not the venue’s own food.
Places named in the earlier version that we could not price from their own menus, or place at a confirmed address, were left out rather than guessed at.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Master Roll Vietnam: own ordering page, South Yarra store; address also at AGFG
- Benny’s American Burger: South Yarra page, menu and specials; address also at Chapel Street precinct directory
- Arcadia Hotel: arcadiahotel.com.au and its menu page; address also at Toorak Road South Yarra directory
- Temperance Hotel: temperancehotel.com.au and its food menu (PDF); address also at AGFG
- Tao Dumplings: taodumplings.com.au and its ordering page, South Yarra store; address also at AGFG
- Oriental Teahouse: South Yarra page and South Yarra menu; address also at Chapel Street precinct directory
