A long-time Scarborough fave, this roti shop dishes out fresh and filling Caribbean roti to legions of grateful fans. With all rotis and rice dishes clocking in under $20, you can take your pick between chicken and goat, shrimp or oxtail without an ounce of regret.

Sure, this bakery's comedically-large slices aren't inexpensive but opt for a regular piece of pizza, or something from the hot table, and you'll eat just as well. Plus, with some dollars to spare you can afford to live large with some of the team's textbook cannoli, bomboloni or bigne.

Stretch every dollar at this casual spot, where stacked meals go for less than $20. Order the go-to jerk chicken, and feast on a complete meal of expertly seasoned chicken, rice and peas, fresh vegetables and fried plantain.

Diners head to this spot for one thing — turmeric-hued pastry stuffed with juicy, deftly seasoned beef or chicken. Ordered individually, these will set you back $2.75. Do the sensible thing, and take advantage of the discount offered on orders of a dozen or more. Just remember to bring some cash as this old-school spot won't accept anything but.

If you think that eating on a budget means eschewing meat for a plant-based diet, this spot is sure to delight. Here, fat wraps can hardly contain their wealth of juicy, spicy, savoury meats, with platters and family meals offering discounts for larger groups. If cost was directly correlated to degree of flavour, nobody could afford this spot.

One of Scarborough's most popular spots, this one doles out a litany of South Asian staples — at seriously seductive prices. Vegetable samosas are $1 for three, making them cheaper than most (significantly inferior) convenience-store options. Choose the daily special if an affordable, luscious curry meal is your idea of a good time.

There's no shortage of hit-the-spot cheap eats at this food-court spot. With dishes ranging from noodles littered with seafood or saucy meat to rice heaped with pork belly, and baked spaghetti loaded with garden veg or curry beef you'll find whatever you crave at a price that'll make you drool.

Sample the wares from Ghadir's Meat Market on Lawrence where freshness, efficiency — and affordability — are the focus. From house-baked lahm-ajeen to succulent shawarma, kebabs and kafta served with potatoes and rice, dishes here feel like the top-quality, home-cooked food you wish you could make.

Even if you're feeding a crowd, the barbecued meats at this takeaway shop will take your breath away with their flavour — not their price tag. Lunchbox specials are impossible to beat, whether you opt for one, two, three, or (gasp!) four meats, like suckling pig, barbecue pork or roast chicken, served on rice or noodles.