This cozy Georgian cafe on Alberta is known for its acharuli khachapuri, a bread boat stuffed with cheese and egg; the simpler imeruli khachapuri, an $8 flatbread stuffed with sulguni cheese, is sort of like a Georgian quesadilla. Dumpling fans may prefer the $8 beef and pork khinkali, an Eastern European xiaolongbao fragrant with caraway and coriander.

The funky new Thai barbecue bar on Williams has a handful of small plates that cost no more than $10, ranging from a delicate beet salad to a cheesy green curry sausage. But for something that could stand alone as a meal, a $7 pile of the restaurant’s chopped barbecue fried rice aims to please, perked up with tamarind and shishito peppers. A thrifty diner could even justify splurging for a $6 side of brisket burnt ends or a $5 mocktail.

Fremont’s new homey, Central European cafe offers its cheese and potato dumplings with either caramelized onions and carrot salad or mushroom gravy and pickled mustard seeds, all for $8. Anchor End’s $8 breakfast sandwich is another cheap option, with fried eggs, Lithuanian white cheddar, and red pepper aioli, served on a house-baked pretzel or potato bread.

The perpetually buzzy, chic, and relaxed Canard has several dishes under $10, including its garlic fries with piles of cheese and its popular Wimpy-style steam burgers. Still, its $10 quinoa veggie bowl easily stands alone as a lunch plate, topped with tangy cucumber raita over a jaw-dropping carrot harissa. Big spenders can fork over the extra $2 for an egg or chorizo.

The idea of getting a bread plate isn’t particularly exciting, but this isn’t any regular bread plate. The hidden gem within Vitaly Paley’s stylish new European restaurant is his boyo, a Turkish spinach-and-feta-loaded bread with flavors similar to spanakopita. For $5, a serving of bread comes with a hunk of boyo, as well as a focaccia-style pizza bianca and some stellar olive oil — it’s a filling and shockingly exciting lunch.

La Osita, a taco cart that recently reopened in Mill Park, offers a few breakfast options that land below $10. For the mildly peckish, the $3.50 brunch tacos — topped with thick slabs of bacon, fried egg, and knockout salsas — have a cult following. The truly hungry should go for the $7.50 Osita burrito, a breakfast burrito with chorizo, egg, black beans, and pepper jack cheese.

The no-frills Master Kong has become a Portland destination for homestyle Chinese food, and most of its menu is under $10. Still, its best deal is likely the hearty, $6.50 jianbing, a crepe stuffed with fresh herbs, crackers, and a sweet soy bean sauce. The restaurant’s outstanding, ginger-fragrant congees, with fillings like salt pork or preserved egg, all land around $7.50.

Sunny’s, the casual Sellwood pizzeria from the folks behind A Cena, serves an underrated stunner of a slice on a house dough made with imported Italian flour. Its $4.50 pepperoni slice is a classic, but special slices with toppings like short rib also tend to deliver.