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Doumar's Cones & Barbeque
Two BBQ Sandwiches + Two Cones — Under $20 (World's First Waffle Cone, 1907)
Norfolk's most historic restaurant — opened by Abe Doumar at Ocean View Amusement Park in 1907 and credited with inventing the world's first waffle cone at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. The original four-iron cone machine built in 1905 still rolls cones in the diner today. James Beard Foundation 'America's Classics' winner (1999), Gourmet Magazine 'Best Cones in the US' (2002), and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (2008). The honest 2-for-20 math: BBQ minced sandwich $5–6, cheeseburger $5, two-scoop homemade waffle cone $4 — two sandwiches plus two cones lands well under $20. Don't miss the limeade and Strawberry Willy sundae. 1919 Monticello Ave (Ghent).
Famous Uncle Al's Hot Dogs & Grille
Two Hot Dogs + Fries Combo — Under $20 (Downtown Since the '80s)
Granby Street's hot dog institution — locally and Black-owned, serving downtown Norfolk for over 35 years. Boar's Head all-beef hot dogs starting from $4 (Original), with larger sizes running around $6, plus stacked breakfast sandwiches starting $2.59 (egg biscuit) and $3.59 (egg + meat). The famous specials: Virginia Beach Chili Cheese Dog, Reuben dog, San Antonio, New Jersey Ripper, and the old-school chili-mustard-onion. Two dogs with fries and drinks lands two well under $20. Quick service, table seating, and breakfast served on bread of your choice. 151 Granby St (downtown) + 1269 N Military Hwy.
The Dirty Buffalo
Split a 10-Wing Combo — $20.49 (Triple D + Coastal VA Wing Champ)
Voted best wings in Coastal Virginia, featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and Travel Channel's Food Paradise. Four of the 30+ house sauces have won at the National Buffalo Wing Festival. The cleanest 2-for-20 play: 10 Wings + 1 Side combo runs $20.49 — splits two diners for $10 each. Or hit Wednesday Half-Price Wings night and the 1-2-3 Happy Hour ($1 drafts), or each grab the 5 Wings + 1 Side for $11.99. Also legendary: Mac Bowls (Dirty Mac, Chicken Parm Mac, Porky's Mac) at $9.99–10.29 each. Two Norfolk locations — 4012 Colley Ave (Ghent) and 4213 E Little Creek Rd.
Cogans Pizza Ghent
Two Slices + Garlic Knots — Under $20 (Open 'til 2am, Punk-Rock Pizza)
Norfolk's punk-rock pizza joint, opened by Dave Filipowski and Rich Katz in the former Cogans 'instant art bar' space — antique posters, vintage toys, and a Ringling Brothers gorilla on the wall. Open until 2am every single night, making it Ghent's late-night MVP after a Naro movie or O'Connor's beer. Slices, Cogans Double Slice, fettuccine, and giant 16″ pies. Cheap beer and Wednesday karaoke ('Dolla Dolla Bill, Homey!'). The North Colley sister location runs 44 taps and a Friday cask-ale Firkin. Two slices plus garlic knots or cheese curds keeps two under $20. Three locations: 1901 Colonial Ave (Ghent), 4910 Colley Ave (North), and Waterside District.
Pho 79
Two Banh Mi + Egg Rolls — Under $20 (Family-Run Since 1979)
Family-run Vietnamese institution named for the year the family immigrated to the United States — over 25 years feeding Hampton Roads with the same recipes brought from home. Each location is run by family members. The signature is the 10-hour slow-simmered beef bone broth pho, but the cleanest 2-for-20 play is two banh mi (Vietnamese baguette filled with pickled daikon, carrot, cilantro, cucumber, and grilled lemongrass chicken, pork, or beef) plus shared egg rolls. Vermicelli noodle bowls and rice platters also fit the budget. Multiple Hampton Roads locations including the Norfolk Premium Outlets at 1551 Premium Outlets Blvd.
D'Egg Diner
Two Breakfasts + Coffee — Under $20 (Downtown Since 2003)
Norfolk's downtown breakfast favorite since 2003, serving classic diner fare alongside a juice bar pressing fresh-squeezed vegetable and fruit juices ('Get Norfolk Juice'd'). The signature is Eggs Benedict — the 'Irish' with corned beef hash on toasted sourdough is the cult order — plus omelets, breakfast sandwiches, breakfast burritos with ribeye, pancakes, and biscuits and gravy. Early weekday dining specials make two breakfasts comfortably under $20 with cash to spare. Two locations: 204 E Main St (Downtown) + 1170 Lexan Ave (D'Egg West). Open daily 7:30am–2:30pm.
Yorgo's Bageldashery
Two Bagel Sandwiches — Under $20 (Ghent's Organic Bagel Shop)
Ghent's neighborhood bagel shop on Colonial Ave, baking with 100% organic flour every morning since the early 2000s. Classic and creative bagels (everything, jalapeño-cheddar, sun-dried tomato), housemade challah rolls, and a deep menu of vegan/vegetarian options including tofu scramblers, vegan chicken salad, and vegan cream cheese. Bagel + cream cheese $2.75, lox & cream cheese on a bagel $9.25, breakfast sandwiches $4–6. The new upstairs Yorgo's Topside hosts live music on weekends. Two breakfast bagel sandwiches plus coffee under $20. Closed Tuesdays. 2123 Colonial Ave.
The Ten Top
Split a Sandwich + Two Soups — Under $20 (Cult Tuna Melt)
Ghent sandwich shop and take-out spot in a quirky, vintage-toy-stuffed space across the street from the Naro Theater on Colley. The cult order is the broiled tuna melt — house-cooked tuna salad and cheddar piled onto an open baguette and run under the broiler. The daily-rotating soups quietly steal the show, and the scratch-made potato salad has its own following. Best 2-for-20 play: split one of the giant sandwiches plus two cups of soup, or pair a sandwich with a side of the potato salad. Closed Sundays. 748 Shirley Ave.
No Frill Bar and Grill
Lunch for Two — Share a Burger + Soup & Apps in Ghent
Corner of Colley & Spotswood, a stone's throw from the Naro Theater — one of Ghent's longest-running neighborhood restaurants, electric atmosphere and chef-driven dinner specials. 100% ground chuck half-pound burgers ($14–18), the famous Norfolk Hot Brown (hand-breaded chicken tenders, Surry ham, Norfolk Canyon Ale sauce, Cheddar Jack on sourdough, $18), Spotswood Melt, and BBQ meatloaf with mashed potatoes. Burgers run $14–18 each so two-for-20 doesn't quite work straight up — the play is to share a half-pound burger plus a cup of soup, or hit lunch for shared apps (perogies, artichoke dip, buffalo shrimp). 806 Spotswood Ave.
MP Island Cafe
Two Lunch Specials — $17.98 (Best Jamaican in Hampton Roads)
Hampton Roads' most beloved Jamaican kitchen — family-owned for 20+ years with an attached Caribbean grocery stocked with Goya products, scotch bonnet sauce, and fresh seafood. The 2-for-20 math is exact: lunch specials (curry chicken, jerk leg-and-thigh, fried chicken, stew chicken) run $8.99 each with two sides — two specials = $17.98. Oxtail lunch special $13.99. The full-size oxtail dinner ($20.99) is the splurge, but the jerk and curry plates with rice & peas, plantains, cabbage, and collards are the everyday play. Reviewers consistently call it 'the best Jamaican in Hampton Roads.' 6109 E Virginia Beach Blvd + 923 Glenrock Rd.
Fat Philly's
Two 7-inch Cheesesteaks — Under $20 (Hidden Gas Station Gem)
Hidden gem cheesesteak counter tucked inside a corner gas station off Azalea Garden Rd — don't let the convenience-store front scare you off; locals say it's the closest thing to a real Philly cheesesteak in 17+ years. The owner uses authentic Amoroso rolls flown in from Philly, hand-shaved ribeye, sharp white American or whiz, and Old Bay-dusted seasoned fries. 7" cheesesteak $10, combos with fries and 20oz drink $14–15. Two sandwiches without combos slips two diners under $20; large 11" 'Phatter' for $17.79 if one of you is starving. Also breakfast and wings. 2700 Azalea Garden Rd.
Vang Go Bistro
Two Specialty Hot Dogs or Tacos — Under $20 (New Ghent Asian Fusion)
New Ghent Asian-fusion spot from chef Vang and partner Gary Wasser, opened June 2025 in the former Streats space on 21st Street. The 'Kung Food Kitchen Experiment' menu is roughly 60% Asian fusion and 40% playful experimentation. Specialty all-beef hot dogs (Korean Kimchi Dog with gochujang and Hawk Sauce, Bacon-Wrapped, Taco Dog with cheddar and gochujang ketchup) and creative tacos (jerk chicken, mojo pork, shrimp tempura) all run $9–12 each. The signature is the Southeast Asian-style spring roll with 'Hawk Sauce' (yellow mustard, honey, spices). Two hot dogs or two tacos lands two well under $20. Open late Fri/Sat 'til 1am. 915 W 21st St.
Redwood Smoke Shack
Half-Pound to Share + Two Sides — Under $20 (Get There Early)
Texas-inspired BBQ joint in Ghent on Manteo St (in the former Dog n Burger space), with pitmaster Bob Roberts smoking low and slow over oak, hickory, and pecan. Brisket, pulled pork, ribs, and house-made jalapeño-cheddar sausage anchor the menu, and the burnt ends are a local-favorite splurge worth the upcharge. Get there early — the daily-cooked meats tend to sell out by mid-afternoon, especially on weekends. The 2-for-20 play: order a half-pound of meat ($13–15) plus 1–2 sides ($3–4 each — corn pudding, smoked baked beans, broccoli salad, mac & cheese) to share. Closed Sun/Mon. 2001 Manteo St.
Bonchon Norfolk
Wings + Bulgogi Bowl to Share — Under $20 (Korean Fried Chicken)
Granby Street outpost of the Korean fried chicken juggernaut — Bonchon means 'my hometown' in Korean. Double-fried wings and drumsticks with the cult Soy Garlic and Spicy sauces (sweet crunch is the newest), plus Korean comfort plates. Mon–Tues max-15-wing dine-in special. The 2-for-20 play: split a Cheesy Bulgogi Rice or Bulgogi Bibimbap ($13.99) with a small order of wings, or grab the K-Pop Combo (2 drums, 4 wings, bulgogi fries, potstickers, Korean street corn — feeds 2–3). Late-night 'til 11pm Fri/Sat. 273 Granby St.
The Stockpot
Two Soup & Salad Combos — Under $20 (Inside Selden Market)
Modern healthy comfort food counter inside Selden Market — one of Norfolk's coolest indoor maker spaces in downtown, sharing the building with Norfolk Candle, Sarah'ndipitous Sweets, and other local makers. Daily-rotating soups, scratch-made salads, sandwiches, and bowls priced for the lunch crowd. The Infatuation says 'you could eat at The Stockpot a dozen delicious times before catching on to the fact that they brand themselves as modern healthy comfort food' — meaning the comfort is doing the heavy lifting. Two combo meals comfortably under $20. 215 E Plume St (inside Selden Market).
Norfolk Smokehouse and Seafood Company
Plate Lunch for Two — Under $20 (Brisket + Fish Fry)
New Lafayette-Winona neighborhood spot off Tidewater Drive, opened recently to serve homestyle smoked brisket, mac and cheese, collards, fried fish, and seafood plates. Adrienne is the host that everyone mentions in reviews, ringing customers up while talking about the fish fry. The smokehouse-meets-fish-fry combo is the move — plates run reasonable enough that two diners can order generously and stay under $20 with smart sharing. Open Wed–Sat 11am–8:30pm and Sun 12–6pm. Closed Mon/Tues. 1903 Shoop Ave.
Plaza Azteca
Two Lunch Specials — Under $20 (Tableside Guac + Margs)
Hampton Roads' Mexican giant — founded in late-1990s Virginia Beach by two brothers from Jalisco, now with a few dozen Virginia locations. Famous tableside guacamole and house margaritas, but the 2-for-20 angle is weekday lunch specials (chimichangas, enchiladas, burritos, taco platters with rice and beans) that usually run $8–10 each. The Norfolk Premium Outlets location is the local outpost, with full lunch and dinner service plus a happy hour. Family-owned, traditional flavors with a Tex-Mex flair. 1600 Premium Outlets Blvd #862.
Bobbie B's Deli
Two Daily Specials — Under $20 (Granby Street Lunch Counter)
Tiny downtown deli on Granby run by Jackie and T — sandwiches, sides, and from-scratch comfort food at lunch counter prices. The daily specials rotate constantly and are always the smartest order at the counter. Tucked between Norfolk's downtown government and arts blocks, walking distance from Bonchon, MacArthur Center, and the Chrysler. Two specials with sides comfortably under $20, with cash to spare. 433 Granby St.
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2 Entrees + Appetizer — $25
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