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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 5-Wing Combo — $11.99 (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 under-$20 play for two: share the 5 Wings + 1 Side combo ($11.99) plus a few à-la-carte wings, or come for Wednesday Half-Price Wings night and the 1-2-3 Happy Hour ($1 drafts). 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
$1 Slice Happy Hour (4–7pm) + Garlic Knots $9.99 — Under $20 (Open 'til 2am)
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 — 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.
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.' 923 Glenrock Rd, Norfolk (relocated 2023).
Fat Philly's
Two 7-inch Cheesesteaks $10 each — 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.
Plaza Azteca
Two Lunch Specials $8–10 — Under $20 (Lunch 11am–3pm)
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.
Rosita's Tacos
$1.50 Street Tacos · $1 Tacos Mondays (after 4pm)
Beloved Ocean View taco stand serving homemade tortillas and griddled meats — asada, suadero and birria among them. Street tacos are just $1.50 each (gorditas about $2.50), and Monday after 4pm tacos drop to $1, so two people can pile up 8–10 tacos for well under $20. Authentic, fast and about as cheap as Norfolk gets.
Maymar
Two-Entrée Filipino Plate ~$15
Family-run Filipino turo-turo ('point-point') steam table widely called the best Filipino food in Tidewater — adobo, pancit, lumpia and lechon over rice. A two-entrée plate runs about $15 and single entrées around $9.60, so two share generously for under $20. (Closed Wednesdays; lunch–afternoon hours.)
Oceanview Diner
Two Breakfast Platters ~$20
Classic hole-in-the-wall Navy-town breakfast diner near the oceanfront — crab omelettes, country-fried steak, chicken & waffles and French toast in big portions. Reviewers regularly walk out with two huge platters for about $20 (roughly $10 a head), so skip the extras and two eat well for the money.
Chicho's Pizza
Whole Cheese Pie $8 (Granby St)
Late-night Granby Street pizza institution attached to a live-music venue, famous for big slices and a hot-n-spicy house sauce. A whole cheese pie runs about $8, so two people split a pie (and add a couple of drinks) for well under $20. Open late for the downtown after-show crowd.
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Buffalo Wild Wings
Pick 6 — Meal for Two from $19.99
2 entrées + 2 sides + 2 fountain drinks from $19.99. Entrée picks include 10 boneless wings, a cheeseburger, or 3 crispy chicken dippers. A solid sit-down sports-night deal for two. Pricing is higher in AK, CA, HI, NY, OR and WA.
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