As any weary traveller should know, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. But if you look hard enough, you can always find a cheap one. Pay-what-you-want restaurants offer their customers the chance to fill up without obliging them to empty their wallet when they’re finished. Of course, that doesn’t mean you should take advantage, but it’s always good to know there’s a place where you can eat out without getting a shock when you see the bill at the end of the evening. Here’s a round-up of pay-what-you-want restaurants around the world, where you can find highbrow grub at low-end prices.
Lentil As Anything, Melbourne
First founded in 2000 by restauranteur, TED talker and tent-residing “social challenger” Shanaka Fernando, there are now four branches of the ambitious “pay-as-you-feel” eatery in Melbourne. The vegetarian restaurant is founded on a manifesto that aims to promote community values and counteract the feelings of division and inequality caused by money. The taxman, however, has been less than impressed.