City guide

Lunch specials in Los Angeles

367 lunch specials read on the menus of 41 restaurants, in 12 neighborhoods. The typical one costs $17.50, the lowest typical price of the 4 cities we cover.

Menus read Sep 30, 2026

Restaurants: 41
Lunch specials: 367
Typical price: $17.50
Under $15: 37%

Block by block

12 neighborhoods, most restaurants first

What lunch costs

Half of Los Angeles restaurants price lunch at $14.95 to $25

367 prices, dollar by dollar. 64% are under $20. The typical price elsewhere: New York $21.80, Washington, DC $24.98, San Francisco $18.

under $15$15 and more

Lunch under $15136 lunch specials at 18 restaurants in Los Angeles Lunch from $15 to $20100 lunch specials at 18 restaurants in Los Angeles The lunch price indexEvery city and neighborhood, side by side

When lunch is served

Lunch runs 11:15 AM to 3 PM at most Los Angeles tables

How many restaurants are serving their lunch special at each half hour, among the 24 that print their hours. 4 keep the lunch price until 4 PM or later.

Late lunch specials Weekend lunch specials

What are you having?

By cuisine in Los Angeles

Half a mile on foot

Lunch near a landmark

Lowest price first

All 41 restaurants with a lunch special

Lunch vs dinner

Same dish, lower price at lunch

140 dishes in Los Angeles print both a lunch and a regular price. The biggest gaps:

Lunch vs dinner, every city

Good to know

Lunch in Los Angeles, in short

How much does a lunch special cost in Los Angeles?

A typical restaurant charges $17.50 for its lunch special, and half of the 41 restaurants sit between $14.95 and $25. Of the 367 prices we read, 37% are under $15 and 64% are under $20. All prices are before tax and tip.

Which Los Angeles neighborhood has the cheapest lunch specials?

Among neighborhoods with at least three restaurants, Burbank has the lowest typical price, $14.62. Santa Monica has the highest, $36.

What time are lunch specials served in Los Angeles?

24 restaurants print their lunch hours. Service typically starts around 11:15 AM and ends around 3 PM. 4 keep the lunch price until 4 PM or later.

Are lunch specials served on weekends in Los Angeles?

Most are weekday deals. 8 restaurants on this page write a Saturday or Sunday on the lunch menu.

Typical price: each restaurant counts once, at the middle price of its own lunch specials; we show the middle restaurant. Menus read Sep 30, 2026. Prices at the table, before tax and tip. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).