Cheap Breakfasts in Las Vegas Under $10 (That Beat the $25 Hotel Buffet)

A hotel breakfast buffet on the Strip easily runs $25 or more per person — before coffee, before tax, before tip. These four spots keep the plate under $10 (menu price, before tax and tip; drinks may push it over at some stops, and the cheapest plates below leave the most room). All four were checked against current menu listings, but Vegas prices move — glance at the menu before you order and you'll never get burned.

5 Dollar Cafe: The $5 Special (North Strip)

Right next to The STRAT at 2200 S Las Vegas Blvd, the 5 Dollar Cafe is exactly what the name

promises: the $5 Special Breakfast is two eggs, toast and your choice of meat or hash brown,

served on a paper plate, fresh and filling. It's open from 7am (until 11pm, midnight on Friday

and Saturday), it's no-frills in the best way, and at five bucks it's the cheapest sit-down breakfast on this list by a mile.

Ellis Island Village Pub & Cafe: Steak and Eggs for $9.99 (Off-Strip)

Tucked inside Ellis Island Casino at 4178 Koval Ln — a block east of the Strip, behind Horseshoe — the Village Pub & Cafe is a 24-hour old-school casino cafe, and regulars swear by its steak, eggs and papas special at $9.99. Steak and eggs for ten dollars, any hour of the day or night, is the kind of deal the Strip stopped offering years ago. The prime rib here has a cult following too, if breakfast turns into an early dinner.

Blueberry Hill: Waffles and Wraps Under $10 (Off-Strip)

Blueberry Hill Family Restaurant — the Decatur location is at 1280 S Decatur Blvd, with other

spots on Flamingo and Charleston — is a classic all-day breakfast diner with generous portions. The Belgian Waffle Breakfast is listed at $9.99, a bacon or ham and egg wrap runs $7.39, and a single pancake is $5.19. The $7.39 wrap is the smart order if you want coffee too; the waffle is the smart order if you want to feel like you got away with something.

Salvadoreño: Pupusas for $1.75 Each (Downtown)

Downtown at 720 N Main St, Salvadoreño serves authentic Salvadoran pupusas at $1.75 each, with curtido on the side. Three pupusas run $5.25 — a full, filling breakfast with room left for a drink, still well under $10. It's the most unexpected breakfast on this list and, regulars say, the most legit pupusas in town.

Your Game Plan

• Staying north? 5 Dollar Cafe by the STRAT, then walk downtown from there.

• Staying center Strip? Ellis Island is the shortest detour off the Boulevard — and it's open 24 hours, so it works after a late night too.

• Staying downtown? Salvadoreño on Main Street, then Fremont Street is a short walk away.

• The $25 math. A family of four at a $25 hotel buffet pays $100 before drinks. These four

  spots feed the same four for under $40 total. That's a show ticket, a Monorail pass, or

  tomorrow's breakfast — your call.

Skip the buffet line, keep the twenty-five bucks, and eat like a local. Vegas rewards the people who walk one block off the Strip — breakfast is where it starts.