Budget Dining Guide
Cafe Zao Cheapest Menu Items & Affordable Meal Options
Looking for affordable food at Cafe Zao? This budget guide lists every menu item sorted from lowest to highest price so you can find cheap eats and low-cost meal deals quickly. Prices updated July 2026.
Lowest Price
$6.00
Average Item Price
$16.64
Budget for Two
$33.28
Priced Items Tracked
26
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Cafe Zao Menu Items Ranked by Price — Cheapest to Most Expensive
Every affordable menu item at Cafe Zao sorted from lowest to highest price
| # | Menu Item | Category | Portion | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sopa Do Dia | soups | — | $6.00 |
| 2 | Baby Romaine | salads | lettuce and pecorino romano cheese drizzled with lemon olive oil vinaigrette | $6.25 |
| 3 | Baby Spinach | salads | baby spinach and arugula with crispy bacon and a raspberry vinaigrette | $6.25 |
| 4 | Zao Salad | salads | spring mix with peppers, tomatoes, hearts of plam, artichokes, pecorino cheese and olives with olive oil vinaigrette | $6.25 |
| 5 | Beet and Fresh Goat Cheese Salad | salads | honey roasted beets, fresh goat cheese, orange segments, pecans and micro greens served with a merello cherry vinaigrette | $6.50 |
| 6 | Roasted Garlic and Tomato Bisque with Dill | soups | — | $6.50 |
| 7 | Portuguese Sausage | starters | chourico sausage with greens, potatoes, onions, roasted garlic, drizzled with reduced balsamic vinegar | $7.25 |
| 8 | Oysters | starters | sauteed with corn, pea and pancetta succotash | $7.50 |
| 9 | Piquillo Peppers | starters | sweet red peppers stuffed with fresh goat cheese and bacaihau, roasted with a mediterannian sauce | $7.50 |
| 10 | Shrimp Timor | starters | coconut pan fried shrimp served with bibb lettuce, onion, ginger, peanuts and a hoisin dipping sauce | $7.95 |
| 11 | Clams Cataplana | starters | white porto, olive oil, garlic, tomato, onion, portuguese sausage, prosciutto, cilantro | $8.50 |
| 12 | Duck Cake Macau | starters | roasted with a plum wine sauce | $8.50 |
| 13 | Zao Timbale | starters | crabmeat, avocado, mango, tobiko and seaweed with a mango poppy seed vinaigrette | $8.50 |
| 14 | Crab Cake | starters | jumbo lump with an orange - vanilla sauce | $8.95 |
| 15 | Quail Breast | starters | pan roasted with a sunny side up quail egg, risotto and cremini - farmer cheese veloute | $9.25 |
| 16 | Chicken Forestiere | entrees | semi - boneless chicken breast, pan roasted with piri piri and wild mushroom ragout | $21.50 |
| 17 | Salmon Fillet | entrees | fillet roasted with an artichoke and seven onion confit, drizzled with argana oil | $25.50 |
| 18 | Pork Bairrada | entrees | pork tenderloin stuffed with plums and served over a bairrada wine and plum jam | $26.50 |
| 19 | Duck A La Normande | entrees | roasted half duckling and apples served with calvados cream sauce | $26.95 |
| 20 | Rainbow Trout | entrees | stuffed with crabmeat, baked with roasted grape tomato basil sauce | $26.95 |
| 21 | Grouper Fillet Do Douro | entrees | pan seared with douro wine and pomegranate beet coulis | $27.50 |
| 22 | Filet Mignon Mae Helena | entrees | grilled, roasted with shallots, caramilzed almonds and served with an algarvinha sauce | $29.50 |
| 23 | Prawns Franco - Asiatico | entrees | large prawns grilled with a mandarian orange pernod sauce | $32.50 |
| 24 | Mariscada | entrees | Portuguese shellfish bouillabaisse with white porto, tomato, onion, olive oil, garlic and cilantro | $33.00 |
| 25 | Veal Chop | entrees | grilled with carmelized onions, sweet red peppers and oyster mushrooms with beirao liqueur sauce | $33.00 |
| 26 | Lamb Elysian Fields | entrees | lamb loin stuffed with spinach, pine nuts and fresh goat cheese, then baked in phyllo dough and served with a white porto fig sauce | $38.00 |
Cafe Zao Budget Breakdown — Average Cost per Menu Category
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soups
$6.25
2 items
salads
$6.31
4 items
starters
$8.21
9 items
entrees
$29.17
11 items
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Finding affordable meals at Cafe Zao doesn't mean you have to sacrifice quality. Our curated low-cost menu guide helps you discover the cheapest food options, budget-friendly combo deals, and best value items available on the current menu.
Prices shown are tracked from official menu sources and updated regularly. Whether you're a student looking for cheap eats, a family dining on a budget, or simply trying to keep meal costs down, sorting by price is the fastest way to find great value at Cafe Zao.
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