Gas prices have surged past the $4 mark in Richmond and elsewhere nationally. According to AAA, Richmond's average retail price reached $4.19 as of Tuesday, April 7.

With that in mind, we set out to find local deals that cost less than gas right now.

Whether you find joy in the occasional patio drink, a night spent at the hot dog bar, or an enchanted stroll to buy Saran-Wrapped deviled eggs, you deserve to treat yourself (while saving some change along the way).

Food

For a quick pick-me-up, you can add a $3.50 pupusa from El Pope to your lunchtime plan, available both with or without meat.

Take your pick, and bag a ~$2 donut from Country Style, which operates two stores in both the East and West End.

Lombardy Market in the Fan supplies Richmonders with ~$2 deviled eggs and ~$3.50 slices of cake or pie.

To elevate your savings, indulge in a lineup of $1 oysters from Lillian, available during happy hour, daily from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

City Dogs dishes out $2 RVA Dogs every Tuesday. Luck will have it, the standard $3.99 dawgs make the cut too.

Head to Oak & Apple in Shockoe Bottom for $1 wings or $2 pork or chicken sliders during weekday happy hours from 3 to 6 p.m.

Drinks

Reader Rebekah F. recommends Garnett's for $3 wine and pints during happy hour, daily from 4 to 6 p.m.

Great for a breezy day, sit back with a $2.99 cafe con leche at Kahlo's Taqueria + Bar. On a hot day, you can pay the same price for an American soda, and you'll get free refills.

Fighting Fish pours $1 sake shots during happy hour, daily from 5 to 6 p.m.

When a sunny day calls out to you, follow its voice to Kuba Kuba for fresh-squeezed $3.50 limeade, and you might as well take it with you to the park across the street.

⭐ What deals are we missing? Share your suggestions.