Corrib House Tea Rooms is an irish budget eat in Spanish Arch, Galway.
Corrib House Tea Rooms on Waterside Galway offers afternoon tea from €10; homemade scones and sandwiches in a canal-side room are the best budget treat.
Must order: Scone with Connacht butter and local honey: the city's best-value afternoon tea ritual
Address: 3 Waterside, Woodquay, Galway, H91 T3V2
Greens and Co on Cross Street Lower Galway runs vegan lunch bowls from €10; the daily Connacht organic menu has the lowest prices for healthy food in town.
Try: Vegan and plant-based lunch: bowls and wraps under €12
Order: Build-your-own nourish bowl with tahini, pickled red cabbage and house-toasted seeds for €10
An Tobar Nua on Lower Dominick Street Galway is the Westend cafe where fresh soups and soda bread under four euros make it the best budget morning stop.
Try: Specialty coffee and simple bakes: best-value espresso in the Westend
Order: Flat white with a fresh butter scone: the Westend's best-value morning ritual for €6
Mr Waffle on Newcastle Road Galway serves Belgian waffles with cream from €6; the city location makes it a reliable sweet budget fix any day of the week.
Try: Belgian liege waffles with Connacht butter and local honey
Order: Liege waffle with Connacht butter and local Connemara honey: the €4 essential Galway street snack
Dela on Dominick Street Galway runs weekend breakfast from €9; locally sourced eggs on sourdough toast is an affordable way into the Galway food scene.
Try: Fermented rye toast and seasonal porridge: best-value Westend breakfast
Order: Dark rye toast with cultured butter and seasonal preserve: the Westend's €9 benchmark breakfast
McDonagh's on Quay Street Galway is the best-value seafood in the city; battered haddock and chips with vinegar costs under €12 and the queues confirm it.
Try: Wild Atlantic fish and chips
Order: Galway plaice and chips: wild-caught, battered fresh, with a slice of white bread and butter
Papa Rich on Cross Street Lower Galway dishes up Malaysian laksa under €12; the canteen-style room fills every lunchtime for the best value in the city.
Try: Malaysian noodles, laksa and rice dishes under €10
Order: Mee goreng: stir-fried egg noodles with sambal, vegetables and peanut crumble for under €9