salthill
Gourmet Food Parlour in Galway offers breakfast and lunch from €8; the daily specials board uses fresh Connacht produce and keeps prices accessible for all.
Try: Homestyle Irish cooking: pies, soups and hot mains
Order: Irish stew with Connacht lamb and colcannon: the best-value traditional Irish dish in Galway
latin-quarter
Tribe Coffee on St Francis Street Galway serves vegan Buddha bowls under €12; the plant-based lunch is the best-value healthy option in the city centre.
Try: Vegan grain bowls and plant-based plates under €12
Order: Daily grain bowl with seasonal roasted vegetables, tahini and toasted seeds for €10
latin-quarter
Galway Saturday Market beside St Nicholas Church is the best budget food event; hot crepes, samosas and soups from under €5 in a 130-stall weekly gathering.
Try: Market stall lunch: empanadas, crepes, soups and bread at €4-10
Order: Buckwheat galette with smoked salmon, a cup of Atlantic chowder and a country loaf: under €15 total
latin-quarter
Hooked on Market Street Galway has a small-cod supper under €11; sustainably-sourced haddock makes it the conscience-friendly budget option in Galway.
Try: Wild Atlantic fish tacos and fresh-fish sandwiches under €12
Order: Wild Atlantic haddock sandwich with house-made tartare, pickled cucumber and caper butter
latin-quarter
The Kings Head on High Street Galway serves weekday lunch from €9 in a pub licensed since 1611; the soup-and-sandwich deal beats every city centre cafe.
Try: Pub lunch: Atlantic chowder, Irish stew and toasted sandwiches
Order: Wild Atlantic chowder with soda bread and butter: the €10 lunchtime standard at the King's Head
westend
Giovannis on Dominick Street Galway is the after-midnight chipper; single cod and chips under €8 is the most affordable late-night meal in the entire city.
Try: Late-night chipper: battered fish, chips and garlic bread
Order: Battered cod with chips and garlic butter, after 22:00 when the Westend pubs are at capacity