Giovanni's is a bakery budget eat in Westend, Galway.
Editorially verified May 29, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Battered cod with chips and garlic butter, after 22:00 when the Westend pubs are at capacity
Address: 4 Upper Dominick Street, Galway, H91 T8K2
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
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
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.
Try: Traditional Irish tea and scones, soup and sandwiches
Order: Scone with Connacht butter and local honey: the city's best-value afternoon tea ritual
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
