The King's Head is a budget eat in Latin Quarter, Galway.
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.
Must order: Wild Atlantic chowder with soda bread and butter: the €10 lunchtime standard at the King's Head
Address: 15 High Street, Galway, H91 X2H4
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
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
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
