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40 cheap eats places in Omaha, editor-picked. the best low-budget spots in Omaha: the places editors actually return to. All Omaha food.
Archetype Coffee (Blackstone) ★ 4.5
Blackstone · 3926 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68131
Archetype Coffee's Blackstone flagship on Farnam Street is Omaha's most-visited specialty cafe, with meticulous single-origin filter and espresso.
Ted and Wally's ★ 4.5
Old Market · 1120 Jackson St, Omaha, NE 68102
Ted and Wally's has hand-cranked small-batch artisan ice cream in the Old Market since the 1980s, with rotating flavours cited across the Midwest.
Archetype Coffee ★ 4.5
Blackstone · 3926 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68131
Archetype Coffee is Omaha's leading specialty roaster, with three locations in Blackstone, Little Bohemia, and Millwork Commons and single-origin sourcing.
Block 16 ★ 4.4
Old Market · 1611 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68102
Block 16 is Omaha's best-known farm-to-table counter, turning locally sourced proteins into creative lunch specials from a no-frills Farnam Street shopfront.
Block 16 ★ 4.4
Old Market · 1611 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68102
Block 16 is Omaha's best-known casual counter, producing farm-to-table sandwiches and bowls from locally sourced proteins on a small rotating daily menu.
Lithuanian Bakery and Cafe ★ 4.4
West Omaha · 7427 Pacific St, Omaha, NE 68114
The Lithuanian Bakery on Pacific carries one of few surviving Baltic baking traditions in the Great Plains, with dark rye sourdough and Lithuanian pastries.
Amateur Coffee ★ 4.4
Midtown · 3913 Cuming St, Omaha, NE 68131
Amateur Coffee on Cuming Street roasts its own beans on-site and pours single-origin pour-overs in a neighbourhood cafe open daily until 14:00.
Amateur Coffee ★ 4.4
Midtown · 3913 Cuming St, Omaha, NE 68131
Amateur Coffee roasts its own single-origin beans on-site at its Cuming Street cafe, pouring pour-overs in a small Midtown room that closes at 14:00 each day.
Block 16 ★ 4.4
Old Market · 1611 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68102
Block 16 is the closest Omaha has to a prestige street food counter, turning local farm proteins into creative lunch specials from a Farnam Street kitchen.
Elie's Chinchorro ★ 4.4
South Omaha · 4805 S 24th St, Omaha, NE 68107
Elie's Chinchorro on South 24th is Nebraska's most under-the-radar Puerto Rican kitchen, with pernil, mofongo, and arroz con pollo served largely to regulars.
Block 16 ★ 4.4
Old Market · 1611 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68102
Block 16's daily specials on Farnam deliver fine-dining ingredient sourcing at $12 to $14, the best value-to-quality ratio at any lunch counter in Omaha.
Orsi's Italian Bakery and Pizzeria ★ 4.3
Little Bohemia · 621 Pacific St, Omaha, NE 68108
Orsi's on Pacific Street has been a Little Bohemia institution since the early 1900s, baking Italian bread and selling brick-oven pizza by the slice.
Orsi's Italian Bakery and Pizzeria ★ 4.3
Little Bohemia · 621 Pacific St, Omaha, NE 68108
Orsi's has baked Italian bread and pizza in Little Bohemia since the early twentieth century, a Pacific Street counter pre-dating Omaha's modern dining scene.
Archetype Coffee (Little Bohemia) ★ 4.3
Little Bohemia · 1419 S 13th St Ste 101, Omaha, NE 68108
Archetype's Little Bohemia outpost on South 13th Street brings specialty coffee to the historic Czech immigrant district near heritage bakeries.
Ted and Wally's (Benson) ★ 4.3
Benson · 6023 Maple St, Omaha, NE 68104
Ted and Wally's Benson location brings the Old Market hand-cranked ice cream institution to Maple Street with the same rotating artisan flavours.
Orsi's Italian Bakery and Pizzeria ★ 4.3
Little Bohemia · 621 Pacific St, Omaha, NE 68108
Orsi's Italian Bakery on Pacific Street has sold brick-oven pizza by the slice for over a century, one of Omaha's most historically rooted walk-up food stops.
Nite Owl ★ 4.3
Benson · 6216 Maple St, Omaha, NE 68104
Nite Owl on Maple is Benson's flagship late-night diner, with burgers, tots, and diner plates open until 1am weekdays and 2am weekends for the off-duty crowd.
Ika Ramen and Izakaya ★ 4.3
Benson · 6109 Maple St, Omaha, NE 68104
Ika Ramen on Maple Street simmers its tonkotsu broth for 18 hours and opens the Kaitei sake bar downstairs at weekends, a two-in-one most visitors miss.
All In Thyme ★ 4.3
Benson · 6056 Maple St, Omaha, NE 68104
All In Thyme on Maple Street is a small bakery-cafe producing some of the best croissants in Omaha, often sold out before noon on weekends with no marketing.
Orsi's Italian Bakery and Pizzeria ★ 4.3
Little Bohemia · 621 Pacific St, Omaha, NE 68108
Two slices of Orsi's brick-oven pizza and a drink land under $10 at the Pacific counter, a century-old crust recipe on every Omaha budget meal shortlist.
Ika Ramen and Izakaya ★ 4.3
Benson · 6109 Maple St, Omaha, NE 68104
Ika Ramen's tonkotsu bowls begin at $14 and use an 18-hour broth base, the most technically serious affordable bowl in Omaha's growing ramen restaurant scene.
Kathmandu Momo Station ★ 4.2
Old Market · 300 S 16th St Ste 101, Omaha, NE 68102
Kathmandu Momo Station serves Himalayan dumplings and Nepalese small plates downtown, open late and cited as one of Omaha's most underrated casual kitchens.
La Casa Pizzaria ★ 4.2
Dundee · 4432 Leavenworth St, Omaha, NE 68105
La Casa Pizzaria has made Sicilian thin rectangular pizza on Leavenworth Street since 1953, the hamburger topping its house signature from the start.
Elie's Chinchorro ★ 4.2
South Omaha · 4805 S 24th St, Omaha, NE 68107
Elie's Chinchorro on 16th Street is one of few Puerto Rican restaurants in the Great Plains, serving traditional food largely absent from city food coverage.
Lithuanian Bakery and Delicatessen ★ 4.2
South Omaha · 5217 S 33rd Ave, Omaha, NE 68107
The Lithuanian Bakery and Deli in South Omaha combines a rye bread counter with house-made Lithuanian deli meats, serving the Baltic community from S 33rd.
All In Thyme Bakery and Cafe ★ 4.2
Millwork Commons · 1233 Millwork Ave, Omaha, NE 68102
All In Thyme bakes its own loaves each morning in Millwork Commons and builds lunch sandwiches from the results, filling a local gap for fresh artisan bread.
Archetype Coffee (Millwork Commons) ★ 4.2
Millwork Commons · 1229 Millwork Ave Ste 101, Omaha, NE 68102
Archetype's Millwork Commons location serves the creative district's studio workers from a compact room in the repurposed warehouse buildings.
All In Thyme Bakery and Cafe ★ 4.2
Millwork Commons · 1233 Millwork Ave, Omaha, NE 68102
All In Thyme in Millwork Commons bakes its own bread in-house each morning and builds elevated sandwiches alongside a small espresso bar and bakery counter.
Kathmandu Momo Station ★ 4.2
Old Market · 300 S 16th St Ste 101, Omaha, NE 68102
Kathmandu Momo Station makes hand-rolled Himalayan dumplings from daily-prepared filling in a downtown counter that stays open until midnight each day.
Kathmandu Momo Station ★ 4.2
Old Market · 300 S 16th St Ste 101, Omaha, NE 68102
Kathmandu Momo Station is Omaha's only late-night Himalayan kitchen, open until midnight Tuesday through Saturday with momos and soups for the post-bar crowd.
Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant ★ 4.2
Midtown · 4422 Cass St, Omaha, NE 68131
Lalibela Ethiopian serves a seven-dish injera platter that rivals spots in much larger cities, on a South 13th side street most Old Market tourists skip.
Kathmandu Momo Station ★ 4.2
Old Market · 300 S 16th St Ste 101, Omaha, NE 68102
Kathmandu Momo Station serves a ten-piece momo plate with dipping sauces for around $12, one of the most satisfying meals under $15 in downtown Omaha.
Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant ★ 4.2
Midtown · 4422 Cass St, Omaha, NE 68131
Lalibela Ethiopian's combination platter for two at under $30 delivers seven dishes on injera, Omaha's best-value group meal for quality breadth at the table.
Amsterdam Falafel and Kabob ★ 4.1
Dundee · 620 N 50th St, Omaha, NE 68132
Amsterdam Falafel and Kabob in Dundee is Nebraska's best cheap meal, with falafel and kabob wraps at a self-serve topping bar for around $11.
Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant ★ 4.1
Midtown · 4422 Cass St, Omaha, NE 68131
Lalibela serves traditional Ethiopian stews on injera flatbread in a Midtown dining room, one of Omaha's few sub-Saharan African restaurants.
Saddle Creek Breakfast Club ★ 4.1
Midtown · 2426 N Saddle Creek Rd, Omaha, NE 68110
Saddle Creek Breakfast Club on Pacific Street runs an elevated diner breakfast with strong vegan options alongside classic banana pancakes and biscuit plates.
Orsi's Italian Bakery (cafe counter) ★ 4.1
Little Bohemia · 621 Pacific St, Omaha, NE 68108
Orsi's counter in Little Bohemia offers coffee alongside fresh-baked Italian bread and brick-oven pizza slices, a setting open for over a century.
Scriptown Brewing Company ★ 4.1
Blackstone · 3922 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68131
Scriptown Brewing brews Nebraska-themed ales and lagers from a Blackstone Farnam taproom, with food truck partners and a regular neighbourhood evening crowd.
Scriptown Brewing Company ★ 4.1
Blackstone · 3922 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68131
Scriptown Brewing references Omaha's newspaper era in its Nebraska-themed beer names, pouring house ales and lagers from a Farnam taproom in Blackstone.
Amsterdam Falafel and Kabob ★ 4.1
Dundee · 620 N 50th St, Omaha, NE 68132
Amsterdam Falafel and Kabob in Dundee was named the best cheap meal under $15 in Nebraska, with a falafel and kabob counter and a self-serve topping bar.
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