Cheap Eats, everywhere.
The reigning cheap eats pick in every Top Tier Eats city, ranked by the locals who eat there.
Cheap Eats is unclaimed.
No city has published a ranking yet. The first local to publish a Top 5 claims the lead.
The Northeast
- Boston
Bagelsaurus and Taquería Jalisco, per The Boston Globe
- Buffalo
Lake Effect Ice Cream and Lloyd Taco Factory, per Buffalo Spree
- New Haven
Glaze and Grind New Haven and Glenwood Drive-In, per New Haven Arts Paper
- New York
2788 Bagels and Adel's Famous Halal Food, per The Infatuation
- Philadelphia
Blue Corn Restaurant and Bar and C & C CREAMERY, per The Infatuation
- Pittsburgh
Frankie's Extra Long and Baby Loves Tacos, per Pittsburgh Magazine
- Portland, ME
Howie's Pub and Arcadia - Portland, Me, per Portland Press Herald
- Providence
Caserta Pizzeria and tuxpan taqueria, per Rhode Island Monthly
- Rochester
Rocky's and Chuy's Taqueria, per CITY Magazine
- Syracuse
Blarney Stone and Mother's Cupboard, per This is CNY (Advance Media NY)
- Utica
Tasty Treat and The Cremeria, per Rome Sentinel
The Midwest
- Chicago
Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken and Fat Johnnie's Famous Red Hots, per The Infatuation
- Cincinnati
Aglamesis Bro's Ice Cream & Chocolates and Holtman's Donut Shop, per Cincinnati Magazine
- Cleveland
Daisy's and Parkview Nite Club, per Cleveland Scene
- Columbia, MO
Delia’s Mexican Grill and Sparky's Homemade Ice Cream, per Inside Columbia
- Columbus, OH
No.1 Gyro Shoppe and Buckeye Donuts, per 614NOW
- Detroit
Cold Truth and Dutch Girl Donuts, per Detroit Metro Times
- Indianapolis
Old Town Tavern and BRICS, per Indianapolis Monthly
- Kansas City
Betty Rae's Ice Cream and Fluffy Fresh Donuts, per IN Kansas City
- Madison
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream and Greenbush Bakery, per Isthmus
- Milwaukee
Tastee Twist and Babes Ice Cream & Dessert, per Milwaukee Magazine
- Minneapolis–St. Paul
CC Club and Mayslack's, per Minnesota Star Tribune
- Omaha
Vidlak's Family Cafe and Coneflower Creamery - Blackstone District, per Omaha Magazine
- Quincy
- Springfield, MO
I Love Tacos TAQUERIA | Mexican and Pineapple Whip, per 417 Magazine
- St. Louis
Bo Fung Chinese Kitchen and Clementine's Naughty & Nice Ice Cream, per Sauce Magazine
The South
- Asheville
White Duck Taco Shop Downtown and Taco Temple, per Uncorked Asheville
- Atlanta
Gaja Korean Bar and El Rey Del Taco, per The Infatuation
- Austin
Amy's Ice Creams and Nixta Taqueria, per The Infatuation
- Baltimore
Deddle's Donuts Food Truck and Donut Shop Lexington Market and Ann's Dari-Creme, per Baltimore Magazine
- Birmingham
Gus's Hot Dogs and Big Spoon Creamery, per Bham Now
- Charleston, SC
Brown Dog Deli and La Tapatía, per The Post and Courier
- Charlotte
La Caseta and Sugar Donuts, per Charlotte Magazine
- Dallas–Fort Worth
Ka-Tip Thai Street Food and Taqueria El Si Hay, per D Magazine
- Hampton Roads
SaigonOnePho and Doumar's Cones & Barbecue, per Coastal Virginia Magazine
- Houston
Niko Niko's and Villa Arcos, per The Infatuation
- Louisville
Bandido Taqueria Mexicana and Clifton Donut Shop, per Food & Dining Magazine
- Memphis
Elwood's Shack and Gibson's Donuts, per Memphis Magazine
- Miami / South Florida
Babe's Meat & Counter and Charlie's Ice Cream, per The Infatuation
- Nashville
Best Gyros and Daddy’s Dogs (Printer's Alley), per Nashville Scene
- New Orleans
City Donuts & Café and McHardy's Chicken & Fixin', per NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
- Oklahoma City
Coney Island and Big Truck Tacos, per Oklahoma Gazette
- Orlando
Chubby's Hot Dogs and Hot Dog Heaven, per Orlando Weekly
- Raleigh–Durham
King's Sandwich Shop and Andia's Ice Cream, per INDY Week
- Richmond
Baltik's Bagel and City Dogs, per Style Weekly
- San Antonio
Eddie's Taco House and Garcia's Mexican Food To Go, per San Antonio Current
- Savannah
Kay's Pizza and Sushi Hana Savannah, per Connect Savannah
- Tampa Bay
Chicago Paulie's and West Tampa Sandwich Shop, per Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
- Washington, DC
Taqueria Habanero and Ben's Chili Bowl, per Washingtonian
The West
- Albuquerque
El Modelo Mexican Foods and Lucky Boy, per New Mexico Nomad
- Denver
Baked N' Denver and Bonnie Brae Ice Cream, per Westword
- Honolulu
Hula Dog - Hawaii and Leonard's Bakery, per Honolulu Magazine
- Las Vegas
Buldogis and Dulce Donuts, per Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Los Angeles
Carney's Restaurant and Rori's Artisanal Creamery, per The Infatuation
- Phoenix
- Portland, OR
Cedo's Falafel and Gyros and Birrieria La Plaza - Foster Food Carts, per Willamette Week
- Sacramento
Cocina Doña Chuyita | Mexican Food and Gunther's Ice Cream, per Sactown Magazine
- Salt Lake City
Lone Star Taqueria and Tacos Don Rafa, per Salt Lake City Weekly
- San Diego
Best Donuts and Doggos Gus, per San Diego Reader
- Santa Fe
Joy's Sushi Bar and El Callejón Taqueria & Grill, per Santa Fe Reporter
- Seattle
Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery and Family Donut Shop, per Seattle Met
- SF Bay Area
Humphry Slocombe and Taquería El Farolito, per The Infatuation
- Tucson
China Pasta House and Wooden Nickel Tavern, per Tucson Foodie