Banff · Budget
Cheap Eats in Banff
Banff is not a cheap town, but it has more genuinely affordable eating than most visitors realise. The trick is timing. Almost every pub on the strip runs a happy hour with $5 to $8 food specials, several brewery taprooms have all day pizza deals under $20, and a few of the locals' lunch spots run sub $15 mains that haven't moved in years. Done right, you can eat well in Banff for $25 a head with a beer.
Bear Street Tavern's wood fired pizzas come in around $20 each and are big enough to share. Pump and Tap runs a wing and pint combo most nights for under $20. Banff Legion has the cheapest cold beer in town and a basic but solid kitchen. Eddie Burger Bar's burger and fries combo lands well under $20 with a happy hour beer. The Indian Curry House on Banff Ave runs a $15 lunch thali that punches up. Magpie & Stump's taco happy hour gets the per taco price under $5 on most weeknights.
For day specific deals like Tuesday tacos or Monday pizza, see the taco Tuesday Banff and pizza Monday Banff guides. For the broader pubs list, the best pubs Banff guide is the next stop.
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Top 14 of 18Elk & Oarsman
Banff · 2pm–5pm
Half-price drinks and flatbreads
Jugemu
Banff · 4:30pm–7pm
Rice bowls $13
Magpie & Stump
Banff
25% off tacos
Melissa's MisSteak
Banff · 3pm–6pm
Rose & Crown
Banff · 1pm–5:30pm
St. James's Gate Irish Pub
Banff
The Beaver Bar
Banff · 4pm–6pm
The Boss Kitchen & Bar
Banff · 3pm–6pm, 9pm–11pm
The Canadian Brewhouse
Banff · 11am–7pm
The Eddie Burger + Bar
Banff
The Old Spaghetti Factory
Banff · 2pm–5pm
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