Sioux Falls, South Dakota · Published by Emberlight Studios
Updated October 2026 · 8 places · Sioux Falls
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Our top picks are Sanaa’s 8th Street Gourmet, Tomacelli’s Pizza & Pasta and Giliberto’s No. 2.
Here are eight independently operated or local Sioux Falls restaurants with meals or menu options around $15 or less. Prices are included only where a source specifically states them; some restaurants describe their food as affordable but do not publish a qualifying price on the cited page.
401 E 8th St #100, Sioux Falls, SD 57103
Sanaa’s 8th Street Gourmet serves lunch at the East Market arts hub. Its site describes the cuisine as cooked daily from scratch and notes vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and peanut-free options.
Best for: Mediterranean lunch
$ · 2309 W 12th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Tomacelli’s is a Sioux Falls pizza and pasta restaurant with dine-in and pickup. Its menu lists a solo cheese pizza for $6.99 and a 12-inch cheese pizza for $12.99.
Best for: Pizza and pasta
3603 E 10th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57103
Giliberto’s serves Mexican food, including tacos, burritos, nachos, and taco salad. Its site says breakfast is served 24 hours a day and identifies this Sioux Falls location at 10th Street and Bahnson Avenue.
Best for: Mexican food
3205 S Sertoma Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Giliberto’s No. 5 serves Mexican cuisine, with its menu including carne asada tacos, carnitas burritos, fajitas, and menudo. The restaurant’s site identifies this location west of I-29 at Sertoma Avenue and 41st Street.
Best for: Mexican food
$ · 3609 S Western Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Vinyl Taco serves Mexican street food, including tacos, and offers a weekday lunch special. The restaurant states that the $10 special includes any two tacos, chips, and red roasted salsa from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Best for: Weekday taco lunch
150 E 4th Place Suite 120, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Big Sioux Diner & Dive is a Sioux Falls diner and restaurant. Its site lists the address and says it is open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; a qualifying menu price was not stated on the cited page.
Best for: Diner food
2505 S Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Bagel Boy is a locally owned bagel bakery that says its bagels are made from scratch. The Greater Sioux Falls Chamber lists the business at this address.
Best for: Bagels
$ · 121 S Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phillips Avenue Diner serves diner-style breakfast and other meals in downtown Sioux Falls. Its listed menu includes a $11.25 Businessman breakfast and a $14 breakfast sandwich.
Best for: Diner breakfast