9 Best Cheap Eats in London for a Real Taste of the City ...

By Neecey

9 Best Cheap Eats in London for a Real Taste of the City ...

The UK capital is known to be expensive for tourists if you’re not careful about getting the most bang for your buck, but there are some great cheap eats in London – it’s just a case of knowing where to go. Of course, you might bag yourself a brilliant discount or coupon from the deal sites that give you a taster menu at a Michelin star restaurant for a fraction of the price, but it’s unlikely you’ll manage that every day. To sustain you throughout the entire trip and to make the most of your travel budget, here are some of the best cheap eats in London.

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Yalla Yalla, Soho

Yalla Yalla, Soho Middle Eastern food is popular in London and the social side of shared food is much appreciated. There’s also the added bonus that meze type meals offer great value and some of the best cheap eats in London. Yalla Yalla is tucked away in Soho, not far from all the action of Theatreland, Oxford Street and Piccadilly Circus. It’s a no frills restaurant but the Beirut street food is a treat and you can enjoy a veritable feast for around £15 ($23) per person.

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Jai Khrishna, Finsbury Park

Jai Khrishna, Finsbury Park Some of the cheapest places to eat in London are BYOB (Bring your own bottle). It’s also how some Muslim restaurateurs reconcile with not serving alcohol. At Jai Krishna you cannot only drink your super value bottle of wine picked up on special offer at the supermarket, but their super-doopa veggie curries start at just £3 (less than $5).

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Franco Manca, Chiswick

Franco Manca, Chiswick There should be a pizza place on every list of budget friendly places to eat in London, and most often it is Franco Manca, a veritable Chiswick institution. All the pizzas are made with a sourdough base and baked in a proper wood-fired oven – you can even watch your pizza cook and puff up before your eyes. The tasty pizzas are best enjoyed with a glass of lemonade, handmade on the premises. All pizzas cost less than £7 ($10).

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Song Que, Shoreditch

Song Que, Shoreditch London is not short on Asian restaurants and there is a glut of Vietnamese eateries on the Kingsland Road in Shoreditch. They do say that the best places are where the locals eat, and in the case of the Vietnamese who live in this part of the city, the choice is Song Que. Short on frills but high on taste, Song Que dishes up authentic Vietnamese flavors at value for money prices. A stewed beef pho will cost less than £7 ($10).

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Fryer’s Delight, Kings Cross

Fryer’s Delight, Kings Cross If you want to eschew ethnic food for some good old British fare, then it has to be fish and chips. Although having said that, one of the cheapest places in London to eat great fish and chips is run by an Italian family. This is where London cabbies go for fish and chips and for 40 years the café/restaurant has been serving them cooked in the old fashioned way – in beef dripping – so this is not the place for vegetarians. The added bonus is that Fryer’s Delight is a BYOB establishment.

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Chilango, the City

Chilango, the City An open kitchen and a huge bar from where you select your own fresh ingredients to make your meal to eat in or take away makes Chilango a fun and value-for-money experience. The bright, funky décor gives you something to look at while your food is prepared. Spend here averages out at around £10 ($15) for hungry appetites (the burritos are huge).

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Red Sea Restaurant, Shepherd's Bush

Red Sea Restaurant, Shepherd's Bush Serving up what can only be described as a fusion of African cuisine with a dollop of eccentricity, the Red Sea restaurant is one of those cheap places to eat in London you’ll want to return to time and time again. The décor is a bit shambolic and kitsch but irrelevant because it’s the 4 pages of very reasonably priced dishes that will demand your attention. Food from the countries of the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea and Yemen) dominate, but if you like spag bol with an African twist you can find that too. There’s no liquor licence but the fresh lemon milkshakes are delicious. Main courses range from £5-£12 ($8-$18).

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Roti Joupa, Clapham

Roti Joupa, Clapham You may have guessed by the name that the cuisine at this London eatery is West Indian. The menu is a good selection of Caribbean dishes that have been handed down through generations and prepared as close to the traditional ways back home as a location in South London allows. Roti Joupa is a take away rather than a restaurant but Clapham Common is just a short walk down the road, so you can munch on your tasty grub under a shady tree or next to the duck pond. Most meat mains are priced at £5 ($8.00) for a standard portion or £7 ($10) for large.

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Any Greasy Spoon, All over London

Any Greasy Spoon, All over London If you want some rib-sticking food that will sustain you through a heavy day of sightseeing, the best cheap eats in London are the full English breakfasts. Walk into any greasy spoon – the colloquial name for a basic café – and you get a massive plateful of food priced between £4 and £7 ($6-$10). This includes anything from bacon, sausages, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, baked beans, black pudding and fried bread, served with toast and mugs of steaming tea or coffee.

This is just a minute selection of cheap places to eat out in London. The variety is fantastic and practically every cuisine from around the world is represented in the city. If you’re paying a visit just Google best cheap eats in London (with your preference optional) and you’ll find masses to choose from. Where's your favorite cheap eatery?

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I believe that you are missing the tea room at the Drake Hotel in the Chicago, exquisite!

Like your list but think you should of added a Pie and Mash shop us Londoners grew up on it and lots of celebs give it ago to x

If you want real East End then I recommend Cooke.F 150 Hoxton Street London N16SH :)

There are quite afew most are near market places G.Kelly down Roman Road or Manze's close to Tower Bridge

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