What are cheap places to eat in london?

Question

My Friend & I are college students visiting for the first time. We will be here for about 2 weeks, and when converting the USD to GBP we dont have much money to spare. The budget would be maybe 5GBP for lunch and 10-15GBP for a dinner. Thai, Indian, Middle Eastern, Chinese foods are a mixture of what we like. We are staying near the Barbican/Old street stops..not to far from them...so any advice or recommendations would be appreciated!!! thanks soo much!!! x

Answer 1

That’s a very tight budget, but here are a few ideas:

You might want to pick up a copy of the TimeOut Cheap Eats guide - it could prove very helpful on your trip, and you can always re-sell it when you get home.

In Clerkenwell (Farringdon, Barbican, Old Street areas), you might like to visit the little market on Leather Lane. There’s a mix of stalls selling jewellery, flowers, fruit & veg, etc - but also some food stalls, including a great burrito and fajita stall. Also look at Spitalfields Market - it has stalls selling food from all over the world at bargain prices.

http://www.visitspitalfields.com/

On St John Street, try Pho for cheap Vietnamese food. (They also have a branch near Oxford Street).

http://www.phocafe.co.uk/frameset.htm

For Indian food, you could try Masala Zone - a cheap and cheerful chain selling pretty good curries. It should cost you no more than £10-£15. Also consider Chowki and the Indian YMCA near Warren Street.

Chowki - http://www.london-eating.co.uk/2713.htm

Indian YMCA - http://www.london-eating.co.uk/3000.htm

For budget Asian food, head for Chinatown and try Café de HK, Hing Loon, HK Diner and Jen Café. (Use google for the addresses).

Abeno is a good choice for budget Japanese food. Lunch should cost around £10-£15.

http://www.abeno.co.uk/

You can get hundreds of ideas from Londoners and tourists alike on the UK Chowhound forum. Here are the search results for ‘cheap London’:

http://chowhound.chow.com/search?search%...

Also, a lot of London restaurants run very good special offers. Check out London-Eating’s offers page:

http://www.london-eating.co.uk/offers/

Enjoy your trip J Have fun hunting down the bargains and try not to worry about the exchange rate too much!

Answer 2

Mc Donald's

Answer 3

Any Wetherspoons pub is pretty cheap for food and drink and do a lot of buy 2 for a discount meals.  

Answer 4

Try some of the vegetarian restaurants in the Neal's Yard area (near Covent Garden).

http://www.searchoptima.com/gr:places_lo...