London on a budget
Cheap eats in London — every meal under £10
A living map of London's best budget meals, from £4 beigels to proper thali plates. Every price is verified at the counter, so you know exactly what your lunch costs before you go.
30 cheap meals found
Voodoo Ray's
New York-style oversized pizza slice, perfect for a cheap Dalston night out.
Bake Street
Sesame-crusted simit split and filled with melted cheese from this cult Dalston bakery.
M.Manze
London's oldest pie and mash shop (est. 1902) — minced beef pie, mash and parsley liquor.
Tayyabs
Sizzling Punjabi grill house institution — smoky lamb seekh kebabs straight off the flame.
Kolkati
Bengali-style egg-coated paratha rolled around spiced chicken — a Walthamstow steal.
Roti King
Basement Malaysian legend near Euston — flaky roti canai with a bowl of dhal and curry.
Beigel Bake
The legendary 24-hour Brick Lane counter — salt beef piled into a hand-rolled beigel with mustard.
Gökyüzü
Green Lanes Turkish favourite — thin, crisp lahmacun rolled with parsley, onion and lemon.
Hoppers
Sri Lankan bowl-shaped rice pancake with a soft egg and coconut sambol.
The Rib Man
Brick Lane market cult classic — slow-cooked pulled rib meat in a soft roll with hot sauce.
Borough Market stalls
A market bacon roll with brown sauce and a proper coffee — the classic Borough breakfast.
Arepa & Co
Venezuelan corn arepas stuffed with shredded beef and salty cheese at Camden Market.
Gaby's Deli
A Charing Cross Road survivor serving generous falafel wraps stuffed with salad and pickles.
Needoo Grill
Family-run curry house rivalling its neighbours — a hearty lamb curry with rice for a fiver-plus.
Mangal 1 Ocakbasi
Charcoal ocakbasi grill — spiced adana lamb wrapped in flatbread with sumac onions.
Dumpling Shack
Crispy-bottomed pan-fried pork buns bursting with soup, from the Old Spitalfields Market stall.
Eat of Eden
Ital plant-based Caribbean plates — help yourself to curried chickpea, plantain and rice.
Golden Chippy
Award-plastered Greenwich chippy serving crisp battered fish with proper chips.
Persepolis
Peckham's beloved Persian deli-cafe — a vegetarian mezze plate piled with dips and bread.
Misato
Enormous, wallet-friendly portions of chicken katsu curry in the heart of Chinatown.
Kaosarn
BYOB Thai gem in Brixton Village — wok-charred flat noodles with egg and greens.
Franco Manca
Slow-risen sourdough pizza from the Brixton Market original that started the chain.
Afghan Kitchen
Tiny Islington Green room serving fragrant Afghan lamb and spinach with rice.
Diwana Bhel Poori House
Drummond Street's veggie institution — a full South Indian thali with dosa, dhal and rice.
Enish
Smoky party jollof rice with grilled chicken from this Nigerian favourite in Peckham.
Supawan
Rich, dark boat noodle broth from this well-loved Thai kitchen near Regent's Canal.
Song Que Cafe
Kingsland Road's most-loved Vietnamese canteen — fragrant beef pho with a mountain of herbs.
Fish, Wings & Tings
Brixton Village Caribbean cooking — smoky jerk chicken with rice and peas.
Cây Tre
Comforting chicken pho with a clear, aromatic broth on the Kingsland Road pho mile.