The Best Cheap Eats in London (2026)
Where to eat well for under £10 — from all-you-can-eat curry buffets to £6 pizzas and £7 noodles.
Eating out in London does not have to cost a fortune. Beneath the headline-grabbing tasting menus lies a brilliant, diverse world of genuinely cheap eats — global street food, family-run cafes and buffets where you can fill up for less than a tenner. Here are some of the best budget meals in the capital. Prices are indicative and change over time; always check before you go. For thousands more places, browse our London restaurant listings.
Diwana Bhel Poori House — buffet around £8.95
A Drummond Street institution near Euston, Diwana serves an all-you-can-eat vegetarian Indian lunch buffet for around £8.95 to £9.95. It is one of the best-value feeds in central London and has been a favourite of budget diners for decades.
ICCO Pizza & Chang's Noodle — from around £6.50–£7.90
In Soho, ICCO Pizzeria serves generously sized pizzas from around £6.50, while Chang's Noodle in Holborn plates up hand-pulled Shanxi noodle dishes from about £7.90 — both proof that a satisfying meal in Zone 1 can still come in under a tenner.
Keco, Pockets & Mowchi — around £7–9
Near Monument, Keco Food's daily meal box (two meats, two veg and rice) starts at around £6.99. Over in London Fields, Pockets does falafel pittas for around £9 and Mowchi's katsu sando with fries lands at about £8.90 — brilliant fast, fresh lunches.
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