London's best cheap eats

Great food and good-value restaurants and cafés in the capital

If you’re feeling stretched for cash, don’t worry – dining out in London doesn’t have to be wallet-busting experience. Check out London's best cheap eats in central, north, south, east and west London. We've also picked the best new eating-out-on-a-budget options for breakfast, lunch and dinner and the best cheap meals in London's top restaurants. Do you agree with the choices? Use the comments box below or tweet your suggestions.

The full list of London's best cheap eats

London dining doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg – the city is full of great-value restaurants, cafés and takeaways. Here is our full list of the top spots for cheap eats in town.

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In north London

In south London

In east London

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Cheap breakfasts

Cheap lunches

Cheap dinners

Cheap meals in top restaurants

Map of cheap restaurants in London

London's best...

Breakfasts

Whether you're looking for a Sunday brunch, or a meaty fry-up – don't miss the most important meal of the day

Sunday lunches

There are few meals more comforting than a traditional Sunday dinner. Go on, stuff yourself silly...

Afternoon teas

Discover the city's best spots for a quintessentially English experience

Steaks

For the very best cuts of meat in the city, visit London's top ten steak restaurants

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ramen listed as thai??

la Fri May 3
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ALGUNOS SITIOS PARA COMER BARATO EN LONDON.NO LO BORRES

LUISJA Tue Apr 9
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cheap

lu Wed Mar 20
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cheap eat

cl Fri Mar 1
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I know that Enfield, Barnet and the like are considered completely not worth a visit, but I wonder if there ARE any restaurants worth visiting up this way? I like going into central London when I can, but please could someone have a look around here??

ngoat55 Mon Feb 11
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some of the inclusions are not what i would call cheap, one of the cheapest and best in London is govinda's soho square, great mix of veggie food at incredibly good prices.

jeff Wed Feb 6
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YOUNG CHENG, Lisle St. Soho, W.1. The food quality and range is excellent. and certainly top value. The prices are low provided you request the 'lunch menu' (served all day and night) where almost all the dishes are complete meals for c£6. Also you have to have an understanding of the usual bizzare Chinese restaurant procedure i.e. all chinese waiters are rude - some are just ruder than others.None speak English but they do grunt in several languages.They cannot explain the nature or compostion of any dish - this is for you to find out. And lastly,as usual, a lot of nice dishes are not on the(english) menu/s. Once you learn how to deal with all this you will return frequrntly. My tip is the EEL dishes

john henwood Thu Jan 24
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nice decoration, friendly staff, very helpful, and the food is amazing and cheap. Eggs, plain or filled croissants, true Spanish tortilla and the best brownie ever... Coffee is very well prepared also.

Tinto Coffee Sat Jan 19
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