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Eat out on a budget in one of Shoreditch's cheap restaurants

Shoreditch is packed with tasty delights that won't break your budget. From the chic New York-style bistro Canteloupe to the wonderful Thai flavours of Busaba Eathai, Time Out's guide to cheap eats in Shoreditch will have you dining in style for less.

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Busaba Eathai
Rating: 5/5 Thai, 313-319 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LE
The menu slightly changes occasionally, but the staples and favourites remain – fried squid Thai-style, fresh and spicy salads, noodles, stir-fries and salads.
See Busaba Eathai review
Cafe 12
Rating: 3/5 British, 57 Hackney Road, London, E2 7NX
This friendly little cafe brings a splash of colour to an otherwise drab stretch of Hackney Road. Baskets of fresh vegetables are arranged around the cosy, wood-lined interior, and piles of fruit are squeezed for juices.
See Cafe 12 review
Cantaloupe
Rating: 4/5 Global, 35-42 Charlotte Road, London, EC2A 3PD
London's cool, NY-style bar aesthetic (bare brick, battered sofas) all started here, and Cantaloupe is as popular as ever.
See Cantaloupe review
Cây Tre
Rating: 4/5 Vietnamese, 301 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LA
Trendy Cây Tre (and its nearby little sister, Viet Grill) is an Old Street success story with its mix of traditional Vietnamese food cooked with flair and a well-thought-out wine list.
See Cây Tre review
Due Sardi
Rating: 4/5 Italian, Dreambagsjaguarshoes, 32 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8DA
This tiny takeaway kitchen (just a couple of counter seats) serves pizza plus a few Sardinian specialities to the barflies of the cool, dressed-down bar next door, Dreambagsjaguarshoes, between noon and 10pm.
See Due Sardi review
Eyre Brothers
Rating: 4/5 Iberian, 70 Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4QX
Not only is the menu here unique - a sophisticated take on Iberian peninsula food - but the place has a distinctive character.
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Furnace
Rating: 4/5 Italian, 1 Rufus Street, London, N1 6PE
Globalisation, eh? Where are we when the identifying feature of an Italian restaurant is neither its staff nor its gigantic pepper grinders?
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Mien Tay
Rating: 5/5 Vietnamese, 122 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8DP
A sweet success story, this family-run restaurant has made a solid impression on diners who've already sampled most options on Kingsland Road's 'pho mile'.
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Open Kitchen
Rating: 4/5 British, 40 Hoxton Street, London, N1 6LR
Open Kitchen is the restaurant where students from the London City Hospitality Centre (part of Hackney Community College) practice their skills on paying punters. Imaginative, quality cuisine for less outlay.
See Open Kitchen review
Viet Grill
Vietnamese, 58 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8DP
Viet Grill restaurant is in exactly the right spot, because London's Kingsland Road is a road that is to Vietnamese food lovers what Brick Lane is to curry fanatics.
See Viet Grill review