Cheap and cheerful … and delicious!
(Yet) another in my Best of 2019 series … this one’s a cost effective look at some tasty and cheap eats to consider while foraging through London.
By ‘cheap eats’ I mean a quality meal that costs £5 or less. Yes, it is still possible to spend less than a fiver for a thoroughly satisfying meal in n London.
Please note, this list merely reflects how I chose to spend my time during the year and is comprised of well established and brand new venues as well as businesses that are somehow related to where work and play took me.
Items appear in alphabetic order, not ranked.
Best Cheap Eats in London
Fresh Nan Bakery
143A High Street, E17 7DB
As the name implies, this shop on the High Street in Walthamstow bakes a variety of South Asian style flatbreads fresh on the spot in a tandoor. Get four for a quid. The place does a decent lahmacun for a mere £1.50 as well as pretty good falafel and a range of kebabs.
This is the fifth year in a row that this venue has made the ‘best of’ list for Cheap Eats.
The Happening Bagel Bakery
284A Seven Sisters Road, N4 2AA
Cheap and cheerful bagel bakery near Finsbury Park Station does the best bagels I’ve found in London.
Icco
46 Goodge Street, W1T 4LU
An Icco margherita sets you back for less than £4. This stalwart Goodge Street pizzeria remains a hero for budget conscious and time strapped folks seeking a warm and tasty meal without fuss.
This is the fourth year in a row that this venue has made the ‘best of’ list for Cheap Eats. Icco is also listed in my ‘best of’ list for Pizza in London.
Pilpel
Outlets across London
Pilpel for the people! A fluffy wholemeal pita stuffed with freshly made falafel and loads of salads and sauces weighs in at just under £5 and is guaranteed to keep you going well beyond time for your next meal. Look for Pilpel healthy and flavoursome falafel around Spitalfields, Aldgate, St Paul’s and Fleet Street.
This is the fourth year in a row that Pilpel has made the ‘best of’ list for Cheap Eats.
Seth’s Spice Hut
Walthamstow Market, High Street, E17 7DB
Follow your nose to the end of the (inevitably long but usually swiftly moving) queue at Seth’s Spice Hut: a street market trailer nearer the Hoe Street End of Walthamstow Market. Seth’s £3.50 double kebab roll is stuffed with the juiciest and tastiest marinated lamb – and is probably the one food in London I crave the most.
This is the fifth year in a row that this venue made the ‘best of’ list for Cheap Eats.
More of the best of 2019 to follow!
