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ASSUMING CASH IS A REQUIREMENT to eating well in London, is one of the better assumptions I can subscribe to. Coming from a loather of assumptions in general, admitting this, without clarification, feels sacrilegious. Research alone does not debunk this harsh reality.

When you’ve got a tenner, or double that, to spend daily in London, here’s a few things to bear on mind. Exploring the streets by foot, while being the cheapest option to get around, might find you better affordable eats in London. Doing that, while visiting for a days, say, can take up all the time you have to enjoy dining on a budget in London. That’s why reading this 2 minute article is worth it.

Lunch for £5 in London

Hungry in Central London? On a budget? A meat/veg lasagne for under £5 (£4.20) sounds good. Paninis with fillings like mortadella, prosciutto crudo tuna or vegetarian options including artichoke and sun-dried tomatoes can be had, sat inside a café in the heart of London. All for £5 or under. Vegetarian soups are £2 and pasta of the day is £5.60 to have dining in.

Charlotte street near high street shops, is walking distance from Oxford Circus and Tottenham court road underground stations (nearest Goodge Street). Convenient, well connected by public transport London locations, aren’t all high end. This one is, somewhat, yet sitting for a simple lunch here, a cappuccino is £2.50. Freshly squeezed orange juice is £3.80.

There’s got to be a loyal local customer base for Italia Uno on Charlotte Street, Central London, to survive. Selling plates of hot/cold food, vegetarian lunch options, from up to £5 per person, isn’t an easy feat. They’ve nailed it at Italia Uno, though.

The Food Scene In London

London is England but it’s also, well, London. It’s a food city; a capital city and an expensive one at that. After a trip to Tesco, what’s there to eat? London flat renters crave a good nosh after commuting and trying to work with food on the mind. Ordering from food delivery apps every day will not pay the rent.

Travelling tourists pay extortionate fees to sleep well; refrigerate foodstuffs, pack Fortnum and Mason tea bags as gifts. Supermarket bought bagged and loose tea leaves taste great too, by the way. So do the biscuits and chocolates from Tesco or Morrisons. It’s how Londoners survive, in case you were wondering. Eurorevs the Londoner will not lead you astray.

Cheap Steak Frites Menu

Steak and French Fries or Steak Frites is that classic French duo, loved by meat eaters globally but in particular New Yorkers and Londoners. Typically high in cost no matter where you go. Also, typically eaten for dinner. With a glass of red wine.

If you want to hold onto the red wine but will forgo the dinner service for lunch, you can eat Steak Frites on a Tuesday in London for £15 excluding your drink of choice, by booking at Palm Court Brasserie in Covent garden. A solid steak and French fries lunch in the heart of Covent Garden on a Tuesday.

In Soho on Dean Street, Pierre Victoire offers a Chargrilled Bavette Steak for £15.90 that comes with classic shallots and mushroom bordelaise sauce and homemade French fries. No additional cost comes with the addition of sauce. Served medium rare, unless otherwise specified, it’s rather flavoursome as well as tender, in spite of the cut of beef.

Steak deals in London

Le Relais de Venise l’Entrecôte prices change but at the time of writing this, it’s £33 excluding drinks. Likely it rings a bell, as this Paris import is famously known for its only offering to diners, bar dessert. athe menu set: green salad with walnuts, dressing, followed by trimmed Entrecôte steak “Porte Maillot” with its famous sauce. While French fries are also included, you get two servings of preferred done-ness of the Entrecôte steak sliced. By price comparison, Pierre Victoire offers the same cut of Entrecôte steak, homemade frites, garlic and parsley maitre’d butter, green salad for £27.90 on their à la carte menu. It’s got several other typical French bistro menu options, including vegetarian options, at reasonable prices, particularly their starters that include, escargots, steak tartare, French onion soup.

The takeaway menu at baguette offerings are more delicious and cost effective at Le Relais de Venise l’Entrecôte. There are two locations; one in eats London and the other in Marylebone. It’s no reservations so expect a line, or queue, as we say in England.

Avoiding Tourist Traps In London

After scrolling through TikTok and watching you tubers munch on chocolate covered £10 strawberries in Borough Market.. What do you actually eat here? Whatever you want, of course! Eurorevs will take you to the best food spots, at the best value, in and around Borough market soon so make sure to subscribe to read them first.

Deli Sandwiches For Under £10 In London

What holds more nobility to hand than the deli sandwich? Named so after the German word –delikatessen – meaning “delicious things to eat”, a measured bite into a deli sandwich promises layers of goodness. High quality fillings, piled in between artisan batch baked bread.

Bread choice reflects regionality of fresh ingredients sandwiched within. Cured meats; cheeses, cold cuts, a slab of butter or soupçon of mustard, vinegary accoutrements.

Salt beef and other sandwiches for under £10 in London

Beigel bake on Brick Lane has a cult following. Prices have gone up, the bagel quality alone (from the white or yellow shop) is hit or miss these days. Beef costs more, granted. Saying all this: Selfridges’ Brass Rail gets you a regular salt beef sandwich at £9.95 (12.5% service charge to sit) with £1 for added gherkin etc (same as Brick Lane)… which makes more sense to you seeking a salt beef sandwich? Sandwich, mind. One of Britain’s iconic, Jewish import deli sandwiches, served with hot mustard.

Now that Pret a manger, while conveniently everywhere, is eradicated from your options for a sandwich, the typical sandwich, chain you’ll see in every Borough of London. More or less. That’s because it’s fresh and located by City offices or where one typically takes out a sandwich and heads back to the office.

At £8.70, this offering from Delizie D’Italia, for any of their sandwiches, rates highly. It being also a delicatessen selling guanciale no less, includes vegetarian options and is what I call value for money.

Affordable whole or pizza by the slice in London

World Famous Gordos is a spot beloved by native Manhattanites craving a New York slice. Divinely crisp, acid and savoury in the best possible way. Served on a paper plate, to be eat on the go, for £3.75 which gets you a classic.

Attention to detail goes as far as offering an ice cold Pabst or cola by way of a beverage pairing. Located in Hackney’s Netil Market, a 15min brisk walk from Hackney station, World Famous Gordos is a tasty pick-me-up, especially if you’re discovering Brooklyn-like gentrification overruling the area.

ICCO being the best value pizza chain restaurant in London – as claimed by them, since 1999 – as well as a sit down spot, has a 12″ margherita for £6.50. While not being the best quality, it’s better than a frozen pizza, with not-to-shabby locations, including one on Greek Street. Make a note of this if a beer is met with appreciation, along with pizza, as Greek Street and Soho in general is littered with fabulous pubs and ICCO doesn’t serve alcohol.

Best Dim Sum In Chinatown London

A thing I’d aspire to eat at least at least once a week is dim sum. Previously, most dim sum spots, particularly in and around London’s China Town, stopped serving dim sum at 5pm. Now, you can get after that if you so please and I suggest you do at whatever time pleases you. Alas, like tapas outside of Spain, dim sum outside of China isn’t cheap.

Casual dim sum in London embraces the traditions of yum cha while being expensive when ordering blindly from the menu. To save time the traveller values more than anything, the best value with consistent quality dim sum in London’s China Town is this here. All the classics are between £5.20-£5.50 and the drinks (tea, etc) are relatively inexpensive, including alcohol. Cantonese style, popular with Hong Kong natives, it’s even got the right kind of vinegars available (upon request).

Beijing Dumpling on Lisle Street, in Chinatown, is friendly, with quick service. Here it’s hard to spend over £25pp minus alcohol (which is unique for a dim sum spot). You can order a bottle of house wine for £17.50 and take it home with you if unfinished. Busy at peak times; with a fast moving queue, not as instagram-able as Din Tai Fung or Leongs Legend, but it does the job well.

Pro tip for visiting London’s Chinatown: Lo’s Noodle Factory supplies most of Chinatown in London’s dim sum restaurants with noodles and dumpling wrappers. You can purchase these from them directly on Dansey place in Chinatown.

Have some cash to hand in China town for the bakeries in particular. and make a dash for Kowloon Bakery on Gerrard Street. Make sure what is there is fresh – particularly the Youtiao at Kowloon Bakery on Gerrard Street, for example (between £2-3).

Nearby (3 min walk away) in the same London China Town at 3-6pm slurp one-pound-a-pop oysters at Burger and Lobster on Wardour Street. For more £1 oysters in London, quality steak deals in Central London, Sunday roast for under £20 and if Wetherspoons is worth it….