Five London Restaurants Where Good Food Doesn"t Cost the Earth
You can cut many corners on a holiday to London, staying at cheap hotels, keeping yourself to a daily spending budget, avoiding the tourist-trap souvenir shops.
But if you're not careful, you can end up spending a small fortune on dining out.
The old image of London as a city of bad food is a thing of the past; however most people think you need to spend a small fortune to find decent nosh.
But you really don't need to spend a ton of money to enjoy exceptional food.
As a part of an all-around budget-conscious holiday, hit the following five places to save big on great eats ...
1.
Byron - Located in the massive new Westfield shopping centre in White City, west London, Byron beats back the burger chains as the ultimate place to enjoy a hamburger and crispy french fries on the cheap.
The Byron burger is not to be missed.
2.
Baozi Inn - If you're in the city and the mood for a Chinese, never fear: you don't have to hand over a huge chunk of your salary to enjoy top notch Chinese.
For less than a tenner, you can enjoy a complete lunch with all the trimmings.
The food is fresh and delicious, and you can enjoy it there or bring it back to cheap London hotels and have it in your room.
3.
The Chippy - Coming to London and not dining at a proper chip shop is ludicrous; you can nosh on phenomenal fish and chips that is literally "as cheap as chips" by stopping by The Chippy, just off Oxford Street in Poland Street, Soho.
Centrally located, The Chippy typically offers monstrous portions for less than eight quid.
You'll probably end up with enough left over to share with someone else.
4.
Princi - Usually, when Italian food comes to mind, so do high prices.
But Soho's Princi is a gem of an exception.
Here you can tuck into a phenomenal Italian meal for an amazing price.
In fact, a meal for two at Princi will cost you less than GBP30 -- truly an offer you can't refuse.
5.
Tayyabs - For less than 25 quid, you and a friend can enjoy a fine Indian by stopping in at Tayyabs in Whitechapel.
Meat is the focus here, so you definitely won't be leaving hungry.
Since the portions are so generous, sharing is encouraged; on top of saving big, you'll get to sample a lot more food -- a win-win for any hungry traveler.
As part of a complete package for the budget-conscious traveller who has studied the London hotel deals, planned the daily souvenir hunt like a military campaign and even researched which West End pubs sell the cheapest beer, eating out for less is simply the icing on the cake.
Now there's no need to make a meal of it.
But if you're not careful, you can end up spending a small fortune on dining out.
The old image of London as a city of bad food is a thing of the past; however most people think you need to spend a small fortune to find decent nosh.
But you really don't need to spend a ton of money to enjoy exceptional food.
As a part of an all-around budget-conscious holiday, hit the following five places to save big on great eats ...
1.
Byron - Located in the massive new Westfield shopping centre in White City, west London, Byron beats back the burger chains as the ultimate place to enjoy a hamburger and crispy french fries on the cheap.
The Byron burger is not to be missed.
2.
Baozi Inn - If you're in the city and the mood for a Chinese, never fear: you don't have to hand over a huge chunk of your salary to enjoy top notch Chinese.
For less than a tenner, you can enjoy a complete lunch with all the trimmings.
The food is fresh and delicious, and you can enjoy it there or bring it back to cheap London hotels and have it in your room.
3.
The Chippy - Coming to London and not dining at a proper chip shop is ludicrous; you can nosh on phenomenal fish and chips that is literally "as cheap as chips" by stopping by The Chippy, just off Oxford Street in Poland Street, Soho.
Centrally located, The Chippy typically offers monstrous portions for less than eight quid.
You'll probably end up with enough left over to share with someone else.
4.
Princi - Usually, when Italian food comes to mind, so do high prices.
But Soho's Princi is a gem of an exception.
Here you can tuck into a phenomenal Italian meal for an amazing price.
In fact, a meal for two at Princi will cost you less than GBP30 -- truly an offer you can't refuse.
5.
Tayyabs - For less than 25 quid, you and a friend can enjoy a fine Indian by stopping in at Tayyabs in Whitechapel.
Meat is the focus here, so you definitely won't be leaving hungry.
Since the portions are so generous, sharing is encouraged; on top of saving big, you'll get to sample a lot more food -- a win-win for any hungry traveler.
As part of a complete package for the budget-conscious traveller who has studied the London hotel deals, planned the daily souvenir hunt like a military campaign and even researched which West End pubs sell the cheapest beer, eating out for less is simply the icing on the cake.
Now there's no need to make a meal of it.
