Cheap eats in London
We’d all like to be eating out every night, forever sampling delicious cuisine from around the world and enjoying the good company of friends. Unfortunately most of us don’t have the budget to finance a daily restaurant bill on top of all of life’s other little necessities.
Do not despair. Together with toptable.co.uk (www.toptable.co.uk) we have worked hard eating, drinking and socialising to bring you this great list of cheap – but sumptuous – places to eat around London.
Eat And Two Veg
Don't be fooled by the traditional connotations of the name - Eat And Two Veg is a super modern diner straight from a cosmopolitan vegetarian's dining dream. Open seven days a week, it serves delicious meat-free food in a lively atmosphere.
Tube: Regents Park
Salsa (www.toptable.co.uk/details.cfm/qs/rid|1387/refid|visit/)
Like one big party that happens every night, Salsa is all about the experience with less emphasis on the food! An ideal place to boogie all evening, you'll find a great party atmosphere, live music and you can also learn to dance.
Tube: Leicester Square
The Boardwalk
Featuring three bars over three floors and restaurant, The Boardwalk is a Soho classic. It’s a cool, refreshing, comfortable place to meet up with friends and have something to eat in the heart of the London nightlife.
Tube: Leicester Square
Melati (www.toptable.co.uk/details.cfm/qs/rid|1691/refid|visit/)
This is a fun, unpretentious, child-friendly place. There are three floors serving sumptuous Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean dishes. All exude an exotic charm through the traditional decoration of leaf paintings, statuettes and pictures.
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Spaghetti House Sicilian Avenue
It took the warmth and passion of the folks behind Spaghetti House to convince postwar London to give Italian cooking a try way back in the 1950's, and we've been flocking there ever since.
Tube: Holborn
Koba (www.toptable.co.uk/details.cfm/qs/rid|2267/refid|visit/)
Koba offers a lovely dining room with minimalist decor in a style that's very now. The Korean menu includes its speciality of table BBQ and beautifully-presented dishes like Samsaek Milssam – Korean style stuffed pancakes.
Tube: Tottenham Court Road
Isis
A solid brass candle-lit stairway lures you into a sweetly-scented world of Lebanese luxury. In the lavish dining area decorated with Eastern ornaments, lanterns and lush drapery, staff guide you through a classic Lebanese menu of mezze and grills.
Tube: Green Park
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