Brave the queues at this small but mighty hole-in-the-wall Chinatown spot, which serves up jianbing pancakes and superlative street food.

Whipped up right in front of you, these lacey crepes are stuffed with spring onions, chilli oil, pickles, hoisin sauce and pork belly if you want to make it meaty. Worth the wait. Just of Peckham's main Rye Lane, you'll find this family-run food truck serving up sublime, North African-style wraps packed with with falafel, halloumi, and lamb and chicken shawarma.

All the bread is freshly made, and they slather everything in a bounty of stunning sauces. A family-run Vietnamese cafe in Clapton, where Mama Hai rules the roost and puts buckets of love into every dish she prepares.

Flavour-packed chicken, prawn or tofu bánh mì are only £8 to takeway, but it's the sensational mango salad that you'll want to order. It's walk-ins only, but everything is £2 cheaper if you bag if for takeway when all the tables are taken.

A satisfyingly low-key Kurdish tandoor which pumps out a seriously decent variety of naan-style bread in Finsbury Park, from plain to peshwari via garlic, chilli and cheese. They're so loved that nearby natural wine bar Top Cuvee has even done a collab with them.

A slice of Echo Park in Stoke Newington, this LA-style taco joint offers a short menu of grill and guisado braised tacos. Prices are an extremely reasonable £3. Truly excellent stuff.

Price: Carne asada taco; £4. Bargain Cantonese bakes line the windows of this Chinatown mainstay. Swerve the buffet and instead focus on the bakery where you can score a crispy BBQ pork bun for £2 and onion buns for an even more reasonable £1.

Sweets comes cheap too, with crispy coconut buns at £1. This kid-friendly Japanese café canalside on the Kingsland Basin, close to Haggerston station, offers up an ever-changing daily set lunch menu of a main dish, rice, miso soup and a small salad.

Always delicious and always packed full of variety, there are also rice balls, teas, Japanese toasts and desserts. The name translates as 'kids on the floor', so expect a few of those, too.

Get on your bike quite literally, as it's near the bikers paradise that is the High Beech tea hut and head down to this seriously fresh seafood spot in the heart of Epping Forest.

Open Thursday to Sunday, swing by for hot and cold platters full of prawns, cockles, whelks and more. Find them at her Sydenham cafe — a former Italian deli — where the short menu lists four bureks and one sweet and sour cherry baklava bun.

Scoff your hearty slice surrounded by accoutrements of Balkan culture and to a Northern Soul soundtrack. Price: Burek slices from £7. Cup of tea; £1. Michele Manze and family arrived from Italy in , started out as ice-cream merchants and finally opened this pie, mash and eel shop on Tower Bridge Road in Inside, little seems to have changed since those early days: the Victorian green-tiled interiors speak of history, while the pie and mash is reckoned to be some of the best in town.

A truly iconic London feast and one that comes with a reasonable price to boot. It's their small but powerful bar snack menu that really sets this boozer apart.

The roast pork bap is the finest meaty treat in town and comes complete with heroic crackling and oozy apple sauce. Vegetarians won't be lonely; there are cheese baps and veggie Scotch eggs on offer, too.

Price: Hot roast pork bap £5. This teeny Euston backstreet basement serves up astounding Malaysian rotis, either stuffed or with equally first-rate curries for dipping. RK is really is small, so dining solo or in pairs is probably sensible.

Go early evening to beat the queues. Price: R oti canai from £6. Zeitgeist or no, this Taiwanese joint is a tip-top contender that brings a slice of Soho to SE15 with its fluffy steamed bao buns, small plates and cocktails. The classic Mr Bao pork, pickle and peanut powder is both larger and cheaper than its uptown rivals but just as good , and we also like its extended list of vegan offerings such as the ginger-braised tofu bao.

Price: Mr Bao bun with pork belly £4. Price: Buttermilk chicken sandwiches from £7. Now happily embedded in Peckham Rye, this former street food outfit serves up fail-safe Vietnamese dishes in a modest, neutrally decorated, plywood-clad setting.

A garish, grungy Mexican pop-up bar and taqueria gone permanent, Del 74 promises banging beats, good vibes and easy-drinking margaritas, plus a bar menu of well-crafted classics — brisket tostadas, tinga quesadillas, that sort of thing.

Veggies are guaranteed to do well here. Drop by at any time for a cheap eat, although the best value is on Taco Tuesday when the happy hour lasts all night long and you can pick up tacos for £2.

Price: Veggie tinga tacos; £6. Chicken quesadilla; £6. A new-gen greasy spoon that serves simple yet effective set menus, chip butties and piping hot mugs of tea. Your tenner will go far here, with bacon sarnies or cheese on toast for a fiver or a proper English breakfast with ham, two eggs and chips for £8.

Indulgence on a budget. Price: Beans on toast with cheese £5; chip butty £5. Done out like a Tamil truck stop with lurid lighting, furniture the colour of Sunny Delight and movies on the flatscreen TV, this Sri Lankan-South Indian caff is famed for its minuscule prices and superlative dosas.

Veggie options are the standouts — the Mysore masala dosa, served with spiced onion, potatoes and three house chutneys is a winner, as are the onion utthapam and veg biryani. Price: Dosas from £5. One of a number of London locations for this fun and fast Japanese noodle house, with katsu curry and kimchi toppings on hand-pulled udon, as well as vegan options.

The classic katsu comes in chicken and aubergine options. You can also build your own curry rice bowl, starting at £7. An onsen egg is £1. Hindi film posters, Bollywood soundtracks and relaxed staff strike an authentic tone at this Indian street food stop just off Oxford Street.

Price: Unda aloo roll £5. A whole pizza? In central London? For just over a fiver? You can bag a funghi for six quid here, but you should spend 50p for the indulgence of the fiorentina — a salty, oily feast featuring a runny poached egg.

Also in Camden, Wood Green, Croydon and Colindale. Brace yourself for blaring music, no indoor seating and a booze-free nosh. There's also a Camden branch. Price: Temple burger £8. Expect a full-on veggie interpretation of Levantine and Persian cuisine, from traditional meze and wraps with seasonally inspired fillings quince, halloumi and caramelised celeriac to daily soups and hotpots, and all-day fillers such as baked sweet potato topped with Persian baked beans.

BYOB for supper. Stoke Newington Church Street has been filled with pretty chic shops, bars and restaurants, but none of them has the star quality of veggie south Indian spot Rasa and its bright pink restaurant front.

Dosas are a delight, but our favourite is the creamy aubergine bagar baingan from Hyderabad. It was only a matter of time before kebabs got the vegan treatment, and this flagship branch of What the Pitta! is custom-built for trend-conscious Camden. The whole thing looks and tastes almost healthy!

There's another one in Brick Lane. Price: Vegan doner £9. Fish and chips is one of those fast-food staples that, if you want to get a nice version of in London, always seems to be unnecessarily expensive. The solution? About us. Contact us. No thanks Awesome, you're subscribed! Déjà vu!

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The cheapest options like edamame, California rolls, and inari are only a couple bucks, while premium items like sashimi and specialty rolls are a couple dollars more.

For fast, cheap pizza by the slice, head to this walk-up pizza window in Downtown Bellingham. Operated by La Fiamma Wood Fire Pizza, Pye Hole is a great stop for a quick bite of comfort food while you're out downtown. Easily one of the best sandwich spots in Bellingham, Cafe Rumba serves up mouthwatering Peruvian sandwiches seven days a week.

Though the meat sandwiches can get kind of pricey, the cafe offers daily specials Monday through Friday that mean an affordable meal is never far away. Beef dumplings. Potato dumplings. A side of rye bread and sour cream.

That's the full menu at Pel'meni, a classic destination for Bellinghamsters looking for cheap eats, especially late at night. Though Pel'meni is great for an afternoon snack or an evening meal, it's especially popular after a night of bar-hopping or catching a show in Downtown Bellingham. My Favorites.

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