Beigel shop on brick lane. 24 hour and a huge salt beef bagel for 2.50ish..
The Churchill Arms - pub on Kensington Church st. just south of Notting Hill Gate. Pub on the front, but authentic cheap Thai restaurant round the back.
Joy, indian on Broadway Market. This place is under-rated and dammed good!
Tre Viet, Vietnamese, Mare Street - Full sit down meal for less than a tenner a head. Unless you have wine.
Tayyabs - Whitechapel road - Brilliant Indian food, again, super cheap and super super good. Booking essential.
LaHore Indian / Kebab - Whitechapel Road - Boom good and super cheap.
Zeret Kitchen in Camberwell for Eritrean/Ethiopian food, unfancy looking, incredible food (good for a big party of people too), £10er a head including a beer will be plenty
Mandalay on the Edgware Road for Burmese food, unfancy looking, incredible food, £10er a head including a beer will be plenty, booking essential
Silk Road in Camberwell for Chinese food, awesome food, £10er a head including a beer will be plenty, booking advisable
Makan on Portobello Road will give you change from a tenner. Best nasi campur I've come across.
Kandoo (persian) on edgware rd is good as well, it's only a few doors down the road from Mandalay
Patogh just off Edgware rd (by cafe Nero). Good Persian food on a budget
Mangal Ocackbasi on Arcola Street, Dalston. Amazing Turkish charcoal grill, BYOB. Feast like kings for two is c.£30 (not including whatever booze you take). This place is all about the meat though - dunno how great the choice is for veggies.
CAMDEN - that whole in the wall on your right hand side a few doors down as you come out of Camden tube - great steak baguettes
Abu Ruchi in Stoke Newington, cheap and ace Keralan eats
Needoos in Whitechapel, as good as Tayyebs, but cheaper and less queueing
19 Numara Bos Cirrik, Dalston. Best Turkish in town, no argument.
Bella Vita on Broadway Market, 2 pizzas and a bottle of S.Pellegrino for about £16
Hot Stuff, Vauxhall. Awesome curry, tiny prices. BYO, no corkage. Order a fmaily naan, it is the size of the table.
Beigel shop on brick lane. 24 hour and a huge salt beef bagel for 2.50ish..