Best Cheap Eats for Students in London

There are Pizza Unions all over the city and with 12” pizzas starting at £3.95, you can’t go wrong. Sides and drinks are cheap too and the restaurants always have a fun, lively atmosphere.

A vegan option for you, Dou Dou is an all you can eat Chinese/Thai buffet in the center of Camden. During the day it costs £5.90 while for dinner and weekends it costs £6.90. The food here is really inventive with interesting meat alternatives for all traditional dishes. You can also get a takeaway box for even less.

Another all you can eat buffet for you is Foodilic, costing just £7.50. The food is very healthy, locally sourced and always delicious with a wide variety of food catering to all dietary requirements including gluten free and vegan. It doesn’t look like much from the outside but it’s the perfect spot for students based around Kings Cross.

You can find this indoor food market in Elephant and Castle and it’s a great place to go as a group with plenty of cheap street food to choose from. They also have a distillery, brewery, and cinema and put on a variety of great events. The market is centered around communal benches which are often full come the evening.

Next in our look at the best cheap eats in London is one of the oldest street food markets in the city, ideal for grabbing lunch at when you’re in the center. The market operates Tuesday to Friday with different stands every week. On Mondays the market is specifically vegan. I love this market for trying new and exciting foods. They support up and coming businesses and generally attract a very trendy crowd.

Sign up for a Unidays account with your university email to access lots of amazing student discounts on cheap eats in London. My favorite discount through this app is for Yo! Sushi where you get 25 percent off all items at any time. If you combine this with a third off vegetarian dishes on Wednesdays you can eat here like a king for a fraction of the price it would normally cost.

Not very specific, I know. But kebab shops in London are a really cheap way to eat and actually pretty good quality on the whole. I have my favorite local kebab shop which makes an amazing falafel wrap. They even have vegan mayo so I can’t complain about anything. You’ll have to do some research to find your best one but it is always worth knowing where to head, especially at the end of a night out.

Another pizza place but this time with Unidays you can save with a meal deal that gets you any pizza and a drink for £7.40. Franco Manca pizzas are by far my favorite in London and this deal makes eating out there an even more attractive option!

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