The best cheap restaurants in Britain – as recommended by famous chefs in new ‘Where Chefs Eat’ book
Famous chefs have shared their favourite cheap places to dine in the new edition of Where Chefs Eat
FANCY chefs have great taste in food - but it usually comes at astronomical prices.
Until now... some of the biggest names in the restaurant business have revealed the cheap places where they like to eat out.
The likes of Yotam Ottolenghi and Joshua Katz - who have legions of foodie followers - have shared their favourite places to dine from neighbourhood cafes to high-end restaurants in the new edition of
653 international chefs have shared 7,043 recommendations in more than 570 cities across the world for the 1,184-page guide.
The publishers have exclusively shared with Sun Online Travel some of the cheapest foodie favourites from across the UK - where a dish costs as little as £1.40 - from Indian curry houses in south London to pub grub in Birmingham.
Chesham Tandoori
Recommended by Mark Jarvis - chef patron at Anglo
, 48 Broad Street, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, HP5 3DX - 01494782669.
Opening Hours: Open seven days
Credit Cards: Accepted
Price Range: Budget
Style: Smart Casual
Cuisine: Indian
Recommended For: Bargain/Local Favourite
Mark said: “This is a restaurant I have been going to since I was fourteen-years old, in the town where I grew up.
"It’s great Indian food and as soon as I walk in they remember me. I always order sag gosht (lamb and spinach curry) and garlic naan."
Stargazy Fish Bar
Recommended by Michelin Young Chef Niall Keating
at London Road , Tetbury , Gloucestershire, England, GL8 8JJ - 01666500690
Opening Hours: Open seven days
Credit Cards: Accepted but not Diners
Price Range: Budget
Style: Casual
Cuisine: Fish and Chips
Recommended For: Bargain
Niall said: “One of the pricier chip shops, but nonetheless, a chip shop. Modern and clean, good variety, great batter and well-seasoned.”
The Cod's Scallops
Recommended by Sat Bains - owner of two-Michelin star Restaurant Sat Bains
at 170 Bramcote Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, NG8 2QP - 01159854107
Opening Hours: Closed Sunday
Credit Cards: Accepted but not AMEX or Diners
Price Range: Budget
Style: Casual
Cuisine: Fish and Chips
Recommended For: Bargain
“Brilliant local chippy, cooking fresh fish with traditional beef dripping.”—Sat Bains
Dastaan
Recommended by Gordon Ramsay, protege Neil Borthwick and Michelin chef Rohit Ghai
447 Kingston Road, Epsom , Surrey, England, KT19 0DB - 02087868999.
Opening Hours: Closed Monday
Credit Cards: Accepted but not AMEX
Price Range: Budget
Style: Casual
Cuisine: Indian
Recommended For: Bargain
“Indian food with outstanding finesse and incredible value for money. One of the best in the UK.”
—Neil Borthwick
Wofon
Recommended by Paul Foster - owner of Salt restaurant
21 Regent Grove, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, CV32 4NN - 01926330399
Opening Hours: Closed Sunday
Credit Cards: Accepted but not AMEX or Diners
Price Range: Budget
Style: Casual
Cuisine: Asian
Recommended For: Bargain
“Serves amazing noodle, ramen and rice dishes. Great prices and massive portions.”—Paul Foster
Purecraft Bar And Kitchen
Recommended by Adam Stokes - owner of Michelin starred restaurant Adam’s
t 30 Waterloo Street, Birmingham , West Midlands, England, B2 5TJ - 01212375666
Opening Hours: Open 7 Days
Credit Cards: Accepted
Price Range: Budget
Style: Casual
Cuisine: British
Recommended For: Bargain
“Homely classics like Scotch eggs and fish and chips, done in a very accurate way.”— Adam Stokes
BAO
Recommended by food writer, chef, TV star and restaurant owner Yotam Ottolenghi
at 53 Lexington Street Soho London W1F 9AS 07769627811
Opening hours: Closed Sunday
Credit card: Accepted
Price range: Affordable
Style: Casual
Cuisine: Taiwanese
Recommended for: Bargain
“This is fast food, but not as the term would suggest.
"The buns are what pull people in, but it’s all the sides I go back for—the aubergine mapo is incredible.” —Yotam Ottolenghi
Nanban
Recommended by Andi Oliver from Andi's London
426 Coldharbour Lane Brixton London SW9 8LF 02073460098
Opening hours: Open 7 days
Credit card: Accepted but not AMEX
Price range: Affordable
Style: Casual
Cuisine: Japanese
Recommended for: Bargain
“The most incredible ramen and side dishes. Inspired, beyond delicious, stunning flavors.
"Food that warms your heart and soul.”—Andi Oliver
Ifto’s Lahore Karahi
Recommended by Awards-winning Ceviche restaurateur Martin Morales
at 162–164 The Broadway, Southall, London UB1 1NN - 02088138669
Opening hours: Open 7 days
Credit card: Accepted but not AMEX or Diners
Price range: Affordable
Style: Casual
Cuisine: Indian Pakistani
Recommended for: Bargain
“A warm welcome awaits, at this family restaurant serving the best tandoor chicken and marinated lamb.
"Perfect for kids, and perfect for trying a whole variety of spicy food.”—Martin Morales
Storries Home Bakery
Recommended by Ben Reade - co-owner of Edinburgh Food Studio
Storries Home Bakery at 279 Leith Walk Edinburgh Scotland EH6 8PD
Opening Hours: Open 7 days
Credit Cards: No
Price Range: Budget
Style: Casual
Cuisine: Bakery
Recommended For: Late night / Bargain
“Storries Home Bakery is a pie shop that opens at midnight on Leith Walk. It is the stuff of legends.” —Ben Reade
Beigel Bake
Recommended by chefs Harneet Baweja, Alex Jackson, Eyal Jagermann, Bonny Porter, Mark Rosati, Lee Tiernan, Mitch Tonks, Hus Vedat
at 159 Brick Lane, Shoreditch , London, E1 6SB - 02077290616
Opening Hours: Open 7 days
Credit Cards: Not Accepted
Price Range: Budget
Style: Casual
Cuisine: Bakery
Recommended For: Bargain
Open 7 days No Not accepted Budget Style Casual Cuisine Bakery Recommended for Late night
“Hands down, the best salt beef on the planet. Get double mustard. Open 24 hours.”—Lee Tiernan
The Walnut
Recommended by Ben Reade - co-owner of Edinburgh Food Studio
The Walnut at 9 Croall Place Edinburgh Scotland EH7 4LT 044 1312811236
Opening Hours: Open 7 days
Credit Cards: Accepted but not AMEX or Diners
Price Range: Budget
Style: Casual
Cuisine: Scottish
Recommended For: Bargain
“Good produce and proper cooking. BYOB means its already budget menu is made cheaper by not needing to pay restaurant mark-ups on vino.
"It’s always full, never pretentious and always tasty. Go for Sunday lunch, if you can get a table.”—Ben Reade
The Rib Man
Recommended by Michelin-starred Alyn Williams
at Brick Lane Market, Spitalfields, London, E1 6QR
Opening Hours: Sunday only
Credit Cards: Not Accepted
Price Range: Budget
Style: Casual
Cuisine: Barbeque
Recommended For: Bargain
“Great pork rib rolls with the Rib Man’s own hot sauce.”—Alyn Williams
Xi’an Impression
Recommended by chefs Joel Braham, Sandia Chang, Carl Clarke, Dan Graham, Joshua Katz, James Lowe, Isaac McHale, Shaun Searley
at 117 Benwell Road Holloway London N7 7BW 02034410191.
Opening Hours: Open 7 days
Credit Cards: no
Price Range: Budget
Style: Casual
Cuisine: Xi’an Chinese
Recommended For: Bargain
“Xi’an Impression serves outstanding and unusual Chinese food that is very affordable."
Edited by Joe Warwick and published by Phaidon is out now priced at £19.99.