So, work are goof enough to give me a lunch allowance and I work near Holborn. It's £5..


By whispersboard at 2013-07-28 19:54:57
Holborn, London Borough of Camden, London, UK
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2013-07-29 00:07:32

Yeah I'm up for that - give it a go as I get a full hour and in no way know what else to do for the 30 minutes I have after eating so I tend to just go back and work.

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2013-07-29 00:08:32

Thanks for making this post, I have recently moved from Great Portland Street to Holborn. There is a little pathway that runs sandwiched between Waitrose and Pret (I think the road/path is called Little Turnstile), there are two good Italian's along there, the one that is not called Valentinos does very good eat in pasta dishes for £5.00

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2013-07-29 00:22:32

Hummus Bros!

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2013-07-29 00:28:32

Fleet River! So yum. You'll have to spend some of your own money tho.

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2013-07-29 00:39:32

If you're ready to go a little further, http://essexeating.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/clerkenwell-lunch-options-part-2-moro.html does a street stall on Exmouth Market each day where you can find a delicious meal for precisely a fiver.
Yeah I'm up for that - give it a go as I get a full hour and in no way know what else to do for the 30 minutes I have after eating so I tend to just go back and work.
On your way you could easily get distracted by Leather Lane Market. Highlights for me include Daddy Donkey (burritos), Soya (bento), Kitchenette (salt beef sandwich), Pie Minister (pies!!!), there's also a hog roast stall, Japanese omelet (okinimiyaki) stall, steamed pork/duck roll stall along with others.

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2013-07-29 00:54:32

Japanese Canteen
I tried them but the food wasn't that great. Is it usually decent? My chicken teriyaki just seemed soggy :(
I'd almost certainly just keep going totally on sushi from Itsu if I was you.
OP barely has a fiver :-P

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2013-07-29 01:00:32

Which part of Holborn are you? Covent Garden or towards Chancery Lane?

If the latter, I can suggest the following:

  • representing burritos, try either Daddy Donkey by Leather Lane, or Adobo next to High Holborn. I actually favor the latter, though DD is awesome

  • There's an Itsu by Holborn station, I really like their salads as well as udon pots

  • There's a fantastic Vietnamese house called Banh Mi Bay on the corner of Grays Inn Road and Theobalds Road. Amazing baguettes to take away, and the sit-down chow looks grand too.

  • At the same crossroads, there's a pizza/pasta place called Malletti, definitely worth checking out.

  • For falafel/kebab wraps, check out King of Falafel at the very top of Leather Lane. I swear beside that place, am there every week. Equally, there's a new-ish place called Meal Deal further along Leather Lane that does good chicken wraps very cheaply.

I am so hungry right now, dammit.

+1 for Daddy Donkey

+1 for Maletti, if you're ever in SoHo on a weekday the original shop is there

+1 for Banh Mi Bay, which I discovered yesterday

And King of Falafel is on my list of places to go

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2013-07-29 01:03:32

It's summer right now, although come the autumn/winter you'll want a full roast dinner for lunch, perfect - at the very top of Chancery Lane next to Chilango will prepare you, beef, pork or turkey along with roast tatties, veg, stuffing and gravy for a fiver.

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2013-07-29 01:11:32

Spend £5 in waitrose, munch in Lincolns Inn park :)

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2013-07-29 01:12:32

I'm pretty certain wasabi is cheaper than itsu, you could find lunch for a fiver if you take out.

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