11 cheap(ish) eats keeping me alive between shifts and my crumbling student loan

Freya Whitlock

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ok so between anatomy revision, gallery-hopping on my one (1) free saturday and the oat milk latte tax draining my account, i still Need To Eat and these are the spots that don't require selling a kidney (ironic given the degree). ngl half of these are held together by my Peckham flat's proximity and pure desperation but they're all genuinely so good i'd queue for them even on four hours sleep, which, tbf, is most days.

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11 cheap(ish) eats keeping me alive between shifts and my crumbling student loan — 10 items
Name	Comment	Address	City	Dish to try
1Dishoom Covent Garden	omg the bacon naan roll is basically a religious experience and i say that as someone who has fallen asleep standing up in a lecture. worth the queue, i promise.	12 Upper St Martin's Lane, London WC2H 9FB	London	Bacon naan roll
2Padella	no bookings, just vibes and a slightly terrifying queue near Borough Market. the pici is criminally cheap for how good it is which, as a broke person, i respect deeply.	6 Southwark Street, London SE1 1TQ	London	Pici cacio e pepe
3Franco Manca (Brixton)	the original Franco Manca tucked in Brixton Market and honestly the sourdough base ruined all other pizza for me. student budget approved, gallery-day-lunch approved.	4 Market Row, Brixton, London SW9 8LB	London	Sourdough margherita
5Kricket Soho	small plates that somehow still empty my whole overdraft but the keralan fried chicken is SO worth being poor for a week. genuinely dream about it during ward rounds.	12 Denman Street, London W1D 7HH	London	Keralan fried chicken
6Persepolis	my local basically, ten minutes from my flat, and the mezze plate feels like being hugged. also the shop itself is gorgeous to just wander round, very good for a broke gallery-brain like mine.	28-30 Peckham High Street, London SE15 5DT	London	Persian mezze plate
7Ganapati	hidden on a quiet Peckham side street and honestly the malabar prawn curry might be the best thing i've eaten this year, and this year i've eaten a lot of instant noodles for context.	38 Holly Grove, London SE15 5DF	London	Malabar prawn curry
8Voodoo Ray's	post-gig, 1am, absolutely feral hunger — voodoo ray's slices have saved my life more times than i'd like to admit to my GP.	95 Kingsland High Street, London E8 2PB	London	Pizza by the slice
9Yard Sale Pizza	the OG Yard Sale in Walthamstow and the Dirty Bird pizza is unreasonably loaded for the price. i once ate an entire one alone post-exam and have no shame about it.	105 Blackhorse Road, London E17 6AA	London	The Dirty Bird pizza
10Mangal 2	proper ocakbasi grill vibes, smoky and generous, the kind of meal that makes you forget you're technically supposed to be revising pharmacology tonight.	4 Stoke Newington Road, London N16 8BH	London	Mixed grill ocakbasi
11Casse-Croûte	tiny, French, ridiculously charming — i saved up three latte-free weeks for this one and genuinely no regrets, the confit duck is a whole mood.	109 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XB	London	Confit duck with white beans