Mela 152-156 Shaftesbury Ave., 020/7836-8635, www.melarestaurant.co.uk. This usually expensive resta

Quick: Name Britain's favorite dish. Fish- and-chips? Toad-in-the-hole? Shepherd's pie? The correct answer is...chicken tikka masala, which most people think of as Indian but (legend has it) was created in Britain by Indian cooks, who adapted a traditional recipe to please the British the beatles magical mystery tour by adding a tomato cream sauce. Most travelers to London have noticed that the one sure way to eat cheaply is to go for Indian food. Or it was-commercial property prices have increased dramatically, British pop culture has been in the throes of Indian influences to a degree not seen since the Beatles recorded Sgt. Pepper's (when things get trendy, prices go up), and the dollar is worth less.
Cheap curries the beatles magical mystery tour haven't disappeared altogether, but it takes more digging to find them. The best buys are likely to be at lunch rather than dinner, the beatles magical mystery tour for vegetarian meals rather than meat ones. Look for places advertising lunch specials, and study the menus, which by law should be posted outdoors the beatles magical mystery tour by the entrance. Die-hards will want to head for Brick Lane (aka Banglatown) and the ethnic enclaves around the Great Portland Street Tube stop for the top values in South Asian cuisine. the beatles magical mystery tour ( Indian food is used in Britain the beatles magical mystery tour as a catchall term encompassing Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi dishes.) Meanwhile, when you're in Central London, you can get a two-course meal for about $10 at the following 10 restaurants. (When calling London from North America, first dial 011-44 and drop the first zero.)
Tiffinbites 88 Wardour St., 020/7287-6155, www.tiffinbites.com. Opened last February by two former buyers for Marks Spencer's underwear department, Tiffinbites feels like an Indian version of Pret A Manger. Their tiffin boxes are based on traditional Indian packed lunches and include three dishes: a main (lamb rogan josh, chicken tikka masala), the beatles magical mystery tour a vegetable, and rice ($7.40 to $9.30). An assortment of appetizers, such as samosas (pastry triangles stuffed with meat or vegetables), go for $2.40 to $4.40. And here's a sweet deal: Between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., you can sample the latest recipes in return for your written feedback. Tiffinbites also has two branches in the City (122 Cannon St. and 24 Moorfields; closed the beatles magical mystery tour weekends).
Soho Spice 124-126 Wardour St., 020/7434-0808, www.sohospice.co.uk. the beatles magical mystery tour At two courses for $9.60, the set menu at Soho Spice-daily from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.-is one of Central London's best buys. Choose one of two appetizers (one vegetarian) and a main (vegetable, lamb, or chicken). All mains are served with rice, nan bread, dal (spiced lentils), and a vegetable. The setting is ^ la Ikea, rendered in exotic colors, and there is a downstairs bar open on the weekends where you can order veggie samosas, seekh kebab (minced lamb on a skewer), and crisp spinach-and-onion bhaji (similar to fritters) for $4 each. After 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, the bar turns into a nightclub.
the beatles magical mystery tour Govinda's 9-10 Soho St., 020/7437-4928; closed Sundays. At this pure vegetarian restaurant run by the Hare Krishna organization next door, the dinner buffet ($6.40; 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.) is cheaper than the lunch one ($8; noon to 7 p.m.). Either way, you get a lot for your money: steamed veggies, a mixed vegetable dish that changes daily, brown or white rice, dal, beans, salad, a roll, and a pappadum (a cracker-like bread made with lentil the beatles magical mystery tour flour). E la carte items are also reasonably priced, from $1.45 to $7.20, but they tend to be Western dishes such as pizza, quiche, and lasagna. The setting is akin to a local cafZ, with spiritual artwork and Hare Krishna literature on the tables-happily, there's no active proselytizing.
the beatles magical mystery tour Mela 152-156 the beatles magical mystery tour Shaftesbury Ave., 020/7836-8635, www.melarestaurant.co.uk. This usually expensive restaurant the beatles magical mystery tour has a set lunch menu from noon to 3 p.m. Dishes range from sandwiches the beatles magical mystery tour to two-course the beatles magical mystery tour meals served with rice ($4.70 the beatles magical mystery tour to $7.90). Mela also offers a three-course pre-theater menu ($17.50; 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.). From the contemporary pinewood-furnished dining room you can see the cooks busy at work through the kitchen's glass windows.
Iky's Cafe Unit 4-5, Jubilee Market, the beatles magical mystery tour Covent Garden Piazza, 1a Tavistock St., 020/7836-9279. If only there were more places like Iky's in the overpriced Covent Garden the beatles magical mystery tour shopping the beatles magical mystery tour area. It's part of a mall-style food court, where you order at the counter, pay, and carry your own meal to a table. The menu is split between traditional Indian dishes and Anglo-American fast food (skip it). Appetizers start at $1.30 for a meat or vegetable samosa and go to $4 for a large order of barbecued tandoori chicken; curry entrZes range from $3.20 to $6.30. the beatles magical mystery tour The best buys are the set lunch deals, which also include a drink, bread, and a salad or vegetable for $4.80 to $7.20.
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