Address: Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE, UK Telephone: 020 7611 8888 Website: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk Description: Near UCL, the Wellcome institute has interesting exhibits and a good café. Good to study as well.
Address: 83 Fieldgate Street, London E1 1JU Telephone: 020 7247 6400 Website: http://www.tayyabs.co.uk/ Description: Great pakistani restaurant serving north-west Indian and Pakistani cuisine. You can bring your own alcohol for no fee / small fee. Book in advance and turn up exactly on time. The grilled lamb chops for a starter is their signature dish and the best thing on the menu. Very cheap – spend more than £15/head and you will regret having that much food.
Address: 10 Chapel Market, London N1 9EZ Telephone: 020 7837 7151 Website: http://www.spicesn1.co.uk Description: An Indian restaurant north of King’s Cross. They do a student discount.
Address: 68 Millman Street, London WC1N 3EF Telephone: 020 7405 3697 Website: http://www.salaam-namaste.co.uk/ Description: A delicious Indian restaurant located literally steps away from the college. They do interesting twists on traditional dishes and are great for takeout or delivery.
Address: 40 Doric Way, London NW1 1LH Telephone: 0796 609 3467 Website: Description: Those Goodenoughers studying at UCL without the time to hurry back to college for lunch have an excellent option, just the other side of Euston Station. Roti King is, like many authentic restaurants, oddly signposted and requires going down a flight of stairs on a street that at first glance isn’t too salubrious. Go to the east side of Euston station (use the cash machines there too, because you will need cash, as they don’t take cards), turn left/north, and head to doric street. Ignore the sign
Address: 135 Wardour Street, London W1F 0UT Telephone: 020 7478 8888 Website: http://www.princi.com/ Description: Delicious Italian pizza chain, only branch outside Italy. Has regular buzzy restaurant section and the other side is a packed self service with mostly communal tables. Mouth-watering!! Decent wines, coffee, dangerous desserts. No bookings, but will text you when your table ready. Fab!
Address: 14 – 28 Oxford Street, London W1D 1AU Telephone: Website: http://www.primark.com/ Description: Cheap clothing heaven. Also has well priced items for the home and useful accessories.
Address: 42 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AQ Telephone: 020 7269 6000 Website: http://www.marywardcentre.ac.uk/ Description: A café nearby serving up delicious vegetarian and vegan fare until quite late.
Address: 7-8 Leigh Street, London WC1H 9EW Telephone: 020 7387 5892 Website: http://www.northseafishrestaurant.co.uk/ Description: Great for take-away fish and chips, walking distance from the college.
Address: 71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6EA Telephone: 020 7430 0956 Website: http://www.kimchee.uk.com/ Description: A Korean restaurant just down Lamb’s conduit at High Holborn. It is popular and regularly packed so make sure to arrive early or book ahead.
Address: 33 Boswell Street, London, WC1N 3BP Telephone: 020 7242 2434 Website: http://www.laporchetta.net Description: On Boswell Street not far from the college. It is quiet and cosy and the food is nice and tasty.
Address: 88 Wardour Street, London W1F 0TH Telephone: 020 7734 1311 Website: http://www.hbros.co.uk/ Description: A chain of cheap, good value and healthy restaurants offering up a range of hummus-based dishes. Three nearby outlets at Holborn, Exmouth Market and Soho.
Address: 92-93 Chapel Market, London N1 9EX Telephone: 020 7837 4607 Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Indian-Veg/167764983255707 Description: Good Indian vegetarian spot on Chapel Market near Angel. Everything is vegetarian and many things vegan. It is self service buffet and you just keep going back as often as you want and all for about £6 (drinks extra). They only take cash and don’t serve alcohol but you can bring your own and there are lots of places locally that sell cold Kingfishers or Cobras. Best about this place is that it is plastered floor to ceiling with vegetarian propaganda – even in the loo.
Address: 62 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4QE Telephone: 020 7812 1177 Website: http://www.hbros.co.uk/ Description: A chain of cheap, good value and healthy restaurants offering up a range of hummus-based dishes. Three nearby outlets at Holborn, Exmouth Market and Soho.
Address: 251 Pentonville Road, London N1 9NG Telephone: 020 3302 3452 Website: http://www.honestburgers.co.uk Description: Good for burgers a short walk away from the College.
Address: Victoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4DA Telephone: 020 7404 7079 Website: http://www.hbros.co.uk/ Description: A chain of cheap, good value and healthy restaurants offering up a range of hummus-based dishes. Three nearby outlets at Holborn, Exmouth Market and Soho.
Address: 44-46 The Brunswick Centre, WC1N 1AE Telephone: 020 7278 7168 Website: http://www.gbk.co.uk Description: A branch of the national GBK chain that serves up decent burgers and offers a 30% student discount (registration necessary).
Address: 11-13 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AF Telephone: 020 7278 9799 Website: http://www.hareandtortoise.co.uk/ Description: Large, tasty and reasonably priced portions of Asian fusion cuisine right nearby at the Brunswick centre. They do very quick takeout as well.
Address: 71 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3JF Telephone: 020 7691 1457 Website: http://www.fleetriverbakery.com/ Description: A small café near Holborn Station, LSE and the Queen Mary Centre for Commercial Legal Studies. It serves up delicious hot lunches in huge portions with healthy salads on the side, tasty and fresh sandwiches and mouthwatering baked goods. The scone with clotted cream is particularly decadent.
Address: Drummond Street, London Telephone: Website: Description: A street just north of Euston road with plenty of curry houses. In particular, check out Ravi Shankar. Some good vegetarian options.
Address: 86-90 Lamb’s Conduit Street, London WC1N 3LZ Telephone: 020 7242 4119 Website: http://www.ciaobellarestaurant.co.uk/ Description: Ciao Bella serves up delicious Italian food to a local crowd. It is great for eating in or for delivery and is frequented by many Goodenough members. It is very popular at all times of the day and it is worth calling in advance to book a table.
Address: Brixton Market, Electric Ave, London SW9 8JX Telephone: Website: http://www.brixtonmarket.net Description: Great market in Brixton with a wide variety of restaurants to choose from. Some restaurants should be reserved in advance.
Address: Brick Lane, London Telephone: Website: http://www.visitbricklane.org/ Description: Street in East London famous for having the most curry houses on a street in Britain, as well as for being the epicentre of Shoreditch cool. The Northern half is full of shops and on Sundays is a market with lots of yummy foodstalls as well.
Address: 58-59 Great Marlborough Street, London W1F7JY Telephone: 020 7042 5225 Website: http://bibigouk.com Description: “Korean healthy and fresh kitchen”… Three courses for 9 pounds.
Address: 4-6 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8PN Telephone: 020 7831 4079 Website: http://banhmibay.co.uk Description: A little Vietnamese café – great for a quick takeaway lunch. Slightly overpriced for sit-in dinner however.
Address: 103-105 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4HH Telephone: 020 7580 5355 Website: http://www.antalyarestaurant.co.uk Description: Delicious Turkish food near the College on Southampton Row. Lovely owners that sponsored the TEDx at the College. Generous portions and very tasty.
Address: 5 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8PH Telephone: 0345 1657221 Website: http://www.argos.co.uk/ Description: A cheap store where everything is ordered through the catalogue, nothing is displayed in store. Good for cheap home furnishings.