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Eat With The Pharoahs On A Budget in London

So you’ve only been in London a couple of days, but you’ve already blown your cash. Breaking into the overdraft isn’t a good idea at times like these. So before you break out the credit card at Nobu, here’s a tip: we suggest you hop on a 38 bus from the centre of town and head out to once edgy, now trendy (though not totally removed of edginess) Hackney, where you’ll find one of London’s weirdest, and better priced restaurants, LMNT.

It’s not so much the food that’s weird – that’s your standard confit of duck, pheasant en croute and roast pumpkin risotto – it’s the restaurant itself. Or rather, the decor – it’s like walking into the British Museum and clambering into the exhibits themselves for a spot of dinner. You might eat in a huge Greek-style urn or – our favourite – an Egyptian coffin, suspended from the wall. And you’ll definitely see one of the oddest bathrooms around – enjoy the pornographic murals as you pee, because the next time you see something like that, you’ll be picking it off the top shelf and paying for it.

Best of all are the prices. People would pay buckets for this if it was in central London, but because it’s in Hackney, starters are set at £4.45, mains at £9.95 and desserts at £3.95. Trust us, that’s good for London (unless you’re after a chain pizza).

Related Stories:
· LMNT [Official Site]
· London Travel [Jaunted]

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