Oxford Circus cheap eats: Best food under £10

Shopping on Oxford Street isn’t always the most leisurely of pastimes – for a major retail reckoning, you need some serious sustenance.

And what with your bank balance likely to depreciate considerably by the end of the day, you may want to keep lunch costs down.

From mezze spectaculars to budget-friendly burgers, these are your perfect refuelling dishes – all under £10 and all less than five minutes walk from Oxford Circus tube station.

Margherita at Pizza Pilgrims - £6.85

If you are looking for some of the best cheap eats in the area, Kingly Street is your first stop. Pizza Pilgrims is not be the only Carnaby location on this list, but it is our pick for pizza, serving up near-perfect pies at an absurdly reasonable price. The sourdough crust is the star, so set it off with a simple mix of tomato, fior di latte mozzarella and fresh basil. If this fast food staple doesn't appeal, head to Le Bab – also in Kingly Court – for an upmarket, deconstructed kebab. All of them come in around the £10 mark.

11 Kingly Street, Soho, W1B 5PW, pizzapilgrims.co.uk

El Presidente burrito at Benito’s Hat - £8.90

This isn’t just the governor of burritos, this is El Presidente. Burrito and margarita enthusiasts Benito’s Hat packs this wrap with not one meat, but three – pork, chicken and beef – along with guac, salad, beans and rice. The whole bundle weighs in at a whopping half a kilo – for £8.90, this is a proper belt buster.

12 Great Castle Street, Marylebone, W1W 8LR, benitos-hat.com

Bacon naan at Dishoom - £5.90

Bacon sandwiches simply haven’t been the same in the capital since Dishoom got hold of them.There’s surely no better way to start a retail therapy session than taking stock over a bacon naan: the legendary breakfast dish sees Ginger Pig bacon topped with cream cheese and chilli sauce before being wrapped up in one of Dishoom’s fresh naans.

22 Kingly Street, Soho, W1B 5QB, dishoom.com

Village mezze platter at Yalla Yalla - £9.50

The Soho site of cheap eats go-to Yalla Yalla is on the tiny side of cosy, so Oxford Street shoppers should head to the closer Winsley Street location. For a taste of its fabulous Lebanese fare, go vegetarian with it’s pocket-friendly Village mezze platter. Falafel, cheese samboussek, tabbouleh are accompanied with an array of dips and some warm flatbread.

12 Winsley Street, Fitzrovia, W1W 8HQ, yalla-yalla.co.uk

Fish bites and chips at Golden Union - £9.50

Really, Golden Union is all about the stonkingly good chips, but you can get your fish fix for under a tenner too. If you can’t face an entire fish, then nibble on the line with the fish bites, a sizeable portion of deep fried cod and haddock goujons (if you’re a batter fiend, you get more for your money with this dish).

38 Poland Street, Soho, W1F 7LY, goldenunion.co.uk

Fritter 2.0 burger at Honest Burgers - £8.50

Honest pride themselves on their prime beef patties, but you’ll hardly miss the meat if you plump for the veggie option. The fritter burger here features a deep fried bundle of cauliflower, sweetcorn and chickpea, topped with cheddar, hot sauce, lime and coriander mayo and the usual salad suspects.

4 Market Place, Fitzrovia, W1W 8AD, honestburgers.co.uk

Salmon, Greens and Grains salad at Vital Ingredient - £6.99

Just because you’re in a hurry doesn’t mean you have to jump to junk food. Vital Ingredient allows you to pick pretty much anything you like to compose a substantially sized salad for just £6.39. If you can’t decide plump for one of the pre-designed combinations: this one will get you your greens and your grains, along with roasted salmon, avocado, edamame and more.

18A Maddox Street, Mayfair, W1S 1PL, vitalingredient.co.uk

Classic ahi bowl at Island Poke - £7.85

Carrying on your health kick is Island Poke, a specialist in the increasingly popular Hawaiian staple. This bonanza of a sushi rice-bottomed bowlful comes topped with spicy ahi tuna, pineapple chilli salsa and seaweed, and sprinkled with crispy onions, spring onions and sesame seeds. You're welcome to design your own dish here, but all the House Bowls come in at a £7.85

8 Kingly Street, Soho, W1B 5PQ, islandpoke.co.uk

Crab Mac and Cheese at Claw - £8

Sustainable fishing fan Claw serves up cracking crab all over its menu, but a hard day’s shopping calls for that crab to come swimming in mac and cheese. Ever the ones to champion locality, Claw uses London’s hailing cheese from both Bermondsey Raclette and Ogleshield cheese. The dishes here are technically to share, but this sizeable portion can hold its own for greedy sorts.

21 Kingly Street, Soho, W1B 5QA, claw.co.uk

Pulled pork sandwich at Bodean’s BBQ - £7.95

Kansas City beckons on the outer corners of Soho thanks to Bodean’s BBQ, who are serious about taking it slow. For a cheaper taste of Bodean’s smokehouse style, plump for the pulled pork sandwich, which sees a lunch-perfect fluffy bun stuffed with generous lashings of the slow cooked meat. A large is £7.95, but you can also get a smaller one for £6.95.

10 Poland Street, Soho, W1F 8PZ, bodeansbbq.com

Señor Ceviche at Señor Ceviche - £9.50

If you’ve made it to the end of your retail mission, you could do worse than celebrating at Señor Ceviche. Pick up a Pisco cocktail at this Peruvian restaurant, and sip it alongside a snack of Señor Ceviche’s eponymous dish. Both seabass and octopus are cured in aji amarillo tiger’s milk, and served with sweet potato purée, avocado, red onion and crispy squid.

Kingly Street, Soho, W1B 5PW, senor-ceviche.com