Clapham cheap eats: Best food under £10

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Ailis Brennan18 February 2019

While it is tempting to while away an entire day reclining on Clapham Common, you’re going to get hungry at some point.

Good news then, as this leafy corner of south west London is filled with plenty of spots to grab a bite to eat – and tearing yourself away from the free-of-charge greenery doesn't have to mean breaking the bank.

From burgers to brunches, pizzas to ceviches, take a look at our pick of some of the delicious dishes you can get in SW4 with change from a tenner.

Smoked salmon eggs Benedict at Balans Soho Society - £9

Start your day sunny side up on the south side of Clapham Common at Balans Soho Society. The Clapham branch of this London mini-chain has got most tastes covered with a menu that ranges from prawn jambalaya to jerk chicken samosas, but it's on its popular brunch menu where you get the most bang for your buck. The Eggs Benedict comes with a topping option of H. Forman & Son smoked salmon, with the customary poached eggs and hollandaise.

16A Clapham Common South Side, SW4 7AB, balans.co.uk

House ceviche at Mommi - £7.90

There’s always a party going on at Mommi, and the menu is just as lively. Miami’s Venice Beach meets the Lima coast, with a Peruvian-inspired spread keeping things light and bright. The main dishes tip past the £10 mark, but parties can order starter plates to share, including this signature ceviche dish: cubes of seabass, tuna and salmon are cured in mango tiger’s milk, and served with slices of sweet potato and red onion.

44-48 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UR, wearemommi.com

Fiordilatte mozzarella pizza at Radio Alice - £7.50

Radio Alice founders Matteo and Salvatore Aloe have brought their signature sourdough pizzas to Clapham all the way from their native Italy, where they opened their first restaurants in Bologna. The Clapham restaurant is the second spot for Radio Alice, serving up organic pizza bases that take 24 hours to make topped with the likes of this extra creamy fiordilatte mozzarella version, with tomato and basil.

67 Venn Street, SW4 0BD, radioalicepizzeria.co.uk

Baked courgette and feta rosti at Megan’s - £8.50

At Megan’s, brunch is the most important meal of the day – so much so, that they serve it at all hours, seven days a week. The offering goes a little beyond the usual suspects too: the Megan’s version of a Full English features shakshouka, and there’s half-baked cookie dough for the sweet toothed. As well as standard Benedicts, you can also have your poached eggs with courgette and feta rostis, served with tomato and spinach for extra healing greenery.

55-57 The Pavement, SW4 0JQ, megans.co.uk

Curry goat roti at Roti Joupa - £5.50

This High Street takeaway is one of veritable legend in SW4. Roti Joupa serves up Caribbean food fast and without fuss, specialising in filled rotis. Curry goat is the go-to here, that comes wrapped in a super soft roti – a pancake-like bread with roots in India – cooked on a traditional tawa plate. At £5.50 you can also afford to stock up on sides including doubles (curried chickpeas with flatbread) and fried tilapia fish.

12 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UT

Oysters at Counter Culture - £3.75 each

Nic Crilly Hardgrave

Robin Gill is the undisputed culinary king of Clapham. His multiple restaurants in the area have all received high critical acclaim, from modern British dining room The Dairy to Italian-inspired spot Sorella (on the former site of another Gill hit, The Manor). Counter Culture describes itself as “The Dairy’s naughty little brother”, a 16-seater snack bar that sells food by the bite or two. The menu changes frequently, but regulars include a fermented potato flatbread with nduja and cultured cream for £4.50, and oysters, which are reimagined with different garnishes, but are always sourced from Dooncastle in Gill’s native Ireland. Sure, they're not particularly good value, but a couple of these with a drink is a little moment of perfection.

16 The Pavement, SW4 0HY, countercultureclapham.co.uk

Fritter 2.0 burger at Honest - £8.50

Honest started out as a south London outfit, before they went on to conquer across the City and beyond. While meat-eaters are served very well by its high quality British beef burgers, veggies don’t miss out with Honest’s fritter burger: a fried patty of cauliflower, sweetcorn and chickpea is topped with cheddar, hot sauce, lime and coriander mayo and salad. The veggie burger clocks in at £8.50 (with rosemary salted chips), and the basic beef burger is also available in budget for £9.

75 Venn Street, SW4 0BD, honestburgers.co.uk

Meat Lover pizza slice at Joe Public - £4.50

More pizza? You can never have too much pizza. Joe Public caters for appetites both big and small at its Clapham location where its tantalisingly topped pies are available both by the slice or as a mega 20-inch behemoth. The latter is sadly out of your price range, but slices start at £3.50 for tomato, mozzarella and parmesan, with this Meat Lover pizza – topped with beef, sausage, pepperoni, bacon and caramelised onion – coming in at £4.50.

4 The Pavement, SW4 0HY, joepublicpizza.com

Smoked wings at Red Dog Saloon - £7.50

The pit masters at Red Dog Saloon are taking this low and slow, bringing Austin-style barbecuing from Texas to Clapham. Among the roster of slow roasted meats and towering burgers are these Hickory smoked chicken wings, which come tossed in your choice of either buffalo or barbecue sauce, with blue cheese or ranch dip on the side. Six wings will cost you just £7.50.

27-31 Bedford Road, SW4 7SH, reddogsaloon.co.uk

Tuna and truffle mayo sushi roll at Tsunami - £7.60

If you’re splashing out slightly and can’t resist the allure of Japanese food, Tsunami is the Clapham spot for you. Many of the main dishes on offer here are outside of a £10 budget, but a few sneak in. This cut sushi roll includes fresh tuna fish inside with a luxurious dollop of truffle mayonnaise on top and comes in at six pieces for £7.60. Tuna lovers who can stretch to £10.60 can also try the tuna tataki, featuring seared slices of fish and daikon with a ginger and ponzu sauce.

5-7 Voltaire Road, SW4 6DQ, tsunamiclapham.co.u

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