Yet another article from Fodor’s - this one about eating cheap in Europe. I know, maybe a little late for all the OBOWers that have recently been to the Continent. To this list I would have to add my favorite $5(equivalent) lunch in Britain: the delightful Cornish pasty (rhymes with fastly, not hasty) which are widely available. They are by far the cheapest lunch in Covent Garden. They’re basically a portable pot pie with no utensils required.
Frank@OBOW
Covent Garden is served by this chain which is actually quite good. The takeaway prices are much cheaper than dine-in. Less appetizing are the cold pasties you can pick up in some bakeries or butcher shops. Best had hot. And do be sure to drink some porter (if you can find it) at Covent Garden where, as legend has it, the ale was invented. It was said to be a favorite of the many porters who served the market there when fruit and vegetable wholesalers predominated.