Whether you’re Ebenezer Scrooge reincarnated or love a good Christmas hit, Christmas in London is one of the most magical places to be over the festive season, but it doesn’t have to cost the earth. Here is a list of affordable Christmas dinners for this year (2022)!
Cheap Christmas Dinners
The Clapham North
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(£) £28.00 for 2 courses
✓ Vegan options available
✓ Vegetarian options available
✓ Gluten-free options available
✗ Open on Christmas day
Whether you’re down for bottomless prosecco and festive nibbles, or prefer to keep it traditional with a hearty 3-course meal – The Clapham North tops our list of Christmas dinner restaurants in London.
What’s more, The Clapham North offer some incredible vegetarian and vegan Christmas dinner options. Check their Christmas menu for more information.
The Regent
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(£) £28.00 for 2 courses
✓ Vegan options available
✓ Vegetarian options available
✓ Gluten-free options available
✗ Open on Christmas day
If you’re searching for a cheap and affordable Christmas dinner in London, The Regent is the perfect place for festive feasting. Keep it traditional with a Hand-Rolled Stuffed Turkey, or take a walk on the wild side and opt for something a little different on their Christmas menu. Whatever you indulge in, make sure you leave room for the Ultimate Sticky Toffee Pudding – it’s TO DIE for.
Cafe Van Gogh
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(£) £27.00 for 2 courses
✓ Vegan options available
✓ Vegetarian options available
✓ Gluten-free options available
✗ Open on Christmas day
Looking to go plant-based for Christmas? Cafe Van Gogh is the Cafe serving up 100% Vegan dishes with rave reviews from Vogue to The Londonist. Utilising seasonal ingredients, their Vegan Christmas Dinner will make you feel festive during your London trip. Check their Christmas menu for more information.
Mid-range Christmas Dinners
Inamo Igloos & Winter Garden
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(££) £54.95 for 4 courses (£49.95 between Nov 7th and 21st and after Dec 26th)
✓ Vegan options available
✓ Vegetarian options available
✓ Gluten-free options available
✗ Open on Christmas day
Voted winner of the Timeout Love London award for Best Restaurant & Best Outside Bar in Camden, Inamo is the most aesthetically striking location to enjoy a romantic Christmas dinner in London.
Forget the traditional Christmas dinner and enjoy a taste of Asian culture with Inamo’s menu – furnished with sheepskin rugs, floral decorations, fairy lights and, of course, HEATERS to battle the cold weather.
Why not really get the party started in their onyx room with karaoke or video games? Read more here.
Jamies Tudor Street
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(££) £42 for 3 courses
✓ Vegan options available
✓ Vegetarian options available
✓ Gluten-free options available
✓ Open on Christmas day
Not to be confused with Jamie Oliver’s chain of restaurants (RIP), Jamies Tudor Street offers hearty portions of 3-course meals, to help-yourself with Christmas buffets and breakfasts. Check their Christmas menu for more information.
The Duke’s Head Putney
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(££) £42.00 for 3 courses
✓ Vegan options available
✓ Vegetarian options available
✓ Can serve gluten-free dishes on request
✓ Open on Christmas day
The Duke’s Head Putney is serving a traditional dinner with ALL of the trimmings this festive season (loose trousers are recommended for the impending arrival of a food baby). If you’re looking for a homely restaurant, paired with an abundance of tasty food, then The Duke’s Head Putney is the place to go this Christmas. Check their Christmas menu for more information.
Fancy Christmas Dinners
Kerridge’s Bar & Grill
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(£££) £95.00 for 4 courses
✓ Vegan options available (on the vegetarian/vegan menu)
✓ Vegetarian options available (on the vegetarian/vegan menu)
✓ Gluten-free options available
✓ Open on Christmas day
It may be a little more on the pricey side, but completely worth it. Michelin star chef, Tom Kerridge, opened his first London restaurant not too long ago; which has quickly become one of London’s best places to eat.
Although the Christmas day menu may be a little out of reach, priced at a whopping £275.00 per person, their festive set menu is (a LOT) more affordable at £95.00. Check their festive set menu and Christmas day menu for more information.
Bread Street Kitchen St Paul’s
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(£££) £70.00 for 3 courses
✓ Vegan options available
✓ Vegetarian options available
✓ Gluten-free options available
✓ Open on Christmas day
Bread Street Kitchen, owned by potty-mouthed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, is the perfect place to wine, dine and …spend your time, this Christmas. Whether you’re down for a Turkey Wellington with traditional garnish, or prefer to take a walk on the wild side with a Roast Cauliflower, Raw Mushroom Salad and Gremolata – each dish is lovingly prepared with fresh, seasonal ingredients at its heart. Check their Christmas menu for more information.
Duck & Waffle
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(£££) £130.00 for 3 courses on Christmas day
✗ Vegan options available (not on the Christmas menu, but a vegan menu is available)
✓ Vegetarian options available
✗ Gluten-free options available (not on the Christmas menu, but a gluten-free menu is available)
✓ Open on Christmas day
Snow-covered trees, glistening icicles and a beautiful view of London from the 40th floor – experience Christmas in the clouds in Duck & Waffle’s whimsical winter wonderland.
What’s on the Duck & Waffle menu, you may ask? Check their Christmas menu for more information.
Christmas Group Get Togethers
The Cat & Mutton
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(£) £24.50 for 2 courses
✓ Vegan options available
✓ Vegetarian options available
✓ Gluten-free options available
✓ Open on Christmas day
If nothing sounds better than pub grub and a fine selection of beer, wine and cocktails with your nearest and dearest, then this pub is for you. Situated at the top of the Broadway market – The Cat & Mutton has been an East End favourite since the 17th Century.
Dubbed by some as one of the best places to eat an affordable Christmas dinner in London, The Cat & Mutton is the great place to drag your friends for some good grub and knees up. Check their Christmas menu for more information.
Dishoom King’s Cross
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(££) £42.00 for their Christmas feast
✓ Vegan options available
✓ Vegetarian options available
✓ Gluten-free options available
✗ Open on Christmas day
Each and every community share one common trait: eating brings us together, and Christmas is a fantastic example of that. In fact, according to Dishoom, Bombay’s Bohra community gather around one very large plate to share food, symbolising precious family and community bonds.
Dishoom’s Christmas feast is no different than its roots. Large plates (or Thaals) of food will be placed on the table for guests to help themselves to, enhancing the warmth that brings together old friends, or a family for a meal.
P.S. Apparently, burping is considered a courteous gesture…
To Sum Up
Wherever you choose to enjoy a festive feast this Christmas, it is important to remember that Christmas is a time to spend time with friends and family – forget fancy, expensive restaurants – instead, there are many other places to eat, such as the above, that can offer a memorable Christmas dinner in London without the price tag.
For more food options, check out cheap brunches or cheap afternoon tea in London. And for the hungriest among you, check our selection of the best Sunday roasts in London! For a digestive stroll after your roast or your Christmas dinner, why not go to a Christmas festival in London?
For friendly and affordable accommodation in London, check out Clink261 Budget Hostel or Clink78 backpackers youth hostel in King’s Cross or if you’re travelling as part of a bigger group, check out cheap group accommodation in London.
