1£££
Laughing Halibut
Long-running fish and chip shop on the Strutton Ground market street; takeaway or sit-in
Where to eat near Big Ben
Hungry after visiting Big Ben? Here are 15 places nearby, 2 of them cheap and quick. Every place lists its cuisine, price and the walk from Big Ben.
Last updated: 22 October 2026
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Quick and cheap (£)
Good value sit-down (££)
3£££
St Stephen's Tavern
Victorian pub opposite Parliament with a Division Bell over the bar and pub classics upstairs
4£££
The Red Lion
Fuller's pub where MPs and civil servants eat pies and sandwiches; no alcohol before noon on Sundays
5£££
The Cellarium Café
Benugo cafe in the Abbey's medieval cellarium with a terrace; salads, sandwiches and Friday fish and chips
6£££
The Westminster Arms
Shepherd Neame pub reopened after a refit, with a popular Sunday roast (book ahead); close to Big Ben and the War Rooms
7£££
Old Queen Street Café
British brasserie for breakfast, lunch and dinner between the Abbey and the park; weekends close at 17:00
8£££
The Two Chairmen
Greene King pub from the 1750s with pie and mash, fish finger sandwiches and roasts
9£££
Sanctuary House
Fuller's Ale & Pie House with a hotel above; pies and ales close to the Abbey
10£££
Old Shades
Young's pub with a waitress-service dining room and a well-known Sunday roast; kitchen shuts an hour before the bar
11£££
The Sherlock Holmes
Pub full of Holmes memorabilia with a restaurant upstairs: bangers and mash, fish and chips, Sunday roast
12£££
Wahaca Southbank Experience
Mexican street food and sharing plates in the Royal Festival Hall, with river views
13£££
The Albert
Grade II listed Victorian pub with a carvery upstairs and Sunday roasts
14£££
The Buckingham Arms
Late-Victorian Young's pub with real ales, listed in every Good Beer Guide; hearty lunches
Treat yourself (£££)
Breakfast and coffee nearby
16£££
Church House Café
Quiet Searcys café hidden behind the Abbey: yoghurt bowls, porridge, pastries and a breakfast bagel with omelette and cheddar.
17£££
Nostos Coffee (St James's Park)
Specialty-coffee house by St James's Park station with pour-over coffee, pastries and toasts; a calm start before the Abbey.
18£££
The Black Penny (South Bank)
Coffee house and kitchen between Waterloo and the Eye: eggs Benedict, avocado toast, pancakes and a salt-beef hash.
19£££
Regency Café
Beloved 1946 art-deco caff for a proper fry-up: full English with bubble and squeak, fried eggs and a chip butty.
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