Top 10 Cheap Student Eats Near Edinburgh University
If you’re a student in Scotland’s beautiful capital, Edinburgh, and looking for the next best student deal, look no further. When you find yourself hungry at the University of Edinburgh, here are 10 places near campus where you can have delicious food for a fiver or less. Please your tummy and your wallet by heading to one of these gems.
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Restaurant, British, Indian, Asian, Vegetarian, Coffee, Tea
Susie’s Wholefoods
This vegetarian food stall, situated right where the Edinburgh University library becomes the Meadows, has some of the highest quality food at student prices. All the food is organic and sourced locally, and has a freshness that you can really taste. Staples on the menu are a unique and absolutely delicious veggie burger made with nuts, vegetables, seeds, cheese, and rice, as well as ‘the falafel’, which is three falafels stuffed in a flatbread wrap with fresh salad. Other options occasionally include Mexican dishes such as fajitas and quesadillas. If you are looking for a scrumptious, healthy meal you can enjoy while strolling through the Meadows, pop over to one of Edinburgh’s best food stalls.
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The Fairtrade Café
The Fairtrade Café
The Fairtrade Café is the genius product of one of Edinburgh Uni’s societies. Many students are unfortunately not aware of its existence, as it takes place only on Mondays, from 1pm – 2pm, in the University’s Chaplaincy. However, those who do know of it rarely fail to return after having gone once. The food is all cooked right before serving in the Chaplaincy kitchen using fresh and fair trade ingredients. As the cooking goes on, delicious smells fill the Chaplaincy area, which is packed with students working. Past dishes include all manners of vegetarian soups, whole wheat breads, purple cabbage, and different kinds of cakes and bakes.
Fairtrade Café; Edinburgh University Chaplaincy, 1 Bristo Square, Edinburgh, Scotland; e: thefairtradecafe@gmail.com
The On the Roll stall on George Square | © Melanie ErspamerOn the Roll
Butcher, Cafe, German
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Cafe, African, Middle Eastern, Vegetarian, Vegan
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The Mosque Kitchen
Edinburgh residents, when told to go to the Mosque Kitchen, will ask, ‘Which one?’ After all, there are two restaurants calling themselves The Mosque Kitchen around Edinburgh Uni. One of them, located inside the mosque’s gate, is called ‘The Original Mosque Kitchen’ and also has a place called the Aroma Café inside, while the other, right on Nicolson Square, boasts that it is the ‘first and only’. Fortunately, both will give you a large variety of delicious curries with more than plentiful portions and excellent prices. On Tuesday evening, the Original Mosque Kitchen is taken over by Roots, a Christian missionary group that gives away all the curries and dishes for free in exchange for some community-building activities.
The Mosque Kitchen; 31 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh, Scotland; t: +44 (0)131 667 4035
The Original Mosque Kitchen; Edinburgh Central Mosque, 50 Potterrow, Edinburgh, Scotland
The Police Box Coffee Bars
The Police Box Coffee Bars
These cafés, called the way they are because they are in reinvented police boxes, are dotted around campus, two being in George Square alone. If you are in the mood for a truly cheap lunch, head on over. Specialising in coffee, these booths also offer yummy bagels for £2 (try the cream cheese and chive one), as well as numerous treats for under £2. Small coffees of any kind, as well as teas, can be had for £2 or under, meaning you can have a full meal for about a fiver. Or if you spent too much last night, grab a cheap bagel and you shall be set.
The Police Box Coffee Bars; George Square, Edinburgh, Scotland
A hummus and falafel wrap | © Jason Lam/FlickrThe Wrap Place
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