When you think of London, you might think fish and chips, steak and kidney pie, but have you heard of London’s oldest fast food snack—pie, mash, and eels?
Did you know that the oldest pub in London dates back to 1538 (and yup, you can still visit it)? That there’s a thing called a ‘wallet pizza’ from Naples that you can buy in the heart of London for just £5? Plus, there’s a bagel shop you can visit 24/7 in London! Plus, it was the people from Cornwall who brought the humble pasty, aka empanada, to Colombia. I learned this all and more on my recent foodie-themed adventure to London in collaboration with Devour Food Tours.
The aim was to discover some of London’s best value eats, to showcase the different pockets of local culture you can discover through each dish, and ultimately prove to you all that London is the world’s greatest food city. To help my case, Sabrina shot and edited a beautiful video of all the places we visited and ate at in London, which you can click and see below. The lovely people at Devour Tours, which are my favourite food tour company in the world, aided us on this quest by hosting us on two of their food tours in London: