Close Good friend (14 Little Newport Street, WC2H 7JJ) takes a Taiwanese approach to fried chicken: flattening the breasts into large schnitzel-sized steaks and before frying until crispy and sprinkled with a choice of flavored powder, from plum to seaweed. It’s only £6.50. Back to the buns, and Baozilnn (24 rue Romilly, W1D 5AH, baoziinn.com) has a solid menu of dim sum and bao, all under £10. Five pieces of jiaozi dumplings with chilli oil cost £9, two bao buns cost just £6.50 and four soup dumplings cost just £8.90. For budget-friendly Japanese cuisine and around the corner from Oxford Circus, Maragame Udon (1-4 Argyll Street, W1F 7TA, marugame.co.uk) offers a range of accessible dishes for less than ten dollars. Opt for either a single bowl of bouncy udon noodles (usually around £8 each), or create a range of treats like tempura (from £1.25 each), gyozas (£1 each), rice balls omusubi (£3.25 each), tofu or chicken skewers. (£2.50) and kimchi (£1.95) for a budget-friendly treat. Around town there are plenty of other plates under £10 that deserve some attention. Historic Pie and Mash Slingers Armaments (Pie House, 7-9 Westmoreland Road, SE17 2AX, armamentspieandmash.com) G Kelly (526 Roman Road, Old Ford, E3 5ES, gkelly.london) And Manze (204 Deptford High Street, SE8 3PR, manzepieandmash.com) each offer meat pies, mash and booze for under £10, or for more modern, casual Mexican fare, head east to Taqueria Sonora (208 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 7HU, sonorataqueria.com) where sides start at £1, tacos from £3.50 and quesadilla from £5.50.