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For many January is Veganuary – but for even more of us, it's the month of the empty bank account.

Those ditching the dairy will often find that vegan versions of food products like milk and chocolate can cost more at the checkout, but it doesn't have to be this way.

Ditching the meat in London’s restaurants often results in spending a little less, and receiving a nutrition-packed meal that's packed with flavour.

From curries to Chinese food, pizzas to pies, take a look at our pick of the vegan dishes in London you can pick up for less than a tenner.

Moong daal dosa at Horn OK Please - £7.50

Horn OK Please specialise in vegetarian Indian street food dishes, including this super satisfying dosa dish. A crisp moong bean dosa is cooked to order and wrapped around a filling of lightly spiced potato, and served alongside chana chaat, a chickpea salad topped with sprinklings of sev and pomegranate seeds. The chana chaat is usually served with yoghurt on top, but they’ll leave it out if you request a vegan version.

Two locations in SE1, @Horn_Please

Mapo tofu at Mao Chow - £9

Vegan Chinese food is a relative rarity, and finding a restaurant dedicated to it even more so. Mao Chow opened in Hackney last year to rave reviews for its punch-packing Sichuan spiced food. Dishes on the menu at the diminutive restaurant are priced almost entirely below the £10 mark, with standouts including a tongue-numbing dish of silky mapo tofu swimming in peppery chilli oil, and its meat-free dan dan noodles, both dishes coming in at £9. Got a friend who says vegan food is bland? Challenge them to stand the heat in this kitchen.

159A Mare Street, E8 3RD, mao-chow.com

Two piece at Temple of Seitan - £6

If it’s the fluorescent lure of a chicken shop that ignites the meat-eater in you, Temple of Seitan has that craving covered. These Hackney and Camden fast food stops switch chicken for seitan, a wheat based meat substitute, which comes deep fried to a decadent degree. Pick up a two piece for £6, and you’ll have room in your budget for a portion of chips too.

E9, N1, templeofseitan.co.uk

Tacos at Club Mexicana - 2 for £7, 3 for £10

Club Mexicana’s Latin charms have been beguiling vegans at street food spots since 2014, and have now settled into a permanent gig running the kitchen at all-vegan pub The Spread Eagle. At the pub, its Dinerama site and its new digs at Seven Dials Market, you can pick up Club Mexicana’s superlative tacos, which can be filled with the likes of spicy jackfruit or some mind-boggling “tofish” which uses seaweed to add a fishy flavour to the soya staple.

E9, EC2, WC2, clubmexicana.com

Vegan doner at What The Pitta - £7.95

Vegans need kebabs too, and they need not look further than meat-free kebab spot What The Pitta. Spiced soya pieces sub in for your standard doner fare, and are wrapped up in freshly made bread with salad, soya tzatziki, homemade hummus and chilli sauce. The kebabs are available at the Boxpark markets in both Shoreditch and Croydon, or at What The Pitta’s dedicated Camden spot.

E1, NW1, CR0, whatthepitta.com

Vegan steak and ale pie at Young Vegans - £8

The Great British Pie gets quite the shake up at this Camden Market shop, where all pies are made without an animal product in sight. The menu encompasses exotic fillings like katsu curry and cheeseburger, as well as reworked editions of traditional known-and-loved pie flavours. The vegan steak and ale pie swaps beef for seitan, swimming in a rich ale sauce.

Camden Market, 60 Camden Lock Place, NW1 8AF, youngvegans.co.uk

Auburger at The Vurger Co - £8.45

You didn’t think we’d forget your veggie burger did you? All-vegan burger joint The Vurger Co serves up a whole roster of meat and dairy free burgers, with sides to match. The Auburger features a patty made with aubergine, caramelised onion and Tabasco Chipotle flavoured chickpeas, and tops it with pickled red cabbage, cheese and the house cumin mayo. You can even enjoy it with vegan oreo milkshake for an all-round fast food fix.

E1, E14, thevurgerco.com

Soft serve at Yorica - From £3.95

Like the sweeter things in life? Yorica are here to help keep both your cool and your vegan credentials. This Soho ice cream joint is dairy-free, nut-free, gluten-free, egg-free and totally vegan, but still manages to hit the sweet spot. Choose from four flavours of soft serve – ranging from chocolate to matcha – and top with the likes of fresh fruit and vegan cookies, sweets and sauces.

130 Wardour Street, W1F 8ZN, yorica.com

Jackfruit Jalfrezi at SpiceBox - £9

SpiceBox is heating up your vegan diet with its meat-free, dairy-free curry offerings. The jackfruit jalfrezi is a fiery winter warmer, swapping the traditional chicken for meatily textured jackfruit and cooking it with green peppers and onions. Having moved on from its stint as a street food stall, SpiceBox now boasts a bricks and mortar curry house in Walthamstow.

58 Hoe Street, E17 4PG​, eatspicebox.co.uk

Vegan margherita at Purezza - £8.95

Everyone loves a slice of pizza, but there’s only so many tomato bases anyone can handle. Purezza has brought its vegan pizza secrets from Brighton to Camden, serving up an extensive menu of animal product-free pies. The mozzarella for its margherita is actually made in-house, produced by fermenting brown rice milk. For dessert, you can also order an Oreo pizza with creamy hazelnut spread.

43 Parkway, NW1 7PN, purezza.co.uk

Jackfruit wingz at Biff’s Jack Shack - 2 for £6, 3 for £8, 4 for £10

Vegan doesn’t have to involve the dreaded “clean eating” – vegan connoisseur Biff wants you to eat “filthy af”. Street food stall Biff’s Jack Shack serves up deep-fried jackfruit in burgers and bites, including jackfruit “wingz”, which shape jackfruit around a sugar cane bone. Pile them up and lather them with an array of sauces and toppings: the Buff comes with buffalo hot sauce, blue 'cheeze' and spring onion, while the B’Ranch tops them with ranch sauce, maple chipotle, “bacun bits” and parsley.

33-35 Stoke Newington Road, N16 8BJ, biffsjackshack.com

Vegan chocolate cake at Fiume - £7.50

Chocoholics, we’ve got you covered. Believe it or not, this indulgent, gooey chocolate cake is 100 per cent vegan – no egg or dairy in sight. It's made entirely from vegan chocolate, flour, water and extra virgin olive oil. You’ll find it at Fiume, the newest restaurant from Italian chef Francesco Mazzei in Battersea Power Station.

Battersea Power Station, SW8 5BN, fiume-restaurant.co.uk