Eating
Canteen
Canteen is the cafe bar at the Museum, offering a range of hot meals, tasty sandwiches and soups, homemade cakes and hot and cold drinks.
Canteen is open to the public as well as to Museum visitors. Whether you fancy popping in as part of your Museum visit, or perhaps you need a break from shopping in the Covent Garden Piazza, there are a great selection of delicious choices on offer and a view over the Piazza.
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How our café welcomes families
We are a family friendly café with facilities such as high chairs and baby changing units: please ask serving staff if you are short of nappies or wipes. Breastfeeding is welcome: just ask and we’ll be happy to bring you a glass of tap water. A bottle warmer is also available on request.
Canteen is on the upper floor above the main Museum entrance. There is lift access and adjacent toilets have baby change facilities. Our wifi is free to use.
We’re accredited: Canteen meets the new Kids in Museums Family Café Standard, meaning it is great for families.
Canteen menu
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Great British Specials
Curried cauliflower and burnt aubergine (vg) (705kcal) £14
Tahini and yogurt, spinach and curry leavesFish and chips (759 kcal) £13
Battered fish, tartare sauce, mushy peas, skin-on chipsPan-fried chicken and green beans (746kcal) £15
Norfolk free-range chicken, grape mustard, green beans and broccoli, fried onionsCoronation quiche (v) (567kcal) £13
Broad beans, Cheddar and tarragon, Heritage tomato salad and rocketAll-day full English breakfast (1075 kcal) £11
Sausage, bacon, fried egg, Portobello mushroom, tomato, toastAll-day veggie breakfast (v) (703 kcal) £10.50
Vegan Cumberland-style sausage, fried egg, Portobello mushroom, tomato, toast -
Burgers and sandwiches
All served with skin-on chips or salad
Vegan burger and chips (vg) (1020 kcal) £14
Grilled vegan burger, chipotle mayonnaise, pickled red cabbage, plant bunWest Country Cheddar and Farmhouse chutney baguette (v) (681 kcal) £10
Seeded sourdough baguetteHam and cheese baguette (571 kcal) £11
Wiltshire ham, Emmental, Dijon mayonnaise, sourdough baguetteBeef burger and chips (1564 kcal) £13
Applewood cheese, lettuce, tomato
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Salads
Beetroot and goat’s cheese (v) (330 kcal) £11
Roasted beetroot, grains, rocket, goat’s cheese dressingChicken Caesar salad (577 kcal) £12
Grilled free-range chicken, crispy bacon, lettuce, garlic croutons, Parmesan, Caesar dressing -
Sides & soup
Skin-on chips (vg) (347 kcal) £4
Rosemary sea saltSteamed broccoli and carrots (vg) (129 kcal) £4
Soup of the day with bread and butter (v) £5.50
Please ask a member of staff for today’s flavour
*Gluten-free bread available* -
Butty & a cuppa
Sausage, bacon or egg butty and a cup of tea
Sausage butty (540 kcal) £7.50
Bacon butty (695 kcal) £7.50
Egg butty (426 kcal) £7.50
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Children's meals
Children’s meals all served with crudités and choice of apple/orange juice, water or lemonade
Train-shaped five-a-day tomato sauce pasta (v) (330 kcal) £7
Battered haddock fillet and chips (590 kcal) £7
Sausage and mash (345 kcal) £7
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Children's lunch box
Ham or cheese roll served with popcorn, a piece of fruit, crudités and juice (430 kcal) £5.25
Apple or orange juice available -
Cakes and pastries
Butter croissant (256 kcal) £2.50
Pain au chocolat (281 kcal) £2.50
Daily selection of homemade cakes £4.95
Carrot cake (589 kcal) £4.95
Lemon drizzle (319 kcal) £3.95
Blueberry muffin (430 kcal) £3.95
Mini Victoria sponge (387 kcal) £3.95
Nutty brownie (345 kcal) £3.95
Millionaire’s shortbread (328 kcal) £3.95
Cream tea (412 kcal) £5
Fruit scone, clotted cream, and strawberry jam -
Ice cream
Jude’s ice cream pot £3
Please ask a member of staff for available flavoursVegan ice cream and fruit lollies available
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Wines
175 ml glass / 250 ml glass / 500 ml carafe
Also available by the 125 ml glass or by the bottleWhite
Vino Bianco, Puglia, Italy £5.50 / £8 / £15
Balfour Chardonnay, Kent, England £6.50 / £9.50 / £17.50
Cap Cette Picpoul de Pinet, Languedoc-Roussillon, France £7 / £10 / £18.50
Red
Vino Rosso, Puglia, Italy £5.50 / £8 / £15
Rio Rica Malbec 2019, Central Valley, Chile £6.50 / £9.50 / £17.50
Domaine St Jacques Organic, Côtes du Rhône Rouge 2018, Rhône Valley, France £7 / £10 / £18.50
Rosé
Balfour Nannette’s, Kent, England £5.50 / £8 / £15
Côtes de Provence Rosé Domaine Pastoure, Provence, France £6.50 / £9.50 / £17.50
Sparkling
125ml glass / by the bottle
Vitelli Prosecco NV, Veneto, Italy £7.50 / £30
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Beers & ciders
Camden Hells Lager 4.6% ABV £5
Camden Pale Ale 4.0% ABV £5.25
Orchard Pig Reveller 4.5% ABV £5
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Cocktails & mocktails
Routemaster £9
Gordon’s gin, Cointreau, Grenadine, raspberry purée, lemon juiceElizabeth Line £9
Sipsmith gin, butterfly pea flower tea, lemon juice, sugar syrup, ginger beerRed Arrow £4.50
Orange juice, Grenadine, raspberry purée, lemon juice
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Spirits
25 ml / 50 ml
Add a mixer for £1.50 (Soda / Tonic / Ginger ale / Lemonade / Coke)Sipsmith gin £6 / £8.50
Absolut vodka £5 / £7.80
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Soft drinks
Life Water still or sparkling 500 ml / 750 ml £2 / £3.50
Fresh orange / apple juice £3
Homemade lemonade £3.50
Coca Cola / Diet Coke 330ml £2.75 / £2.50
Fentimans Lightly sparkling elderflower / Ginger beer / Mandarin and Seville orange £3.50
Tonic / soda / lemonade £2.50
Free tap water available
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Hot drinks
Espresso single / double (0 kcal) £2 / £2.40
Macchiato single / double (6 kcal) £2.10 / £2.50
Americano (0 kcal) £3
Latte (202 kcal) £3.30
Cappuccino (135 kcal) £3.30
Flat white (117kcal) £3.30
Mocha (282 kcal) £3.40
Hot chocolate (310 kcal) £3.40
Indulgent hot chocolate (432 kcal) £3.60
Whipped cream and marshmallowsChai latte (210 kcal) £3.40
Tea (1 kcal) £2.60
English breakfast, Earl Grey, Oriental Sencha, Chamomile, Peppermint, Mango and Strawberry, Lemon and Ginger, Orange RooibosBabyccino (44 kcal) Free
Milk alternatives Free
Did you know
Canteen is named after the static and mobile canteens that used to cater for London Transport workers during the 1940s and 1950s. The cafe space has been designed to celebrate London Transport’s design legacy as one of the world’s most recognisable brands, and fitted out with moquette upholstery, posters and maps plus real tiles, seats and signs reclaimed from the Underground.
Some unusual items to look out for include light fittings that were never installed at Embankment station, wooden benches found in the basement of Wembley Park and Gloucester Road stations, and salvaged luggage racks from 1960s decommissioned trains.
Lower Deck cafe
Located on the ground floor of the Museum, the Lower Deck cafe is a great place to relax during a visit. It’s open on weekends all year round, and every day during school holidays.
Our ice cream cafe offers a selection of English homemade gelato, a range of freshly made sandwiches, snacks (including lunchboxes), and hot and cold drinks.
Picnic Area
In addition to Canteen and Lower Deck cafe, the Museum has a small indoor picnic area where you can eat your own packed lunches. This area is situated on the ground floor near the Lower Deck cafe.
There is a water fountain near the toilets on the ground floor, which you can use to refill your water bottles.
Other things to help with your visit
Find out about our Annual Pass options to visit the Museum. Passes are valid for a year, and kids go free!
The London Transport Museum Shop is the perfect place to pick up your unique transport-related gifts. Every purchase helps support the Museum.
From cloakroom to toilets, All Aboard playzone to eating areas, find out what facilities to expect when visiting the Museum.