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
All day vegan breakfast (vg) £11
Vegan sausages, Portobello mushroom, baked beans roasted tomato, hash brown, toast - 530 kcalAll day full English breakfast £13
Cumberland sausages, smoked streaky bacon, poached egg, Portobello mushroom, baked beans, roasted tomato, toast - 1075 kcalAdd hash brown (x2) £2 - 149 kcal
Soup of the day (v) £6
Netherend farm butter, toasted sourdoughPloughman’s Cheddar quiche (v) £12
Apple and pickled onions, mixed leaves salad, tomato chutney - 657kcalFish and chips £15
North Atlantic battered haddock, mushy peas, skin-on-chips, tartare sauce - 759kcalSkin-on-chips (vg) £5
Rosemary, sea salt - 347kcal -
Transport Museum butties
Vegan sausage (vg) - 342kcal - £6
Smoked streaky bacon - 695kcal - £6
Cumberland sausage - 540kcal - £6
Gluten-free bun available
Enjoy it with a pot of tea £7.50
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Salads
Spiced cauliflower salad (vg) £12
Roasted cauliflower and aubergine, red pepper, spiced chickpeas, wild rocket, pomegranate, hummus, paprika-spiceds seeds - 750kcalGreek salad (v) £12
heritage tomoatoes, cucumbers, peppers, red onions, watermelon, Kalarnata olives, feta cheese, basil dressing - 587kcalChicken caesar salad £14
Norfolk free- range chicken, smoked streaky bacon, gem lettuce, garlic croutons, crispy onions, Pecorino cheese, Caesar dressing - 712kcal -
Baguettes
Served with skin-on-chips
West country cheddar baguette (v) £10
Cheddar cheese, farmhouse chutney, wild rocket, sun-dried tomatoes, white baguette - 681kcalWiltshire ham and cheese baguette £11
Wiltshire ham, Emmental cheese, dijon mayonnaise, white baguette - 571 kcal -
Children's meals
Children’s meals are served with crudités and choice of juice, water or lemonade.
Train-shaped five-a-day tomato sauce pasta (v) - 330kcal - £7
Battered North Atlantic haddock, skin-on-chips - 590kcal - £8
Cumberland sausages, skin-on-chips - 345 kcal - £8
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Children's lunch box
Wiltshire ham or cheddar cheese roll, children’s crisps, a piece of fruit, crudités and juice, water or lemonade - 457kcal - £7
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Cakes and pastries
Crossaint - 256 kcal - £3
Add butter or jam £0.50Pain au chocolat - 327kcal - £3
Carrot cake (vg) 589kcal £5
Lemon drizzle - 319kcal - £4.50
Millionaire’s shortbread - 328kcal - £4
Brownie (vg) (ng) - 291kcal - £4.50
Blueberry & oat muffin - 313kcal - £4.50
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Cream Tea
Fruit scone, strawberry jam, clotted cream - 412kcal - £6
Enjoy it with any hot drink £7.50 -
Wines
175ml glass/250ml glass/ 500ml carafe/ 750ml bottle
Also available by the 125ml glassWhite
Vinuva Pinot Grigio - £6.50/£9/£16/£20
Sicily, ItalyLe Versant IGP D’Oc Chardonnay - £7.5/£10/£18.5/£23
Pays D’Oc, FranceRose
Filarino Rosato, Rubicone IGT - £6.5/£9/£16/£20
Emilia Romagna, ItalyBalfour Nannette’s - £8/£10.5/£19.5/£28
Kent, EnglandRed
Fico Grande di Romagna Poderi Dal Nespoli Sangiovese - £6.5/£9/£16/£20
Emilia Romagna, ItalyEl Oscuro Mendoza Malbec - £7.5/£10/£18.5/£23
Mendoza, Argentina -
Beers & ciders
Camden Hells Lager 330ml, 4.6% ABV - £5.5
Camden Pale Ale 330ml 4.0% ABV - £5.5
Orchard Pig Reveller 500ml, 4.5% ABV - £6.5
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Cocktails & mocktails
Routemaster - £9
Beefeater’s gin, Cointreau, Grenadine, raspberry purée, lemon juiceElizabeth Line - £9
Beefeater’s gin, butterfly pea flower tea, lemon juice, sugar syrup, ginger beerRed Arrow - £5
Orange juice, Grenadine, raspberry purée, lemon juice -
Hot drinks
Espresso sgl/dbl - 0kcal - £2.1/£2.5
Macchiato sgl/dbl - 6kcal - £2.3/£2.7
Americano - 0 kcal - £3.2
Latte - 202 kcal - £3.6
Cappuccino - 135 kcal - £3.6
Flat white - 117 kcal - £3.6
Mocha - 282 kcal - £3.8
Hot chocolate - 310 kcal - £3.6Indulgent Hot Chocolate - 432 kcal - £4
Whipped cream and marshmallowsChai latte - 210 kcal - £3.8
Tea - 1 kcal - £2.95
English breakfast, Earl Grey, Oriental sencha, Chamomile, Peppermint, Mango and strawberry, Lemon and ginger, Orange rooibosBabyccino - 44kcal - £1
Free with any hot drink purchaseMilk alternatives - Free
Oat, coconut, soya available -
Soft drinks
Life water still / sparkling 500 ml - £2
Fresh orange / apple juice 330 ml - £3
Homemade lemonade 330 ml - £3.5
Coca cola 330 ml - £2.75
Diet Coke / Coke Zero 330ml £2.6
Fentimans 275 ml - £3.5
Lightly sparkling elderflower / Ginger beer / Mandarin and Seville orange / Victorian lemonade / Rose LemonadeFree tap water available
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.
