madeinatlantis LONDON TRAVEL GUIDE RESTAURANTS The Lyons Tea Shops They're right. Much more typical of London meal-time prices are the rates found at the Lyons "tea shops," of which there are nearly a hundred scattered across the city. And what are these? They're deceptive places that look like bakeries from the outside; and in fact, the front portions do sen pastries and other tak e-out items. But in the back of each "tea shop," or either downstairs, there are cafeterias whose prices will stun and amaze you, and give you an eye-opening insight into the English cost of living. These smaller Lyons restaurants are usually painted white, and carry a sign, in gold lettering, that reads "J. Lyons & Co., Ltd." The oldest one (founded in 1894) still stands at 213 Piccadilly, just to the side of Piccadilly Circus. In it, you can abtain a plate of veal steak and spaghetti, a veal and ham pie, a portion of mashed potatoes, grilled tomatoes and bread for few dollars. There's a J. Lyons directly opposite Marble Arch, next to the Odeon Theatre; another at 10 Oxford Street; another at he South Kensington tube exit (43 Thurloe Street); and many, many others.		The British Museum Parliament The Tower of London Madame Tussaud's St. Paul's Cathedral Along The Strand Charing Cross Westminster The West-End Parks and Palaces The East-End The Surrey Side The Suburbs RESTAURANTS Restaurants in London The Corner Houses The Lyons Tea Shops The Marble Arch Barbecues The Non-Chain Budget Restaurants HOTELS RUSSELL SQUARE Bernard Street Bedford Place Bloomsbury and Gower Streets Guilford and Coram Streets Tavistock Place Cartwright Gardens HISTORY Roman Britain After the Romans Saxon and Norman Tudor Charles II George II London circa 1700-1815 GREAT BRITAIN The life of Metropolitan England Britain is a world by itself The Climates of Britain The English Plain Great Britain Strategic Geography Great Britain - Ireland Great Britain - Scotland