London Transport Museum’s Canteen is Built Out of Real Memorabilia from Tube Stations
Mind the Gap! London Transport Museum’s café, Canteen, is more than just an ordinary café within the museum’s shop. From the wooden benches to the signs, tiles and posters, everything is original and reclaimed from the Underground.
@urbanadventurerldn Mind the Gap! 🚇 [BLOG POST IN BIO] @London Transport Museum café, Canteen, is more than just an ordinary café within the museum’s shop Did you know that from the wooden benches to the signs, tiles and posters, everything is original and reclaimed from London tube stations? 🚉 For example, there are original tiles from Sloan Square and light fittings originally planned to be installed at Embarkment station 🚥 @Covent Garden #londontransportmuseum #londonhotspots #transportforlondon #museumlondon #coventgarden #mindthegap #londonunderground #londontiktok #CapCut
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London Transport Museum’s café, Canteen, is named after the static and mobile canteens used to cater the staff during the 1940s and 1950s.
The café’s interior is celebrating the changing design of London transport by using original furnishing and furniture once used at stations all over London.
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There are original tiles from Sloan Square and light fittings originally planned to be installed at Embarkment station.
The wooden benches were found in the basement of Wembley Park and Gloucester Road, while the original posters and maps once helped passengers find their way at different stations all over the city.
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There are also luggage racks from 1960s A stock trains.
The signs you can see all over the café are all reclaimed from the Underground.
Mind the Bite!
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Park your bum on one of the glorious moquette seats and explore the food and drink offerings.
The menu has a range of hot and cold meals, including soup of the day, sandwiches, Great British specials, such as all day English Breakfast and fish & chips, as well as salads.
Vegan and vegetarian options also available.
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They also have the cutest kids’ meal in the fridge. The meal comes in an adorable London Transport Museum-themed box and contains a sandwich, a drink and some snacks.
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The highlights on the menu are definitely the Underground-themed cocktails. There are two cocktails: ‘Routemaster’ and Elizabeth Line’, and a mocktail: ‘Central Line’ on the menu.
Bonus point to the Canteen for being breastfeeding friendly.
London Transport Museum Canteen is on the first floor of the shop and open to all. Make sure you a pay visit next time you’re in Covent Garden and travel back in time while sitting on a moquette seat surrounded with all those memorabilia.
Ready for your next adventure? Covent Garden is taken over by cute smiling inflatable clouds. The installation is on display at Covent Garden Piazza to deliver joy and happiness this Summer.
