Undergraduate students in Nottingham City Centre

Your Home Away From Home

Finding the familiar in a new city.

We know not all students can visit home easily, so we asked our international students and staff how they maintain a connection to their home countries while living in Nottingham. They gave us recommendations for restaurants, food shops, places of faith and community groups that cover the globe.

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Top recommendations

Khushi takes us to her favourite dosa restaurant in Nottingham, Dosa and Chutney, to show us how she stays connected to her home while at university

Best place for dosa

When Khushi is missing her home in India, she takes a trip to Dosa and Chutney, which is located close to Market Square in Nottingham city centre.

Carrie shares her experiences of celebrating Lunar New Year in the UK

Celebrating Lunar New Year

Carrie enjoyed celebrating Lunar New Year. She cooked traditional Chinese food, took part in arts and crafts and watched an amazing projection display at Lakeside Arts.

Authentic Arabic cuisine

"Falafel offers delicious Middle Eastern food at an affordable price and I love going there as it rekindles memories of my childhood in the UAE. The vast menu consists of authentic Arabic cuisine including falafel, shawarma, halloumi and fattoush. The cuisine is familiar to what I grew up with and tasting the food makes me fondly remember my time in the Emirates, making the distance from home feel shorter during days where I miss it the most."

- Navshrie (Biotechnology) recommended Falafel on Long Row

My gurdwara

"This is my gurdwara in Nottingham. A gurdwara is a religious place for Sikhs, but welcomes all religions. They have a prayer hall and provide langar facilities (a 'langar' is the community kitchen of a gurdwara, which serves meals to all free of charge, regardless of religion, caste, gender, economic status or ethnicity)."

- Deepak (Business and Management MSc, graduated in January 2022) recommended Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara in Lenton

Making Ghanaian friends

Several students recommended the Ghanaian Students' Society, which 'serves as a bridge to unites hearts', making Ghanaian students feel like they never left home.

Ghanaian Students' Society

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