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The Best Bakeries in London
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items London offers an abundance of choices for baked treats, with some of the best cafés, patisseries and bakeries scattered across the city. Happy to do the work for you, here’s a round up of all the best.
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With multiple city locations, Jolene champions sustainability and quality, supporting regenerative food growers and small producers.
Jolene
Working with seasonal British and Italian produce, their London Fields location transforms into a lively neighbourhood restaurant, with pastas and small plates designed for sharing.
Pophams
This open-plan bakery on Camberwell’s High Street offers daily delights, including sourdough bread, croissants, and cinnamon buns, all made with UK-grown, sustainably-farmed grain.
TOAD
Sourdough Sophia emerged during lockdown, founded by passionate bakers in their dining room. They then opened their bakery, championing sustainability and using regenerative farming flour.
Sourdough Sophia
A coffee and a sandwich from this Dalston institution are 100% worth the weekend wait time. However, if you’re only after pastries and a loaf, you can pre-order online to skip the queue.
The Dusty Knuckle
Their croissant has been named the best in the UK for 2023, need I say more?
Chestnut
They’re best known for delectable sweet and savoury Italian treats. Make sure to try a maritozzo and the Pistachio Cornetto.
FORNO
Founded in the 1920s by Jewish refugee Wolf Kossoff, this independent artisanal bakery, now located in Kentish Town, is a must-visit.
Kossoffs
A local secret in Clapton, Casey’s is a blend of bakery and deli, open only a few days a week and takeaway only.
Casey’s
In high demand, they’re only open on Fridays at 8am and on Saturdays at 9am until sold out.
Eric’s
Their beautiful space, great bakes, and, yes, flawless croissants make it a must-visit.
Yeast Bakery
Bread Ahead is famous for its doughnuts using British sourced ingredients from traders in Borough Market.
Bread Ahead
Buns from Home is a bakery specialising in hand-rolled, proper-butter cinnamon buns, hailed as the best in the country.
Buns From Home
Fortitude Bakehouse is a takeaway-only spot in Russell Square that specialises in cakes made from sourdough.
Fortitude Bakehouse
Layla Bakery, a 2021 addition to the Ladbroke Grove neighbourhood, offers a tempting range of pastries, sweet treats, sandwiches, and cheese toasties.
Layla
Renowned for their babka and sourdough challah, this East Finchley bakery, founded by artisan baker Michelle Eshkeri in 2016, has become a beloved fixture in North London.
Margot Bakery
With multiple locations, including one in Pimlico, you can enjoy their signature pastries and breads all week, along with coffee from Coleman Coffee Roasters.
Little Bread Pedlar
Back in 2020, Maya Manwaring started a micro bakery out of her house in Brixton. What began as a lockdown project soon became a full-time sourdough business. After a successful crowdfund, in the Fall of 2023 she officially opened Maya’s Bakehouse in ...
Maya’s Bakehouse
Beaten by a Whisker is a small batch bakery behind St. James Street station in Walthamstow. They make fresh sourdough bread, cakes, and sandwiches, and their warm, sticky cinnamon buns alone are worth an early morning visit before they vanish.
Beaten by a Whisker
Australian & Bali inspired 100% vegan cafe and bakery located in Hackney Central and Stoke Newington. Perfect for brunching, lunching, coffee on the go and indulging in their famous sausage rolls or VLT’s.
WAVE
Founded by Lele and Josh, Weirdough Bakery bakes fresh sourdough goods every single day. Highlights are the pizza, foccacia and baguettes. It’s around the corner from Beaten By A Whisker so well worth visiting both at the same time to really indulge.
Weirdough
Fabrique, a beloved bakery with multiple locations across several cities, including six in London, is renowned for its freshly baked sourdough bread, pastries, and sandwiches made with the finest ingredients and craftsmanship. Their concept is simple...
Fabrique
Tarn Bakery sees Florin (ex-Pophams, Flor, Bread Ahead baker) opening a bricks and mortar just off Parkland Walk in North london. Sourdough is made using UK grains and pastries range from the classics to an array of seasonal sweet and savoury dependi...
Tarn Bakery
Small Batch Independent Bakery Croissants ☕️ Coffee Cake London's tiniest bakery. Fri & Sat from 8am; Sun from 9am.
Astrid
Located in the heart of Islington, Quince Bakery was founded by pastry chef, Anna Higham to celebrate British produce and baking traditions.
Quince Bakery
Artisan Wholesale bakery, Suba, is run by Head Baker, Pa Modou. This bakery does fantastic pastries and great coffee. Along with the classics are West African-influenced pastries such as Mango Baobab Danish and the Bantu Caraway Bun.
Suba Bakery
Pomme Bakery is female founded and every pastry handmade by Ivie Egonmwan, the sole baker and owner. Hidden in Hoxton, this neighbourhood gem is everything you could want from a bakery with weekly specials and great coffee.
Pomme Bakery