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Funchal Bakery
Funchal Bakery in Brixton is the platonic ideal of a Portuguese cafe: equal parts bakery, deli, cafe, caff, bar, general hangout.
Palmeira
Palmeira in Leyton is a fantastic Portuguese deli-cum-greasy spoon, popular with families and Orient fans on weekends.
A Portuguese Love Affair
Cosy and casual, A Portuguese Love Affair is a Hackney cafe with great Portuguese food and one of the best pastel de nata in London.
Lucky Yu
Lucky Yu is a wholesome home bakery in Walthamstow, making Cantonese-inspired breads and buns.
The Best Bakeries In London Right Now
The best spots to find sourdough loaves, excellent doughnuts, and counters filled with freshly baked pastries.
The Allotment Kitchen
The Allotment Kitchen, part of Stepney City Farm, is a leafy, fairy light-sprinkled oasis that serves excellent brunch dishes, Baileys hot chocolate, and honeycomb-topped Guinness cake.
Beaten By A Whisker
Beaten By A Whisker, a small-batch Walthamstow bakery, is a proper community spot and has one of the best cookies in London.
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Suba Bakery
Suba Bakery is a tiny, Gambian-influenced bakery in Walthamstow that makes some of London’s best pastries.
Trevi Italian Tiramisu
Trevi Italian Tiramisu, a South Kensington dessert spot, is unsurprisingly all about tiramisu, and the pistachio version is the one to go for.
Page Common Coffee House
In one of London’s most hectic areas, Page Common Coffee House is a cafe that provides a pleasant tiramisu-filled refuge in Charing Cross.
Mud
At Mud—a Tooting cafe—portions are generous, dishes are bursting with colour, and there's the same chaotic, fun energy as being around the kitchen table with your family.
Daze
Daze, a breezy, foliage-filled loft space near London Fields, is great for coffee and getting work done during the week.
Le Péché Mignon
Le Péché Mignon is a lovely box-sized French cafe in Highbury that makes buttery croissants and a hulking croque monsieur.
Yasar Halim
Yasar Halim is a Turkish bakery on Green Lanes where no-nonsense service belies the sweetness of flaky filo desserts and soft, pillowy breads.
Quince Bakery
A tiny Islington bakery with a focus on British baking, Quince Bakery is a lovely spot to pick up buns, cookies, sandwiches, and more.
Pipoca Vegan
One of our favourite lunch spots in Brixton is Pipoca Vegan. The vegan cafe serves the kind of nourishing bowls that make you forget there’s no meat.
Sunday
Line up at this Islington cafe in the search of tasty food and the smug satisfaction that comes from knowing great weeks start with Sunday.
Tashas
Tashas is a relaxed all-day cafe in Battersea serving some excellent things from a full English, to a moreish chicken pasta.
Pavilion Mentmore Studios
Pavilion Mentmore Studios is a cafe with excellent, gooey cheese toasties and near-perfect pastries, but inside it can feel as cold as the grey Leyton industrial estate it sits on.
It's Bagels
It's Bagels is a Primrose Hill spot with a simple deli-style set up, and some of the best bagels in London.