Suba Bakery

Suba Bakery is a tiny, Gambian-influenced bakery that makes some of London’s best pastries. Inside everything is various shades of soothing carb-brown. There’s slatted wood that you can peep through to see bakers hard at work, burnished, burnt orange tiling, and the counter of delicious beige itself. There aren’t many seats at this Walthamstow spot, but if you can't nab a counter stool it’s still worth eating on the go and getting flaky croissant crumbs embedded in your jumper. Come early to have your pick of the bunch—aromatic caraway buns, pain au chocolat with toasted coconut flakes, and pillowy tapalapa bread. The plain croissant should definitely be part of your haul. It's got a proud, puffed-up dome shape, flaky, light layers that aren't overly buttery, and it's glazed with mango syrup to give it a shiny, crispy crust.

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch