Category · 48 spots
Sourdough, pastries and proper bread
Near Millwall
The bakery arm of Fergus Henderson's nose-to-tail empire. Famous for their sourdough and the legendary doughnuts.
Near Leyton Orient
A community-focused bakery under the railway arches in Hackney. Their Hackney Wild sourdough is legendary across London.
Near West Ham United
A cult Dalston bakery and one of the best pre-match breakfasts in east London. Famous for potato sourdough, sell-out morning buns and doorstop focaccia sandwiches, all baked in-house. The original site at Abbot Street Car Park, a straight Overground to Stratford for a West Ham matchday.
Sister to the cafe, proper sourdough, sticky buns and seasonal pastries baked overnight in Hackney Wick.
Near Brentford
Sourdough specialists from the chef behind the now-closed Hedone restaurant. Crusts you can hear.
Borough Market bakery famous for the doughnuts, vanilla cream, salted caramel, seasonal flavours.
Saturday-only producer railway arches, St John, Little Bread Pedlar and Monmouth all sell direct.
Near Barnet
24-hour Jewish bakery on Golders Green Road. Bagels, challah, fresh out of the oven at all hours.
Started by two friends baking at home, now supplying some of London's best restaurants. Their croissants are perfection.
Near Arsenal
Swedish bakery with a cult following. Their cinnamon buns and sourdough are baked in a wood-fired oven shipped from Sweden.
Near Chelsea
Neighborhood bakery doing proper sourdough loaves, focaccia by the slab, and seasonal tarts. Tiny, perfect.
Near Tottenham Hotspur
Crouch End institution since 1820. Proper iced fingers, sausage rolls and birthday cakes, old-school glass cases.
Wood-fired bakery in Hackney Wick. Deeply baked loaves and savoury pastries that justify the name.
Sourdough bakery and cafe on the Triangle. Proper loaves, cinnamon buns and a regular pre-match queue.
American bakery doing absurd brownies, cookies and slab cakes. Tiny, jammed at weekends.
Near Queens Park Rangers
Jewish bakery on the Uxbridge Road doing rye, challah and the legendary Kossoff cinnamon swirls.
French patisserie with viennoiseries, tartes and an immaculate window display.
Near Charlton Athletic
French bakery on Royal Hill doing proper baguettes, croissants and a small daily-changing pastry case.
Sourdough specialists in Greenwich Market with rotating bakes and a small but excellent doughnut program.
East London Jewish bakery extending to south-east with the famous crodough (croissant-doughnut hybrid).
Neighborhood sourdough bakery and cafe on Francis Road. Cinnamon buns, sandwiches, and a great pre-match queue.
Wood-fired bakery branch with the same deeply-baked loaves as Hackney Wick.
Scottish-leaning cafe and bakery doing the legendary Macbeth haggis toastie alongside scones and shortbread.
Near AFC Wimbledon
Cinnamon-bun specialists with a Wimbledon branch, the cardamom and pistachio variants have a cult following.
Near Sutton United
Independent sourdough bakery doing rotating loaves, focaccia and Saturday cinnamon buns.
Family-run French patisserie with proper viennoiseries, fruit tarts and an immaculate window display.
Bagel specialists with an old-school glass counter and a rotation of fresh fillings, smoked salmon, salt beef, cream cheese.
A De Beauvoir institution and the best pre-match breakfast stop on this side of the Emirates. On Southgate Road since 2009, doing proper coffee, fresh bread, bagels, pastries and sandwiches, with an all day brunch menu in the dine-in cafe across the road.
A Swedish bakery hidden down a Covent Garden alley. Proper cinnamon buns and cardamom-scented everything.
Turkish bakery on the High Road doing fresh pide, simit and baklava all day. Cheap, hot and brilliant.
Small-batch sourdough operation supplying east London cafes, with a stall doing direct sales near the station.
Vegetarian cafe with a great cake counter, Victoria sponges, brownies and a back garden.
Italian gelato counter and bakery doing fresh cornetti, focaccia and seasonal pastries.
Small artisan bakery doing rotating sourdough, focaccia and Saturday-only doughnuts.
Classic North London bakery, sausage rolls and iced buns on the way down to the ground.
French-leaning patisserie with viennoiseries, croissants and a flower-laden front you'll recognize from Instagram.
Near Fulham
Brunch institution with a serious cake counter, lemon drizzle, scones, sticky pastries.
Cult cupcake bakery from YouTube fame, with a Westfield branch doing big classic American-style cupcakes.
Sourdough loaves, cardamom buns and morning buns on Upper Street.
The reliable Gail's branch on the walk from South Kensington down to the ground. Cinnamon buns, sourdough, sausage rolls.
Reliable Gail's branch with the full sourdough and pastry range. Big windows, plenty of seats.
Reliable Gail's outpost with the full pastry case, sourdough range and seasonal specials.
Gail's on the green with the standard sourdough range, big windows and outdoor seats facing the park.
Big Gail's branch with the full pastry case and a reliable sausage roll game.
Wimbledon Village Gail's with the full sourdough range and a few outdoor tables on the High Street.
Danish bakery chain with proper kanelsnegle, rye breads and an all-day breakfast menu.
Cheam Village Gail's with the standard sourdough and pastry range. Outdoor tables on the Broadway.
Belgian-style bakery with hefty sourdough boules and a long communal table. Reliable pre-match brunch.
