30 brunch worth the trip across United Kingdom, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All United Kingdom guides.
Pollen Bakery ★ 4.7 · Manchester
ancoats · Cotton Field Wharf, 8 New Union Street, Manchester M4 6FQ
Manchester's flagship Ancoats bakery and brunch room by the marina. Sausage-egg-hash buns, sourdough toast, brunch eggs, take-home cinnamon morning buns.
Ardfern ★ 4.6 · Edinburgh
leith · 10-12 Bonnington Road, Edinburgh EH6 5JD
Ardfern on Bonnington Road in Edinburgh, opened May 2024 by Roberta Hall-McCarron beside The Little Chartroom, an all-day cafe and natural-wine bottle shop.
Tip: The bottle shop sells the same wines you drink at the table. Walk in on Sunday for roast beef and a glass of orange wine.
The Wolseley ★ 4.6 · London
mayfair · 160 Piccadilly, London W1J 9EB
Chris Corbin and Jeremy King's grand European brasserie on Piccadilly in London, opened 2003, runs the city's most-traditional power-breakfast crowd.
Tip: Weekday breakfast at 07:30 is the easy slot. The weekend full English at £24 is the marquee brunch order.
Dishoom Shoreditch (brunch) ★ 4.6 · London
shoreditch · 7 Boundary Street, London E2 7JE
Dishoom's Boundary Street Shoreditch dining room in London, opened 2012, serves the brand-defining bacon naan roll, sausage naan and Bombay omelette.
Tip: Walk-in until 11:45 Mon-Fri. Weekend breakfast queues run 30 minutes; weekday at 09:00 walks in. Chai is unlimited refill.
Haze at Brown's of Leith ★ 4.5 · Edinburgh
leith · 4-6 The Shore, Edinburgh EH6 6QW
Haze inside the Brown's of Leith hall at 4-6 The Shore in Leith Edinburgh, opened November 2025 by the Radford family of Timberyard and Montrose.
Tip: Open Thursday to Sunday only; arrive for the 8am opening on a weekend morning to claim a corner of the steelworks hall before the lunch rush.
Ezra & Gil ★ 4.5 · Manchester
northern-quarter · 20 Hilton Street, Manchester M1 1FR
Open since 2014, the Hilton Street original Ezra & Gil is Manchester's Northern Quarter brunch room. Sourdough, avocado, eggs benedict, single-origin filter.
Federal Cafe ★ 4.5 · Manchester
northern-quarter · 9 Nicholas Croft, Manchester M4 1EY
Australian-style brunch room in Manchester's Northern Quarter, packed from 09:00 daily. Banana bread with ricotta, Turkish eggs, single-origin coffee here.
Long Boi's Bakehouse ★ 4.5 · Manchester
levenshulme · 40 Forest Range, Levenshulme, Manchester M19 2HP
Old corner-shop bakehouse on a leafy Levenshulme street, founded by a former Pollen baker. Order the cardamom morning bun with a flat white.
Just Between Friends ★ 4.5 · Manchester
northern-quarter · 56 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1LG
Northern Quarter speciality bar on Tib Street, hosting the Manchester heat of the Northern Filter Championships. Open mon-sat 08:00-17:00, sun 09:00-16:00.
Pot Kettle Black ★ 4.5 · Manchester
deansgate · Unit 14, Barton Arcade, Deansgate, Manchester M3 2BW
Antipodean-style coffee and brunch in the Grade II listed Barton Arcade off Deansgate. Opened 2014, dedicated eggs benedict bar at sister Angel Gardens site.
Idle Hands ★ 4.5 · Manchester
northern-quarter · 35 Dale Street, Manchester M1 2HF
Manchester's Northern Quarter speciality coffee shop on Dale Street with brunch pies. Excellent flat whites, freshly baked pies as the centre of menu, daily.
Dishoom Edinburgh ★ 4.4 · Edinburgh
new-town · 3a St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2BD
Dishoom on St Andrew Square in Edinburgh, the Bombay-inspired all-day cafe open from 08:00, serving bacon naan rolls, keema per eedu and house-cured meats.
Tip: Weekday breakfast before 10:00 skips the queue. The bacon naan with house chilli jam outsells every other dish on the menu.
Edinburgh Larder ★ 4.4 · Edinburgh
old-town · 15 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh EH1 1NB
Edinburgh Larder on Blackfriars Street in Edinburgh Old Town, opened in 2009, is a seasonal cafe and bakehouse sourcing from Scottish farms.
Tip: The full breakfast runs all day, not just mornings. Queue at 12:30 for the lunch crowd to thin out slightly.
Granger and Co Notting Hill ★ 4.4 · London
notting-hill-bayswater · 175 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2SB
Bill Granger's Australian brunch room on Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill London, opened 2011, runs ricotta hotcakes and brown rice porridge from breakfast.
Tip: Walk-in only. Sunday queue runs 60 minutes; weekday breakfast walks in. Closed half an hour 16:00-16:30 for staff service change.
Toklas ★ 4.4 · London
covent-garden · 1 Surrey Street, London WC2R 2ND
Toklas just off Aldwych in central London, opened 2021 beside Somerset House, runs a Mediterranean kitchen by Martyn Lyons (ex-Spring, ex-Moro) with its own.
Tip: The bakery shop next door sells the same pastries from 08:00. Sunday weekend brunch runs to 16:00; weekdays serve through dinner.
Caravan King's Cross ★ 4.4 · London
kings-cross · 1 Granary Square, London N1C 4AA
Caravan's flagship dining room at Granary Square in King's Cross London, opened 2012, runs an Antipodean all-day brunch and in-house coffee roastery.
Tip: Outdoor terrace seats fill the canalside in summer. Closed half an hour 16:00-16:30 between brunch and dinner sittings.
Fig + Sparrow ★ 4.4 · Manchester
northern-quarter · 20 Oldham Street, Manchester M1 1JN
Sisters Laura and Hannah's Scandi-leaning Northern Quarter brunch room, opened 2013 on Oldham Street. Order the brioche french toast with berry sauce.
Siop Shop ★ 4.4 · Manchester
northern-quarter · 53 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1LS
Welsh-influenced bakery cafe on Manchester's Tib Street. Pic-niq sausage rolls, bara brith, brunch plates and excellent espresso from 09:00 Wednesday-Sunday.
Ezra & Gil Peter Street ★ 4.4 · Manchester
deansgate · 57 Peter Street, Manchester M2 3NQ
Ezra & Gil's larger Peter Street site in Manchester serves the Spinningfields and Deansgate office crowd. Same Hilton menu, more sit-down covers.
Off the Press ★ 4.4 · Manchester
ancoats · 3 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DL
Independent artisan cafe in one of Ancoats' landmark buildings on George Leigh Street, with an in-house bakery. At 3 George Leigh Street. Booking recommended.
Urban Angel ★ 4.3 · Edinburgh
new-town · 121 Hanover Street, Edinburgh EH2 1DJ
Urban Angel on Hanover Street in Edinburgh New Town, open since 2006, a basement organic-leaning cafe serving ethical breakfasts and brunch plates from 09:00.
Tip: Book ahead for weekend brunch; the basement fills by 10:00 on Saturdays. Ask for the window table at street level for light.
Margot ★ 4.3 · Edinburgh
tollcross-west-end · 7-8 Barclay Terrace, Edinburgh EH10 4HP
Margot wine cafe on Barclay Terrace in Bruntsfield Edinburgh, from the team behind LeftField, a neighbourhood brunch room with natural wines and seasonal.
Tip: The natural wine list is available during brunch service. A glass of Muscadet with scrambled eggs is the move.
Partick Duck Club ★ 4.3 · Glasgow
west-end · 27 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5QF
Partick Duck Club is an all-day bistro on Hyndland Street in Glasgow's West End, serving one of the Southside-of-the-river's best brunches from a snug corner.
Cafe Strange Brew ★ 4.3 · Glasgow
southside · 1082 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G41 3XA
Cafe Strange Brew is a much-loved Shawlands brunch spot in Glasgow's Southside, pairing inventive plates with serious speciality coffee near Queen's Park.
Riding House Cafe ★ 4.3 · London
fitzrovia · 43-51 Great Titchfield Street, London W1W 7PQ
Adam White's Riding House Cafe on Great Titchfield Street in Fitzrovia London, opened 2011, runs an all-day Modern British brunch and small-plates menu.
Tip: Counter seats walk in any time. Tables book a week ahead through Resy. Closed Mondays.
Balthazar ★ 4.3 · London
covent-garden · 4-6 Russell Street, London WC2B 5HZ
Keith McNally's London Balthazar in Covent Garden, opened 2013 as a sibling to the SoHo NY brasserie, runs a New York-leaning French brunch menu.
Tip: Booking essential for Sundays. The 10:30 weekday brunch is the easy slot. The pastry counter at the front takes walk-ups.
Evelyn's Cafe Bar ★ 4.3 · Manchester
northern-quarter · Smithfield Building, 44 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1NB
Tib Street all-day kitchen in Manchester's Northern Quarter. Brunch through dinner, global menu with vegetable-led plates, weekend tasting flight on the bar.
The Allotment ★ 4.3 · Manchester
deansgate · 6 Lloyd Street, Manchester M2 5AB
Manchester vegan and vegetarian restaurant on Lloyd Street. Bottomless brunch available all day, local sustainable produce on every plate here daily.
Roseleaf Bar Cafe ★ 4.2 · Edinburgh
leith · 23-24 Sandport Place, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6EW
Roseleaf Bar Cafe on Sandport Place in Leith, a converted pub with tea-in-teapots charm and a brunch menu that runs until 17:00 with Bloody Marys in teapots.
Tip: Brunch runs until 17:00 every day. Order a pot of tea to avoid the queue for flat whites.
Loudons ★ 4.2 · Edinburgh
tollcross-west-end · 94B Fountainbridge, Edinburgh EH3 9QA
Loudons on Fountainbridge in Edinburgh, a brunch room baking most of its menu on-site with Scottish-sourced ingredients, open until 16:00 daily.
Tip: The Hoots Mon version of eggs benedict is the reason to come. No dinner service; kitchen finishes before 15:00.