E5 Bakehouse
- ★ 4.7
- £
- Hackney
Order Hackney Wild sourdough
Ben Mackinnon's railway-arch bakery beside London Fields station in Hackney London, opened 2010, mills its own organic flour and ships Hackney Wild sourdough.
Bakery counters in London worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
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Pophams Bakery
- ★ 4.8
- £
- Hackney
Order Bacon and maple Danish
Olly Gold's laminated-pastry counter in Hackney London, opened 2016 on Richmond Road, runs the city's most-photographed viennoiserie and a Pophams Pizza.
Little Bread Pedlar
- ★ 4.6
- £
- Borough and Bermondsey
Order Almond croissant
Nichola Gensler and Martin Hardiman's railway-arch bakery in Bermondsey London, opened 2010, runs organic sourdough, viennoiserie and panettone delivered.
Bakery tastings, classes and tours in London
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Guided tour · 85 minutes
London: Hidden Baker Street Tube Station Tour
Join expert tour guides to experience a historical journey through 160 years of London's Baker Street Station. Discover the secret areas of one of the world's oldest u...
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Viator · 3 h
Notting Hill Bakery Tour
Perfect for food lovers - especially anyone who plans their hotel around what bakeries it might be near for that perfect croissant to start the day. London has an inc...
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Musement · 2 hours
Two-hour guided bakery tour in Notting Hill
Escape the hustle and bustle and savour the authentic flavours of Notting Hill on a two-hour bakery tour guided by a local connoisseur. This experience unlocks the nei...
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Bread Ahead Borough
- ★ 4.5
- £
- Borough and Bermondsey
Order Vanilla cream doughnut
Matthew Jones's bakery counter inside Borough Market in London, opened in 2013, runs hand-rolled doughnuts and a bakery school in the railway arches just.
The Dusty Knuckle
- ★ 4.4
- £
- Hackney
Order Salt beef sandwich
Max Tobias's social-enterprise bakery in a Dalston car park in east London, opened 2014, runs sourdough sandwiches, pastry and a youth training program.
Jolene
Order Olive oil cake
Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim and David Gingell's bakery-cafe on Newington Green in north London, opened 2019, runs sourdough, simple pasta lunches.
Toad Bakery
- ★ 4.2
- £
- Peckham
Order Pastel de nata
Erin Wilkins's small-batch bakery on Peckham Road in south London, opened 2021, runs serious natural-leaven sourdough, pastel de nata and a weekend-only.
Fortnum and Mason
- ★ 4.0
- £
- Mayfair
Order Original Scotch egg
The 1707 grocery and bakery on Piccadilly in Mayfair London, founded by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason, claims the original Scotch egg (1738).
Maison Bertaux
- ★ 4.3
- £
- Soho
Order Mille-feuille
Soho's oldest patisserie, opened on Greek Street in 1871, still laminates croissants, mille-feuille and seasonal fruit tarts by hand above the tearoom.
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