8 brunch in London, editor-picked for sunday brunch. The sunday brunch destinations editors return to. All brunch in London.
The Wolseley ★ 4.6
mayfair · 160 Piccadilly, London W1J 9EB
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:00-12:00, Sat-Sun 08:00-11:30 (brunch)
Chris Corbin and Jeremy King's grand European brasserie on Piccadilly in London, opened 2003, runs the city's most-traditional power-breakfast crowd from 07:00 to 12:00 weekdays.
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
shoreditch · 7 Boundary Street, London E2 7JE
Hours: Daily 08:00-11:45 (breakfast menu)
Dishoom's Boundary Street Shoreditch dining room in London, opened 2012, serves the brand-defining bacon naan roll, sausage naan and Bombay omelette at the morning breakfast menu.
Tip: Walk-in until 11:45 Mon-Fri. Weekend breakfast queues run 30 minutes; weekday at 09:00 walks in. Chai is unlimited refill.
Granger and Co Notting Hill ★ 4.4
notting-hill-bayswater · 175 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2SB
Hours: Daily 07:00-22:00
Bill Granger's Australian brunch room on Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill London, opened 2011, runs ricotta hotcakes and brown rice porridge from breakfast through dinner.
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.
Caravan King's Cross ★ 4.4
kings-cross · 1 Granary Square, London N1C 4AA
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:30-22:30, Sat-Sun 08:30-22:30
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, the city's pioneer of the format.
Tip: Outdoor terrace seats fill the canalside in summer. Closed half an hour 16:00-16:30 between brunch and dinner sittings.
Riding House Cafe ★ 4.3
fitzrovia · 43-51 Great Titchfield Street, London W1W 7PQ
Hours: Daily 07:30-22:30
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 in a quirky restored Victorian building.
Tip: Counter seats walk in any time. Tables book a week ahead through Resy. Closed Mondays.
The Modern Pantry ★ 4.3
clerkenwell · 47-48 St John's Square, London EC1V 4JJ
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-22:30, Sat-Sun 09:00-22:30
Anna Hansen's Modern Pantry on St John's Square in Clerkenwell London, opened 2008, runs an all-day fusion brunch built on cross-cultural pantry ingredients and Asian seasonings.
Tip: The sugar-cured prawn omelette has been on the menu since 2008. Weekend brunch sells out by 11:00 on its phone bookings.
Balthazar ★ 4.3
covent-garden · 4-6 Russell Street, London WC2B 5HZ
Hours: Mon-Sat 07:30-23:00, Sun 08:00-23:00
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 in a sprawling dining room.
Tip: Booking essential for Sundays. The 10:30 weekday brunch is the easy slot. The pastry counter at the front takes walk-ups.
The Breakfast Club Soho ★ 4.2
soho · 33 D'Arblay Street, London W1F 8EU
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:30-23:00, Sat-Sun 08:00-23:00
Jonathan Arana-Morton and Allan Howe's American-style brunch counter on D'Arblay Street in Soho London, opened 2005, runs pancakes, eggs and a famous Mavericks burrito.
Tip: Walk-in only. Weekday at 09:00 walks in; weekends queue 45-60 minutes. The Spitalfields and Hoxton siblings have shorter queues.