BrunchIndian breakfast and Parsi cafe brunch£££5-15shoreditchDaily 08:00-11:45 (breakfast menu)Walk-in only for breakfast
Dishoom's Boundary Street Shoreditch dining room in London, opened 2012, serves the brand-defining bacon naan roll, sausage naan and Bombay omelette.
Order: Bacon naan roll and a chai
Tip: Walk-in until 11:45 Mon-Fri. Weekend breakfast queues run 30 minutes; weekday at 09:00 walks in. Chai is unlimited refill.
BrunchModern British all-day brunch£££12-22fitzroviaDaily 07:30-22:30Walk-in and bookings via Resy
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.
Order: Sweetcorn fritters with chipotle yoghurt and bacon
Tip: Counter seats walk in any time. Tables book a week ahead through Resy. Closed Mondays.
BrunchMediterranean all-day brunch£££15-28covent-gardenMon-Sat 08:00-22:30, Sun 09:00-16:00Tables book via OpenTable
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.
Order: Soft-boiled eggs with bottarga and rye toast from the in-house bakery
Tip: The bakery shop next door sells the same pastries from 08:00. Sunday weekend brunch runs to 16:00; weekdays serve through dinner.
BrunchAmerican-British all-day breakfast£££8-18sohoMon-Fri 07:30-23:00, Sat-Sun 08:00-23:00Walk-in only
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.
Order: Pancake stack with bacon and maple
Tip: Walk-in only. Weekday at 09:00 walks in; weekends queue 45-60 minutes. The Spitalfields and Hoxton siblings have shorter queues.
BrunchFrench brasserie brunch£££15-30covent-gardenMon-Sat 07:30-23:00, Sun 08:00-23:00Tables book a week ahead
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.
Order: Steak frites and a glass of Sancerre
Tip: Booking essential for Sundays. The 10:30 weekday brunch is the easy slot. The pastry counter at the front takes walk-ups.
BrunchAntipodean all-day brunch£££12-22kings-crossMon-Fri 07:30-22:30, Sat-Sun 08:30-22:30Tables book via Resy
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.
Order: Smashed avocado on rye, plus a flat white from the in-house roastery
Tip: Outdoor terrace seats fill the canalside in summer. Closed half an hour 16:00-16:30 between brunch and dinner sittings.