Bakeries in London
20 bakeries in London, each one on the Guide on merit.
9 Morgan Street
Bakery · Bow
From the Breid team, a bakery and bottle shop stocked with their classic loaves.
Get there early for the pastries, which commute over from Breid each morning and do not hang around. There is no seating - this is a takeaway counter and a bottle shop, not somewhere to sit.
Aries Bakehouse
Bakery · Brixton
A small Brixton Hill bakehouse turning out some of the best croissants in London, flaky enough to draw comparisons with France. Open mornings only, gone by mid-afternoon.
Go early at the weekend; the croissants and bear claws sell out.
August
Bakery · Battersea
Husband-and-wife bakery doing kouign-amann and miso-sesame sourdough; gone by late morning.
Get there well before the Saturday late-morning rush or the good stuff has gone.
Baban's Naan
Bakery
A tiny Kurdish naan shop: fresh garlic and za'atar, absurdly good, culturally sharp.
Get the naan filled with the Kurdish kebab; it is the move and it is barely any money.
Beaten by a Whisker
Bakery · Walthamstow
A Walthamstow bakery with a cult cake following. Get there before the good stuff goes.
Come for the morning bake when the buns are still warm; it opens at 8.30 and shuts at 4.
Bunhead Bakery
Bakery · Middle Eastern · Herne Hill
The Palestinian sourdough-bun bakery people queue for: knafeh, musakhan, za'atar. Warm and neighbourhood about it, none of the hypebeast pastry carry-on.
Go early; a queue forms before the shutters open and the buns sell out.
Chatsworth Bakehouse
Bakery · Crystal Palace
A postage-stamp Crystal Palace bakery worth crossing zones for: viral focaccia sandwiches that sell out online in 60 seconds, a 2026 Baker's Dozen name.
Get there early on a Saturday for the handmade pizzas, which tend to sell out.
EK Bakery
Bakery · Broadway Market
A Broadway Market brownie specialist behind yellow gates, baking thick, fudgy, rainbow-sprinkled brownies and seasonal cakes. The weekend shop does slices and singles; pre-order or post nationwide the rest of the week.
Eric's
Bakery · East Dulwich
Croissants on Friday and Saturday only, gone by early afternoon. Ex-Flor baker Helen Evans.
It is Friday and Saturday only and sells out by early afternoon, so go in the morning and queue.
Fortitude Bakehouse
Bakery
Slow, wild-yeast bakes down a cobbled mews: beignets, morning buns, a chermoula sausage roll.
Get there before noon if you want a beignet. They go.
HOKO Bakery
Bakery · Bethnal Green
A Cantonese bakery from the team behind Hoko Hong Kong Cafe, baking everything on site in full view. The menu took a year to develop and includes Hong Kong egg tarts, Ovaltine cream buns, soft milk bread, and char siu buns. For anyone after proper Hong Kong bakery goods in Bethnal Green.
Kuro Bagels
Bakery · Hillgate
Charcoal-black bagels and matcha from a tiny Notting Hill counter worth the weekend queue.
It is mostly a to-go counter and shuts by late afternoon, so come for breakfast or lunch.
Kuro Bakery
Bakery · Notting Hill
Sleek, Japanese-leaning bakery: immaculate sourdough and precise viennoiserie.
Go for the Sakuro early in the day before the viral croissant sells out.
Little Bread Pedlar
Bakery · Bermondsey
A Spa Terminus bakery doing excellent bread, pastries and proper sandwiches.
The Spa Terminus arch only opens to the public on Saturday mornings, so time your visit for then.
Panadera
Bakery · Soho
A creative Filipino bakery: ube pan suisse, pandesal, a longanisa sausage roll.
Go early; the viral sandos sell out and the queue is real.
Pophams
Bakery · Islington
Long shared tables, so a solo afternoon costs nobody a two-top.
Go early in the day, as the best pastries sell out and there is no reservation system.
Suba
Bakery · Clapton
African and Asian-inflected bakes: a mango-glazed croissant milled to order. Good Food Guide listed.
Go early; the mango croissants and danishes are the draw and they sell through fast.
The Dusty Knuckle
Bakery · Dalston
A cult yard-bakery: hydrated potato sourdough and a feta, honey and fennel pastry swirl.
Get there before the day's sandwich fillings sell through; the yard out front fills up fast in good weather.
TOAD Bakery
Bakery · Camberwell
A crowdfunded Camberwell bakery doing long-fermented sourdough from UK-grown grain, plus pastries that wander off-piste: roast pork and red cabbage croissants, a spiced brisket bear claw. It won Best Bakery at the 2025 National Bakery Awards and the morning queue knows it.
Go early on a Saturday or accept the queue; the week's special pastry sells out first.
Wild Goose Bakery
Bakery · Leytonstone
An outer-borough community bakery where the South African koeksister doughnut is the draw.
It is a social enterprise, so your bun does a bit of good; worth the trip up the High Road.
Questions
Where in London are these bakeries?
The most are in Battersea (1) and Bermondsey (1), and the rest are across 16 more areas.
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