These 15 on the map
The 15 cafés on this page, pinned where they actually are. Tap a marker to see which one it is — all 45 are on the map in the Whosly app.
15 of the 45
Soho 3
Bar Italia
SohoItalian espresso bar£Soho's Italian café since 1949, open from early morning into the small hours, for espresso at the counter or on the stools facing Frith Street.
Maison Bertaux
SohoPatisserie since 1871££Soho's patisserie since 1871, a tiny shop on Greek Street full of cream cakes, fruit tarts and éclairs.
Algerian Coffee Stores
SohoHistoric coffee merchant£A Soho coffee and tea merchant founded in 1887 and still trading from its original shopfront, stacked with beans and loose-leaf tea, plus a counter selling cheap espresso to go.
Balham 1
Milk
Balham££The Balham café that's been one of London's best brunch spots since 2012, with silky coffee and inventive dishes.
Bermondsey 1
St. John Bakery
Bermondsey£St. John's bakery arch on Druid Street, open Friday to Sunday, where custard doughnuts, Eccles cakes and sourdough loaves come straight from the ovens. Pair it with Maltby Street Market.
Bloomsbury 1
Fortitude Bakehouse
Bloomsbury£A tiny takeaway bakery in a cobbled alley by Russell Square, famous for beignets, morning buns and merguez sausage rolls. Queue early.
Borough 1
Monmouth Coffee Company
Borough£The Borough Market shop of Monmouth, roasting in London since 1978. Join the queue for a filter coffee, then carry it round the market.
Broadway Market 1
Climpson & Sons
Broadway Market£One of east London's pioneering roasters, whose original café on Broadway Market is still the best place to drink their coffee, especially on Saturday market days.
Dalston 1
The Dusty Knuckle
Dalston£A social-enterprise bakery in a Dalston car park, with superb bread, morning buns, sandwiches and pizza at weekends.
Farringdon 1
Prufrock Coffee
Farringdon£A coffee bar on Leather Lane founded by world barista champion Gwilym Davies, with guest roasters and espresso flights for the serious.
Fitzrovia 1
Kaffeine
Fitzrovia£An Australian- and Kiwi-inspired espresso bar in Fitzrovia that has set the standard for London coffee since 2009, with a lunch menu that changes weekly.
Herne Hill 1
Bunhead Bakery
Herne Hill££A Herne Hill bakery with Palestinian roots, baking za'atar buns, cinnamon rolls and knafeh pastries; arrive early.
Islington 1
Pophams
Islington£The original Pophams, opened in 2017 on a quiet Islington corner, home of the Marmite pastry and leisurely lunches.
London Fields 1
E5 Bakehouse
London Fields£A bakery under the railway by London Fields that began in 2010 around a hand-built clay oven, now baking organic sourdough and pastries, with seats for coffee and lunch.
Notting Hill 1
Layla Bakery
Notting Hill££Portobello Road's corner bakery, where the jam-and-cream bow ties and croissants sell out fast; aim for early on a weekend.
The other 30
The 45 are spread across 36 neighbourhoods. Dalston (3), Fitzrovia (3), Soho (3), Covent Garden (2), Islington (2) and Notting Hill (2) have the most; Balham, Battersea, Belgravia, Bermondsey, Bloomsbury, Borough, Bow, Broadway Market, Camberwell, Chinatown, City of London, Crouch End, De Beauvoir, Dulwich, Farringdon, Hackney, Herne Hill, Highgate, Holborn, Leyton, London Fields, Muswell Hill, Newington Green, Queen's Park, Stoke Newington, Temple, Tooting, Tulse Hill, Victoria and Victoria Park have one each.
+30 more in the app
Warm flatbreads from a Ridley Road market hatch, a Tokyo coffee bar's baked custard cubes, a Swedish bakery that bakes downstairs every morning, a lakeside café famous for its Sri Lankan breakfasts, a Guinness cake up the hill in N19, and more.
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This page is 15 of them. The London Cafés & Bakeries pack in Whosly has all 45 — add it and every one drops onto your map, ready to save, rate and turn into a plan your friends RSVP to from a text, no app needed to answer. The pack is included with Planner Pro.
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