Best brunch in London
Where to brunch in London — neighbourhood cafés, all-day breakfast counters and weekend institutions.
Top spots in London
Borough Market
Food & DrinkSouthwark
Centuries-old food market — salt-beef bagels, oysters and raclette.
Top brunch spots in London
12 locals' picks — neighbourhoods, price tiers and what to order.
Dishoom
$$Covent Garden
Bombay-cafe brunch icon, line by 10am.
Order: Bacon naan roll
The Wolseley
$$$$Mayfair
Grand European cafe, see-and-be-seen brunch.
Order: Eggs Benedict
Granger & Co.
$$$Notting Hill
Bill Granger's airy all-day brunch.
Order: Ricotta hotcakes
Caravan
$$King's Cross
Kiwi roastery, busy industrial room.
Order: Cornbread with chipotle butter
Duck & Waffle
$$$Liverpool Street
40th-floor brunch with skyline views.
Order: Duck & waffle
The Breakfast Club
$$Soho
Day-Glo 80s diner, brunch chain done right.
Order: All-American pancakes
Riding House Café
$$$Fitzrovia
Plush all-day brasserie.
Order: Lobster eggs benedict
Eggslut
$$Borough Yards
Cult LA import, breakfast sandwiches only.
Order: Fairfax egg sandwich
Lyle's
$$$Shoreditch
Refined seasonal brunch in cube-white room.
Order: Seasonal British brunch
Pophams
$$Islington
Laminated pastries, queue for the loaf.
Order: Bacon & maple pastry
Lantana
$$Fitzrovia
Aussie-style cafe brunch since 2008.
Order: Smashed avo on sourdough
Ottolenghi
$$$Notting Hill
Yotam Ottolenghi's flagship deli brunch.
Order: Shakshuka
Where to eat
St. John
$$$British · Smithfield
Fergus Henderson's nose-to-tail classic — bone marrow and madeira.
Dishoom Covent Garden
$$Bombay café · Covent Garden
All-day bacon naan and house chai in a Bombay Irani-café setting.
Padella
$$Italian · Borough Market
Hand-rolled pici cacio e pepe; expect a 45-min queue.
Lyle's
$$$Modern British · Shoreditch
Daily-changing produce-led tasting menu in a stripped-back room.
Frequently asked
- Local favourites include Borough Market and the all-day kitchen at St. John. We prioritise spots that take walk-ins or open early on weekends.