The Best Bakeries in London

London's bakery scene has been transformed over the past decade. A generation of talented bakers — many trained in San Francisco, Copenhagen, or Paris — have turned the city into one of the most exciting places in the world to eat bread and pastry.

E5 Bakehouse, Hackney

Ben Mackinnon's bakery in a railway arch is the spiritual home of London sourdough. Organic stone-milled flour, naturally leavened breads, and an excellent pizza operation make it a Hackney institution.

Jolene, Newington Green

A bakery-restaurant from the team behind Westerns Laundry. The bread is phenomenal — long-fermented, heritage-grain loaves baked in a wood-fired oven — and you can eat it with lunch or buy loaves to take home.

Cedric Grolet at The Berkeley

The world's most famous pâtissier operates from Knightsbridge, producing his signature trompe l'oeil fruit pastries and exceptional tarts.

Dusty Knuckle, Dalston

A social enterprise bakery producing excellent sourdough while providing employment and training for people facing barriers to work. The focaccia and the cinnamon buns are as good as anything in the city.