Restaurants

Breads Etcetera is an artisanal bakery based in Stockwell that makes award-winning, organic sourdough breads – six-seed (the bestseller), walnut, dark rye and others – all with outstanding taste and texture. This Clapham shop and café opened in 2006, but it has taken a whole year for an awning to be fitted, which makes its presence more obvious. Inside you’ll find an unremarkable-looking space with Dualit toasters on every table – you can make your own toast after choosing from the extensive bread bar, where there’s also a selection of spreads from tahini to Tiptree jams. The cooked breakfasts are fabulous. Top-quality ingredients include Moen’s excellent cumberland sausages and bacon from free-range Plantation Pigs. Alternatively, there are sandwiches such as Forman’s smoked salmon with cucumber, cream cheese, capers, dill and lemon, Breads Etcetera’s own muffins, and fresh fruit salads. Lunch dishes include greek salad and beef brisket (both £5), but breakfast and brunch is the main event here.

Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2008