Restaurants

A farmhouse-style table of fresh breads and huge Kilner jars of jam greets customers to this friendly organic-leaning café and grill. Light rye toast comes as standard with dishes such as smoked salmon (superb) with scrambled eggs and avocado. Orange juice is proper freshly-squeezed, well-made coffee comes from Illy and there is a great list of spicy infusions. The spacious gastropub-style tables help soften the industrial decor, as does a generous shelf of books and magazines, while huge windows and plenty of parasolled outdoor tables allow gazing over Paddington Basin and its surrounding building works.

Time Out London Issue 2042: October 8-14 2009