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From classic French patisseries and Japanese joints serving treats laced with matcha to a kitchen creating bakes full of West African flavours, London is a goldmine for great bakeries. Now, 10 of them have been declared some of the greatest in the entire UK.
The Good Food Guide (GFG) just unveiled its pick of Britain’s 50 Best Bakeries for 2026. Every bakery on the list, GFG says, serves ‘sheer unadulterated deliciousness’. Of the 10 London bakeries that made the cut, seven were new entries and four are in Time Out’s own best bakery guide.
Time Out favourite Chatsworth Bakehouse in Croydon was one of those new entries. Ever since it launched in 2021, the tiny bakery has had people flocking from all over London to try its offerings. It bakes a load of delicious pastries and buns (such as chocolate orange bread pudding or passionfruit curd buns), its mighty sarnies are what it’s best known for. Standouts include the vegan kimchi ‘faceplant’, the bhaji butty and the mortadella stuffed pickle pie. They’re so popular that they’re only available via pre-order and constantly sell out within minutes.
Another one of our faves that made the Good Food Guide’s list for the first time was Arôme in Covent Garden. The French-Asian bakery, which first opened in 2020, combines Parisian patisserie flair with global flavours – think creations such as shokupan, sausage and cheese croissants with Japanese bbq sauce or miso bacon escargot with spring onions and coriander. Besides its Covent Garden branch, it also has a base in Marylebone and recently announced that it will be opening a third location on Shaftesbury Avenue this spring.
Charming Walthamstow microbakery Lucky Yu, which has been open for just two years, earned a place on the list too. It sells Cantonese/British delights such as double date cakes, sesame soy congee sourdough and grapefruit cheesecake buns. There’s also newcomer August Bakery in Battersea, which has signature bakes like miso sesame sourdough, the kouign amann (a Breton butter cake) and the Serrano ham, Oglesheild cheese and fennel seed swirl.
Returning to GFG’s list were cult Camberwell spot Toad Bakery, the legendary E5 Bakehouse and croissant connoisseurs Eric’s.
London bakeries in the Good Food Guide’s 50 Best Bakeries 2026
- Arôme Bakery, Covent Garden
- August Bakery, Battersea
- Chatsworth Bakehouse, Crystal Palace
- Don’t Tell Dad, Queen’s Park
- E5 Bakehouse, Hackney
- Eric’s, East Dulwich
- Fred Bakery, Oxford Circus
- Lucky Yu, Walthamstow
- Suba Bakery, Walthamstow
- Toad Bakery, Camberwelll
The best bakeries in London, according to Time Out.
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