Hyped London bakery Layla is opening a second site

Londoners love a good pastry. Just head to one of the city’s most hyped bakeries, like Toad, Jolene or Fortitude, on a Sunday morning to see Damson Madder-clad city dwellers lining up in their droves to get their hands on the latest drop of a limited edition danish. 

It’s good news then for all the city’s croissant lovers, because another popular bakery, Layla, has just announced it is opening a second site in London. 

Layla Bakery, a popular spot in Notting Hill that often see sees queues winding down Portobello Road, will open its second outpost further west in Acton this September. The new site will be geared towards takeaways, with a few stools inside and a couple of benches outside.

The Acton branch will be serving up similar bakes to the Ladbroke Grove location, including sourdough breads, sandwiches, pastries and tarts. They will serve the bakery’s most popular offerings, as well as exclusives for local customers. Recent Layla eats include raspberry and lemon verbena ‘bowties’, peach and mascarpone olive oil cake and yuzu Swiss meringue custard tarts. 

Layla’s founder Tessa Faulker said Acton was chosen for its community spirit, and head baker Colton Dinner (lovely bit of nominative determinism here) will take charge as the executive baker at both outposts. 

Layla Bakery Acton will opens Thursday September 4 at 53 Churchfield Road, Acton W3 6AY.

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