Best Bakeries in London
In recent years, the clean eating and low-carb movements have given bread a bit of a bad rep. But research has shown that for most people, wholegrain, unprocessed bread can happily be included as part of a healthy diet. it's a good source of fuel and fibre and has been a staple in the human diet for millennia. It's also utterly delicious.
Now the London bakery scene has been transformed. Following the fashion for artisan sourdough started by Tartine Bakery in San Francisco, fabulous independent bakers have been sprouting up allover the capital. Once you've tasted real bread, you'll never go back to mass-produced supermarket bloomers.
Best for: a weekend food market treat
Little Bread Pedlar in Bermondsey got its name from its quirky delivery method: their goods are biked across town on restored Pashley deli-bicycles. Another bakery inspired by San Francisco's Tartine Bakery, they make their glorious artisan English bread and pastries fresh every morning and deliver them to cafés across the capital. From soda bread to prune and bacon buns, all their bread is top notch. They even sell handmade English muffins.
Sadly they only sell direct to the public on Saturday mornings, from a lovely stall on the Spa Terminus Market (just around the corner from Maltby Street Market). But if you want to pick up their bread during the week, the beautiful Giddy Grocer on Bermondsey Street always has a few of their goodies in stock.
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