As a girl who strongly believes that a little sweet treat is the solution to – quite literally – any problem, I’m really rather invested in Britain’s bakery scene. So each and every year, I’m perched on the edge of my seat in anticipation of the arrival of the Good Food Guide’s list of the best bakeries in the country. And the time is finally here, folks.
The baking buffs munched their way across the country in search of the most delicious baked goods; leaving no cake, croissant, or cookie unturned (someone’s got to do it, I suppose). The experts then compiled a handy list of the best bakeries in the business, ranging from ‘micro bakeries operating out of a single oven to destination spots worthy of a cross-country detour’.
Out of the 50 scrumptious spots on the list; 22 of them are new entries this year – and London certainly did us proud with the number of appearances it made throughout. 10 of the capital’s best-loved bakeries earned themselves a comfy seat at the table. So, if you’re looking for the most mouth-watering baked goods in the city, please allow us to give you a gentle shove in the right direction.
The 10 London bakeries featured on the Good Food Guide’s list:
- 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, Camberwell
Chloë Hamilton, editor at the Good Food Guide, said: “Choosing just 50 winners was an almost impossible task given how diverse and highly skilled the British baking scene has become.
“From wood-fired sourdough in Perthshire to a central London café peddling pains au chocolat that take you straight to the streets of Paris, one thing uniting them all is sheer unadulterated deliciousness.”
You can have a browse of the Good Food Guide’s full list of Britain’s best bakeries here.
