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- Buns From Home open in Covent Garden and the Royal Exchange
It's been a busy old year so far for the folks at Buns From Home. Barely three months after opening their last place, the business which grew out of lockdown has flourished by opening a further two brand new bakeries, in the heart of the West End and the City of London.
The first to throw open its doors was the Buns From Home in Covent Garden where you'll find their signature cinnamon and cardamon
... - Pophams Bakery opens a new site in Victoria Park Village
Updated 5/4/22 with opening date
After expanding to a Hackney restaurant in 2019 that served handmade pasta in the evenings, the exciting news is that a third Pophams site is on the way, this time in Victoria Park Village, announced on Instagram (and initially spotted by Eater).
London’s Pophams Bakery has had a cult-like following ever since the 2017
... - Beaten by a Whisker is Walthamstow's new bakery and cafe
Lucky old Walthamstow is the proud owner of a rather lovely new place to get baked goods from. Beaten by a Whisker is an artisan small-batch bakery which opened its doors just a few weeks back.
The bakery is the culmination of a dream by baker Laura Almond who started out selling cakes from an honesty box in her driveway. From there she began supplying local cafes before opening this place just behind St
... - Chestnut Bakery expands to Covent Garden's Floral Street
14/3/22 - updated with opening date
Six months after taking over the old Dominique Ansel bakery in Belgravia, Chestnut Bakery are at it again. The bakery that's already created a stellar reputation for its breads and pastries is taking over the other Ansel site in Covent Garden.
If you recall,
... - Fuwa Fuwa bring their Japanese soufflé pancakes to Soho
If you're on Food Tok you'll know that Japanese souffle pancakes are A Big Thing. There are countless videos of the fluffy delights being flipped on the grill before being topped with all manner of sweet delights.
There are two big players right now on the scene, Hefaure in Chinatown and Fuwa Fuwa at the Brunswick Centre. And now Fuwa Fuwa has moved into town, having opened their second store in the heart of Soho just a few weeks
... - Buns From Home's second bakery is now open in Holland Park
One of London's hottest new bakeries has just opened a new store, in Holland Park, making West Londoners' plans to diet in January utterly futile.
Buns from Home is the passion project of local baker Barney Goff who started out selling his buns at Portobello Market and delivering them door to door during the lockdown. He then roped in brother Gabriel to the business before the brothers opened their first
... - Toklas brings the Med to the Strand (plus a new bakery too)
Updated 18/11/21 with bakery opening date
A new Mediterranean restaurant (and bakery) is coming to the Strand, landing at the 180 Strand building (which is also where the latest Soho House is).
Toklas' chef, Martyn Lyons, has impressive credentials, having
... - Jolene neighbourhood bakeries to open in Angel, Shoreditch and Hackney
Updated 4/10/21 with opening dates
Jolene Bakery and its offshoot Big Jo have been a huge success story of the past few years - you only have to see the queues snaking down from both during lockdown to know that.
They have three new openings planned for this year, two of which they have now opened. The first was in the summer, opening in Shoreditch on Redchurch Street and
... - The Dusty Knuckle are opening a bakery and pizza restaurant on Green Lanes
They've played an immense game during lockdown with their milk float deliveries and more. Now Dalston bakery The Dusty Knuckle have their sights set on a new place on Green Lanes.
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- Chestnut Bakery in Belgravia opens with a dream team of bakers
Over in Belgravia a new bakery opened its doors for the first time this weekend. But it seems that Chestnut Bakery - which has taken on the old Dominique Ansel site - is trying to do things a little differently. They set out their stall as "celebrating international baking traditions in the golden age of breadmaking."
They've certainly assembled an impressive team to help them do that. Senior Baker, Mauro Gizick from
... - The French Market brings patisserie and wine to Whetstone
Three years after opening their successful French wine shop and deli in Tufnell Park, the team behind Authentique Epicerie & Bar have opened a second French food spot in North London.
The French Market sees owners Alexandre, Amaury & Matthieu, who met having worked at various London wine merchants, this
... - Panadera is a Kentish Town bakery from the people behind Mamasons
Mamasons are best known for their Filipino “dirty" ice cream stores (that's the nickname used to describe ice cream made in a steel drum with ice and salt). But now they're changing gear for their new place, a bakery in Kentish Town, Panadera, which has opened two doors down from their current spot.
Selling an array of Filipino baked goods, you can expect pandesal
... - London's new food and drink delivery-only businesses
London's food and drink delivery scene has never been more innovative or interesting. We pick out some of the city's new delivery-only businesses you should know about.
- Where to find a Japanese bakery in London
If Great British Bake Off's Japanese Week made you actually want to learn more about the country's authentic cakes, breads and pastries then here's where to find the best Japanese bakeries in London.
