The Best Brunch in London

The Wolseley’s brunch menu has fried haggis with whisky sauce.

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? Yes
Timings: Weekdays 7-11.30am, weekends 8-11.30am
Address: 160 Piccadilly, W1J 9EB | Visit their website
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Fallow | St James

Fallow doesn’t do brunch on a Sunday – something that the traditionalists might turn their noses up at – but what they lack in conventionalism, they more than make up for with unconventional but brilliant takes on eggs royale sandwiched between flaky pastry buns (fillings span from sausage, bacon and egg to smoked salmon belly and spinach to salted caramel and whey). Oh, and the hash browns cannot be topped (unless it’s by truffle shavings).

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? Yes
Timings: Weekdays 7.30-10.30am, Saturday 10am-4pm
Address: 51 Haymarket, SW1Y 4RP | Visit their website

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North London Brunch

The Good Egg | Stoke Newington, Camden

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Wisely, The Good Egg’s brunch menu contains sections titled ‘Breads’ and ‘Dipping.’ And if you need anything beyond that, you’ll find it in the form of smoked haddock hash with crispy capers, amba mayo & fried egg; Challah French toast; or a pitch-perfect pastrami lox bagel.

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? Yes
Timings: Daily, 9am-3.30pm
Address: 93 Stoke Newington Church St, London, N16 0AS | Visit their website
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Common Ground | Finsbury Park

This little neighbourhood café, with its beautiful, spacious back garden, really will give you common ground. Because if there’s one thing everyone can agree on, it’s that this is one of the best spots for an all-veggie brunch in London. And their dishes all go rather nicely with a Garibaldi cocktail and a slice of freshly baked chocolate babka…

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? No
Timings: Weekdays 8.30am-4pm, Saturday 9.30am-4.30pm, Sunday 9.30am-4pm
Address: 49 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EF | Visit their website
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Sunday | Barnsbury, Belsize Park

Barnsbury might seem like a long way to go for brunch. But trust us, when you’re knee-deep in chilli beef with soft corn grits and fried eggs, that suddenly won’t seem to matter.

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? No
Timings: Tues-Fri 8.30am-5pm, weekends 9am-5pm
Address: 169 Hemingford Road, N1 1DA | Rowland Hill St, NW3 2AD | Visit their website
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Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? No
Timings: Mon-Sat 8am-12pm (9am Sat), Sun 9am-1pm
Address: 287 Upper Street London N1 2TZ | Visit their website
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Caravan | King’s Cross & Across London

A London brunch classic, Caravan roasts coffee in-house, and dishes out numbers like vanilla pancakes with date molasses; chorizo and potato hash; and fried jalapeño cornbread with avocado and a fried egg. And the King’s Cross branch has a sizeable outdoor terrace overlooking the fountains of Granary Square.

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? Weekdays only
Timings (King’s Cross): Weekday breakfast 8-11.15am, weekend brunch 9am-3.45pm
Address: 1 Granary Square, N1C 4AA | Visit their website

Akub | Notting Hill

Do yourself a favour, and book into brunch at Notting Hill’s Akub before you even read the rest of this list. Fadi Khattan’s intimate Palestinian restaurant nails it: eggs every which way but boring, served on flatbread and dusted with sumac, or poached into a rich tomato & green chilli stew. Then there’s the Arabic coffee French toast with cocoa & pistachio, and the unmissable aubergine fatteh where the star ingredient is drizzled with garlic yoghurt. And then, of course, there’s the freshly baked bread and house-made hummus (and why this isn’t an option at every brunch, we’ve never understood).

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? Yes
Timings: Weekends from 11am
Address: 27 Uxbridge Street, Notting Hill, W8 7TQ | Visit their website
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Granger and Co. | Chelsea, Notting Hill, Marylebone, Kings Cross & Clerkenwell

Bill Granger made his name as a chef thanks to his scrambled eggs. Head to the sleekly designed Granger and Co. for brunch, and you’ll find out why.

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? No
Timings (Chelsea): Daily from 7am (8am Sunday) – 12pm
Address: 237 Pavilion Road, SW1X 0BP | Visit their website
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Los Mochis | Notting Hill

Eggs royale will never be the same once you’ve tried the huevos al pastor at Los Mochis: chipotle hollandaise-draped poached eggs, served on hash browns with flavoursome pork al pastor. Add in one or two bloody mezcalitas and micheladas and you’ll be all set to tackle Portobello Market afterwards.

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? Yes
Timings: Weekends from 11.30am
Address: 2-4 Farmer St, W8 7SN | Visit their website
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Beam | Notting Hill, Crouch End, Highbury, Muswell Hill

Run by a mother and son team, Beam is home to London’s most generous brunch dish: the colossal Mediterranean breakfast with grilled halloumi; egg; feta filo pastry parcels; avo; sausage; more feta; olives; feta; and harissa yoghurt cascading off the plate.

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? No
Timings: Daily from 8am, be prepared to queue at weekends
Visit their website
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Dishoom | Kensington, Shoreditch, Carnaby, Covent Garden, King’s Cross, Canary Wharf, Battersea

A selection of traditional Parsi appetisers and modern South Bombay street-grills in tantalising sharing plates. And that bacon naan. Wow.

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? Yes
Timings: 8-11.45am weekdays, 9-11.45am weekends
Address: 4 Derry Street, W8 5SE | Visit their website

South London Brunch

This Kiwi-run spot has made its home in an old laundry, but the best seats in the house are actually… outside the house. Every summer the terrace packs out with people tucking into toasted banana bread with honeycomb butter; sausage & bacon brioche baps and courgette & cheddar cornbread with runny poached eggs. Wash it down with a tequila & wasabi-spiked Bloody Maria, or a freshly-squeezed juice… if you’re after something cleansing.

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? Yes
Timings: Weekdays 8.30am-3pm, Saturday 10am-3pm, Sunday 10am-5pm
Address: 374 Coldharbour Lane, London SW9 8PL | Visit their website
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Milk | Balham

Trust us, the queue outside only serves to sharpen your appetite for what is truly the best brunch of all time. Expect the likes of buckwheat pancakes with chinotto caramel and coffee parfait; parmesan-dusted breakfast burgers; and baked eggs with veal merguez sausage and home-made labneh.

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? No
Timings: Weekdays 8am-3.30pm, Saturday 8am-4pm, Sunday 9am-4pm
Address: 18-20 Bedford Hill, SW12 9RG | Visit their website
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Brickwood | Clapham, Battersea, Balham, Streatham, Tooting, Elephant & Castle

Brunch at this South London-exclusive empire of Aussie cafes isn’t one to take lightly; instead go heavy on the likes of a breakfast burrito (stuffed with scrambled egg, sausage, melted cheese, mushrooms and potatoes), four-cheese sourdough toasties (stuffed with aged cheddar, red Leicester, mozzarella, cream cheese and a healthy dose of Franks hot sauce) and a stack of blueberry buttermilk pancakes, that yes, you should most definitely order extra bacon with…

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? No
Timings: Daily 7.30am-4pm (8am weekends)
Address: 16 Clapham Common South Side, London SW4 7AB | Visit their website
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Juliet’s Quality Foods | Tooting

Mad, bad and dangerous to know: Juliet’s will fill your belly with breakfast bagels; whipped ricotta & kumquat doughnut bread; and sourdough waffles with lime curd & meringue – then empty your wallet with a tempting array of luxury provisions.

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? No
Timings: Daily 9am-3pm (4pm weekends)
Address: 110 Mitcham Road, SW17 9NG | Visit their website
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Kudu | Peckham

Treat your friends to honey roasted ham crumpet with black pudding; French toast babka with kumquats and miso caramel; and Boerewors sausage rolls with egg and crispy shallots at South African joint Kudu… and you’re guaranteed to get kudos.

Details: Bottomless booze? No but you can get a jug of BM | Set menu? No | Bookable? Yes
Timings: Weekends, 11am-2.30pm
Address: 119 Queens Road, ​SE15 2EZ | Visit their website

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Vegan Brunch

Mildreds Dalston | Dalston, Soho, Camden, Covent Garden & King’s Cross

Once you’ve made your way though a hearty plate of pancakes with blueberry compote; a harissa & scrambled tofu bap and smashed avo on sourdough, you probably won’t even notice that your entire meal was vegan.

Details: Bottomless booze? No |  Set menu? No | Bookable? Yes
Timings (Dalston): Weekends 9am-3pm
Address: 1 Dalston Square, E8 3GU | Visit their website
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No 197 Chiswick Fire Station | Chiswick

They have Caravan coffee (another great brunch place!), ricotta pancakes, a vegan cooked breakfast, and a really easy-to-remember address.

Details: Bottomless booze? Yes | Set menu? No | Bookable? Yes
Timings: Daily 9am-4pm (5pm Sunday)
Address: 197-199 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 2DR | Visit their website
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Brunswick East | Dalston & Hackney Downs

This East London stalwart does veggie and vegan options for most of its big hitters on the menu, including Japanese okonomiyaki (stuffed savoury pancake) and a regularly-changing special on toast. Plus a few vegan-only options to tempt the carnivores away from their green eggs and ham, like freshly-baked vegan banana bread.

Details: Bottomless booze? No | Set menu? No | Bookable? No
Timings: Weekdays (reduced brunch menu) 8.30am-5pm, weekends 9am-5pm
Address: Unit 3D Stamford Works, Gillett Street, N16 8JH | 47-317 Amhurst Terrace, Hackney Downs, E8 2BT | Visit their website

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Activity Brunches

Bounce | Farringdon, Shoreditch & Battersea

Providing the ultimate balanced breakfast, Bounce have created the perfect formula for a zero net-calorie intake, in the form of bottomless prosecco, bottomless pizza, and bottomless ping pong.

Details: Cost? £35pp all-in | Time limit? 1.5 hours | Bottomless booze? Yes | All you can eat? Yes | Bookable? Yes
Timings: Friday – Sunday, 12-7pm
Address: 121 Farringdon, London, EC1N 2TD | 241 Old Street, London, EC1V 9EY | Hall B, Battersea Power Station, SW11 8DD | Visit their website
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Flight Club | Bloomsbury, Islington, Shoreditch & Victoria

Flight Club wants to shower you with prosecco, eight types of brunch pizza, and darts. Not literally, we should add.

Details: Cost? £40 all-in | Time limit? 2 hours | Bottomless booze? 1 bottle per person | All you can eat? Yes | Bookable? Yes
Timings: Thursday – Sunday | Visit their website
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London Shuffle Club | Shoreditch

Shuffleboard was such a popular Tudor pastime that people stopped going to work, and they had to ban it. Luckily you’ve got weekends off, and can devote them to bottomless brunch here, which includes constant top-ups of prosecco or beer, a steady stream of freshly baked pizza, and a solid hour’s shuffleboarding.

Details: Cost? £30/35 all-in | Time limit? 2 hours | Bottomless booze? Yes | All you can eat? Yes | Bookable? Yes
Timings: Fridays 12-4pm, Saturdays 12-2pm and 2.30-4.30pm, Sundays 12-2pm
Address: 4 Ebor Street, E1 6AW | Visit their website
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Electric Shuffle | Canary Wharf & London Bridge

Want to bring that shuffleboarding into the 21st century? The fine minds behind Flight Club have applied their trademark flair to the game by infusing it with a load of tech – and prosecco.

Details: Cost? £35/40 all-in | Time limit? 2 hours | Bottomless booze? 1 bottle per person | All you can eat? Yes | Bookable? Yes
Timings: Thursday – Sunday
Address: 10 Cabot Square, N Colonnade, London E14 4EY | 10 Bermondsey St, London SE1 2ER | Visit their website

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