Places to pilgrimage to start the day well
Starting the day on the right foot in London is easy, since the options for breakfast are endless . In both the north and the south, in both the wealthy neighborhoods and the most hipster, here even those who are "no breakfast" find their place.
HACKNEY ROAD MORITO
In Ibis Hackney Road is one of the best breakfasts in the northeast of the city. There, the respected Greek chef Marianna Leivaditaki creates breakfast dishes that are faithful to the spirit and values of Morito: Spanish and Middle Eastern flavors , which are mixed with ingredients of Greek origin.
Options include Homemade granola made daily in the restaurant, msemen (Moroccan bread) with jam and butter, bougatsa, a filo pastry dough, fresh cheese, sugar and cinnamon or scrambled eggs with chorizo and paprika among others.
HONEY&CO
This small, award-winning restaurant located in the Fitzrovia area serves breakfast from as 08.30 on weekdays (09.30 on Saturday) . Run by Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich, who trained among others in the Ottolenghi kitchen, the couple launched his first restaurant in 2012.
In Honey & Co. offer Middle Eastern specialties, mainly Israeli. The green shakshuka and morning bun are worth trying, as is their cardamom coffee.
DUCK & WAFFLE
The views from the ** Duck & Waffle **, located in the skyscraper Heron Tower, They manage to attract the attention of even the most gluttonous, who you will necessarily lose sight of your plate to contemplate the city. The view from there is unique, with one of the most recognizable buildings by Norman Foster.
The Duck & Waffle is open 24 hours and it is worth adjusting the visit to see the sunrise from there.
As the name suggests, one of the house specialties are waffles , and the star waffle is duck confit with fried duck egg and maple syrup and mustard.
They also have sweet and vegetarian waffles, like the apple and toffee one. In addition to classics british breakfast , like the full English breakfast.
ST.JOHN BREAD AND WINE
This restaurant is part of Fergus Henderson Hospitality Group, one of the most respected chefs in the country and forerunner of the nose-to-tail movement , which advocates eating the whole animal, without waste. At **St.John** it's vital to order the bacon sandwich.
Considered by many the best sandwich in the British capital, It consists of three ingredients: house bread, exquisite bacon and homemade ketchup, which is served separately in a small bowl.
In addition to the sandwich, in St John it is worth trying its popular donuts filled with chocolate, jam or vanilla cream.
E5 BAKEHOUSE
This bakery is proud to support farmers in the country who grow organic flour and they do not follow the monoculture model.
In E5 Bakehouse They use these native and ecological flours both for their delicious sourdough bread, as well as for their buns, cookies and cakes.
The flour is usually freshly ground since they grind it themselves in their own mill, which you can practically see from the door. They also sell it ground and already packaged to take away.
It is worth trying their croissants and especially their sourdough toast with different toppings such as jam or honey. Also, both the muesli and the granola are homemade.
OTTOLENGHI
This is one of the London's best-known bakery-cafes . With a column in the Sunday paper, several books and TV shows under his belt, ** Yotam Ottolenghi ** has won the hearts of Londoners. Their four cafes in the british capital exude Mediterranean influences and a lot of color.
The breakfast menu includes options cooked to order, which are served until noon and are the best option.
It's worth trying middle eastern breakfast , which has tahini and chickpeas with lemon and parsley, labneh, olives and focaccia. Likewise, the cakes and tarts, especially the lemon, polenta and pistachio one, are delicious.
MAISON BERTAUX
presumed to have been the first patisserie in the British capital -it is supposed to be open since 1871 - and on its counter there is never a shortage of croissants, éclairs or French pains au chocolat that they make in the workshop located above the pastry shop.
With marble tables and lots of art everywhere, at Maison Bertaux you can pop in for a quick coffee and croissant and end up having a two-hour conversation with a stranger. Here it seems that anything is possible especially in the mornings, when Soho transforms.
FARM GIRL COFFEE
Located in Notting Hill, this lovely cafe is a must for Instagramers and it seems that the decoration is designed precisely so that the photos always look good.
The **Farm Girl Café** menu is packed with healthy, colorful options with very careful presentations.
From a simple fruit bowl with yogurt, to the ubiquitous avocado toast or açai bowl, everything is healthy and delicious.
Of course, They have vegan options as well as gluten free. In addition, it offers the possibility of adding to the dishes some foods known as superfoods , for example, chia seeds or bee pollen.
Among hot drinks triumphs the 'Rose Latte' , a café con leche in which the milk is flavored with rose water and served decorated with petals. The round pale pink tables on the terrace are the most sought after for taking a photo.
E.PELLICCI
Open since 1900, this Italian cafe located in Bethnal Green It's an Eastside classic and a go-to place for both food and atmosphere.
If I castizo it would have a place in this city so changeable, **E. Pellicci** would be a good example.
From a full english breakfast (sausage, bacon, eggs, tomatoes and mushrooms with toasted bread) to a tea for less than a pound or sandwiches of all kinds , at E. Pellicci they serve hearty breakfasts in an atmosphere with a certain air of nostalgia.
26 GRAINSALEX
Hely-Hutchinson is the founder of ** 26 Grains **, a cafe where porridge is the star.
The name of the coffee shop, 26 Grains, refers to the 26 different cereals with which the founder cooks the breakfast bowls they serve.
At 26 grains, the humble porridge What many Britons eat for breakfast mixed with water or milk becomes a more elaborate breakfast with recipes such as porridge with cinnamon, banana and quinoa, or barley porridge with pear compote. Also there is room for kale with fried eggs.
*This article was originally published on 09.0.2018 and updated with video on 01.26.2018.