Brighton’s Bill’s (not to be confused with Australia’s Bill Granger) has finally made it into the capital, serving a similar menu of classic breakfast items in a fun, laid-back space. En savoir plus .
Soho’s smarter denizens can be found breakfasting at this polished and very English restaurant, which – as part of a boutique hotel – opens early. En savoir plus .
Dishoom’s a convivial brasserie that loosely styles itself after the ‘Irani’ cafés of Mumbai. What you won’t find in India is such an abundance of bacon and sausage: there’s even a sausage naan roll. En savoir plus .
Kopapa is a smart, Kiwi-style café. The team behind it is the same which runs Providores, the best-known of them being top Kiwi chef Peter Gordon, who came to fame as chef at the Sugar Club. En savoir plus .
Lantana – a previous winner of our Best New Café award – continues to dish up inventive and exciting brekkie dishes the Aussie way. En savoir plus .
Anna Hansen’s Clerkenwell restaurant is a popular destination for those who like a breakfast with wow factor. Nearly all the essentially classic dishes are jazzed-up with unusual ingredients. En savoir plus .
In central Soho did Ottolenghi a stately pleasure dome decree. This place is perfect when you don’t want a fry-up and need some elbow room at breakfast time. En savoir plus .
This brasserie has a busy breakfast trade. Breakfast diners are directed left towards the comfier of the two main dining areas, which has deep leather banquettes and is slightly more private. En savoir plus .
Yotam Ottolenghi’s flagship café-brasserie in Islington remains as popular as ever. You can’t book a table for breakfast, so people queue. En savoir plus .
Boulangerie Bon Matin is a Stroud Green favourite. The place is buzzing on most mornings. Locals come here for the good coffee, cakes and pastries, but also for the breakfast menu. En savoir plus .
You’ll be hard pushed to find a decent brunch place in the stretch between Camden Market and Primrose Hill. But there’s one worthwhile spot, opened in 2010, in the unlikely location of the Roundhouse. En savoir plus .
There are many interpretations of a good breakfast, but No 67 – the café inside the South London Gallery, between Peckham and Camberwell – has got the full spectrum covered. En savoir plus .
This sleek café, attached to an architectural practice, is open to the public and serves excellent breakfasts and brunches. En savoir plus .
At Village East you can satisfy most brunch cravings. From sweetcorn fritters to a bacon sandwich with tomato and avocado, this is a place that takes weekend brunch seriously. En savoir plus .
The Antipodean breakfast culture continues its influence across town by way of this chilled-out venue at the base of Exmouth Market. En savoir plus .
This is ‘The Breakfast Club Part Four’ – the all-day diner chain has expanded east with a Spitalfields branch, two years after the third opened up the road in Hoxton. En savoir plus .
Railroad is not your typical Hackney caff. It’s quirky, homely and very lo-fi, but the breakfast is a lot more ambitious than you might expect. En savoir plus .
The winner of the Time Out award for Best Café 2010 is still one of our favourites. It takes a bit of work to seek out, secreted among the houses of Hackney Wick, but it’s well worth the effort. En savoir plus .
If you can ignore the ting-tinging peloton of commuters that has adopted the Regent’s Canal towpath as an unofficial cycle route, there are few more pleasant spots to sit and savour breakfast. En savoir plus .
With brews supplied by Monmouth and meats from Macken Brothers butcher, Lola & Simón is a place that’s passionate about sourcing ingredients carefully and is busy even on weekday mornings. En savoir plus .
Breakfasts on weekdays and weekend brunches at Tom Aikens’s original Chelsea brasserie remain deservedly popular. En savoir plus .
At the Brook Green edge of Shepherd’s Bush Road, Brook’s has been keeping locals happy since 2007. A deli and eatery, it serves mainly organic and free-range produce. En savoir plus .
Since opening in 2010, this one-room café at the Golborne Road end of Portobello has attracted a loyal collection of regulars, lured back time and time again by the homely baking and quirky character. En savoir plus .
Old World England meets New World Americana at this new all-day diner in a gabled Victorian pub building. Tables, like the portions, are large – designed to be shared. En savoir plus .
