Bara

The fact that their new cafe is named after the Welsh word for bread gives you a strong indication what founders Cecily Dalladay (a MasterChef: The Professionals quarter-finalist) and former head chef Zoë Heimann are showcasing at Bara. Open in Peckham, Bara is serving dishes and sandwiches made using homemade focaccia and sesame bara rolls and the finest Welsh produce. As well as bakes like bara brith, miso brown butter cookies, and bacon, egg & cheese focaccia on the counter, the sandwich selection includes Caerphilly Cheesesteak with 8-hour smoked Welsh beef brisket, melted Caerphilly cheese, melting onions and Blas Y Tir leeks; Smoked Tofu & Shiitake XO Focaccia with Welsh laverbread and sesame dressed cabbage; Lamb-iri Harissa Focaccia with slow-cooked Welsh lamb shoulder in Lamiri Harissa, yoghurt and dill dressed cucumbers; and Saffron Coronation Chicken Focaccia with charred pineapple, mango & scotch bonnet salsa and baby gem. If you swing by Bara on the weekends, you’ll also find crab rarebit, ragu on toast, Pembrokshire lobster roll, honey butter pancakes and a Swansea breakfast, consisting of smoked bacon, Blas Y Tir leeks, Câr-y-Môr cockles and laverbread on toasted focaccia, on the menu.