No. Forty Nine

After finding success with live-fire spot Cinder, first in Belsize Park and then in St John’s Wood, Jake Finn has opened a new concept in North West London. He’s teamed up with Ella Williams (ex-Hausu, Mountain and Crispin) for No. Forty Nine, which runs as a bakery, all-day bistro and wine bar. No. Forty Nine is open daily from 8am to serve coffees, juices, brekkie dishes to-go, breads and pastries like, pastrami pain suisse; burnt leek, cheddar & Marmite swirls; miso butterscotch canelés; and candied orange financiers. From midday, Ella is serving a menu that blends NYC bistro dishes with Mediterranean influences, meaning plates like cornbread madeleines with scotch bonnet honey butter; crab choux buns; steak tartare with sour cream & onion crisps; tagliolini with prawns and bisque; roasted aubergine with avjar and kumquat dukkah; steak haché with five peppercorn sauce; oxtail & guindilla pizza; and crack pie.