Big news for haggis fans!
Deeney’s is bringing its cult toasties to Clerkenwell this summer with a new cafe inside the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, the UK’s first permanent public arts space dedicated to illustration.
The Scottish-inspired sandwich slingers are taking over the Boiler House at the new cultural space, which is opening inside the restored New River Head waterworks near Angel. Alongside galleries, gardens, a shop and an illustration library, the site will also now have somewhere to settle in with a Macbeth toastie and a flat white.
If you’ve somehow never crossed paths with Deeney’s before, the brand first built a following on London’s street food circuit before opening permanent spots in Leyton and at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow. Their signature is the Macbeth, packed with haggis, cheddar, caramelised onions and mustard. Dangerously good.
At the Quentin Blake Centre, that famous line-up of grilled sandwiches will sit alongside seasonal soups, salads, cakes, craft beers, natural wines and coffee from Allpress Roastery. There’ll be around 40 covers inside plus another 40 on the south-facing terrace, which sounds like the perfect set up for long lunches, once the sun decides to appear that is.
The opening also ties neatly into the Centre’s inaugural Quentin Blake exhibition, Performance, where visitors will be able to see Blake’s illustrated Macbeth characters on public display for the first time.
Deeney’s joins a growing number of London food brands setting up inside galleries and cultural institutions, but this one feels particularly well matched, especially as they already have one gallery spot under their belt.
Key Information
Opening date | Fri 5th June 2026
Address | 1 Myddelton Passage, London EC1R 1AG,
For more information | @deeneys
