Notting Hill Gate
Eggbreak is a laid back restaurant in Notting Hill and it’s all about the eggs (clue’s in the name people!). The menu features some pretty filthy looking buns including THAT McMuffin with a sausage patty, American cheese, fried egg and hot sauce. Other faves include the crab cakes with poached eggs, sriracha hollindase and spinach, and the cornflake french toast with caramelised banana, blueberries and maple syrup.
Russell SquareNot your most obvious for brunch we’ll admit but neighbourhood restaurant Neptune, run by Brett Redman and Margaret Crow (the pair behind the now-closed Richmond in Hackney) inside the Principal Hotel, is one of the coolest spots in town. The Grade II-listed dining room is spectacular, drenched in a peach palette with a graphic wood floor, plush velvet and a rolling exhibition of curated art on the walls. As Neptune is (unsurprisingly) all about the seafood, it’s appropriate to start at the oyster bar with an oyster shooter sat on top of a Bloody Mary. Fresh and salty. Whilst there is a seafood platter on offer, the Butchers Breakfast with organic eggs, bacon, sausage, a mighty slab of black pudding, tomato, mushrooms and beans has everything you need in a breakfast. The veggie version, which is loaded with halloumi as well as eggs, avocado, spinach, tomato, mushroom and beans, is just as pleasing to tuck into and will have you set up for the rest of the day. If you’ve still got room after that, get the frangipani. You can thank us later.
Piccadilly Circus
This Duck & Waffle Local may not have those breath taking views of London, but it doesn’t have the queues either. In fact, being at ground level in stead of 40 floors up is about the only downside we can think of, as it has the same amazing food, setting the bar high for brunches in London. On the menu you can expect all the classics including the famous duck & waffle, as well as other delicious duck dishes including the duck doughnut served with a zesty orange jam and the braised duck beni. Located on Haymarket street it’s the perfect place to brunch before hitting the shops.
HomertonVegan Mexican? It’s happening at Club Mexicana, which you can find taking over the kitchen at The Spread Eagle in Homerton as well as at Dinerama. Spice up your life with some hot Baja to-fish tacos and BBQ pulled jackfruit burritos.
At The Spread Eagle, they do a vegan Mexican-inspired brunch on weekends including Huevos Rancheros, a Brunch Burrito, Chick’N and Waffles, and even a Mexicana Fry Up.
Shoreditch High Street
From the new (and now only) Smoking Goat Shoreditch site you can practically see people tucking in to bacon and egg naan rolls in Dishoom opposite but Smoking Goat have some tricks of their own, namely the delicious Cured Tamworth Jowl & Fried Eggs Roti, which gives their Indian neighbours a run for their money. There’s lots more to love too, including fried chicken and curry sauce and smoked haddock with noodles.
Liverpool StreetBottles is a great new wine bar in Spitalfields market (we loved our dinner there) and on weekends they also do brunch. The menu is short and sweet, with just three options: Fried egg sandwich, guanciale, mozzarella, roasted garlic and chilli mayo; Potato frittata, pepper fennel & dill salad; Oak smoked salmon and avocado on toast, seaweed and orange hollandaise. If you’re hungover it’s got to be the fried egg sandwich, just the right side of greasy, or if you’re feeling healthy then you can’t beat that salmon and avo.
Hackney Downs 
Hackney Downs
Hash E8 is one of our fave brunch spots in town, hidden away on Dalston Lane do brunch all day long. The Pig Muffin, that’s sausage patty, bacon, pork belly, egg cake, bacon jam, cheese slice & hash browns in a muffin with chorizo and bacon jam is just YUM. But we also dig the French Toast stuffed with banana, chocolate and peanut butter served with maple syrup and there’s some banging sides too – PLUS it’s all pretty affordable.
Bond Street
Serving up breakfast everyday and brunch at the weekends, The Providores has some interesting combos. From sweetcorn and blueberry fritters, with avocado and pomegranate to grilled chorizo with sweet potato and miso hash, soft boiled egg, garlic labne and star anise cashew nut praline, The Providores takes breakfast that extra mile, all to be washed down with some great virgin cocktails and juices.
Caledonian Road & Barnsbury
Sunday Barnsbury does one of the best French toasts in town. It comes with creme fraiche and salted caramel and we recommend a side of bacon too, and the cornbread is also pretty on point with avo, halloumi and a poached egg. Portions are decent and this is proper neighbourhood cafe that you’ll wish you lived next too.
Peckham Rye Peckham Rye
Coal Rooms in Peckham is the place to go when you need an all out meat-feast breakfast. Bring a (preferably hungover) pal and get stuck in to the Full English for Two, a huge plate piled high with thick cut streaky and back bacon, black pudding, fried duck eggs, goat sausages, mushrooms cooked in smoked bone marrow butter and big wedges of sourdough toast. Yep, you read all that correctly and once you’re through with that (or it’s through with you), you’ll definitely need a lie down. There are some lighter options too of course, including a lovely ‘pastrami’ salmon and bubble & squeak.
Highbury & Islington Highbury & Islington Highbury & IslingtonLittle Bat, sister to Callooh Callay, is best known as a cocktail bar but now they’ve got into the brunch game. They’ve got a varied menu, with a mix of small plates – the roast cauliflower and cheddar croquettes with chilli relish are a must – and main dishes. You can go lighter with the hazelnut crusted baked ricotta with asparagus and pickled radish salad or more indulgent with the chickpea, potato, parmesan and truffle rosti topped with bacon, a poached egg and hollandaise. They haven’t forgotten about the booze either – not only do they have brekkie-inspired cocktails and a bottomless option, they’ve got a DIY Bloody Mary Trolley so you can shake one up just the way you like it. With their open front windows, palm print furniture and bangin’ soundtrack, this is one brunch you’ll wanna linger over.
Moorgate Liverpool Street
The Chop House restaurant at the South Place Hotel in the City offers a killer Saturday brunch menu between midday and 5pm. There’s a good mix of healthy and hearty (catering to all levels of hangover) and even a bottomless booze option for £15. On the lighter side of things there’s butcher muesli and superfood salad before we move up to the likes of perfectly crispy sweet potato rosti on smashed avocado and a wicked baked eggs with English feta and chorizo made my London’s Cobble Lane. At the top end we’re talking a posh fish finger sandwich and Chop Home burger for those really feeling the heat. This is great grub in a nice, peaceful setting – exactly what a weekend brunch should be.
Hackney Downs Hackney DownsLocal French restaurant Les Nenettes brings a very rustic dejeneur to the streets of Lower Clapton. It’s all-female team serves French classics including croque monsieurs and omelettes as well as trusty favourites including avo on toast. There’s also plenty of oeuf dishes on offer, including the soft boiled eggs which are served with a choice of anchovy butter soldiers, melted cheese soldiers or croque monsieur soldiers, which may just be the perfect hangover cure after a heavy night out in East London.
Hyde Park CornerMichelin-starred Galvin at Windows on the 28th floor of the Hilton Park Lane – yes the views are pretty epic – has just got into the brunch game with a brand new Saturday menu from chef Joo Won. For the restaurant’s first ever brunch offering, Joo has gone all out with a real mix of dishes, from French pastries and sourdough toasts to classic eggs and lunch plates with an Asian twist. Joo’s Super Breakfast, with soft polenta, Burford Brown eggs, maple cured rib eye bacon, stir-fried chili oyster mushrooms and Anne Rose boudin noir is the way to go if you fancy an elegant take on a traditional brekkie. If you’re in more of a lunch mood, the teriyaki fillet of salmon is packed full of flavour but still light enough for you to have room for one of the puds, and with classics like chocolate fondant and Paris-Brest on the menu, you definitely want to save room.
BayswaterAnything California-inspired has us hooked and Pomona’s brings a dose of The Golden State to Notting Hill. Saying Pomona’s is colourful is an understatement, from the jungle of potted plants by the entrance to their slick and vibrant multicoloured furniture, it’s the kind of place that just makes you feel good. Alfresco dining with an order of the hot smoked salmon, sourdough toast, scrambled eggs and a side helping of black pudding is even more of that feel good factor, and the Madagascan prawns, lemon, chili with parsley and butter are next level. Big, beautiful and boy are they de-lish. It wouldn’t be a weekend brunch without a cocktail and the pear & cardamom bellini is the one. Pomona’s has got it going on.
Tottenham Court Road Holborn With a new season comes a new terrace display as Dalloway Terrace is transformed into a bee inspired garden. The installation is a wall of wildflowers with oversized bees dotted throughout the kaleidoscope of colour. This backdrop is a winner for spring and goes perfectly with their honey themed afternoon tea. We tucked into their new brunch offering, going for shakshuka eggs, sourdough toast, a side of chunky black pudding along with sliced avocado for good measure. A slightly healthier option but just as good was their avocado on sourdough with plum tomato and Bloomsbury chillies, topped with a poached egg. De-lish.
Bond Street
Brunch is big business at 34, the menu is pretty extensive and features everything from your usual egg dishes to pimped up lobster mac’n’cheese and roasts on a Sunday. We’d recommend the salt beef hash with double fried egg and the cornbread with avocado. Then there’s the dessert menu (HELLO Jaffa mouse, banoffee sundae and every ice-cream flavour under the sun) and champers served from glasses shaped like Kate Moss’s boobies.
Hackney Downs Homerton
Cafe Miami brings a little slice of sunshine to Clapton. The art-deco cafe put a spin on the classics and you can expect posh bacon sarnies with avo and chilli jam, homemade pop tarts and peanut butter & banana on toast, alongside a waffle burger with chorizo, avo, fried egg and hot sauce and nutella filled pancakes.
Oxford Circus Piccadilly CircusWhen it comes to the Ivy you know you are getting sophistication and the Ivy Brasserie in Soho is no different. With Parisian-style terrace to the bar and restaurant set up inside, it’s all about the finer things in life – marble, gold, velvet and leather – yet it manages to retain a relaxed informal vibe. On the menu, you have just about everything you could wish for from juices and smoothies to eggs and pastries to lobster and steak. The crispy duck salad with five spice dressing, toasted cashews, watermelon, bean sprouts and ginger is a great way to kick things off. The “French dip” steak sandwich – roast beef, caramelised onions, horseradish mayo and that all-important Burgundy sauce dip – is an indulgent treat, as is the chicken milanese with its fried egg and parmesan and truffle cream sauce. Go for a double hit with parmesan and truffle fries on the side. Expect great service too because you’ll get it.
Green Park Piccadilly Circus
Brunch doesn’t get much sexier than this… Think king crab, bone marrow & truffle, Sexy tofu BLTs, Sexy Fish Benedicts with lobster & truffle served on a charcoal muffin, green tea waffles and a super green salad that’s said to be the healthiest brunch dish in London with 17 superfood ingredients. And while you’re at it, don’t forget to a Sexy Fish Bloody Mary.
Temple
Fine dining Japanese restaurant Roka serves up a pretty bangin’ brunch menu for pretty good price. The Han Setto brunch menu includes 8 sharing dishes, think sashimi, prawn tempura, beef gyoza, and salmon and avocado maki AND a choice of main course, including glazed baby back ribs and sea bream fillet. This is then followed by a HUGE dessert platter. The brunch comes in two options; £39 which includes all the food and a bellini or £55 which includes all the food and a bellini plus unlimited wine. Now that’s a bargain!
Blackfriars BlackfriarsIf you’re looking for somewhere a little bit smarter for brunch (and somewhere with one hell of a view) then Sea Containers at the Mondrian is the one, especially if you bag a window table… you can’t get much closer to the river without getting wet. The menu has a good spread of breakfast dishes, like the excellent Egg Sammy with bacon, avo and cheese, an English Breakfast Flatbread and Braised Chorizo and Peppers topped with a fried egg. We can defo recommend anything with eggs on as they really do nail those runny yolks, although their lunch plates do sound good too – we’re talking fried chicken burgers (appropriate at any hour of the day and night in our books), lamb pies and oysters (for when you’re feeling extra fancy). As well as bubbles and Bloody Marys you can also get boozy with alcoholic milkshakes.
