Her north London empire is expanding
Sophia Handschuh, aka Sourdough Sophia, started baking bread from her kitchen and delivering to locals with her husband Jesse during lockdown. The response they got was so positive that just eight months and one crowdfunding campaign later, they moved out of the house and into a pastel pink-fronted micro-bakery in Crouch End. As well as sourdough breads made using organic locally grown milled grains and fermented for 24 hours, the bakery has become known for its fresh baked cruffins, croissants, brownies and cheesecakes.
It’s been so popular over the last few years that Sourdough Sophia expanded again last spring, opening a second bakery on Essex Road (just down the street from Anna Higham’s Quince Bakery) in Islington where locals eagerly queued to get through the door on the opening day. She opened her third site, taking over the old Creamery site in Highgate, this May, and she’s already onto number four in Hampstead.
The bakery, opening on an old Redemption Roasters site, will have the most seating out of any of the Sourdough Sophia sites, so it’s one to come to if you like taking your time over your coffee and your ribbon croissants.
Key Information
Opening date | Sat 5th July 2025
Address | 14 Perrin’s Court, London NW3 1QS
For more information | sourdoughsophia.co.uk
