Spencer Costanzo

LONDON Guide

Updated Dec 11, 2019
Key
★ = Worth a stop
★★ = Worth a detour
★★★ = My top picks

Food

  • Moko Made Cafe (lunch onigiri, miso, buckwheat tea, etc)
  • Kiln (Thai, charcoal specialty)
  • Laksamania (Melaka curry laksa)
  • Dishoom (chai, etc)
  • Pleasant Lady (jian bing)
  • BAO Borough (tasty gua bao)
  • Ikoyi (West African tasting menu)
  • Búnbúnbún (everything is good)
  • Banh Mi Hoi An 
  • ★★ Roti King (the nasi lamak with fried chicken is a beautiful thing here)
  • ★★★ Lyle’s (best meal in London)

Bakeries, Bread, Pastry
  • Bread Ahead (vanilla doughnut)
  • Fabrique Bakery (cardamom bun)
  • The Dusty Knuckle (great lunch & coffee spot)
  • Flor (lardy bun is especially good)
  • Popham’s Bakery
  • Honey & Spice (israeli baked goods)
  • Wheelcake Island
  • ★★ St John Bakery (some of the greatest doughnuts on the planet are coming out of here)
  • ★★ E5 Bakehouse (honey & semolina porridge loaf was one of the best of 2019. fantastic croissant too)


Coffee & Drinks
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  • Rosslyn Coffee
  • Origin Coffee
  • Monmouth
  • Omotesando Coffee
  • Lanark Coffee
  • Yi Fang (bubble tea chain)
  • Climpsons & Sons 
  • Chai Guys (kashmiri chai)
  • Origin Coffee 
  • Ozone Coffee Roasters 
  • Workshop Coffee


​Highlights

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Roti King, London □ #nasilemakayam

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Flor, London □ Lardy bun

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E5 Bakehouse, London □□ #londonbakery

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Lyle’s, London □ One of the World’s 50 Best with @rihito_maruhashi on desserts?! Unbelievable #lyleslondon #londondesserts

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