Sometimes we all need a way to break out of our busy schedules, and what better way to do so than with a delicious cake treat? With that in mind, here are some fantastic South London bakeries and cake shops open now and ready for you to pop in - all sorted by London borough for your convenience!
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Bromley
Patisserie Valerie
Patisserie Valerie sits along Bromley’s highstreet, offering a dine-in afternoon-tea service with a fresh range of sandwiches, cakes, and hand crafted hot drinks! You can also grab patisserie boxes to-go, or custom-made celebration cakes that can be delivered straight to your door!
Tam’s Delights
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Tam’s Delights is an independent Bromley bakery specialising in custom-made cakes and treats. They cater to any occasion, from friend and family celebrations to corporate events. South London Club members can save 10% off all orders!
Croydon
Crushed Bean
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Croydon’s ‘Crushed Bean’ offers specialty artisan coffee, cakes, pastries and toasties to the popular highstreet. Sit back and relax in the calm, cosy interior, or grab your order to-go in this central urban space. Save 10% on all orders with a South London Club card!
Cake Zone
Cake Zone are custom designers with the goal of “making your cake dream come true.” They boast sophisticated recipes, but likewise pride themselves on baking each one with love and attention. Order your own tailor-made treat today, or pop in to their humble Croydon branch for some take-away pastries!
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Ealing
Essence of Cake
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This Norwood independent cake shop offers the expert touch with over 25 years of baking experience and one of the most accredited cake bakers in South London with its founder, Tracey. They offer delicious afternoon teas, private parties, and even baking workshops! With over a decade spent solely dedicated to honing their decoration skills – the talented staff know their stuff. South London Club members can snag a range of deals including 20% off afternoon tea and 10% off workshops!
Wa Café
With 2 branches across Ealing Broadway and Covent Garden, Wa Café brings the specialty taste of Japanese baking to London’s streets. Their skilled Japanese bakers provide daily breads and pastries like their popular mochi daifuku! With a smart aesthetic that could be straight out of Tokyo itself, Wa is definitely one worth making the trip to!
11 coffee
With a dedication to authentic home cooked foods, 11 Coffee strives to become a “part of your everyday lives” with their freshly baked cakes, specialty tea and coffees, and of course their heart-filled savoury food. Pop into their Ealing or Richmond branches to check out the cosy atmosphere yourself!
Greenwich
Yummzy
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Yummzy is a Greenwich family run business with a focus on desserts that aren’t detrimental to your diet. With low carb, sugar free, gluten free, and an impressive 90% vegan menu, the friendly cake shop provides viable treat options to those with diabetic, lactose, and fitness concerns! This certainly doesn’t limit their menu however, as the bakers are constantly bringing fresh recipes alongside a range of different healthy drinks including Mayan hot chocolate and hibiscus flower juice – all of which benefit from a 10% discount with South London Club!
Peyton and Bryne
This Greenwich neighbourhood bakery prides itself on being ‘unabashedly British’ - with handmade cakes, tarts, breads and celebration cakes made using quality ingredients! Peyton and Bryne is a great spot to calm a busy day, and even offer their pastries for online delivery!
Rubys of London
Rubys specialises in to-order deliveries, bringing luxury cake treats directly to your London door. You can also find them at Greenwich Market every weekend, where their bustling stall offers both order collection and fresh stock. Their creative recipes are entirely plant based, and even stretch to impressive wedding cakes!
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With a motto to ‘spread joy through cake’, Lambeth’s Konditor boasts highly acclaimed luxury treats - all handmade to order by their experienced staff. Their impressive treat selection is available for nationwide delivery, as well as their cosy Waterloo cafe spot!
Cable Cafe Bar
Cable offers an experience unlike any other on this list - with their space doubling as both a specialty cafe and cocktail bar! They host a number of evening events, including weekly jazz nights! That’s not all though, you can pop down the road and grab an authentic sourdough pizza from their bakery - which is also where the cafe’s pastries are made each day.
Lewisham
Delight House Café
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With a huge variety of homemade French pastries and cakes, Lewisham’s Delight House Café is one you don’t want to miss. Their menu extended to delicious sandwiches (both hot and cold!) and a range of hot drinks – all for reasonable prices that South London Club members can save a further 10% on! Their indoor space is spacious and modern, with the colourful cosy furniture making a great hangout spot for family, friends, and more.
Le Delice
This Lewisham-based cafe boasts a varied menu including both delectable sweet and filling savoury options - from their hand-crafted pastries to their locally sourced smoked salmon! Le Delice prides itself on creating a memorable food experience for all their customers through quality food and service. Look out for their fantastic crepes, available both sweet and savory!
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The Old Rolling Pin Bakery offers a great atmosphere in their relaxing dine-in cafe spot. Lying just on the Merton outskirts, the cafe spot sources all it’s supply locally and frequently caters for surrounding businesses and events. Look out for their tasty pastries and vegan sandwiches!
Blackbird Bakery
Blackbird Bakery focuses on customer satisfaction above all else - offering hand-crafted treats using traditional-made methods and avoiding preservatives. Their careful attention to the baking process and authentic locally sourced ingredients ensure a high quality that you can enjoy in-house with their Brazilian House Blend coffee.
Richmond
Richmond Hill Bakery
Richmond Hill is a friendly independent bakery proclaimed ‘the heart of the community’ by locals! Not only do they offer daily-baked artisan breads and pastries, but also to-order custom cakes, and even in-store gifts and toys! Run by this Richmond spot for a varied menu including vegan and gluten-free options, all available for dine-in or takeaway.
Swiss Bread Bakery and Café
A small family business from Switzerland - Swiss Bread dedicates themselves to creating deliciously authentic bakes using traditional methods and organic flours both originating from their homeland. With professional-level experience and an impressively varied Swiss menu, the cafe bakery offers UK-wide delivery alongside their cosy dine-in spot!
Cakewalk Patisserie and Coffee House
Cakewalk brings luxury patisserie to an accessible local cafe setting - with the chef Elif having baked for the acclaimed Four Seasons Hotel for an impressive 18 years! Sticking to their local roots, the family-led cafe uses free and organic ingredients in their entirely homemade baking. The Richmond spot also offers a wide array of catering options for special occasions - including birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries!
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If you’re looking for a more general café space, Piece of Cake offers delicious lunches of paninis, baguettes, and jacket potatoes alongside their impressively baked cake speciality, all available to eat-in or take-away. Based in East Dulwich, the family run café-bakery cooks all food daily in store using fresh ingredients and traditional recipes – even taking individual bakery requests. Join South London Club today to save 10% on all in-store orders!
The South East Cakery
After years of making impressive made-to-order cakes, South East Cakery recently expanded their offerings into a café space! Just minutes away from their main kitchen in East Dulwich - the shop always stocks a delicious selection of colourful freshly-baked cakes and pastries!
Wandsworth
Melange Chocolate
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While Melange Chocolate offers a fantastic selection of cakes, their real strength comes in their namesake – chocolate. The Peckham store is led by artisan chocolatier Isabelle Alaya, who has been rated top 10 in London for her legendary hot chocolate recipe which (among many other accolades!) took critics by storm. The café offers a total of 15 different chocolate flavours to choose from, as well as hand-made truffles and artisan ice cream. South London Club members receive a generous 20% off on all hot chocolates and cakes available!
Lockdown Bakehouse
As the name suggests, Lockdown Bakehouse was actually formed during the first UK lockdown! The local bakery was built to help support the local community, businesses, and NHS during the national low point, but continues to serve tasty brunch and lunch options to Wandsworth residents - through both week-long delivery and their cosy dine-in spot!
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