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Bake Street
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Bake Street makes brunch for people who wake up craving dinner. Say goodbye to boring poached eggs and hello to eating one of London’s best smashburgers at 11am. If this Hackney spot is your local, you should be here at least once a week—and if it’s not, make sure you come on the weekend.
On an otherwise calm residential road, there’s always a buzz around the handful of tables out front, spilling on to the pavement, and the smell of coffee beans in the air. If you’ve got company, make sure one of you snags an outside table if it frees up. Bake Street needs a conquer and divide mentality. One person gets the goods, the other secures the table.
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
From the moment they open on Tuesday morning to their final crème brûlée cookie sold on Sunday afternoon, you’ll overhear Birkenstock-clad regulars deciding between which special to get, and change your mind five times as you get closer to the till. Unless it’s a particularly sunny day, in which case locals flock in like pigeons to a Greggs sausage roll for soft serve, weekdays are always a little quieter so you might get a spot to sit. Even so, it’s the weekend when you should make an effort to travel here.
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
The weekend-only specials make that slightly longer queue totally worth it. Focus on things between shiny, memory foam-esque brioche buns. Namely the softest beef patty known to man, unbelievably crispy chicken dipped in hot cayenne, and a Bajan-spiced fried fish fillet (think a classic Maccies Filet-O-Fish and put it in a made-to-order spicy tuxedo). We told you—at Bake Street, brunch has a whole new meaning.
Food Rundown
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Smashburger
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Chicken Bun
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Nashville Hot Chicken
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Tom Yum Chicken
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Fish Cutter
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Birria Tacos & Consommé
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Soft Serve
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Crème Brûlée Cookie