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Best Restaurants for Brunch in London (2026)
Weekend brunch · London · 6 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published April 9, 2024 · Updated June 16, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
London does brunch two ways: the grand European cafe with a fishcake and a poached egg, and the antipodean room with ricotta hotcakes and proper coffee. Between the Wolseley on Piccadilly and a Dishoom bacon naan in King's Cross sit a dozen serious weekend tables. These six, ranked, are where to spend a Saturday morning in the city when the room matters as much as the flat white.
1.The Wolseley
London's grand cafe brunch under a Piccadilly ceiling; book the kedgeree and a fishcake before the room fills.
The Wolseley runs an all-day European cafe at 160 Piccadilly, a soaring former car showroom that does breakfast and weekend brunch as a sit-down occasion. The eggs Benedict runs about £21.50 and the haddock kedgeree is the dish regulars order.
It is the most London of brunches: waistcoated waiters, a marble-and-black room, and a fishcake topped with a poached egg. Reserve the weekend table rather than walk up, and ask for a banquette near the centre.
2.Granger & Co
Bill Granger's ricotta hotcakes started the London brunch craze; queue early at the Notting Hill room on a weekend.
Granger & Co at 175 Westbourne Grove is the London home of Bill Granger's antipodean brunch, with further rooms in King's Cross, Clerkenwell and Chelsea. The ricotta hotcakes with banana and honeycomb butter run about £18.50.
There are no bookings for brunch, so the queue is the price of entry; come at opening on a Saturday. The scrambled eggs and the chilli scramble are the other reasons the line forms early.
3.Duck & Waffle
Brunch on the 40th floor of the City with a confit duck leg on a waffle; book the window for Sunday.
Duck & Waffle sits on the 40th floor of 110 Bishopsgate and runs a Sunday brunch from 11:30 with a view over the City. The namesake confit duck leg with a fried egg and mustard-maple waffle is about £20.
The kitchen runs around the clock, so this is also the late-night option, but the Sunday brunch is the one to book. Ask for a window seat and order the smoked salmon royale alongside.
4.Dishoom
The bacon naan roll is London's best-known brunch dish; arrive at opening for the King's Cross room with no queue.
Dishoom runs Bombay-Irani cafes across London, from Covent Garden to the cavernous King's Cross room at 5 Stable Street. The bacon naan roll, with cream cheese and chilli jam, runs about £13 and is the dish that built the brand.
Breakfast is walk-in only, so come at opening on a weekend for the big Bombay breakfast or the naan roll. The chai and the house-spiced porridge round out a morning that costs little for the queue it draws.
5.Caravan
An Exmouth Market all-day room with its own coffee roastery; come Sunday for baked eggs and jalapeno cornbread.
Caravan at 11-13 Exmouth Market roasts its own coffee and runs one of the better all-day antipodean brunches in Clerkenwell, with further rooms across the city. The jalapeno cornbread and the baked eggs are the staples to order.
Mains sit around £12 to £16, the room is relaxed, and the coffee is the reason regulars return. It opens at nine on a Sunday, so come early for a calm table before the Exmouth Market crowd arrives.
6.The Riding House Cafe
A Fitzrovia all-day brasserie built for an unhurried brunch; book the chopped steak burger and a window stool.
The Riding House Cafe at 43-51 Great Titchfield Street runs an all-day British brasserie brunch in Fitzrovia, with sister rooms in Bloomsbury and Victoria. The chopped steak burger and the lobster lasagne are the dishes regulars name.
Mains fall in the £14 to £20 range, the room is bright and unhurried, and the bar mixes a proper brunch cocktail. Book a weekend table rather than walk up, and take a stool by the window if the banquettes are full.
Not for everyone
Famous, but not actually brunch
Lyle's. The Shoreditch room from chef James Lowe, a Michelin star since 2015, closed in May 2025 after eleven years. Lowe is on a new project, so it is off the live ranking; for a Shoreditch weekend table, Dishoom is the working alternative.
Sketch, the Gallery. The pink-then-yellow Mayfair room is an afternoon-tea and a-la-carte destination, not a brunch restaurant. It is a fine room for cakes at four, but do not arrive on a Saturday morning expecting a brunch menu.
The Ritz and Claridge's. These are formal hotel breakfasts and grand teas, not the casual weekend brunch above. Save the jacket-and-tie dining rooms for an occasion, not a relaxed Saturday with hotcakes and a flat white.
How to brunch well in London
London brunch clusters in a few pockets: the grand cafes around Piccadilly and Mayfair, the antipodean rooms in Notting Hill and Clerkenwell, and the all-day brasseries of Fitzrovia. None is far by Tube, so a slow morning can move from coffee to a long table without crossing the city.
Many of the best rooms take no bookings for brunch, so the queue is the cost of entry; come at opening at Granger & Co, Dishoom and Caravan. For a reserved weekend table, the Wolseley, Duck & Waffle and the Riding House Cafe all hold space, so book ahead when the table matters.
Frequently asked
Where is the best brunch in London?
The Wolseley on Piccadilly is the grand-cafe pick, a sit-down European brunch built around kedgeree and a fishcake with a poached egg. For antipodean hotcakes, Granger & Co in Notting Hill; for the famous bacon naan roll, Dishoom in King's Cross.
Which London brunch needs no reservation?
Granger & Co, Dishoom and Caravan all run walk-in brunch, so the queue is the entry price; come at opening on a weekend. For a reserved table, the Wolseley, Duck & Waffle and the Riding House Cafe hold weekend space, so book those ahead.
What is the best brunch with a view in London?
Duck & Waffle on the 40th floor of 110 Bishopsgate runs a Sunday brunch with a view across the City, built around the confit duck leg on a mustard-maple waffle. Book a window seat from 11:30 for the room and the skyline together.
What is a good upscale brunch in London?
The Wolseley on Piccadilly is the grand-cafe choice, with waistcoated service and a proper kedgeree in a former car showroom. For a quieter room, the Riding House Cafe in Fitzrovia runs an all-day brasserie brunch that suits an unhurried Sunday.
Is Lyle's still open for brunch in London?
No. The Shoreditch room from chef James Lowe closed in May 2025 after eleven years, so its food is off the live ranking. For a Shoreditch weekend table nearby, the Dishoom room in nearby Shoreditch and King's Cross is the working brunch option.
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