The Best Brunch & Breakfast in the United Kingdom

London

Café Paolo sits on Uxbridge Road in West London and serves large cooked breakfasts in cast iron skillets. The owner often comes out of the kitchen to chat with diners. LA Cafe is a bistro-style café directly opposite Sutton station, serving breakfast, brunch and lunch. Its dishes are made in-house, and the chef-owner Ankur Baria often talks guests through each plate.

Brighton

Starfish & Coffee is an independent breakfast and brunch café beside Queen's Park in Brighton. It serves hashes, eggs, pancakes and English breakfasts, sources ingredients locally, and offers filter coffee, matcha lattes and smoothies. Nowhere Man is a walk-in pancake café in Brighton that serves American-style pancakes, bagels and coffee. Its fluffy stacks and wide choice of vegan options set it apart.

Cafés in the regions

Robinsons Cafe in York has an open-plan kitchen and a menu built around pancake stacks, eggs and savoury plates, with truffle mushrooms and hash browns at its core. Olive's is a cooked breakfast and brunch café on Elm Hill in Norwich, serving fry-ups, burritos and toasties, with fried bread, hash brown fries and white pudding on the menu. The Farm Cafe is a barn-conversion café in Maldon serving cooked breakfasts, brunch plates and Sunday roasts. Its log burner and dog-friendly terrace sit alongside poached eggs and sourdough.