The city’s most famous bakery, Jewish or otherwise, never closes but there’s often a line. The queue moves quickly here even if time doesn’t—signs still post an area code that hasn’t been active since 2000. The patronage is a microcosm of London, ranging from bikers to hipsters to arrogant yuppies to the homeless. Its beigels (bi-gulls) are not as puffy or as salty as the New York “bagel” variety, and they even come filled for under £2—the same price, astonishingly, as a half-dozen plain ones. Its pastries are gorgeous, too: The chocolate fudge brownie, less than £1, could be nursed for hours. Watching the clerks slice juicy chunks of pink salt beef in the window, then slather it onto a beigel with nostril-clearing mustard from a crusty jar, is an attraction unto itself. Londoners complain it’s gotten touristy, but what tourist trap serves tea for just 60p, I ask you?
London
Travel Guide
London› Restaurant
Beigel Bake
159 Brick Lane, E1
Our Rating
Neighborhood
Shoreditch
Hours
Daily 24 hr
Transportation
Tube: Shoreditch High St.
Phone
020/7729-0616
Cuisine Type
Bakery
Web site
Beigel Bake
Map
159 Brick Lane, E1 LondonNote: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.