Honest Bread
Greater London · United Kingdom

Real bakeries in London

London sits in Greater London, United Kingdom. Honest Bread lists 10 bakeries in and around London that mix and bake from scratch, with no frozen or par-baked dough and no additives.

Between them, the London bakers here make sourdough, brioche, wholemeal, spelt and rye sourdough. Every listing is either confirmed by the baker or compiled from public record, and we say which on each profile.

10 bakeries
7 bread types
Sourdough most common
✓ Publicly sourced

Bread by Bike

Sourdough bakery and cafe on Brecknock Road in north London that bakes its bread and viennoiserie on site using slow fermentation with natural starters, and delivers locally by bike.

SourdoughBrioche
✓ Publicly sourced

E5 Bakehouse

Independent organic bakery set in railway arches beneath London Fields station, baking sourdough and other loaves by hand each morning from stone-milled flour sourced from British farms. Founded in 2010.

SourdoughRye SourdoughRye BreadWholemeal
✓ Publicly sourced

Fabrique Bakery

Swedish-style bakery set in a railway arch near Hoxton station, baking sourdough bread and pastries such as cinnamon buns in stone ovens on site.

SourdoughBrioche
✓ Publicly sourced

Jolene

Bakery, cafe and restaurant on Newington Green that mills much of its own flour and bakes bread and pastries on site, with satellite bakeries in Shoreditch and Islington.

SourdoughWholemealSpelt
✓ Publicly sourced

Pavilion Bakery

East London bakery founded in 2007 specialising in sourdough bread, pastries and coffee, with shops at Victoria Park and Broadway Market in Hackney.

Sourdough
✓ Publicly sourced

Pophams Bakery

Artisan bakery and cafe with sites in Islington, Hackney and Victoria Park, making sourdough bread and laminated pastries such as croissants and pains au chocolat by hand.

SourdoughBrioche
✓ Publicly sourced

Sourdough Sophia

Cafe and bakery on Essex Road in Islington selling freshly baked sourdough bread alongside croissants, cruffins and cakes. One of several Sourdough Sophia sites across north London.

SourdoughFocaccia
✓ Publicly sourced

The Dusty Knuckle

Dalston bakery and cafe known for its potato sourdough and sandwiches, baking its bread on site. It runs as a social enterprise offering job training to young people.

SourdoughWholemeal
✓ Publicly sourced

Toklas Bakery

Artisan bakery near Aldwych, attached to the Toklas restaurant, baking several varieties of sourdough on site using organic and heritage grain flours alongside pastries.

SourdoughSpeltBrioche
✓ Publicly sourced

Yeast Bakery

Small Hackney bakery near London Fields baking sourdough bread and laminated pastries on site, selling directly to the public and supplying London venues.

SourdoughBrioche
Answer engine

Real bread in London, answered

Where can I buy real bread in London?
Honest Bread lists 10 scratch bakeries in London that bake on their own premises. The best known make sourdough. Open the bakery profiles above for addresses, opening details and what each one bakes.
Where can I get real sourdough in London?
10 of the London bakeries on Honest Bread are known for sourdough. Genuine sourdough is leavened by a live starter alone, with no commercial yeast, so look for the bakeries tagged sourdough above.
How do I know a London bakery really bakes from scratch?
A bakery only appears on Honest Bread if it bakes from scratch on its premises, uses no artificial additives, and is independent and accountable. Listings are baker-signed or publicly sourced. The badge on each card tells you which.