The Best London Breakfasts Worth Having

Offering a standard breakfast every day and bottomless brunch menu on Saturdays, Brother Marcus’s Mediterranean influence screams splendour across their four London venues. Ingenious and contemporary, from merguez sausages and harissa eggs to cod roe taramasalata and smoky shakshuka, these intricately plated creations are to be admired and eaten.

Have to try: Sweet potato fritters
Perfect for: A unique breakfast
Approx price for 2 people: Medium – up to £35pp, or +£33 with bottomless Bloody Marys, Bellini’s & Mimosas

Escape the ordinary and be whisked away to Dalston’s favorite spot! This dreamboat is sailing through Saturday mornings with their skyrocketing brunch. Forget those overdone prosecco mimosas – at this Modern British restaurant, you can savor all-you-can G&T’s or vodka lime sodas while indulging in traditional as well as vegan/vegetarian breakfast options.

Have to try: Buttermilk fried chicken & waffles or wild mushrooms on sourdough
Perfect for: Causal boozy brunch
Approx price for 2 people: £50 for 2 standard, £47pp bottomless

For an almost regal experience, look no further than The Ivy. This British restaurant is a longstanding favourite of the UK scene and serving up luxurious dishes such as smoked salmon crumpets with coffee and cream makes for a perfect morning fuel-up – befitting any royalty! Beyond its delicious selection, this spot features elegant design that will make you feel like part of the upper crust.

Have to try: Hot buttermilk pancakes, the perfect yoghurt to fruit ratio
Perfect for: Catch up with friends
Approx price for 2 people: A bargain for where you are: £20pp with coffee

If you haven’t heard about Dishoom’s breakfast you need to exit out from under the rock, and pronto. From naan rolls to chilli cheese toast, this fiery breakfast fuel will have you firing on all cylinders. With Dishoom branches spaced out across London, you’ll never be too far from the Indian delight.

Have to try: Kejriwal
Perfect for: Quirky breakfast
Approx price for 2 people: Affordable around £40 for 2

Probably one of the most prime locations for any café/restaurant in London, Vardo is situated perfectly in the middle of the Duke of York Square in Sloane Square, Chelsea. Although the internationally inspired menu is vast and decent, albeit a bit pricey, that’s not the main allure here. The al fresco and circular design of the venue means you can people watch all day the interesting people of Chelsea. The venue is also run by the team of Caravan Coffee, so the coffee is some of the best in London.

Have to try: Island’s hazelnut chocolate and blood orange french toast, washed down with a flat white
Perfect for: Meeting friends and people watching
Approx price for 2 people: On the pricey side at £50 for 2 people

This NYC inspired slowly but surely expanding restaurant group gives comfort food a whole new meaning. With a playful mix of naughty and clean, if there’s one word synonymous with Dirty Bones, it’s indulgent. Their boozy brunch is not to be missed, with four unconventional cocktails to choose from, our favourite being the dirty mary, with a sour cream and onion pringle rim.

Have to try: NY strip steak & egg
Perfect for: Bottomless brunch £10-£20 depending what you eat
Approx price for 2 people: £10-£20pp standard, +£27pp bottomless

Extensive, extravagant and edgy, this triple threat breakfast spot serves all the classics in hearty and generous portions. Think white and red chequered table mats, traditional English breakfasts in a casual, unpretentious atmosphere. Grab a breakfast butty or croissant to go or inhale a full English to wash away last night’s sins.

Have to try: Welsh rarebit
Perfect for: Hangover cure
Approx price for 2 people: Cheap and cheerful – no more than £15pp

If the name wasn’t a giveaway, there’s only one meal worth having at The Breakfast Club. With a vibrant and fun interior and quirky menu options, start as you mean to go on at this fun fuelled chain. Choose from a range of benedict options including truffle mushroom benedict or pancake stacks that will fulfil all your flavourful fantasies.

Have to try: Huevos Rancheros
Perfect for: Casual but cool munch
Approx price for 2 people: Average for breaky £15-20pp

You would never know this grandiose restaurant is a former car salesroom. High ceilings, waistcoated waiters in a large ambient room, their famous breakfasts will be meals to remember in years to come. Opt for the fried haggis and duck eggs with a whisky sauce for a one of a kind start to the day.

Have to try: Fried haggis and duck eggs
Perfect for: Bouji breaky
Approx price for 2 people: Medium, £50 for 2

This classic French brasserie in the heart of Covent Garden offers an exclusive brunch on weekends and bank holidays. From the typical French dish, croque monsieur, to dressed crab and other authentic hors d’oeuvres, this fine restaurant projects the je ne sais quoi that many breakfast spots lack.

Have to try: Croque monsieur; a French delicacy not to be missed
Perfect for: A pre-theatre spot
Approx price for 2 people: £80+ for 2 with breakfast cocktails

Eggslut does exactly what it says on the tin… well perhaps not exactly, but oozes seduction, provocation and greed when you set your sights on this generously filled bun. Achieving viral acclaim on social media, if your feed hasn’t been filled with this eggy craze, your stomach better be after reading this.

Have to try: Gaucho (seared wagyu steak!)
Perfect for: Grab and go
Approx price for 2 people: Affordable under £10pp