Cafés & Pastry Shops — London
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Beigel Bake
A legendary East End bakery on Brick Lane, open around the clock since the 1970s and famous for hand-boiled-and-baked beigels, above all the salt beef beigel with mustard and pickle.
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Monmouth Coffee Company (Borough Market)
The Borough Market branch of London's pioneering specialty coffee roaster, tracing back to a single Covent Garden shop opened in 1978 that is widely credited with launching Britain's third-wave coffee scene.
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The Ritz London (Afternoon Tea)
The gilded Palm Court of César Ritz's 1906 Piccadilly hotel, serving one of London's most celebrated afternoon teas beneath Louis XVI-style ceilings, with tables booked out months ahead.
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The Wolseley
A grand all-day brasserie on Piccadilly inside a 1920s former car showroom built for Wolseley Motors, its black marble columns and Viennese café grandeur drawing a media and celebrity crowd from breakfast to late supper.