We're not talking about bottomless Prosecco bonanzas or Instagram avocado on toast sessions - we mean proper, weekday breakfasts - the kind of meals that kickstart the working day in earnest. Here's our pick of the best new weekday breakfasts on offer across town.
Roka in Mayfair is trying something new for November - they're unveiling a brand new breakfast menu - but it'll only be available on Saturdays during November.
And we have to admit, the Japanese-inspired breakfast dishes do sound rather promising, with twists on a few very recognisable breakfast staples. So yes, smashed avocado does make an appearance - but it's not your usual smashed avocado.
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...You’ll normally need a membership to gain access to Mortimer House, Fitzrovia’s new “premium workspace and wellbeing destination”. Or skip that part, and head straight to the restaurant for all-day dining. Plus, for avo fiends - the breakfast menu has a separate avocado section...
Koya is legendary for its affordable, authentic approach to Japanese udon noodles. Now, they're heading to the City, with new dishes, breakfast, and a bar filled with sake…
If you've been wondering how to pep up your breakfast (and, frankly, who among us haven't?) we have a suggestion. How about brekkie 35 storeys high as the sun rises over London?
That's the new offering at Sky Garden. Book a sunrise tour and you'll get a chance to roam around the indoor gardens with a guide and then finish up with breakfast as the sun comes up over the City.
As for the actual breakfast, that'll be at Sky Pod Bar where you'll enjoy a
...Londoners, welcome to the next level breakfast hitting our streets from today. Palatino, Stevie Parle’s latest opening on Central Street, will be serving up Buccatini carbonara for breakfast.
If, for some unknown reason, the thought of breaking your fast with a bowlful of top pasta doesn't entice you, maybe the other dishes of salt cod, potatoes & broken eggs or maybe onglet steak, egg, sage & chilli will do the trick. And there's also
...Work in or around Oxford Street? There's a breakfast bar from a British start-up popping up in Selfridges food department for three weeks this summer. The Cuckoo muesli bar will be in store from 18 July. Choose from breakfast options like:
You get to choose the base, and then
...One time, the only pubs in London you'd find serving breakfast would be those next to the key markets like Smithfields. But now Fuller's Ale and Pie pubs will all be open serving the most important meal of the day.
14 London pubs, including The Old Bank of England on Fleet Street and The Barrowboy and Banker in Borough will serve a breakfast menu featuring ingredients from local suppliers, including Mrs Owton’s bacon and Fuller’s own black pudding
...For the first time in 100 years the Ivy is doing weekday breakfasts - we check it out
Super popular breakfast chain The Breakfast Club have a new East London opening planned. They'll be hitting up Hackney Wick next month.
The new cafe will be at HereEast on the banks of the River Lee and will serve up all their usual dishes from the old school pancakes and berries to the newest recipes such as fried chicken with sage waffles, maple syrup and chili butter.
...Just launched in Soho, Bukowski Grill are now adding breakfast to the menu - and they've a 50% off food launch offer too.
Their early breakfast includes:
Who wouldn't be pleased to learn about a lovely new French-style boulangerie opening in their neighbourhood? The lucky folks in questin are Fulhamites who'll have a new boulangerie and kitchen, Orée, opening on the Fulham Road. They'll have all manner of freshly baked viennoiserie, artisan bread and fine patisserie to serve up - either to eat in or take away.
Every bit of their bread will be made
...There's a new breakfast spot in town. Bernardi's in Marylebone has just launched their breakfast menu (and weekend brunch) and it does look rather enticing.
The brunch menu, which launched this weekend, features the now ubiquitous bottomless Prosecco and Bloody Marys (£16 per person) all day Saturday and Sunday. But what's new is the breakfast N’duja, egg & basil pizette (£8) and their Full Italian – a homemade veal, pork and chilli sausage
...In Clerkenwell tomorrow and need something to kick off the day? This new breakfast kebab from Chifafa may well do the job. It's dry cured bacon, free range egg, tomatoes, feta, parsley, coriander and spicy tomato chilli sauce - all on their souvlaki bread. And it's 50% off for this week only too.
It's available from 8-10.30am at Chifafa and comes from their chef Sven
...We left Jose Pizarro in Broadgate pretty impressed, but we have to admit to really liking the look of the new breakfast "Desayuno" menu too. If that pic above doesn't make the case, here's some more of what to expect from the menu: