The Best Bakeries in Notting Hill

The Best Bakeries in Notting Hill

The Best Bakeries in Notting Hill

Introduction

There is a particular kind of Saturday morning that Notting Hill does better than almost anywhere else in London. You arrive at Portobello Road before the crowds, when the stall-holders are still setting out their wares and the smell of warm pastry is drifting out of propped-open bakery doors onto the pavement. The queue at one place snakes past the window of another, and you have to make choices you didn't expect to make before 9am. It is, frankly, a wonderful problem to have. Weekend breakfast delivery London services are booming precisely because people want this feeling on their own doorstep — but if you can make it out, this corner of West London is one of the finest places in the city to eat bread and pastry.

Whether you are after laminated French pastry, ancient grain sourdough, gluten-free croissants that would fool any sceptic, or oven-hot Levantine flatbreads, the bakeries clustered around Notting Hill Gate and Portobello Road form one of the most diverse and genuinely excellent baking scenes in London. Here is where to go, and what to order when you get there.

The Best Bakeries in Notting Hill

1. KURO Bakery

Notting Hill, W11 3JZ | Rating: 4.8 (Google) | Mon–Fri: 8am–4pm; Sat–Sun: 8am–5pm

If you only have time for one stop on Notting Hill Gate, make it this one. KURO is a boutique pastry specialist that has quietly become one of the most talked-about bakeries in West London, and the queues on weekend mornings tell their own story. The almond croissant has been cited by multiple food critics as among the very best in the city — and that is serious competition in this town. But it is the Sākuro that will really stop you in your tracks: a croissant roll filled with chocolate or vanilla cream, encased in flaky, sugar-dusted pastry that shatters at the first bite. It has been featured in The Modern House and has the kind of devoted following that pastry lovers build quietly, without being asked. Arrive early, and do not arrive hungry — the temptation is real.

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2. Layla Notting Hill

Notting Hill, W11 1LJ | Rating: 4.7 (Google) | Daily: 8am–4pm

Founded by Tessa Faulkner — who noticed that West London had been somewhat left behind in the artisan baking movement that had swept East London — Layla on Portobello Road is a genuinely exciting place to eat. The philosophy is built around wild grains, Wildfarmed flour, and a commitment to seasonal sourcing that feels principled rather than performative. The sausage rolls are made from leftover croissant dough and HG Walter pork, which tells you everything about the kitchen's approach: nothing wasted, everything delicious. Rhubarb cardamom pastries, wildfarmed peanut chocolate cookies, and a menu that changes with the seasons mean there is always a reason to return. Go early, because once it is gone, it is gone. Featured in London On The Inside and The Nudge.

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3. Fabrique Notting Hill

Notting Hill, W11 1LA | Rating: 4.6 (Google) | Daily: 8am–6pm

Fabrique originated in Stockholm, where it operates 19 locations, and it has brought its Scandinavian baking tradition to London with admirable conviction. This Portobello Road outpost is the place to come when you want a cinnamon bun done properly — not the iced, over-sweetened versions that have proliferated across the city, but the real thing: cardamom-scented, soft-centred, and warmly spiced. The menu is focused and confident: brownies, vegan chocolate slices, fudge cookies, and rye bread that has the kind of honest, dense character that Scandi bakers have been perfecting for centuries. Featured in Time Out as one of London's best cinnamon bun destinations, and rightly so.

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4. Libby's

Notting Hill, W11 2AA | Rating: 4.6 (Google) | Mon–Sun: 8am–4pm

Libby's is doing something that genuinely matters. As a dedicated gluten-free artisan bakery on Ledbury Road, it has proven — comprehensively and deliciously — that gluten-free baking does not have to mean compromise. Founded by Simon and created in partnership with MasterChef: The Professionals winner Keri Moss, every product is hand-made fresh using proper pastry technique. The croissants are flaky and buttery, the cinnamon buns are soft and perfectly spiced, and the sourdough loaves have the open crumb and chewy crust that gluten-free bread is not supposed to have. Three Gold awards at the Free From Food Awards confirm what anyone who has visited already knows: this is exceptional baking, full stop. A genuinely joyful place to visit whether or not gluten is a concern for you.

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5. Sally Clarke's Shop

Kensington, W8 7EP | Rating: 4.4 (Tripadvisor) | Mon–Sat: 7:30am–4pm

Before artisan and seasonal became the language of every London food business, Sally Clarke was already living it. Her shop on Campden Street has been a cornerstone of this neighbourhood since 1984, and four decades on it remains one of the most quietly magnificent places in London to buy bread. The loaves and pastries come fresh from their own bakery each day, alongside a carefully chosen selection of seasonal deli produce. Clarke's the restaurant holds a Michelin Star, but the shop has its own devoted clientele — chefs, journalists, local residents who have been coming for years — drawn by the kind of consistent, seasonal quality that takes decades to build. An institution in the truest sense of the word.

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6. Layla Bakery, Ladbroke Grove

Ladbroke Grove, W10 5PQ | Rating: 4.2 (Google) | Mon–Sat: 8am–4pm; Sun: 8am–3pm

The original Layla site on Portobello Road — sister to the Notting Hill outpost — has been a west London obsession since it opened in 2021. The focus on ancient grains and seasonal baking produces a menu that shifts constantly: today's pastry is not guaranteed to be there tomorrow, which is part of the appeal. Sourcing is meticulous and the commitment to sustainability and minimal food waste runs through everything the kitchen does. In the evenings the space transforms into a natural wine bar, giving it a dual life that feels entirely in keeping with this stretch of Portobello. Recommended by both Time Out London and Eater London.

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7. Zeit and Zaatar

Shepherd's Bush, W12 8PP | Rating: 4.6 (Google) | Mon–Sat: 8am–6pm; Sun: 8am–5pm

Not every great bakery in this part of London is working in the French or Scandinavian tradition, and Zeit and Zaatar is a very welcome reminder of that. Based in Shepherd's Bush Market, this Levantine bakery specialises in manaeesh — freshly baked flatbreads that come out of the oven hot and fragrant, topped with za'atar, akkawi cheese, or spiced sujuk sausage. The sujuk and cheese version is the one to order: deep maroon spiced sausage, molten cheese, and bread with the kind of chew and char that only comes from a properly hot oven. A genuinely distinctive cultural presence in West London, and exactly the sort of place that makes this city's food scene so interesting.

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8. Happy Sky Bakery

Shepherd's Bush, W12 9AH | Rating: 4.8 (Google) | Fri–Sun: 9am–3pm

Founded by Motoko McNulty in 2007, Happy Sky Bakery is one of London's longest-established Japanese bakeries and has built a following that is, justifiably, ferociously loyal. The Tokyo milk bread is pillowy and perfectly enriched, the matcha pistachio croissants manage to be both technically accomplished and genuinely fun, and the yuzu custard tarts are the kind of thing you think about on the way home. The chicken katsu sandos are a brilliant reason to visit for something more substantial. Open only Friday to Sunday, which gives the whole experience a pleasing sense of occasion. Named one of the UK's top 49 bakeries by The Times in 2023 — a well-earned recognition for nearly two decades of quiet excellence.

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What If Getting There Isn't an Option?

London's artisan bakery scene has never been better — but it is also, by its nature, geographically concentrated. The best sourdough, the finest laminated pastry, the most carefully sourced ingredients tend to cluster in particular postcodes, and not everyone has the Saturday morning leisure to make the journey. This is precisely why the appetite for artisan breakfast delivery London has grown so sharply in recent years: people who know what good bread tastes like are no longer willing to settle for supermarket alternatives simply because they cannot get to Portobello Road before noon.

The most exciting shift within this space is not just about convenience — it is about values. The bakeries on this list share a commitment to sourcing, seasonality, and reducing waste that the best bread subscription and pastry subscription UK services are now beginning to match. Sustainable food delivery London, bike delivery food London, zero-waste production: these are not marketing phrases for the businesses doing it seriously. They are the logical extension of everything the artisan baking movement has always stood for, finally arriving at your door.

Butter & Crust: Notting Hill Quality, Delivered to You

If this list has made you hungry but the queue at KURO or the Portobello Road crowds feel like too much for a Sunday morning, there is a genuinely good alternative. Butter & Crust was built around a simple idea: that the best of London's artisan food scene — sourdough, pastries, breakfast goods from the finest local producers in the city — should be on your doorstep before you have even properly woken up.

Every weekend, Butter & Crust delivers by 9am. In inner London, that means bicycle delivery — no vans, no emissions, no compromises — with everything arriving in fully recyclable packaging. The bread and pastries are baked to order, which means zero food waste: nothing sits on a shelf, nothing is made speculatively. This is the same philosophy you will find in the best bakeries on this list, applied to a delivery model that actually works for the way most people live.

Sourcing is taken seriously: Butter & Crust works with the best local artisan producers in London, so what arrives at your door has the same provenance and quality as anything you would queue for on a Saturday morning in Notting Hill. Coverage spans most of zones 1–3 and is expanding, and the subscription is genuinely flexible — pause it, skip a week, cancel whenever you like. No awkward commitments, no pressure. Just very good bread, reliably delivered, before the rest of the city is awake.

For anyone who loves the bakeries in this guide, it is the obvious complement: the best of London's artisan baking scene, without the queue.

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Sources

Editorial sources:

  • The Modern House — featured KURO Bakery and Fabrique Notting Hill
  • Time Out London — featured Fabrique (cinnamon buns), Layla Bakery
  • London On The Inside — featured Layla Notting Hill, Happy Sky Bakery
  • The Nudge — featured Layla Notting Hill
  • Eater London — featured Layla Bakery
  • The Times — named Happy Sky Bakery one of the UK's top 49 bakeries, 2023
  • Free From Food Awards — three Gold awards to Libby's
  • H&F Borough Best Bakeries — 2025, featured Happy Sky Bakery
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