The Best Croissants in Putney (and the Brilliant Bakeries Worth the Journey)
Saturday morning. The sun is doing its best over the Thames, a coffee is on the hob, and you're already plotting the walk that justifies the pastry. If you live in Putney, you're in a genuinely lucky spot: some of London's most exciting independent bakeries have taken root within a few miles in every direction, and the quality of baking in this corner of South West London has never been better. Whether you're chasing a properly laminated croissant, a sourdough loaf with real personality, or something altogether more unexpected, these are the spots worth lacing your trainers for.
The Best Bakeries Near Putney for Croissants and Pastries
1. Little Sourdough Kitchen
Fulham, SW6 6BT | Rating: 4.5 | Daily 7:30am–3:30pm
If you had to pick one spot near Putney to send a croissant-obsessed friend, this would be it. Tucked along Munster Road in Fulham, Little Sourdough Kitchen is built around the kind of slow, naturally leavened baking that takes real commitment — and it shows in every layer. The croissants are a daily feature alongside an ever-rotating pastry selection, and the café itself has the unhurried, neighbourhood warmth that makes it impossible to leave quickly. Recommended by South West London food guides as Fulham's best sourdough specialist, and rightly so.
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2. August Bakery
Battersea Rise, SW11 1ED | Rating: 4.9 | Tues–Fri 7:30am–4pm; Sat–Mon 8am–4pm
August Bakery is, by some margin, the most exciting bakery opening in London in recent memory. Harry Robins and Florrie Beard started by delivering naturally leavened loaves by cargo bike from their Putney flat — which makes it feel particularly personal for Putney locals — before opening this beautiful, bright space on Battersea Rise in late 2024. The cinnamon buns have a devoted following, the breads are extraordinary, and a guest-bake programme that brings in local producers keeps things fresh every visit. Weekend queues have already become a ritual. Named No. 1 in the British Baker Baker's Dozen 2025, and featured in Shortlist and Hungry Soles' best London bakeries lists — the hype is entirely warranted.
3. Lockdown Bakehouse
Wandsworth, SW18 1TG | Rating: 4.7 | Mon–Fri 7am–3pm; Sat–Sun 7:30am–3:30pm
The origin story here is worth knowing: Lockdown Bakehouse began as a pandemic initiative, feeding local residents and NHS workers from Old York Road in Wandsworth before anyone knew what it might become. It became a proper neighbourhood institution, and the raspberry doughnuts, potato sourdough, and steak and ale pies that made it famous are still very much the point. The community spirit that started here now runs through everything the bakery does, and the early morning opening means it's one of the best options for a genuinely great weekend breakfast run in South West London.
4. Buns From Home, Hammersmith
Hammersmith, W6 9YE | Rating: 4.6 | Tue–Thur 11am–8pm; Fri–Mon 11am–7pm
Brothers Barney and Gabriel started delivering pastries by bike during lockdown, and what began as a neighbourhood gesture has become one of West London's most loved bakeries. The Hammersmith outpost on King Street is where the cinnamon and cardamom croissant buns hold court, alongside double-baked pistachio frangipane and a rotating cast of seasonal flavours that gives you a genuine reason to return every week. Featured in London On The Inside and the Canasta Journal West London guides, this is one that rewards regulars.
5. Maison Bertaux, Wimbledon
Wimbledon, SW19 5DQ | Rating: 4.5 | Daily 9:30am–6pm
The Soho original has been producing French pastries since 1871, and the Wimbledon outpost carries that craft to South West London with the same seriousness. Freshly made tarts, celebration cakes, and a full French patisserie range daily — this is where you go when the occasion calls for something genuinely elegant, or when you simply want proof that proper French baking is alive and well south of the river. Recommended consistently as Wimbledon's best French bakery.
6. Reemies, Chelsea
Chelsea, SW3 6SD | Rating: 4.6 | Mon–Sat 9am–6pm; Sun 10am–6pm
Reemies opened their first bricks-and-mortar store on Fulham Road in 2025, and the pretty pink and red frontage has already become a local landmark. The famous banana bundt cakes — including a vegan version — are the draw for many, but the full signature pastry range makes this worth a detour for anyone with a sweet tooth and a free morning. Featured in the Canasta Journal West London guide as a standout Fulham newcomer.
7. Cavan Bakery, Wimbledon
Wimbledon, SW19 8AB | Rating: 4.3 | Tue–Thur & Sat 7am–3:30pm; Fri 6:30am–2pm
Established in 1929, Cavan Bakery is one of the longest continuously operating independent bakeries in London — nearly a century of bread and counting. The Arthur Road site is one of several locations, and the commitment to specialist sourdough and traditional methods across nearly a hundred years of trading gives everything here a quiet authority. If you want a loaf that connects you to the way this city has always been fed, this is it.
8. Zeit and Zaatar, Shepherd's Bush
Shepherd's Bush, W12 8PP | Rating: 4.6 | Mon–Sat 8am–6pm; Sun 8am–5pm
Not a croissant in sight, and absolutely no apology necessary. Zeit and Zaatar is one of the most distinctive bakeries in West London, operating out of Shepherd's Bush Market and specialising in manaeesh — oven-hot Levantine flatbreads topped with za'atar, akkawi cheese, or deeply spiced sujuk sausage. The sujuk and cheese version is worth the journey on its own: smoky, gooey, fragrant, and completely unlike anything else within walking distance. Featured in Time Out's West London guides, and genuinely irreplaceable.
What If Getting There Isn't an Option?
There's a pleasing irony in the fact that so many of the best bakeries near Putney — August, Buns From Home, Lockdown Bakehouse — grew out of a period when leaving the house wasn't possible. That moment shifted something in the way Londoners think about breakfast. The idea that quality, properly made bread and pastries could arrive at your door, still warm, by the time you'd made the coffee — that's no longer a novelty. It's become a standard a lot of people aren't willing to let go of. The demand for artisan breakfast delivery London-wide has grown steadily ever since, and the best operators have kept up not just on quality, but on sustainability: bike delivery, minimal packaging, baking only what's been ordered.
The pastry subscription UK model has matured considerably too. What began as a lockdown workaround has developed into a genuinely considered way to eat well at home, with weekend breakfast delivery becoming a fixture for households across the city. The bread subscription London scene in particular has seen extraordinary growth — and the best of it runs on the same principles as the bakeries above: small batches, real ingredients, zero waste, and genuine craft at the centre of it all.
Butter & Crust: Artisan Bakery Delivered to Your Door
If you love what these bakeries are doing but can't always make the journey, Butter & Crust was built for exactly that gap. Working with the best independent artisan producers in London, Butter & Crust delivers sourdough, pastries, and breakfast goods to your door by 9am every Saturday and Sunday — so your weekend morning actually starts the way it should. In inner London, that delivery comes by bicycle, with fully recyclable packaging and a genuine commitment to being a zero waste bakery London can be proud of: everything is baked to order, so nothing goes to waste.
The subscription is as flexible as it gets — pause it, skip a week, or cancel whenever you like, no questions asked. Delivery currently covers most of London zones 1–3, with more areas coming soon. If you're in Putney and you want the kind of Saturday morning that smells like a proper bakery, this is the most honest shortcut we know. As a sustainable food delivery London option that takes both quality and responsibility seriously, it's the real thing.
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Sources
- Little Sourdough Kitchen — Fulham, SW6 6BT | Facebook
- August Bakery — Battersea Rise, SW11 1ED | august-bakery.com
- Lockdown Bakehouse — Wandsworth, SW18 1TG | lockdownbakehouse.com
- Buns From Home — Hammersmith, W6 9YE | bunsfromhome.com
- Maison Bertaux — Wimbledon, SW19 5DQ | maisonbertaux.com
- Reemies — Chelsea, SW3 6SD | reemiescakes.com
- Cavan Bakery — Wimbledon, SW19 8AB | thecavanbakery.co.uk
- Zeit and Zaatar — Shepherd's Bush, W12 8PP | Facebook
Editorial sources: London On The Inside (West London bakery guides); Canasta Journal West London guides; Time Out London (West London bakery guide); British Baker Baker's Dozen 2025; Shortlist; Hungry Soles best London bakeries.
