Hampstead, Sandwiches, Cakes, Etc Restaurant Guide

“Warm and cosy, with delicious toasties” – this popular (and sometimes “cramped”) Hampstead coffee shop is run by friends Victoria & Gili, former regulars who didn’t want their favourite local to close when the founders left London. They make everything on the premises (Victoria already had form as co-founder of Lola’s Cupcakes).

“Always a long queue” (but “it’s worth it!”) for this Hampstead institution that clocks up its half-centenary next year. Edward de Mesquita’s kiosk sits outside the King William IV pub on the High Street, where it serves sweet and savoury French pancakes to locals and celebs including Harry Styles (who ticks both boxes). “The crepes are wonderful and the ambience comes from its location in London’s most beautiful neighbourhood”.