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Fresh hot cross buns, the many-layered simnel cake, and crisp Easter biscuits are the ideal teatime treats over the Easter break, while Sunday lunch should involve tender seasonal meats like rabbit and lamb. Here's where we think you should be heading to pick up your goodies...
 (You can also find information about butchers in our Christmas article)  Konditor & CookCurzon Soho Cafe, 9 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 5DY Favourites with Madonna and Geri Hall, Konditor & Cook are noted for their chic, funky designs, which they show off on the Easter eggs in their five branches. Less flashy, but impressively delicious, are the hot cross buns and simnel cakes that they make in their onsite kitchens at this time of year. Details below are for the Soho branch, and there are also branches in London Bridge, Waterloo, Gray's Inn Road, and the City of London. Address: Curzon Soho Cafe, 9 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 5DY Phone: 020 7292 1684 Timing: Mon to Sat 9.30am-11pm, Sun 10.30am-10.30pm Nearest Station: Leicester Square Tube Konditor & Cook (Soho) - Information   Baker & Spice54-56 Elizabeth Street, SW1W 9PB Freshness is all at Baker & Spice, whose (mostly organic and seasonal) ingredients are bought in daily from markets and small suppliers across London. The two consequences of this are fresh flavours that are perfect for spring, and eye-watering prices that are well-suited to the smart areas that are home to their four London branches. Details below for the Belgravia branch, other branches are in Queen's Park, Chelsea and Maida Vale. Address: 54-56 Elizabeth Street, SW1W 9PB Phone: 020 7730 3033 Opening: Mon to Sat 7am-7pm, Sun 8am-5pm Nearest Station: Sloane Square Tube Baker & Spice - Information  Daylesford Organic Pimlico44B Pimlico Road, SW1W 8LP Lady Carole Bamford’s Daylesford Organic Food Hall is our favourite of the new breed of organic superstores: a thoroughly restrained British alternative to the lavishly commercial Whole Foods Market. Excellent breads, cakes and chocolates are combined with a flair for packaging that makes this a great place to buy Easter gifts. If you want to get all your Easter shopping out of the way in a single shop, this is also a good place to try. Address: 44B Pimlico Road, SW1W 8LP Phone: 020 7881 8060 Timing: Mon to Sat 8am-8pm, Sun 11am-5pm Nearest Station: Sloane Square Tube Daylesford Organic Pimlico - Information  Ottolenghi287 Upper Street, N1 2TZ Don’t be put off by the bland vegetarian recipes he writes in the Guardian: Yottam Ottolenghi’s delicatessens are a delightful alternative to depressing whole food worthiness, using ingredients and recipes from all over the world. The bakery is inspired largely by continental Europe, with rich buttery pastries in the French style, and tasty breads from Scandinavia. Everything is presented beautifully and all three branches have places you can sit down and taste your purchases. Details below are for the Islington branch, there are also branches in Notting Hill and Kensington. Address: 287 Upper Street, N1 2TZ Phone: 020 7288 1454 Opening: Mon to Sat 8am-11pm, Sun 9am-7pm Nearest Station: Highbury & Islington Tube / Rail Ottolenghi - Information  Villandry170 Great Portland Street, W1W 5QD Two-dozen different breads and pastries are available every day at Villandry, and they’re easily able to turn their ovens to the making of exciting seasonal products as well. This is another place where you can get all your Easter shopping done at once, with a confectioner and a butcher both onsite. Address: 170 Great Portland Street, W1W 5QD Phone: 020 7631 3131 Opening: Mon to Sat 8am-10pm, Sun 10am-6pm Nearest Station: Great Portland Street Tube Villandry - Information  Euphorium Bakery202 Upper Street, N1 1RQ While others focus on elaborate cake decorations, minimalist store decor and selling overpriced lattes to yummy mummies, Euphorium baker and pattiserie is all about tradition, which makes it an excellent place to pick up your hot cross buns and simnel cakes. Ingredients are fresh and organic, and friendly service has made both branches enormously popular in Islington. Address: 202 Upper Street, N1 1RQ Phone: 020 7704 6905 Timing: Mon to Fri 7am-11pm, Sat & Sun 8am-midnight Nearest Station: Highbury & Islington Tube / Rail Euphorium Bakery - Information  HG Walter51 Palliser Road, W14 9EB We included a full list of London's finest butchers in our Christmas article, and most of these will be as good for Easter as they were at Christmas. Due to editorial incompetence, however, HG Walter got left out, so we thought we'd redress the balance here. HG Walter is a west London legend: famous not just for its reliably world-class meat, but also for staff who mix expertise and courtesy, know every detail about the provenance of your purchases, and who are always happy to do three-quarters of the prep work on your joint themselves. It's a small store, and they keep a lot of their stock out back, so be sure to ask if they don't have the cut you're after. Address: 51 Palliser Road, W14 9EB Phone: 020 7385 6466 Opening: Mon to Sat 9.30am-6pm Nearest Station: Barons Court Tube HG Walter - Information  Farmer Sharp at Borough MarketBorough Market, SE1 1TL If you're determined to have the best leg of lamb in London for your Easter lunch, then Sharp's stall in Borough Market is the place to get it. Andrew Sharp's family have been raising sheep in the hills of the Lake District for four centuries, and his stall is now the public face of a small collective who have rebelled against standardised modern breeds. The lamb sold at this stall comes from the slow-growing Herdwick breed, and offers a dense, lean meat that is healthier and more flavoursome than the meat sold in most butchers. Address: Borough Market, SE1 1TL Phone: 01229 588 299 Opening: Wed to Sat 11am-4pm Nearest Station: London Bridge Tube / Rail Farmer Sharp at Borough Market - Information |
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