John Forrest Master Baker

London’s Best Old Bakeries | Eater London

"It doesn’t look like they do much baking at John Forrest Master Baker anymore, as almost everything seems like it’s been made somewhere else. But the place still draws a steady crowd of cabbies, scaffolders and retail workers. Why? Maybe it’s because it’s the only place on the Kings Road that sells inexpensive lunch food and tea in polystyrene cups. John Forrest is newsagent-like, with packaged samosas and Shin Cup noodles sold alongside its ham sandwiches, which are made in the morning and left out. But it does occupy a charming bakery shell, packed with baker figurines and ageing wall tiles. Visit early, when the rolls are fresher and The World’s End Estate catches the morning light." - Isaac Rangaswami