"Beaten By A Whisker says their cakes and bakes have been designed to be ‘imperceptibly’ vegan, and you only need one bite of their oversized, sticky cinnamon bun to know that they’re completely right. The small-batch bakery in Walthamstow makes delicious loaves of focaccia with big, peek-a-boo air pockets and their dark chocolate and hazelnut cookie—with pools of slightly-melting chocolate and a perfectly crispy outer layer that becomes soft and gooey—is one of the best cookies in London." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, daisy meager, sinead cranna