Brunswick East

"A lot of the cakes on this list pop up on counters from time to time with no warning. But you can rely on Brunswick East. The Dalston cafe has committed to their Guinness cake and serves it whenever they’re open. It’s a solid, straightforward slice that does the basics—chocolate, malty sponge, cream cheese buttercream—well. This is our dependable go-to whenever we’re in the area or don’t want to do some internet sleuthing to find a slice. We’ve had our heart broken before, but never by this Guinness cake. " - sinead cranna

"Take a moment to pause and imagine. It’s Sunday afternoon. The sun is shining, the birds are tweeting, and your head is pounding harder than an impromptu Stomp performance at Berghain. You need sustenance. Filling, delicious sustenance—orange-yolk eggs, thick cuts of sesame sourdough, chunky bacon, feta here, feta there. You also need air. Lovely, lovely fresh air. Eat, breathe. Breathe, eat. Now stop imagining and go to Dalston. Brunswick East has got everything you need." - jake missing

"Take a moment with us to pause and imagine. It’s Sunday morning in Dalston. The sun is shining, the birds are tweeting, and your head is pounding harder than an impromptu Stomp performance at Berghain. You need sustenance. Filling, delicious sustenance—orange yolk eggs, thick cuts of sesame sourdough, chunky bacon, feta here, feta there. Maybe a sip of something tomato juice and vodka-spiked when you’re feeling a little perkier too. Now stop imagining and go to Brunswick East. " - jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley

"Brunswick East’s seasonally rotating cast of cookies that celebrate heritage grains and bean-to-bar chocolate possess seriousness of flavour and imagination. The salted caramel cookie is no exception, made with flour milled on-site for freshness from Gilchesters’s Emmer grain, chunks of 28 percent toasted Nicaraguan white chocolate from Hackney chocolate maker Land, and a salted caramel sauce that repurposes whey leftover from the yoghurt for the chilli poached eggs on the brunch menu. As Christmas approaches, Brunswick East bring back its brandy butter, white chocolate, and cranberry cookie made with homemade brandy butter, 40 percent Ecuadorian Pump Street white chocolate, and dried cranberries that swell fit-to-burst, in sync with the hearts of longstanding customers who look forward to this day each year." - Emma Louise Pudge