Pavilion Cafe Victoria Park

"Pavilion Bakery is selling essential items for click and collect from their Broadway Market and Columbia Road shops. They’re doing three loaves of sourdough for a tenner, pastries, eggs, coffee, and that kind of thing. Click and collect from here." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak

"Victoria Park is the best place to see grass and trees when you’re around Hackney and Pavilion Cafe is the best place to get a cup of coffee and some poached eggs by the lake. All in all, it’s pretty glorious." - oliver feldman, rianne shlebak

"There was a stage during one of the now buried periods of ‘lockdown’ when Pavilion provided hope, comfort, and a fish stew that transformed a Victoria Park bench into something quite reassuring for us. The east London bakery is a favourite for good reason. Bread and coffee from their Broadway Market bakery are essential, while their lake-side cafe in Victoria Park serves delicious homemade soups, sandwiches, and comforting Sri Lankan breakfast plates every day." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak

"Apart from a few stubborn locals in London Fields, most people who live in east London agree that Victoria Park is the best place to see grass and trees in this part of town. Get brunch in the park at Pavilion Cafe, which is where everyone seems to end up at the weekend. You’ll sit by the lake while sitting elbow-to-elbow with strangers, as well as the odd French bulldog. There’s covered seating for drizzly days but when it’s warm, it’s particularly glorious." - jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley

"Odds are that if you’re in Victoria Park on a belter of a day, then the Pavilion Café is gonna be rammed. Like, people spilling out into the pond and eating eggs benedict with the ducks rammed. That doesn’t mean it isn’t worth the wait though. The breakfasts and brunches here are very tasty and all the bread is baked freshly every day. There’s nothing revolutionary going on: eggs, pancakes, and customary avocado stuff. But it’s all spot on." - jake missing