Raab's The Bakers
Bakery · Islington ·
Old-school bakery selling breads, sandwiches, pies, and donuts
Old-school bakery selling breads, sandwiches, pies, and donuts
"Raab’s is a historic Islington bakery which makes you wonder why we’re still trying to innovate when a slab of perfect, aggressively sprinkled birthday cake exists for under £2. There are sausage rolls—a little greasy, but always warm—to devour under bus shelters on rainy days. Iced buns to be taken home and savoured in slippers, with a tea that has seven sugars in it. And a list of bap fillings so long you’ll have to wave multiple customers ahead while you desperately scan it. Expect to be called “love” a lot and to get a warm fuzzy feeling while staring at rows of Tottenham cake, crème slices, and other nostalgic favourites that time, and that micro-bakery with miso cookies and merch, forgot." - Sinéad Cranna
"The Yum Yum — a glazed, chewy-lean hybrid between an iced bun and a doughnut — is a standout bargain: pleasantly chewy interior with a fried edge and satisfying sweetness, representing excellent old-school baking at affordable prices from a long-established neighborhood shop." - Sean Wyer
"Raab’s has been around since the 1940s, but its current Essex Road premises are slightly younger than that. The place majors on old-fashioned baked things, along with made-to-order sandwiches. This is packed lunch food, so go for something comforting, like the corned beef in a crusty roll, a packet of cheese and onion crisps and a fizzy drink. Maybe a steak bake too. Aside from Raab’s, the best thing around here is Asteys Row Rock Garden, a peaceful place to sit down and eat. After taking a load off underneath the shade of a willow tree, go for a leisurely stroll down The New River Walk to Canonbury." - Isaac Rangaswami
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