Best Brunch in London: Grand Cafés, Views and Bottomless

From a Piccadilly grand café to a 24-hour restaurant on the 40th floor, a Mexican bottomless brunch in London Bridge and a King's Cross Middle Eastern spot, here is where to brunch in London.

London brunch covers a lot of ground. It can be a long breakfast in a marble grand café, a Mexican brunch with bottomless margaritas or a table 40 floors above the City. This guide covers five brunch restaurants that show that range, with what to order, how to book and what the price levels look like where a published figure exists.

How We Chose These Restaurants

This is an editorial selection, not a scientific or absolute ranking. We started with the MICHELIN Guide's list of the best brunch restaurants in London and added restaurants whose settings and menus we could confirm from their own listings. We left out places we could not confirm.

The guide is compiled from published reporting, not from personal visits. Menus, prices and opening hours change often, so check current details before you book.

London's Best Brunch Spots at a Glance

Restaurant	Area	Style	Price	Best for
The Wolseley	Piccadilly	Grand café	Upscale, a la carte	A classic London breakfast
Duck & Waffle	City of London	Rooftop-style restaurant, open 24 hours	Higher-end, a la carte	Views over the City
Bellanger	Islington	Brasserie	££ (Michelin)	A relaxed weekend brunch
Santo Remedio	London Bridge	Mexican	Bottomless drinks add £30	A lively group brunch
Coal Office	King's Cross	Middle Eastern and Mediterranean	A la carte	Sharing plates

Price symbols follow the MICHELIN Guide, and other figures come from the restaurants' own listings. Actual bills vary with drinks and service charge.

Grand Cafés and Views

The Wolseley

The Wolseley is at 160 Piccadilly, next to The Ritz, and the MICHELIN Guide recommends it for brunch. The building dates from 1921, when it was a Wolseley Motors showroom, and it later became a branch of Barclays Bank before Chris Corbin and Jeremy King turned it into a grand café in 2003. The room has black-and-white marble floors, Venetian-inspired pillars and arches and high ceilings.

Breakfast is served until 11:30 a.m., with eggs Benedict, a full English, omelette Arnold Bennett and kedgeree as the usual orders, followed by an all-day menu of schnitzels, oysters and Dover sole. The restaurant seats more than 160 people and keeps space for walk-ins, though weekend mornings are busy, so booking is safer.

Duck & Waffle

Duck & Waffle is on the 40th floor of the Heron Tower at 110 Bishopsgate in the City of London, and it has been open since 2012. It is open 24 hours a day, and you reach the dining room in a glass elevator. The restaurant is the tallest in London, and its views run across the City skyline.

The signature dish is the duck and waffle: a crispy confit duck leg with a fried duck egg and mustard maple syrup. The menu also includes brunch dishes such as Colombian eggs and shakshuka, and the dress code is smart casual. Prices are on the higher side, so check the current menu before you go.

Neighborhood Brunch

Bellanger

Bellanger is at 9 Islington Green in Islington. The MICHELIN Guide lists it at ££ and includes it in its list of the best brunch restaurants in London. It is a brasserie, and the weekend brunch is the reason many people come.

It is a good choice if you want a relaxed brunch in North London and would rather skip the grand central dining rooms. Check the current menu and hours before you book.

Santo Remedio

Santo Remedio is at 152 Tooley Street, near London Bridge station, and opened at this address in October 2017 after a short first attempt in Shoreditch. The MICHELIN Guide describes a colorful, lively restaurant inspired by its owner's time in Mexico City, the Yucatán and Oaxaca, with tacos, tostadas and flautas, and says the bottomless brunch is a hit on weekends.

The bottomless option costs £30 per person on top of your food, according to the group's 2026 listing for its Shoreditch restaurant, and you must order at least two dishes per person to add it. The Marylebone restaurant offers a separate set menu with free-flowing drinks, so check which location and menu you are booking.

Coal Office

Coal Office is at 2 Bagley Walk in King's Cross. Israeli chef Assaf Granit and designer Tom Dixon created it, and the brunch menu is Middle Eastern and Mediterranean, built around shareable plates and dips. It is a good fit for a group that wants to order several dishes at once.

Check the current brunch hours and prices before you book, since the menu changes by day and season.

How to Choose Where to Brunch in London

For a classic London breakfast: The Wolseley.
For a view: Duck & Waffle.
For a bottomless brunch: Santo Remedio.
For a neighborhood brunch: Bellanger in Islington.
For sharing plates: Coal Office in King's Cross.

Tips for Brunch in London

Book ahead for weekends. The Wolseley and Duck & Waffle fill up on Saturdays and Sundays.
Read the bottomless terms. At Santo Remedio, the £30 add-on requires two dishes per person.
Check which location. Several of these restaurants have more than one branch, and menus and prices differ between them.
Confirm the price. Menus change, and published figures can be out of date.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which London restaurants does the MICHELIN Guide recommend for brunch?

The MICHELIN Guide's brunch list includes Bellanger, The Wolseley and Santo Remedio, among others.

Where can I have brunch at any hour in London?

Duck & Waffle on the 40th floor of the Heron Tower is open 24 hours a day.

Is there a bottomless brunch in London Bridge?

Santo Remedio on Tooley Street offers a bottomless brunch, which costs £30 per person on top of two dishes per person at its Shoreditch location, so confirm the terms for the London Bridge restaurant when you book.