Boutiques & artisans locaux

Cult London cake-maker known for the hand-iced 'Magic Cake' squares and bold celebration cakes. The Waterloo shop sells slices, brownies and bespoke cakes to order.

Cheesemonger to the Crown since 1797, on St James's Jermyn Street. Hand-cut artisan cheeses, charcuterie, biscuits and chutneys — and bespoke wedding cheese towers.

A railway-arch micro-bakery in London Fields milling its own flour and baking long-fermented sourdough, pastries and seasonal loaves each morning.

Pioneering London coffee roaster since 1978. The Borough shop sells single-origin beans by the bag and pours some of the city's most respected filter and espresso.

Britain's foremost cheesemonger, maturing and selling farmhouse cheeses from the British Isles. The Covent Garden shop is stacked floor-to-ceiling with truckles.