When you're looking for a pick-me-up, look no further than The Black Walnut Bakery in Wortley Village for a great coffee and a baked good. Fall head over heels into their cortados and cappuccinos and serve it up alongside egg and cheese scones or their famous cruffins (that's a croissant muffin hybrid) stuffed with whatever is in season (psst that means there's always a good reason to return)!

The baking of artisanal premium loaves of darkly burnished bread - high quality, hand-crafted and free of artificial additives and preservatives is an integral offering at the Covent Garden Market Farmers’ Market. Seasonal bakers incorporate naturally fermented or exclusively gluten-free and plant-based ingredients, and others use unbleached organic flour, local eggs, honey, and good butter in their baking. Check the Covent Garden Market website and Facebook page for the current roster of seasonal bakers at the outdoor market.

On the savoury side, sample one of the Sehovac family’s hand-made and rolled Balkan-inspired savoury bureks from Hot Oven’s open kitchen. These classic spiralled spinach and cheese, plain or meat-stuffed pastries in a buttery, flaky, unleavened phyllo dough melt in your mouth and attract a loyal following. Looking for something a bit sweeter? Try Hot Oven’s apple cinnamon dessert strudel if you want a tasty way to top off your lunch in the Covent Garden Market.

2023 Downtown London Business Excellence Award winner, Jill Wilcox, will be celebrating 25 years as London’s premier food and kitchenware destination in 2024. In 1999, Jill Wilcox opened Jill’s Table in a small corner of the newly rebuilt Covent Garden Market. Two years later, she relocated to her present King Street location, bringing in superior products from around the world, showcasing local food artisans, providing in-store demonstrations, and servicing home cooks and professional chefs and bakers with specialty food items, cookware, bakeware, kitchen utensils and cooking and baking classes.

The in-house scratch bakery at Rhino Lounge is the purview of Über-pastrychef Michele Lenhardt and assistant baker Eric Lein, who brings bakery offerings to a whole new level at the Rhino Lounge at Museum London. Have you had her signature Cronut yet? It’s a delicious combination between a croissant and a doughnut. It is only available on Thursdays and Saturdays. We have seen her customers line up in anticipation.

Jess Jazey-Spoelstra’s River Room, inside Museum London, has banks of tinted windows with panoramic views overlooking the Forks of the Thames. Who can forget baker Michele Lenhardt’s classic lemon tart? (Yes, we thought we had died and gone to heaven.) Decadent chocolate cake with fudge frosting and carrot cake with cream cheese icing are all classics, as are her made-to-order apple fritters with salted caramel sauce and her signature vanilla bean crème brûlée.

Chef Brian Sua-an’s Saisha’s Patisserie offers from-scratch croissants, Frenchinspired patisserie, classic gateaux, and great coffee from Norway. Saisha’s is a new bakery concept, modern, minimalist, and hyper-curated. Sua-an gravitates to perfect ingredients and goes to great lengths to source the best of what is available. Saisha’s perpetuates the French culinary heritage through its carefully procured ingredients that respect seasonality. Look for exquisite offerings such as Fleur de Cao, Plaisir Sucré, Pistachio Paris-Brest, Basque Cheesecake, Ontario Peach, Framboise, and Chou-Chou.

An “old world” Tea House offering 150 ethically/ sommelier sourced teas to be enjoyed in contemporary or traditional styles, hot or iced; french press coffee, lattes, kombucha, a range of pre bookable special experiences (including afternoon tea), consciously delicious lunch and treats menu, classes & events, and our famous scones. We collaborate with 15 other local artisans and small businesses; enjoy local with us. Our consciously delicious offerings ensure the most planet friendly outcomes: the lowest land use, lowest water, use, the lowest emissions, most compassionate. Even decadent and delicious can be healthier for humans and the planet. Whole food plant based, gluten free available. Proud to be listed by Ontario Tourism as one of the best tea rooms in Ontario 2024