Guide to brunch in Notting Hill

We wouldn't blame you if you came here just to chow down on stacks of their glossy buttermilk pancakes doused in hazelnut maple praline and brown butter (just search them on Instagram, and you'll see what we mean). Sunday in Brooklyn takes brunch classics and zhuzhes them up, like the Deep South-inspired cheddar biscuits drowned in white sausage gravy and perfect poached eggs drizzled in hot sauce. The cocktails don't hold back, either - the Sunday Bloody swaps out the vodka for Mezcal Verde, giving it an added, welcoming smokiness. The space is stylish - just picture an area filled with potted plants, reclaimed wood beams and terracotta tiling.

Granger & Co. is a sunny all-day Australian café serving breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner in a stylish space on Notting Hill’s buzzy Westbourne Grove. Expect giant windows filtering in plenty of natural light, wood-filled decor, quirky artwork and an equally stylish clientele. The food is impressive; expect dishes like scrambled eggs on toasted Dusty Knuckle sourdough and ricotta hotcakes with banana and honeycomb butter. Drinks include a wide selection of wine from around the world, coffee, fresh juices, sodas, smoothies and shakes.

Farm Girl Café, located behind the pretty St Peters Church on Portobello Road, focuses mainly on healthy food inspired by Aussie coffee culture. Enjoy high-quality coffee and brunch, like apple and pear pancakes with vanilla bean and rosemary; Clarence Court scrambled eggs with Estate Dairy butter and a variety of chunky sandwiches. The restaurant is super funky, with blue and green chequered walls, hanging silver lamps and dark wooden floor.

Enjoy garden-fresh, seasonal produce from Daylesford’s own farm in the Cotswolds at Daylesford in Notting Hill. The organic menu is crafted with seasonality and sustainability in mind, with takes on classic favourites like pizza and burgers. Inside, the interior is minimal but stylish, with cross-sections of fallen trees from the farm presented as decorations and potted plants adding a splash of colour to the otherwise fairly neutral decor.

Cocotte is a French farm-to-table restaurant serving homemade rotisserie dishes with free-range chickens from Evron in the Loire Valley. The chicken is marinated for 24 hours in a homemade sauce that’s all made in-house, and then they’re chargrilled on the smokey grill to give them their distinct flavour. The brunch menu also features a range of sandwiches, like the truffle croque monsieur, chicken on croissant waffles and bottomless prosecco, champagne, fresh juices, smoothies, coffee and soft drinks. The restaurant is modern, bright and spacious and is the perfect brunch spot for catching up with old or new pals.

Lowry & Baker is a quirky cafe in Notting Hill that considers itself a top contender in London’s breakfast and brunch scene. Everything is made in-house for optimum freshness, like homemade granola, toasted brioche with ricotta, sourdough toast with eggs and a range of sandwiches and wraps. The interior is colourful and filled with plants, making for a stylish space to enjoy a spot of brunch.

Cottons is a restaurant serving fragrant Caribbean dishes in their colourful venue in Notting Hill Gate. On the weekend, you can indulge in their tropical bottomless brunch, which features a range of starters and mains, like St Lucian coconut fish curry and jerk chicken leg, served with fried dumplings, rice, peas and coleslaw, and desserts like coconut rum cake. You can also add two hours of free-flowing rum punch or prosecco to your three courses for a few extra quid.

Over Under Coffee on Ladbroke Grove opened in August 2020, just a stone’s throw away from Portobello Road, and has been serving hungry customers ever since. It’s ideal for grabbing a coffee, toastie or pastry to-go, or you can pitch up and enjoy a sit-down brunch from their eclectic menu of classics, like mushrooms on toast with white butterbean spread, granola bowls and French toast with seasonal fruit coulis.

Henderson Bar & Kitchen is located inside The Laslett Hotel on Pembridge Gardens, a boutique 4-star hotel set in a Grade II listed Victorian townhouse. The restaurant serves a classic British menu with a modern twist with produce sourced locally from iconic London companies like HG Walter and Sally Clarke. They serve breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner in their trendy restaurant or outside on their charming heated terrace.

Bluebelles of Portobello first started in Portobello (the clue is in the name) but has since expanded to venues around the city. They specialise in Italian-influenced dishes with a separate brunch menu filled with classics such as a selection of French toast, soups of the day, pancakes, shakshuka, eggs on toast and other fancy brunch staples. The space is modern and stylish, with exposed brickwork and rustic wood accents.

The Tin Shed is a local neighbourhood favourite serving breakfast, brunch, and coffee, which you can enjoy in their contemporary dining space, out the front street side or in their secluded garden. The menu is chock full of brunch classics, like buckwheat banana pancakes, avocado mash on toast and a selection of egg-based dishes. Their drinks menu is equally impressive and features every kind of fruit tea and hot drink you can imagine.

Chef Fadi Kattan, who pioneered food tours in his native Bethlehem and is considered to be an authority on contemporary Palestinian cuisine, brings together unusual herbs and locally sourced British produce at his Notting Hill restaurant in order to showcase the diversity of his region's flavours. The brunch menu features an assortment of breakfast dishes and mezze, accompanied by spiced cocktails and more.