Guide to brunch in London Bridge

If there’s anywhere that knows how to do brunch well, it’s Australia. This Aussie-inspired café in London Bridge specialises in coffee, breakfast, brunch and lunch seven days a week, with the option to enjoy bottomless brunch on the weekend. The menus change with the seasons, but you can expect to see dishes like wild mushrooms with apricot harissa hummus and avocado poke bowls.

There's one place that trumps them all if you're looking for a brunch spot with epic city views, and that's Aqua Shard. Head to the 31st floor of The Shard for a meal to remember, where you can chow down on eggs benedict, pina colada trifle and more, with dramatic views of the city’s distant skyline. Their set brunch menu and weekend brunch menu offer the opportunity to sample a bit of everything, like the lobster benedict, beetroot carpaccio, and roast Dingley Dell pork belly. It’s a place to bookmark for those special occasions.

Grind is another excellent brunch spot in London Bridge, specialising in a menu of brunch classics, cocktails, coffee and juice in a stunning riverside location. Enjoy dishes like buttermilk hotcakes with maple syrup and clotted cream, chorizo and smoked mozzarella croquettes, sweet potato harissa cakes, and a menu of tempting cocktails.

For the finest Argentinian steak, Gaucho has you sorted. This steakhouse opened in the 1990s to serve hungry Londoners the finest cuts of meat. The restaurant is located in Tower Bridge and boasts incredible views of Tower Bridge and the Tower of London. Alongside their regular menu, they also serve a Saturday brunch menu for a set price, which features a range of cocktails and brunch dishes like brisket muffins and steak and eggs.

Perhaps the long-standing queen of brunch, The Breakfast Club serves everything from fluffy buttermilk pancakes to full monty breakfasts. The best part about the London Bridge branch is the hidden tequila speakeasy below and the main restaurant's shiny pink ceiling. Their weekend brunch menu is super long, so if you’re looking for a brunch spot to come to with a group of fussy eaters, this is an excellent choice.

The Table has been a mainstay on the Bankside and Southwark Street dining scene for more than fifteen years. They serve a menu of breakfast and brunch dishes, including everything from pancakes and burgers to a classic full English breakfast, also available as a full vegan. The space is bright and modern, with scattered tables and foliage hanging from the ceiling. The food is always presented beautifully, making it easy to snap a quick pic for your grid.

The Gentleman Baristas is inspired by traditional London coffee houses found in 17th century London and serve coffee sourced from around the world, roasted at their East London roastery. They do a menu of brunch dishes, like homemade granola topped with beautiful edible flowers and smashed avocado on sourdough with sumac, sukkah, chilli and micro herbs. If you’d rather skip the coffee, you can enjoy a variety of other warming drinks, like ginger tea, chai and matcha lattes. The space is stylish and tasteful, kitted out with plants and vintage prints.

Three guesses as to what they serve here. Yep, pancakes, pancakes and more pancakes. Slow-cooked, stacked high and topped with an assortment of sweet and savoury toppings. These guys are literally the pancake professionals; they have almost every kind of pancake you can imagine, from banana and beef pastrami to shakshuka and English breakfast. The space is modern, cosy and stylish, with plants hanging from the ceiling and oversized, floor-to-ceiling windows drenching the area with plenty of natural light.

Santa Remidio’s London Bridge restaurant serves top-quality Mexican food in a colourful space decked out in vibrant Mexican art and crafts. The menu showcases the diversity of Mexican food through authentic dishes like huevos con chorizo, steak and eggs and Mexican-style scrambled eggs. Feast on tacos, tostadas and regional dishes alongside bottomless drinks (if you’re brave enough to opt for free-flowing).

Enjoy house-roasted coffee, cocktails and brunch classics in an old, restored 19th-century metal box factory in Bankside, a stone’s throw from London Bridge and The Shard. The brunch menu is chock-full of dishes like broken lamb meatballs, baked eggs, fried jalapeño cornbread and vanilla pancakes, alongside a drinks menu of classic cocktails like passionfruit bellinis and the breakfast martini.

Swan Bar & Restaurant is a beautiful restaurant located in the historic Shakespeare’s Globe. It’s set over three floors and serves a seasonal menu of British classics, like roast Gressingham turkey and pan-fried celeriac steak with a Neal’s Yard cheese selection for dessert. They serve a separate weekend brunch menu which includes classics like eggs Florentine, breakfast pastries, brew-battered haddock and chips, and a selection of refreshing cocktails.