5 Ways to Have Brunch in London This WeekendBy Alicia Grimshaw

Did someone say eggs? Man, we love brunch in London. We know it’s Christmas, but with all that shopping, you’re going to need some rest, too. Put down those credit cards for a moment – here are the best brunch spots to visit this weekend in the city:

1. For a Classic Brunch: The Providores and Tapa Room

What: Under the charge of Peter Gordon, the Executive Chef and Co-Owner of The Providores and Tapa Room, this all-day dining restaurant serves up fusion food, small plates and a New Zealand wine list to rival all else.

Eat: The brunch menu at the Tapa Room isn’t your standard cereal and porridge, but exciting and interesting dishes including grilled sardines and roast tomato bruschetta, and sweetcorn and blueberry fritters, with avocado, pomegranate and rocket salad. Their turkish eggs is their standout dish – poached eggs in whipped yogurt, topped with chilli butter and served with sourdough. For liquid goodness order the one of their Nut-Melks with coconut milk, almond butter, strawberry purée and almond butter. Grab a banana and sea salt Crosstown Doughnut to take away.

Where: 109 Marylebone High Street, London W1U 4RX

2. For a Bottomless Brunch: Hixter Bankside 

What: Hixter Bankside is the little sister to Tramshed in Shoreditch. As with every Hix restaurant, the meat served is second to none. Every weekend from 10:30am they roll out their bottomless brunch offering, alongside their regular a la carte menu.

Eat: All the meat – it’s absolute meat mania here. Tuck into salt beef sandwiches, Eggs Benedict and Cock ‘n’ bull hash with a double yolker (they also have a veggie option of this available). Their De Beauvoir smoked salmon with scrambled Burford Brown eggs will nurse sore heads and those wanting to feel slightly healthy, opt for the brunch salad with Black Cow cheddar fritters. Alongside these brunch dishes, they also served their epic Sunday roasts until 7pm. Yorkshire puddings and endless Bloody Marys go hand in hand.

Where: 16 Great Guildford Street, SE1 0HS

3. For a Reasonable Brunch: Pizza East Shoreditch

What: Pizza East is home to sensational wood oven cooked pizza and that salted caramel tart we can’t stop talking about. Italian cured meats and cheese are available to buy from the Deli, where you can also drop in for coffee and biscotti. On the weekends, they serve their brunch menu full of delicious carb based treats.

Eat: The menu is full of trational brunch fare, including classic dishes of yoghurt, granola and blueberries,  eggs any style and pancakes with ricotta and lemon. Need your avvy fix? Stick to what you know and order the avocado and poached egg on bruschetta. If you’re in the mood for something heavier, go wild and order one of their pizzas. The Prosciutto cotto, wild mushroom and fontina, and the aubergine, smoked mozzarella, pesto and basil pizza is a great shout. The veal meatballs with prosciutto and cream also come highly recommended by us.

Where: Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6JJ, UK

4. For a Group Brunch: The Book Club 

What: The Book Club is cool restaurant come discotheque found near Old Street station. By day, the kitchen rustle up a tasty menu with something for everyone from early morning til late at night. Come here for shabby chic furnishings, a forever changing art exhibition and excellent brunch on the weekends.

Eat: Our go to dish at The Book Club has to be the Huevos Rancheros – fried eggs on a fried flour tortilla with avocado, tomato, red pepper salsa and black bean sauce, it’s the stuff Instagram dreams are made of. Their B.B.L.T is a strike of genius – meat on meat – streaky bacon and black pudding in brioche bun with baby gem lettuce, tomato, red pepper and chilli ketchup, pay an extra quid and get a fried egg, too.

Where: 100 – 106, Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4RH

5. For a Festive Brunch: Tom’s Kitchen 

What: Tom’s Kitchen serves fresh, ethically sourced ingredients and the chaps go to great lengths researching the finest sustainable produce around. The finest British meat, fruit and veg is used to create menus that are served in a relaxed and informal environment. Their latest festive menu is an absolute corker.

Eat: Feast on starters including king prawn cocktail with thousand island dressing and spicy crab cake served with cucumber and chilli salsa. Dig into mains of truffled Eggs Benedict with duck egg, truffle hollandaise and crispy parma ham, Cornish Lobster and Crab Benedict with chilli and coriander hollandaise; and a festive game burger with cranberry relish, bacon, gherkins and triple cooked chips.