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Bake Street.

Bakery-brunch · Clapton · $ · Solid · should-visit · verified

58 Evering Road

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Jeff's note

Bake Street

Three working London chefs name this counter in three separate interviews, two of them for the burger and two for the cookie (Trippin).

Why go

It is a small room on a quiet residential road opposite Rectory Road station, run by siblings Amirah and Feroz Gajia, and it does two jobs. Through the week it is a bakery and coffee counter. At the weekend the specials board goes up and the queue starts, because that is when the fried chicken sandwiches and the burgers appear (Hot Dinners).

The Infatuation's Rianne Shlebak scored it 8.1 in November 2023 and put the shape of a visit plainly: "Bake Street needs a conquer and divide mentality. One person gets the goods, the other secures the table." All the seating is outside and there are no reservations.

What moves week to week is the reason to check before you go. The soft serve flavours turn over constantly, the specials are weekend-only, and Emily Yeoh's own advice is to follow the Instagram to see what the weekend menu is. Note that the old website, bakestreet.co.uk, is gone: the domain now sells online-casino sign-up bonuses, and most listings still link to it.

Order this / avoid

  • Order: the smashburger, then the Nashville hot chicken bun, then a creme brulee cookie. If the fish cutter is on, the Bajan-spiced fish comes out bigger than its bun. Take the extra consomme with the birria tacos.
  • Avoid: the tom yum chicken bun, which The Infatuation found "can get a little sickly after a few bites". A weekday visit gets you the bakery and not the specials.

What locals & experts say

  • Emily Yeoh, founder of Two Hot Asians, in Trippin, August 2024: "He's obsessed with the creme brulee cookie (there's a reason it went viral with queues round the block). Their smashed burgers are, in my opinion, the best in London. Also, the smashed patty melt and the birria totchos (like nachos, but on tater tots) are also up there as my fave." ref
  • Cynthia Shanmugalingam, chef-founder of Rambutan, asked by TOPJAW for the best burger in London, November 2024: "smash burger at Bake Street, the butter chicken burger they do." ref
  • Florence Mae Maglanoc, chef-owner of Donia, asked by TOPJAW for the best bakery, March 2024: "the cremet cookie from Bake Street. Amazing stuff." The transcript garbles creme brulee. ref
  • Rianne Shlebak, The Infatuation, November 2023, 8.1: on the smashburger, "The elements that are soft are unbelievably soft (cc: meat, brioche bun) and the other parts are perfectly crisp (cc: pickles, fried shallots). The whole thing is a five-biter that'll leave you wanting more." On the Nashville hot chicken: "We're pretty sure this chicken grew up taking baths in spicy oil." ref

Good to know

  • Where: 58 Evering Road, Lower Clapton N16 7SR, opposite Rectory Road station.
  • Timing: daytime, Tuesday to Sunday, finishing in the afternoon. The specials are a weekend thing.
  • Booking: none taken. Seating is all outside and there is not much of it, so send one person to queue and one to hold a table.
  • Website: there isn't one any more. The old bakestreet.co.uk address now runs an online-casino affiliate site, so ignore the link in most listings. The live channel is Instagram.
  • Diet: The Infatuation tags the venue halal.
  • Sites: one. The FSA holds a single Bake Street nationally.
  • Hygiene: the FSA holds this premises at 3, rated 6 August 2019, under Hackney. Three is Generally Satisfactory. The inspection is seven years old, so it is weak evidence in either direction, and it is recorded here rather than left off. FHRSID 1170515.

Jeff's take (his words)

  • Note: none. His saved-places export carries an empty note against this row, so nothing here is attributed to him. The master CSV line "Cult brunch bakes save" is a curation label rather than his words.

Verdict (Chef Jeff ladder)

should-visit — Worth the detour, and three working chefs say so without being asked. Emily Yeoh of Two Hot Asians calls the smashed burgers 'the best in London'. Cynthia Shanmugalingam of Rambutan names the same burger. Florence Mae Maglanoc of Donia picks the creme brulee cookie as the best bakery item in the city. Three separate operators, three separate pieces, over one year, which is the strongest evidence class we collect short of Jeff eating there himself. Siblings Amirah and Feroz Gajia run it out of a small room on a residential road opposite Rectory Road station, and the counter does two jobs: a bakery through the week and a weekend brunch operation whose specials board is the reason people queue. The Infatuation's Rianne Shlebak scored it 8.1 and described the burger as 'a five-biter', while saying plainly that the tom yum chicken bun does not work. There are no bookings, the seating is all on the pavement, and the last hygiene inspection was in 2019 and came back a three. Held at should-visit because the evidence, strong as it is, all predates 2025.

Order

  • The smashburger, soft patty into soft brioche with crisp pickles and fried shallots, gone in about five bites
  • The Nashville hot chicken bun, batter dyed deep cayenne red, with American cheese and a spicy mayo worth mopping up
  • The creme brulee cookie, torched hard enough to crack when you snap it and gooey inside
  • The fish cutter, Bajan-spiced and cut too big for its bun, with pepper sauce
  • Whatever soft serve is running, because the flavours turn over constantly
  • Lamb birria tacos with the extra consomme to dip

Good to know

  • Booking: no-bookings
  • Timing: breakfast, lunch, closes-early, get-there-early, no-bookings
  • Best for: breakfast, lunch, solo, quick, groups-ok
  • Avoid: The tom yum chicken bun. The sauce fights the fried chicken and turns sickly a few bites in; Coming midweek for the specials. The buns and the brunch board are a weekend thing; Planning to sit down. There are no reservations and the seating is all on the pavement
  • Expert picks: Rianne Shlebak, Emily Yeoh, Florence Mae Maglanoc, Cynthia Shanmugalingam
  • Dietary: halal (per venue statements; confirm for medical needs)
  • Verified 2026-08-01

Where

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58 Evering Road

Sources & mentions

  1. [1]
    places-db/london/data/chef-votes.jsonl (read 1 August 2026)

    THREE INDEPENDENT CHEF PICKS, which is the strongest non-Jeff evidence class there is and the reason this row ranks where it does. (1) EMILY YEOH, founder of Two Hot Asians, in Trippin, 16 August 2024: the smashed burgers are 'in my opinion, the best in London', plus the smashed patty melt and the birria totchos. Her entry also carries an evolution note: 'Follow them on instagram to be updated on the weekend menu.' (2) FLORENCE MAE MAGLANOC, chef-owner of Donia, TOPJAW Best of London, 28 March 2024, on best bakery: 'the cremet cookie from Bake Street. Amazing stuff.' The transcript mangles creme brulee. (3) CYNTHIA SHANMUGALINGAM, chef-founder of Rambutan, TOPJAW Best of London, 4 November 2024, on best burger: 'smash burger at Bake Street, the butter chicken burger they do.' Three separate operators, three separate pieces, two of them naming the burger and two naming the cookie

  2. [2]
    The Infatuation London (Rianne Shlebak, 9 November 2023, 8.1)

    THE BYLINED SCORED REVIEW, and the only detailed assessment of the food anywhere reached. The framing: 'Bake Street makes brunch for people who wake up craving dinner.' On the queue and the layout: 'On an otherwise calm residential road, there's always a buzz around the handful of tables out front, spilling on to the pavement... Bake Street needs a conquer and divide mentality. One person gets the goods, the other secures the table.' On the trading week: 'From the moment they open on Tuesday morning to their final creme brulee cookie sold on Sunday afternoon.' THE POSITIVE, on the smashburger: 'The elements that are soft are unbelievably soft (cc: meat, brioche bun) and the other parts are perfectly crisp (cc: pickles, fried shallots). The whole thing is a five-biter.' On the Nashville hot chicken: 'We're pretty sure this chicken grew up taking baths in spicy oil. The crispy batter is a deep cayenne-red colour.' On the fish cutter: 'The tender Bajan-spiced fish is peppery and lemony, and pairs perfectly with the spicy pepper sauce.' THE CRITICISM, verbatim, on the tom yum chicken: 'The tom yum sauce doesn't quite work with the chicken... a creamy, part sour, part spicy sauce that can get a little sickly after a few bites.' And on the soft serve: 'when the combination sounds a little strange, it's because it probably is.' THE EVOLUTION EVIDENCE: 'The soft serve flavours change pretty often, so depending on the time of year...' The outlet tags the venue HALAL, which is where this entry's dietary flag comes from

  3. [3]
    Hot Dinners (Gavin Hanly, undated venue page, read 1 August 2026)

    PRACTICAL FACTS, and the clearest statement of how the room works. Verbatim: 'Bake Street has achieved almost legendary status, primarily for its weekend brunch menu. That's when they put their Nashville fried chicken sandwich on the menu which has become one of London's cult dishes (along with their creme brulee cookies). To those add lamb birria tacos and more. Good luck in grabbing a table (there are no reservations and they only have outside seating).' Address 58 Evering Rd, Lower Clapton N16 7SR; nearest station Rectory Road. THE PAGE IS UNDATED, so it is used for the format and the geography rather than as a current verdict

  4. [4]
    bakestreet.co.uk (checked 1 August 2026). DOMAIN LOST

    A FINDING RATHER THAN A SOURCE, and the reason `website:` is empty. The address that The Infatuation and open search both still give as the bakery's site now serves an online-casino affiliate operation, 'New Credit Card Casinos UK', last updated 30 July 2026, with author bylines Jean Dell and Ben Johnson and a list of casino sign-up bonuses. Nothing about a bakery remains on it. The separate bakestreet.co is an unrelated American bakery-software company. GUIDELINES: no own site means the field stays blank, and an Instagram-only venue leaves it blank rather than filling it with a social link. The live channel is @bakestreetldn

  5. [5]
    Food Standards Agency (record 1170515, read 1 August 2026)

    BAKE STREET, 58 Evering Road, Hackney N16 7SR. FHRSID 1170515, business type Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen, scheme FHRS, RATING 3, rating date 6 AUGUST 2019. Three is 'Generally Satisfactory' and is NOT an ADR-0022 finding, which applies at 0 to 1. It is disclosed with its date because it is the lowest rating in this batch and because it is seven years old, so it is weak evidence in either direction (ADR-0020's staleness insight). BRANCH CHECK: a national name search on 'Bake Street' returns this single premises; every other hit is a Baker Street business elsewhere in the country

Record

slug
bake-street
city
London
group
Bakes & sweet
category
Bakery
cuisine
Bakery-brunch
area
Clapton
price
$
editorial class
Solid
ladder verdict
should-visit
provenance
verified
confidence
medium
status
Open
address
58 Evering Road
coordinates
51.55873, -0.06667
last verified
2026-08-01
curated page
places/bake-street.md
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