London’s prettiest pink cafe Peggy Porschen is a hit with Instagrammers thanks to its picture-perfect shopfront and its photogenic cupcakes. The café also offers afternoon tea featuring sandwiches, cupcakes and scones, washed down with a cup of tea.
Tuck into a cake and a cup of tea at Biscuiteers café in leafy Eccleston Yards, or pick up beautiful hand-iced biscuits at the boutique. The luxury biscuit boutique and café also offers two-hour biscuit icing classes.
Grab a table at Tomtom Coffee House on the corner of Elizabeth Street near Victoria station, where coffee drinkers can choose from a wide range of caffeinated drinks, from a cappuccino to a peanut butter latte, a maple latte to a flat white. The café also serves up an ever-changing array of cakes.
Love cakes? Chestnut Bakery’s counter groans with heavenly cakes, sticky buns and limited-edition croissants stuffed with mouth-watering fillings.
For grab-and-go American-style cakes, head to The Hummingbird Bakery on Buckingham Palace Road next to Victoria station.