Blackbird Bakery

london takes its specialty coffee seriously, and the best places tend to be the ones that don't need to shout about it. blackbird bakery on astoria parade in sw16 is that kind of place: a spot where coffee sits alongside breakfast and baked goods without any of those things feeling like an afterthought. streatham isn't a neighbourhood that turns up on the usual london coffee pilgrimage routes, which is probably why the people who find it tend to keep coming back. if you're working your way south through the city, or you already know this part of sw16, it's worth factoring in time for a proper breakfast here rather than treating it as a quick stop.