– Maison Bertaux – The Oldest Patisserie in London
Last week, Mbosh and I headed to Maison Bertaux in Soho, the oldest patisserie in London, to catch up, drink coffee and indulge in beaucoup de gateaux Francaises! (A lot of cake.)
The Bertaux family opened this wonderful café’s doors in 1871 and it was bought by Mr Vignaud in 1901. The current owner is a woman called Michelle, and she has worked there ever since she was 14, when she started as a Saturday girl under Mr Vignaud’s grandson – the then owner…
So, she knows the place like the back of her hand (I actually discovered a new freckle on the back of my hand yesterday) and runs this kooky, quirky place like clockwork.
The inside of the café is like a treasure trove of cakes and yummies. Nooks and crannies and trinkets and chutchkies.. it’s like a magical patisserie kingdom…
We sat outside and people watched – one of my favourite pastimes. And Soho has got to be one of the best places in the world to do this – so many different characters!
I chose the below strawberry tart – I can never resist these. I remember being introduced to them by my mum on a ferry to Brittany when I was small… we ate our weight in them that holiday.
If you found yourself out and about in town doing your Christmas shopping and looking for a place to have a delicious cake and a cup of tea – do head to Maison Bertaux and tell them I sent you!
You’ll love it 🙂
Maison Bertaux
28 Greek Street
Soho, London
W1D 5DD
Tel: 020 7437 6007
Amber Rhodes
Everything looks so delicious! Cake is its own food group I swear!
Poppy Loves
I completely agree with you Amber. There’s no doubt about it 😉 xx
sylvie
ah les bonnes patisseries françaises !!!! très contente de voir des photos de Londres ! I love London !!!! j’y ai passé deux ans il y a très très longtemps ! que de souvenirs, I love your beautiful blog ! have a nice day Poppy
Poppy Loves
Merci Sylvie! I love London too 😉 xx
Nour
Poppy!! 🙂
Just found your blog and I must say I loved it! Cute, super interesting and with personality. I’ll definitely spend some time reading you!
Hope to read from you soon!
Kisses **
Nour
Poppy Loves
Oh thank you Nour! Very pleased you found me 🙂 Look forward to getting to being in touch with you more! xx