Little Bread Pedlar in Southwark

Incredible bread! Every loaf has a perfect crust and is deliciously fresh. The sourdough is tangy and light, while the baguettes are crispy and airy. Highly recommended!

Stale & unfriendly, when It comes down to the energy of the staff and atmosphere. I don't think I've felt as unwelcome by staff in a coffee shop before. Go and support another coffee shop that actually wants to interact with customers rather than be borderline rude. A shame when the coffee and pastries were good.

The pastries are delicious, but the service is awful. People serving here always seem to be in a bad mood

pain au chocolat, orange cardamom bun and focaccia are all delightful

I'm glad I stopped by. I enjoyed my oat flat white which greatly complemented the croissant I got. The croissant was a great bake. It was soft whilst retaining its airiness and flakiness. The notes of salt enhanced the sweetness without it being overbearing. I will definitely be returning to try their other baked goods. The Little Bread Pedlar in Bermondsey is situated under the arches and there wasn't seating available. There was a slender "counter" outside where you could rest your coffee but the space was limited. It's located 10 minutes away from the river Thames, so I got to enjoy both the coffee and croissant at Bermondsey Beach.

Nice place but extremely expensive. 1 seed baguette and 1 small rye bread £10.40. The bread is nice but not special. I don’t think it’s worth the joinery and the price.

Cinnamon bun is one of the best I’ve had!!!

Amazing bread and pastries, lovely staff! A gem in SE London

Fresh sourdoughs out of the oven that made my day on a Sunday evening, thank you Patty and Kesia (hope I got your names right!)

Nice sticky cinnamon bun! I’d like to try their sourdough for next time

Veeery good pain au chocolat, very bad coffee though.

Great service. Heavenly bread. Cool atmosphere. Go there early to get best seats

Hot, delicious, crispy and fresh bread. Great service. Great food. Amazing service!

Wow! A bakery with a mission! There undold bread is given away for free to minimise foodwaste!

Really fresh and tasty pastry with the just right sweetness!

We smelled the fragrance and walked to a nearby store, but they were already closed, but the clerk still kindly gave us two loaves of bread. We were so happy and so delicious!

a bit of an expensive treat, but definitely worth it - so flaky!

Hi, I wanted to send a message to say how disappointing your Bermondsey bakery branch is. Every time I have gone there (several times when they were a counter and now today, when their Dockley Road shop opened), there isn’t a friendly atmosphere: no one greets you with a hello or a smile either when walking in or looking around; when we asked about the pastries, we are answered with a monotonous, uninterested tone (from different employees, I have to add). I actually live close to this bakery but now that I have subjected myself to this unfriendly and unwelcoming attitude from your staff (including one of your employees who I saw in the shop, near the window a few days ago, whom I smiled at and I was returned with a expressionless reaction), I know now that I will not be going to this bakery anymore. Your staff must not be trained on being humans let alone customer service; they seem to believe that your baked goods alone will keep this branch afloat. While SOME of your baked goods are good, a lot of the pastries are too sweet and not worth the money. How the prices of these pastries are thought up, I do not know. I can assure you that other customers will pick up on this unwelcoming atmosphere and we will all take our money elsewhere. I support other local businesses in the area who have excellent customer service; know that I will no longer be supporting yours. I really hope anyone who reads this will sort out this branch or it will not last in this area.

People says Gails is expansive… i normally pay £4 for a sourdough in Gail’s… here £6!!!!!! What is that?!?!?

Love this place - the pastries are some of the best I’ve tried in London. Only didn’t give five stars because it is very expensive

Highlight of my weekend thank you sm

I wish I could love LBP more…had Kouign Amman and cardamom bun but they were not on point for me. The bun was a bit tastless and the Kouign amman was too bread-like rather than french buttery crunchy pastry. Also the ciabatta italian style made with sourdough tastes too much like sourdough and not like a fluffy ciabatta. Service is very nice though and coffee was great.

Stopped by Sunday just after their closing time and the team were still happy to serve us. Pastries were beautiful (we had cardamom and cinnamon buns, very tasty!), now we’re looking forward to tucking into our seeded sourdough bread. Excellent service and lovely staff! We will be back again

Amazing speciality pastries and treats at this branch that you can't get at the other branches. Flaky, buttery, delicious pastries that satisfy your pastry fix. The coffee here is amazing with a decaf option. The artisan organic sourdough bread from wholegrain to white is super tasty. Queues are long in the morning but it's worth it as they sell out fast, and the queue moves fast.

Best bread in town, by a mile. And the most amazing sweet and savoury pastries. Not cheap, but an absolutely wonderful weekend treat.

Excellent bread, pastries, sweet treats. It's perfectly located too - the entire street is full of gems! Update: their PAC is the best in London.

A go to place on a Saturday morning after the gym for coffee and pasties.

2024 update: Quality has gone down in equal parts to their pricing going up. It’s now unaffordable and no longer very good. I don’t recommended LBP, even if you live in the area as I do. Their nearby Pedlars Kitchen closed as it was a disaster from day one. They are now selling from this arch bakery location. Update. They no longer sell bread from this location. Strangely, they’ve removed the location of their nearby cafe from google maps. So good luck finding it. So delicious! I’ve been coming here since Covid lockdown and have become a big fan. Their cinnamon bun and orange/cardamom are delicious. Their other pastries are down to taste. I really like their bread too. Unfortunately they’ve been impacted by inflation so their bread/pastries are becoming quite pricey.

The bread is amazing, lovely place

Hey! Love the bread pedlar and been going for years a couple of times a month coming from Bexley. I think its the best sourdough in London. It was great you opened the new coffee shop, but was sad when you stopped opening your bakery shutters at a weekend. I went this week and the shutters mini shop was open - this is great for the weekend if you don't want to get in the queues for the coffee shop part. So thank you for doing that again!

This bakery has the best savory pastries I have ever tried... and I tried a lot. :-) I also love the bread here. I didn't like the fact that I was served a barely warm drink here but it was replaced when I complained.

Been their regular for some time now and love their olive ficelle, white crustie and of course the crossaint! Simply delicious and please keep doing what you’re doing! I love all the staff they always been very helpful 😍

I must admit that this bread is one of the best ever tried in London, but sorry is not worth the price… 6£ for a loaf!

Lovely bakery and coffee shop. Super friendly staff! The portobello mushroom grilled sandwich is delicious and just a fantastic ambience. Super thanks to the man behind the counter in the cap! The whole place is a lovely addition to the area!

I bought the olive bread this morning but it had stones in it!!!! I almost broke my teeth! I would not recommend it!

Excellent quality breads and pastries

Excellent coffee and fresh baguettes

I'm way more familiar with the Lower Marsh branch, but had to check out this one as it's closer to me and I spotted it whilst on a run. Super tucked away place! So it was a little difficult to find. Came in, and loved the bustle of energy and presentation of all the cool baked goods. Had to get my favourite the Bostock (I'm really biased haha!). Overall cool place💪

Great seeded sourdough loaves, even better cheesy things (Gruyère buns)

Alessandro best short bread I’ve ever had

Best pastry makers in town..! My everyday go-to place!

Great pastries and super friendly service.

Service: unhelpful and rather unfriendly - I asked for (and pointed at the pastries tags) a hazelnut Chocolatine first then the staff put a bun in the bag. Then my bf asked for an orange cardamon bun. Then she said ‘thats already a cardamon bun. So it turned out hazelnut chocolatine was sold out and she could have told me but instead she just put A BUN in the bag for me. The worst thing is, I’m actually ALLERGIC to cardamon(trace is fine but i cannot consume it). I was misled and my allergy could have been triggered. Taste: like overnight tesco pastries - I did not try the bun but my bf was rather disappointed. £3+ for a stale bun

Affordable and friendly bakery - I visited the bakery today at Lower Marsh with my dog Ellie and we had a flat white and a chocolate chip cookie. The staff were very friendly and attentive and the cookie was so yummy and reasonably priced (£1.85). Ellie and I enjoyed our time there and we would definitely go back!

Used to get my weekly supply of sourdough from here but the quality has really deteriorated and probably not worth the price now. Whilst I understand that they are still trying to set up the new location and make a transition to a cafe structure, I don’t understand why do they have to compromise on quality and hygiene. 1. The new structure of picking your own loaf of bread is absolutely unhygienic. While LBP has kept tongs, I saw a well dressed couple pick up their loaves using bare hands. This is absolutely disgusting! I don’t want other people to be touching my loaf of bread. For all I know this couple might have just come from the tube and touched the bread without dirty, unsanitised hands. FYI - their toilets aren’t functional yet so obviously I don’t expect people to “wash” their hands before picking up their bread. 2. Cheese toastie/ sandwich- not worth £6.5+. It was a very normal cheese toastie and I could hardly tell the difference between the two types of gourmet cheese that they claim to have put in toastie from a regular supermarket cheddar and mozzarella mix. The toastie took a very long time to be served and inspite of that, one side was overdone while the other side was underdone. To add to all this, the toastie was served on a “KFC” plate (see photo)! Trademark infringement? 😅 A humble paper or cane fibre plate would have been a better alternative. 3. Coffee - the cappuccino was just average. The expresso was probably under extracted and it was sad that they served a “dine in”, in a paper cup instead of the ceramic mugs that were just lying on top of the expresso machine. Why make a fuss of being served coffee in a paper cup? Well it’s just physics - ceramic retains more heat (higher specific heat capacity) and hence your coffee remains warm for longer. Bottom line: won’t be visiting this place again.

While the concept of the bakery is nice, there is room for improvement with the staff. They seem to lack acknowledgement and helpfulness, giving off a sense of disinterest through blank stares. Additionally, the queue system could be better organized. Furthermore, having mountain bikes stored inside next to the seating area and random clothes piled on the bench in the customer area (presumably belonging to the staff) takes away from the overall cleanliness of the bakery. It would be expected for a bakery to have a higher level of tidiness and customer service. The products themselves are really good quality.

I absolutely love this place. The Almond Croissant from LBP has always been a firm favourite and happy that they are offering Coleman's coffee again. I would love to haven given 5 stars (which they deserve) however, the takeaway coffee experience today was very slow - a small gripe I know. For busy people, If you are in a rush and looking for a takeout coffee just be warned you may have to wait longer than expected.

I recently visited this great bakery and it’s new coffee shop in Bermondsey I was so impressed! The pastries were made with real butter and high-quality flour, and the dark chocolate was delicious. You can really taste the difference in the quality of the ingredients. It's a true local gem and I've been visiting it often since I moved to the area (before they were selling straight from the bakery premises under the bridge). The only downside is that the opening times keep changing, and the early morning opening hours have shifted from 7am to 8:30am. It's a shame that the bakery closes earlier in the day, so it's too late when I come back from work and too early when I'm heading to work. Other than that, I'm always happy with my visits to this great bakery!

Lovely freshly baked cardamon buns

Decent little space for coffee at the base of the new apartment complex. Was quite busy and a little chaotic ordering because of the London Marathon but staff were doing their best. Cheese toastie with chilli jam was 🤌 as well as the everything pastry. Haven't tried the bread but all looks good. Will be back for sure as we live closeby.

Great bakery, the sandwiches are amazing, but the best treat they've got is that one Bulgarian baker, wow 😍

Wife and I just had the Bacon/egg and egg/mushroom sandwich topped off with almond croissant and lattes- perfect thanks!!

Loved the new place. Bread and pastries were already a success but now they have coffee and a lovely place with a cozy seating area.

Great space, awesome cardamom buns. My favourite bakery since I moved into the area. Nice to see the guys growing and moving to that new locality. Definitely worth visiting.

Lovely new bakery! Wonderful coffee and pastry!

Consistently sells the most delicious bread I've ever tasted. It's important to get there early if you want something specific.

I've visited this place couple times to pick up a Christmas Panettone and an Eastern Colomba, so I'd be judging those products. I have to say these stack up really well against Italian artisan made products, so fresh,moist, on point in terms of sweetness (not overly sweet), yet with a distinct personality in taste, possibly due to the use of Tonka Beans (not common in classic italian panettoni/colombe). Very very impressed, you should be proud of these Made in London delicacies.

After reading all these positive reviews I had really high hopes for this bakery, as it's been on my to-try list for 2-3 years now. So one Sunday morning after I woke up really early because of post-holiday jetlag, I decided to trek all the way to LBP and finally try it out myself. It had literally just opened when I got there at 8:30, so thankfully there wasn't a queue. It was also super rainy which definitely put people off from coming so early. I had a look the pastries and went with the plain croissant, hazelnut chocolatine, maple pecan swirl and the cinnamon bun. I then went home and tried the cinnamon bun, which I must say wasn't particularly impressed with, as it tasted just very average like any other bakeries out there. It's on the fluffy side, and the sugar on top added some crunch to it. A few hours later, I also tried the hazelnut chocolatine and this was when I got very surprised about the quality of the pastries - it was chewy! Just because I left the pastries aside for a few hours after purchase doesn't mean they should have turned chewy! I was genuinely shocked that it was like that particular given how early I got to the bakery which meant they must have been just baked! It's not flaky, the shape seemed off even though the taste and the filling was great. I have never eaten a croissant-type pastry that's chewy and I don't believe it should ever taste like that. So now I am really confused why others think their pastries were even good?! As someone who has tried millions of bakeries in London and around the world, I am truly disappointed with the quality of LBP. Before my visit to the bakery, I really thought this would turn out so positive that I could start recommending my friends to come. But I guess that's not happening.

Adore this bakery and love my trips here. They do the best pastries around and the staff are kind & great to chat to. I kind of want to gatekeep how good the pain aux raisins are from this place… they are to die for!!! It’s the tea glaze 🤌 This should be a 5 star review! Sadly I cannot - really don’t love their opening hours =(

Really nice people and a perfect brownie!

Such a cute little find! Great pastries and coffee, but the bacon & butterbread is definitely our favourite. Friendly service as well.

Highly recommended!!! Love the rustic sourdough and blood orange/ dark chocolate squares Spanhauer

Great place, best breakfast I have had in London!

Délicieux !! Surtout les cinammon rolls

Randomly closes before the published time. Won’t waste a journey to come here again

The bread here is absolutely delicious. I buy the wholegrain sourdough regularly. The pastries are super crispy which is not to my taste but I know lots of people absolutely love! The one thing that could really improve this place is if they had a machine to slice bread for you, as in many traditional bakeries. Their sourdough is hard to slice as it's so beautifully crusty (or perhaps I haven't a good knife!) and I tend to slice it and freeze a lot of it, so would be really great if they had a slicer and I know fellow customers who might imagine the same service. Thank you for taking my feedback into account!

Lovely place and great friendly staff

I think best almond croissant and sourdough in London.

Tasty sourdough there is no doubt, but I find it a bit too expensive having to pay £6.40 for a loaf…

I've been looking for the best bread in London - this may very well be it!

The almond croissant is one of the best that I've ever had in my life. Properly made following traditional recipe. Worth the price. Only down side is that some time there no server for 20mn or so for what I believe the front staff is on break and no one takes over in that time frame.

Takes me back to France. The food is perfect. Some of the best pain-au-chocolat that I can buy. They really care about their food and it shows. It gets busy and you need to get there early.

Delicious Almond Croissants + Cinnamon rolls

We have loyally got our sourdough here for years and love it so much! Weekly special sourdough recipes are always delicious and interesting. Great pastries. My parents are addicted to the panforte.

Everything looked great but I went for the chocolate hazelnut croissant - crispy and flakey outside with soft chocolate hazelnut deliciousness on the inside. Very much recommended! Also they do a good wee selection of jams and condiments at far more reasonable prices than you find in other shops in London

I've had Pain au Chocolats from many artisan bakeries in London. But the ones from LBP are by far the best. Perfectly crunchy on the outside, buttery in the inside and filled with dark chocolate - simply a perfect Pain au Chocolat! But it doesn't stop there. Everything I had was well done and has been really tasty - esp. their sourdough loaf. Can't wait to go back!

My favourite bread place in London

Mm! Some of the best damned viennoiserie I've ever had. Excellent bread too.

Perhaps the best £5.50 lunch I ever ate. Stunning.

Don’t bother going there after 11 am. All sold out. They cannot be asked to be stocked.

I love to go there for delicious pastries and well made bread. I know them since they started and they maintain the same quality of ingredients for an excellent result !

My favourite artisan bakery! My favourites are orange and cardamom, which surprised me also lovely buttery pastry, crunchy from The shiny orange glaze, perfectly spiced and lovingly made. Followed by the almond croissant, the crunchiest, visibly lamented layered goodness, delicious almond filled paste that is just too good! Husband and kids love the pain au chocolat, such good quality chocolate.

Oh my god I had a pastry from here today, the chocolate hazelnut one I believe, and it was genuinely a religious experience I thought I might cry. Literally the best thing I’ve ever eaten

I've been here a few times as I live in the area, but I've had mixed experiences. The foccacia and sourdough were not that great. However, I loved the kouign amman and cheesy thing, and have tried some of their sweet Danish pastries, which have been nice. Overall, I think it's one of the nicer bakeries in the area, but a bit of a hit or miss for me.

Really good pastries! Unfortunately we found the almond croissant a bit overdone (could have been a one time thing, as they did tell us they were smaller than usual). The cinnamon bun was very good, but my favourite was the kougin amann. Reasonable prices too!

Just divine. Love both the croissant and savoury pastry and couldn’t resist tucking in before I took the picture! The savoury pastry is really special, I can taste a mix of cheese, cream sauce and leek in the filling.

The almond croissants are the best you’ll find in london

Found this little treat of a place..... the cardamom and orange buns are amazing!

Please do yourselves a favor and get the almond croissants from this place. No hyperbole, they are a religious experience.

Absolutely worth the trip. Had their butter croissant, kouign amman, and cheese thing - all were delightful can't wait to come back again!

Really friendly staff the coffee is great and the pastries are delicious if your in the area would definitely recommend coming here

Decent bread and pastries, disappointing opening times

Lovely sourdough and sweet pastries. Wonderful staff. Definitely recommend if you're in the area!

There is no better sourdough than the one these guys make and you cannot change my mind! Their pastries are absolutely fantastic and the staff is always super friendly, especially the two hispanic girls.

A hidden gem! Their pastries are just amazing with great quality butter watering your mouth and with very well-defined flakes. The almond croissant is my favorite in London, very crunchy and the filling is the best. The cinnamon bun is a masterpiece with thin layers crunchy on the outside and soft inside. The hazelnut pain-au-choc is a bit too sweet to my taste but the valhorna filling is just irresistible.

Very excited to have LBP in Primrose Hill. Excellent bread and Parisian standard croissants.

normally go to the one in food market near st pancras Station to get this addictive kouign amann

Great pastries, love the almond croissant!

A hidden gem! Their pastries are just amazing with great quality butter watering your mouth and with very well-defined flakes. The almond croissant is my favorite in London, very crunchy and the filling is top-notch. The cinnamon bun is a masterpiece with thin layers crunchy on the outside and soft inside. The hazelnut pain-au-choc is a bit too sweet to my taste but the valhorna filling is just irresistible

Some of the best pastries ever without exaggeration! Absolutely try the Kouign Amman, you won’t find anything else as buttery, flaky and caramelly in life Only wish the staff were a bit friendlier :)