Mini-et-Moi’s Cupcake Chronicles (Updated for 2009)
- The definitive guide to buying cupcakes in London
This is the resource for anyone looking to buy (or eat) cupcakes in London. Here it is what every party planner – and true cake lover – needs, the complete list of cupcake shops in London, some well known and some well-hidden, as well as their online equivalents.
Plus, we let you know where you can enjoy a good cuppa and a cuppa-cake, with your little angel (Well, she’s an angel before all that sugar, isn’t she?)
Missing something? Send us a note at mail@mini-et-moi.com and we’ll include it.
Cupcake Bakeries where you can also sit to sample their wares:
Address: 16 St Albans Grove W8 5BP
Telephone: 020 7937 1473
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 8:45am – 6:00pm and Saturday 10:00am – 6:00pm
Seating: Yes, you can enjoy watching cupcakes being topped with lashings of sweet icing.
Prices: Cupcakes cost £2.50 with special prices on boxes and large orders. Mini cupcakes are also available for orders.
Order: Phone 020 7937 1473
Delivery: Delivery at an additional charge.
Address: 69 Gloucester Avenue, London NW1 8LD
Telephone: 020 7483 4222
Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday 8.30am – 6pm and Sunday 10am-5pm
Seating: Absolutely charming seating at two retro-tables makes this a very popular hang-out in Primrose Hill. The cupcakes and traditional treats give the bakery an almost legendary status. Luckily for those who don’t live in the general cupcake catchment area, you can pick up your fix at Selfridges Food Hall (400 Oxford Street, London W1), Fortnum and Mason (181 Piccadilly, London W1), Tom’s Deli (226 Westbourne Grove, London W11), Fresh and Wild (49 Parkway, London NW1), Liberty (Regent Street, London W1) and Shipp’s Tearooms (4 Park Street, London SE1).
Prices: Prices start at £1.15 for a mini and £1.75 for a normal sized cupcake.
Order: By phone ( 020 7483 4222 ) fax (020 7483 4777) or email (primrose-bakery@btconnect.com)
Delivery: Delivery at an additional charge.
Candy Cakes (If Madge is ordering 300 for her 50th birthday, they must be onto something.)
Candy Cakes – Monmouth Street, Covent Garden (WC2)
Address: 36 Monmouth Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9HB
Candy Cakes – Goodge Street (W1)
Address: 26 Goodge Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 2QG
Telephone: 020 7497 8979
Prices: Cupcakes cost £2.60 to £2.90.
Delivery: Delivery is available across the UK (via DHL).
Order: 020 7497 8979
Telephone: 020 7631 5041
Prices: Cupcakes cost £2.60 to £2.90.
Delivery: Delivery is available across the UK (via DHL).
Order: 020 7631 5041
Candy Cakes – Covent Garden Piazza (WC2)
Address: Unit 30, Covent Garden Piazza, WC2E 8RA
Telephone: 020 7631 5041
Prices: Cupcakes cost £2.60 to £2.90.
Delivery: Delivery is available across the UK (via DHL).
Order: 020 7631 5041
Candy Cakes – Kingly Court (W1)
Address: C’est Ici, Kingly Court Terrace, Kingly Court , off Carnaby Street, Soho, London, W1B 5PW
Telephone: 020 7631 5041
Prices: Cupcakes cost £2.60 to £2.90.
Delivery: Delivery is available across the UK (via DHL).
Order: 020 7631 5041
Hummingbird – South Kensington
Address: 47 Old Brompton Road South Kensington SW7 3JP
Telephone: 020 7584 0055
Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 10:30am – 7pm
Seating: Lavish, velvet chairs are great – if you can elbow your way to one. The popularity of Hummingbird makes it very busy, especially on weekends.
Hummingbird – Notting Hill
Address: 133 Portobello Road, London W11 2DY
Telephone: 020 7229 6446
Opening Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 5:30 pm, Sunday 11 – 5pm (closed Mondays)
Seating: Yes.
Prices: Standard cupcakes start at £1.55 with mini cupcakes starting at £0.95. They honour a baker’s dozen. (What a quant idea!).
Order: Orders must be placed by phone.
Delivery: At an additional charge.
Address: 110 – 112 Columbia Road, London E2 7RG
Telephone: 020 7729 5657
Opening Hours: Sundays – 9:30am – 3:30pm
Seating: Yes.
Order: By phone ( 020 7729 5657 ) or email (shop@treacleworld.com)
Delivery: Delivery at an additional cost.
What Mini says:
Let them eat cake!
Tea Shops Serving Cupcakes:
Address: 86 Mill Lane, London NW6 1NL
Telephone: 020 7435 1666
Opening Hours: Monday-Saturday – 10am-6pm and Sunday – 2pm-6pm
Cakehole on Columbia Road
Address: Inside Vintage Heaven, 82 Columbia Road, E2 7QB
Read about it: On Londonelicious, our favourite London foodie blog.
If You Happen to be Passing By:
Check out Peyton & Byrne on Tottenham Court Road.
Real eye-candy and a good place for a sugary pick-me-up between Habitat and Heals …
Read more about this eye-candy on Londonelicious.
Try Crumbs & Doilies on the King’s Road
If you’re on the King’s Road – or anywhere in the vicinity – on a Saturday morning, it’s worth making a detour for Crumbs & Doilies. And they have a lovely blog too. (And this one was rated on the Cupcake Mission.)
Online Cupcakes (Not at all virtual!), with Deliveries in London:
Prices: Standard cupcakes start from £1.75 and mini cupcakes from £0.90 but prices vary according to design.
Order: Phone 0781 587 3968 or email megan@thecupcakecompany.eu
Delivery: Collection is preferred from 68 Bedford Gardens, London, W8 (directly off Kensington Church Street). The closest tubes are Notting Hill (5 minutes walk) and Kensington High Street (10 minutes walk). Delivery is available at an additional charge.
Prices: Price varies depending on the size and the decoration but one should expect to pay between £1.35 and £4.95 per cupcake. (There is a minimum order requirement of 50 cupcakes so these are cupcakes for BIG events!)
Order: E-mail clarescupcakes@googlemail.com
Delivery: Within central and SW London.
Prices: From £25 for a box of 9 cupcakes (excluding delivery).
Order: Call 07974 101 818
Delivery: Free delivery in SW11, SW14 and SW12.
Prices: Small cupcakes cost £1.50 and large ones £1.80 (Their haute couture range start from £2.50). There is a minimum order of 12 cupcakes.
Order: Call 07811 140 295
Delivery: Free delivery to St. John’s Wood (NW8), Maida Vale and Little Venice (W9). Otherwise a courier service can be arranged.
Prices: £1.75 per cupcake.
Order: E-mail cakes@lavenderbakery.co.uk or phone 07507 863 502
Delivery: Collection from Islington (N1) or delivery can be arranged by courier.
Notes: If you feel like salivating, head over to The Lavender Bakery Blog for gorgeous photos of their wares.
Prices: £1.00 to £2.50 depending on size.
Order: E-mail eat@lolas-kitchen.co.uk or call 020 7483 3394 .
Delivery: Deliver to most postcodes in London or you can collect from Primrose Hill (NW3). You can also pick up your fix at the Food Hall in Selfridges, Raoul’s Deli (W9), The Rosslyn Delicatessen (NW3), Din Café (NW11), DKNY on Bond Street (W1), and Chamomile Café (NW3).
Prices: £0.90 to £1.70
Order: Email enquiries@sweetthings.biz or call 020 7722 2107
Delivery: They will deliver anywhere in central London (for an additional fee) or you can collect your edible treats from their premises in Primrose Hill (NW3).
Notes: These delicious cupcakes are delivered daily to the Legal Café (NW3).
Cupcake Blogs & The Cupcake Spa:
If you too love cupcakes, check out Cupcakes Take the Cake, where three fab bloggers pay homage to that most delightful of delicacies!
And if you love being pampered, check out The Cupcake Spa where you can always enjoy a sweet little indulgence from Mimi’s Cafe …
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