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| Brioche, £2 |
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| Iced Moccacino, £3.20 |
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| chocolate spread |
Photos 1, 3 & 4 taken by Carmen
It's been a while since I could step outdoors and immediately feel intense heat wash over me, but yesterday was one of those days. I'd decided to take Carmen, who's visiting from Singapore, to Portobello Market at Notting Hill Gate. Before we dove into the throngs of people edging their way through the market, we paused for some breakfast (and Carmen's daily dose of caffeine) at Le Pain Quotidien.
Disappointingly, despite its lovely rustic charm, Le Pain Quotidien serves astonishingly bland cappuccinos and,ironically, heavily sweetened iced moccacinos. The brioche I'd ordered just didn't have the freshly baked texture that Harrods' brioches achieved with deceptive ease. Even the temptingly thick chocolate spread we spied, and swiped, on our neighbour's table couldn't save it.
In spite of all this, however, I'd go back to Le Pain for its moist, freshly-baked cakes and the countryside quaintness of its decor that brings you away from the stark modernity that London can sometimes be. In short, don't visit Le Pain for breakfast; save it for tea and dessert.
Le Pain Quotidien:
81-85 Notting Hill Gate
London
W11 3JS
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