GAIL's Bakery Barnet

Walk past the charity shops and phone repair places on High Street and you'll spot GAIL's doing proper bakery business—the kind of spot that makes you realise how mediocre most supermarket bread actually is. Their sourdough has real tang, the croissants are properly laminated (we're talking butter-folded, not the sad stuff), and the seasonal pastries rotate so there's always something worth the queue. It's casual enough to grab breakfast on your way to the station, but good enough that you'll find yourself coming back deliberately.