Eclipse Bakery

Head down Mill Road past the Polish shops and independent cafes, and you'll find Eclipse doing what good bakeries should: showing up early, baking properly, and not making a fuss about it. The sourdough has proper tang and crust, the croissants actually shatter when you bite them, and the window display changes daily depending on what's come out of the oven. It's the kind of place where regulars queue before opening and grab whatever's still warm, then disappear back into their day. No Instagram aesthetic, no £6 lattes—just bread that tastes like bread should.