E5 Bakehouse

You'll find E5 tucked away on Mentmore Terrace in Walthamstow, where a group of bakers decided to do things properly. Walk in and you're met with the smell of fermented dough and the sight of loaves cooling on wooden shelves—it's the kind of place where every croissant has been laminated by hand and every sourdough has had time to develop real flavour. The vibe is deliberately unpretentious; communal tables, a small counter, and the sense that these people genuinely care about what they're making rather than turning a quick profit.