Goddards at Greenwich

You'll find yourself on King William Walk with a queue snaking round the corner before you've even spotted the door—that's how good Goddards' pies are. This isn't some trendy sourdough spot; it's a no-nonsense bakery that's been doing the same thing brilliantly for fifty years. Walk in and you're hit with the smell of butter and baked custard, the counter laden with glistening steak and kidney pies, sausage rolls, and custard tarts that look almost too good to eat. The clientele's a proper mix: locals grabbing lunch, tourists who've heard the hype, school kids on pocket money raids. Order at the counter, grab your hot pie wrapped in paper, and either eat standing up or find a spot on the Thames path.