Picnic Foods

You'll find Picnic Foods tucked away on Butter Market, that rather lovely pedestrianised stretch in the heart of Reading town centre. It's the kind of place that's become a genuine fixture for locals — the sort of café where people actually know what they want before they queue. The menu is refreshingly straightforward: excellent sandwiches made properly, big salads that don't feel like an afterthought, and proper coffee. Nothing complicated, nothing trying too hard. Just good food done right, with that easy confidence that comes from knowing what you do well.