Peyton & Byrne at the British Library

Peyton & Byrne’s ever-growing list of nostalgic canteens, bakeries & restaurants have found their way into some of the proudest cultural institutions in the land from the Royal Academy & the National Gallery to the British Library – not to mention Heal’s department store. All have two things in common: easy-on-the-eye good looks & a passion for British produce (even when the concept itself is anything but patriotic). Sustaining breakfasts get the early birds going, while gourmet ‘fairy cakes’, pies, savouries & thick-cut sandwiches comprise the bulk of the group’s all-day menus, with home-baked fig tarts, treacle loaves, Scotch eggs & sausage rolls all tempting visitors away from their shopping, their books & their guided tours.