Happy Kitchen

London’s ‘only organic, artisan, gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free & egg-free bakery’, is more fun than it sounds. Occupying a converted railway arch at London Fields, Happy Kitchen is a quirky, welcoming space in which to enjoy a healthy bite at communal tables, to the sound of trains rumbling overhead. Cakes, chosen from a laden counter, are popular & surprisingly good – considering they use ground brown rice instead of flour, fruit juice rather than sugar, & olive or coconut oil in place of butter. Cacao brownies are particularly moreish. Breakfast is interesting, too: try pancakes or posh porridge with medjool dates, cacao & flaked almonds. Alternatively, go for a virtuous lunch of roast vegetable soup, Thai green curry with brown rice, or beetroot hoummos. Everything is vegan apart from the milk in the St Ali coffee.