What does a local breakfast look like in London?

A proper London local breakfast splits into two camps. The full English — eggs (fried or scrambled), back bacon, pork sausages, baked beans, grilled tomato, mushrooms, and toast — is the weekend anchor, eaten at a greasy spoon café rather than a restaurant. Look for places like E. Pellicci in Bethnal Green or any unremarkable café with laminated menus and Formica tables; expect to pay £8–£12 and leave genuinely full. On weekday mornings, most Londoners grab something faster: a flat white and a bacon roll from a coffee shop, or porridge from Pret a Manger on the commute. Avocado toast exists but skews toward certain postcodes and expense accounts. Brown sauce (HP) on a bacon sandwich is non-negotiable in most households; ketchup is acceptable but marks you as indifferent. Tea, usually builder's strength with milk, outpaces coffee at the traditional end of things.

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