Rinkoffs

The bread's the thing here. They do sell filed rolls and things, but I've never tried them. However, their bread is Good; they are probably the last surviving east end jewish bakery (only my guess).

I'm an inveterate "trier", which means if I see something different I'll often try it without having the faintest idea what it might be - in a bakery I'm quite safe.

So what should you try? Beigels. Proper beigels, not those things you get in supermarkets. Onion Platzels - a crusty bread roll baked with onion on top. Cholla or Bolka - a rich bread rather reminiscent of brioche but not as rich. Rye bread - perfect with smoked salmon or salt beef. Any problems with some of those words, just point at the things you don't recognise - it's worth the chance.