No. 24 in the world · November 2026

St. JOHN Bakery

Neal's Yard, Covent Garden · London, UK

The one thing to get

A custard doughnut, filled to bursting

When to go: Weekdays before noon; weekend doughnuts go by early afternoon.

Fergus Henderson's bakery made the custard doughnut a London institution.

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Custard doughnuts

Overnight, 1 hr hands-on · 12 doughnuts. Brioche doughnuts fried golden, rolled in sugar and filled until they bulge with vanilla custard.

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